Awesome! I'm glad that worked for you. I'll update the wiki again and make 
a note that it works with newer versions of Cubit.

If you're up for the challenge, there's the elusive bug in the read_abaqus 
function that still needs to be found ;-)

J-P

On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 9:16:44 PM UTC+2, Oded Yaakobi wrote:
>
> Hi Jean-Paul,
>
>  
>
> I created a Cubit journal file which is based on the second Python script 
> that you sent me, where I inserted the two “paragraphs” that you wrote 
> under  “A note on the (non-) output of material ID's” on the wiki page, 
> instead of the corresponding “paragraphs”. I run it on Cubit 15.2, read the 
> output file using GridIn::read_ucd, saved it using Grid_Out::write_vtk, and 
> uploaded it to ParaView.
>
> Everything seems to work as it should be! J
>
>  
>
> Attached are the journal file, the UCD file and the resulting screenshot 
> from ParaView.
>
>  
>
> Thank you!
>
> Oded
>
>  
>
> P.S.
>
> I suggest you to upload the journal file to the wiki page – it may be 
> useful to other people.
>
> On Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 4:09:22 AM UTC-4, Jean-Paul Pelteret wrote:
>>
>> Hi Oded,
>>
>> Thanks for your comment. I've always found it strange that this script 
>> (thank you to whoever first developed it) left the output format as .inp. I 
>> think it must have been a common suffix for the format, and the fact that 
>> it clashes with the ABAQUS file format is just unfortunate.
>>
>> Anyway, I've updated the wiki page 
>> <https://github.com/dealii/dealii/wiki/Mesh-Input-And-Output> to include 
>> a few things that we were derived from this discussion
>>
>>    - An older version of the script is now documented. This is one that 
>>    I'd downloaded from the deal.II site many years ago!
>>    - The file suffix now defaults to ".ucd" so as to prevent any future 
>>    confusion between these files and ABAQUS files
>>    - I've made a note on a brief attempt to get the script to output 
>>    material IDs as well. I remember that I tried this previously and it 
>> didn't 
>>    work (hence why I wrote the mesh converter -> ABAQUS file format reader 
>> in 
>>    the first place), but maybe on a newer version of cubit this will now 
>> work.
>>
>> Regards,
>> J-P
>>
>> On Monday, October 24, 2016 at 11:41:06 PM UTC+2, Oded Yaakobi wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Jean-Paul,
>>>
>>> The last journal file that you sent me run successfully. I was able to 
>>> read the file that it generated using GridIn::read_ucd.
>>> By the way, it would be more clear if the suffix of the generated file 
>>> will be "ucd" and not "inp" which is the suffix that is affiliated with 
>>> abaqus file format. 
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Oded
>>>
>>> On Monday, October 24, 2016 at 4:39:57 PM UTC-4, Jean-Paul Pelteret 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Oded,
>>>>
>>>> Hmm... I didn't have much luck with the script either. That was 
>>>> unexpected! I've dug up an older version from many year ago and attached 
>>>> it. Please give it a go! I know that this one doesn't output material IDs, 
>>>> but I'll try to see if I can refactor it so that it does.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> J-P
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, October 24, 2016 at 9:21:21 PM UTC+2, Oded Yaakobi wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jean-Paul,
>>>>>
>>>>> I tried to run the python script that you noted, but got various error 
>>>>> messages.
>>>>> Were you able to run it successfully on my mesh?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Oded
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Monday, October 24, 2016 at 11:05:36 AM UTC-4, Jean-Paul Pelteret 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Oded,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The error message from the development version is more useful. 
>>>>>> Unfortunately there's a bug somewhere in the routine that appears from 
>>>>>> time-to-time on more complex meshes that I have not been able to track 
>>>>>> as 
>>>>>> of yet. This is clearly one of those times... For now you could consider 
>>>>>> using this python script 
>>>>>> <https://github.com/dealii/dealii/wiki/Mesh-Input-And-Output> to 
>>>>>> output your geometry from cubit in a UCD format.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> J-P
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 10:47:12 PM UTC+2, Oded Yaakobi wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Jean-Paul,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wanted to verify that the issue that I encountered is not related 
>>>>>>> to the fact that I am using a version of dealii which is not the most 
>>>>>>> updated one, so I installed the current version of dealii from git. I 
>>>>>>> run 
>>>>>>> two versions of my code with ‘apply_all_indicators_to_manifolds’ either 
>>>>>>> false or true - see the attached code. In either case I got similar, 
>>>>>>> although not exactly the same output. The value of the boundary 
>>>>>>> indicator 
>>>>>>> that is noted regarding the problematic quad is 1 or 0 respectively.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For ‘apply_all_indicators_to_manifolds’ = false:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reading block 1 file:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> block 1 file was read successfully
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reading block 2 file:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> block 2 file was read successfully
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reading block 1 and 2 file:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Exception on processing internal UCD data: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> An error occurred in line <3008> of file 
>>>>>>> </Users/yaakobioy/dealii/dealii_git_21102016/dealii_git_21102016_Source/source/grid/tria.cc>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> in function
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     static void 
>>>>>>> dealii::internal::Triangulation::Implementation::create_triangulation(const
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> std::vector<Point<spacedim> > &, const std::vector<CellData<3> > &, 
>>>>>>> const 
>>>>>>> dealii::SubCellData &, Triangulation<3, spacedim> &) [spacedim = 3]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The violated condition was: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     quad->at_boundary()
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Additional information: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     The input data for creating a triangulation contained 
>>>>>>> information about a quad with indices 1289, 1398, 1288, and 1397 that 
>>>>>>> is 
>>>>>>> described to have boundary indicator 1. However, this is an internal 
>>>>>>> quad 
>>>>>>> not located on the boundary. You cannot assign a boundary indicator to 
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If this happened at a place where you call 
>>>>>>> Triangulation::create_triangulation() yourself, you need to check the 
>>>>>>> SubCellData object you pass to this function.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If this happened in a place where you are reading a mesh from a 
>>>>>>> file, then you need to investigate why such a quad ended up in the 
>>>>>>> input 
>>>>>>> file. A typical case is a geometry that consisted of multiple parts and 
>>>>>>> for 
>>>>>>> which the mesh generator program assumes that the interface between two 
>>>>>>> parts is a boundary when that isn't supposed to be the case, or where 
>>>>>>> the 
>>>>>>> mesh generator simply assigns 'geometry indicators' to quads at the 
>>>>>>> surface 
>>>>>>> of a part that are not supposed to be interpreted as 'boundary 
>>>>>>> indicators'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Exception on processing: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> An error occurred in line <899> of file 
>>>>>>> </Users/yaakobioy/dealii/dealii_git_21102016/dealii_git_21102016_Source/source/grid/grid_in.cc>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> in function
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     void dealii::GridIn<3, 3>::read_abaqus(std::istream &, const 
>>>>>>> bool) [dim = 3, spacedim = 3]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The violated condition was: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     false
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Additional information: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Internal conversion from ABAQUS file to UCD format was 
>>>>>>> unsuccessful. More information is provided in an error message printed 
>>>>>>> above. Are you sure that your ABAQUS mesh file conforms with the 
>>>>>>> requirements listed in the documentation?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Aborting!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For ‘apply_all_indicators_to_manifolds’ = true:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reading block 1 file:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> block 1 file was read successfully
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reading block 2 file:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> block 2 file was read successfully
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reading block 1 and 2 file:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Exception on processing internal UCD data: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> An error occurred in line <3008> of file 
>>>>>>> </Users/yaakobioy/dealii/dealii_git_21102016/dealii_git_21102016_Source/source/grid/tria.cc>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> in function
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     static void 
>>>>>>> dealii::internal::Triangulation::Implementation::create_triangulation(const
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> std::vector<Point<spacedim> > &, const std::vector<CellData<3> > &, 
>>>>>>> const 
>>>>>>> dealii::SubCellData &, Triangulation<3, spacedim> &) [spacedim = 3]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The violated condition was: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     quad->at_boundary()
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Additional information: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     The input data for creating a triangulation contained 
>>>>>>> information about a quad with indices 1289, 1398, 1288, and 1397 that 
>>>>>>> is 
>>>>>>> described to have boundary indicator 0. However, this is an internal 
>>>>>>> quad 
>>>>>>> not located on the boundary. You cannot assign a boundary indicator to 
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If this happened at a place where you call 
>>>>>>> Triangulation::create_triangulation() yourself, you need to check the 
>>>>>>> SubCellData object you pass to this function.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If this happened in a place where you are reading a mesh from a 
>>>>>>> file, then you need to investigate why such a quad ended up in the 
>>>>>>> input 
>>>>>>> file. A typical case is a geometry that consisted of multiple parts and 
>>>>>>> for 
>>>>>>> which the mesh generator program assumes that the interface between two 
>>>>>>> parts is a boundary when that isn't supposed to be the case, or where 
>>>>>>> the 
>>>>>>> mesh generator simply assigns 'geometry indicators' to quads at the 
>>>>>>> surface 
>>>>>>> of a part that are not supposed to be interpreted as 'boundary 
>>>>>>> indicators'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Exception on processing: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> An error occurred in line <899> of file 
>>>>>>> </Users/yaakobioy/dealii/dealii_git_21102016/dealii_git_21102016_Source/source/grid/grid_in.cc>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> in function
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     void dealii::GridIn<3, 3>::read_abaqus(std::istream &, const 
>>>>>>> bool) [dim = 3, spacedim = 3]
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The violated condition was: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     false
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Additional information: 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     Internal conversion from ABAQUS file to UCD format was 
>>>>>>> unsuccessful. More information is provided in an error message printed 
>>>>>>> above. Are you sure that your ABAQUS mesh file conforms with the 
>>>>>>> requirements listed in the documentation?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Aborting!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best, 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oded
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 1:20:55 PM UTC-4, Jean-Paul Pelteret 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Oded,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I wasn't able to read in the .cub file (clearly its not backwards 
>>>>>>>> compatible). I did manage to import the .inp file and nothing looks 
>>>>>>>> amiss. 
>>>>>>>> Could you try to set the apply_all_indicators_to_manifolds 
>>>>>>>> <https://www.dealii.org/developer/doxygen/deal.II/classGridIn.html#a51f7977b217e305d3538574cbd3d3a01>
>>>>>>>>  flag 
>>>>>>>> to true? Its possible that one of the boundary id's is being set to an 
>>>>>>>> internal face. I've had this bug crop up on occasion for unstructured 
>>>>>>>> meshes, but never for structured ones. If this fixes the problem then 
>>>>>>>> you'll have to recreate all of the boundary ID's yourself for the time 
>>>>>>>> being until the bug is fixed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> J-P
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 6:27:07 PM UTC+2, Oded Yaakobi wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Jean-Paul,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I changed one of the options in the Cubit 15.2 GUI, and now 
>>>>>>>>> 'gen_input_file' does not appear in the journal file. Reading in my 
>>>>>>>>> code 
>>>>>>>>> the resulting abaqus files behaves as before, i.e. this is the output:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Reading block 1 file:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> block 1 file was read successfully
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Reading block 2 file:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> block 2 file was read successfully
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Reading block 1 and 2 file:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Exception on processing: 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> An error occurred in line <864> of file 
>>>>>>>>> </Users/yaakobioy/dealii/dealii_git_04022016/source/grid/grid_in.cc> 
>>>>>>>>> in 
>>>>>>>>> function
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     void dealii::GridIn<3, 3>::read_abaqus(std::istream &) [dim = 
>>>>>>>>> 3, spacedim = 3]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The violated condition was: 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     false
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The name and call sequence of the exception was:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>     ExcMessage("Internal conversion from ABAQUS file to UCD format 
>>>>>>>>> was unsuccessful.                                    Are you sure 
>>>>>>>>> that your 
>>>>>>>>> ABAQUS mesh file conforms with the 
>>>>>>>>> requirements                                    listed in the 
>>>>>>>>> documentation?")
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Additional Information: 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Internal conversion from ABAQUS file to UCD format was 
>>>>>>>>> unsuccessful.                                    Are you sure that 
>>>>>>>>> your 
>>>>>>>>> ABAQUS mesh file conforms with the 
>>>>>>>>> requirements                                    listed in the 
>>>>>>>>> documentation?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Aborting!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> For your convenience, I attach here all the files. I hope that you 
>>>>>>>>> would be able to run the new journal file on your version of Cubit.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you,                         
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Oded
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 11:09:01 AM UTC-4, Oded Yaakobi 
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Jean-Paul,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Attached is the CUB file of the two-block mesh that I created.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I created the mesh using only Cubit 15.2 GUI. In saving the 
>>>>>>>>>> abaqus file, I followed the instruction of GridIn::read_abaqus. The 
>>>>>>>>>> journal 
>>>>>>>>>> file that I attached before reflects the commands that I executed 
>>>>>>>>>> through 
>>>>>>>>>> the GUI. Probably 'gen_input_file' is not defined in the old version 
>>>>>>>>>> of 
>>>>>>>>>> Cubit that you have. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> According to Cubit 15.2 documentation, 'gen_input_file' is an 
>>>>>>>>>> input file with the given file name that will be generated when the 
>>>>>>>>>> Sculpt 
>>>>>>>>>> Parallel command will be executed. This is a text file containing 
>>>>>>>>>> all 
>>>>>>>>>> sculpt options used in the command. The input file is intended to be 
>>>>>>>>>> used 
>>>>>>>>>> for batch execution of sculpt. Therefore, in my case, in which I 
>>>>>>>>>> used the 
>>>>>>>>>> GUI, 'gen_input_file' is actually an output file and not an input 
>>>>>>>>>> file.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Oded
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, October 21, 2016 at 3:40:32 AM UTC-4, Jean-Paul 
>>>>>>>>>> Pelteret wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Oded,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Two things:
>>>>>>>>>>> 1. The documentation originally stated that "Files generated 
>>>>>>>>>>> using Cubit 11.x, 12.x and 13.x are valid", but I see that its now 
>>>>>>>>>>> been 
>>>>>>>>>>> updated to include 14.x and 15.x. I personally don't know whether 
>>>>>>>>>>> this 
>>>>>>>>>>> works with newer versions of Cubit, but hopefully it has indeed 
>>>>>>>>>>> been tested.
>>>>>>>>>>> 2. You've not provided all of the data necessary to recreate 
>>>>>>>>>>> your geometry:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  CUBIT> create sphere radius 1
>>>>>>>>>>>> Successfully created sphere volume 1 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Journaled Command: create sphere radius 1
>>>>>>>>>>>> CUBIT> sculpt parallel volume all processors 8 fileroot 
>>>>>>>>>>>> "sculpt_parallel" gen_input_file "sculpt_parallel.i" overwrite 
>>>>>>>>>>>> xintervals 8 
>>>>>>>>>>>> yintervals 8 zintervals 8 box location position -3 -3 -3 location 
>>>>>>>>>>>> position 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 3 3 smooth 8 num_laplace 2 max_opt_iters 5 opt_threshold 0.6 
>>>>>>>>>>>> max_pcol_iters 100 pcol_threshold 0.2 sideset 2 void adapt_type 1 
>>>>>>>>>>>> adapt_levels 2 combine import show clean
>>>>>>>>>>>> ERROR: Unrecognized Identifier: 'gen_input_file'
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Can you please provide all whatever files are necessary to 
>>>>>>>>>>> recreate the geometry? Either that or provide the actual Cubit file 
>>>>>>>>>>> itself. 
>>>>>>>>>>> Hopefully I can open it in my older version of Cubit.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>> J-P
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 10:09:47 PM UTC+2, Oded Yaakobi 
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello group,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I am interested to test a code that I am developing by solving 
>>>>>>>>>>>> with it the specific problem of Stokes flow in and around a fluid 
>>>>>>>>>>>> sphere.   
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I used Cubit 15.2 to create a mesh of a sphere in a box, as 
>>>>>>>>>>>> shown in the attached picture, and exported it to an abaqus file. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> The 
>>>>>>>>>>>> resulting mesh is composed of two blocks - block 1 for the domain 
>>>>>>>>>>>> inside 
>>>>>>>>>>>> the sphere and block 2 for the domain outside the sphere. As a 
>>>>>>>>>>>> first step, 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I didn’t define different material id’s to each one of the blocks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> When I tried to read the file using GridIn::read_abaqus, I 
>>>>>>>>>>>> received the following Error message:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Exception on processing: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> An error occurred in line <864> of file 
>>>>>>>>>>>> </Users/yaakobioy/dealii/dealii_git_04022016/source/grid/grid_in.cc>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  in 
>>>>>>>>>>>> function
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>     void dealii::GridIn<3, 3>::read_abaqus(std::istream &) [dim 
>>>>>>>>>>>> = 3, spacedim = 3]
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The violated condition was: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>     false
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The name and call sequence of the exception was:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>     ExcMessage("Internal conversion from ABAQUS file to UCD 
>>>>>>>>>>>> format was unsuccessful.                                    Are 
>>>>>>>>>>>> you sure 
>>>>>>>>>>>> that your ABAQUS mesh file conforms with the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> requirements                                    listed in the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> documentation?")
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Additional Information: 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Internal conversion from ABAQUS file to UCD format was 
>>>>>>>>>>>> unsuccessful.                                    Are you sure that 
>>>>>>>>>>>> your 
>>>>>>>>>>>> ABAQUS mesh file conforms with the requirements                    
>>>>>>>>>>>>                 listed in the documentation?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Aborting!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> When I tried to save only one of the blocks (either block 1 or 
>>>>>>>>>>>> block 2) in separate files, there was no problem in reading the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> corresponding abaqus files.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Have I done something wrong in the way I created the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> multi-block mesh, or is there a bug with GridIn::read_abaqus?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Attached are the abaqus files, the Cubit journal file and my 
>>>>>>>>>>>> code that fails to read the multi-block mesh file.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Oded 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>

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