10.1.1 What kinds of files can be imported and exported from ABAQUS/CAE? ABAQUS/CAE reads and writes geometry data stored in the following formats: ACIS (file_name.sat) ACIS is a library of solid modeling functions developed by Spatial, and most CAD products can generate ACIS-format parts. You can import ACIS-format parts, and you can export parts or the as..