How can GiD export the mesh and the boundary conditions, materials and so on?

It is possible to export the mesh and the boundary conditions just by pressing one button (Files->Export->Write ascii). The problem is the output format. Every calculations program has its own input format and GiD is not prepared to know all these formats. The solution is one of:

The second solution is the recommended one. Many times, a slight modification in the 'problemtype' code by the user, can be made in minutes and obtain very easily the desired files. To do so, check the customization part in the help and check the 'problemtypes' given as a example.

To export only the mesh (not condions, etc), it exist a standard directory /templates with some simple templates *.bas (see customization)to write the mesh in several formats: STL, VRML, NASTRAN, DXF. A user can add more user-defined templates to this directory.