Patran Thermal can import results through either of two approaches. The first approach is through the Import option of the File menu under the Patran main form. The second approach is through the Read Results option on the Analysis form under the Analysis application. Both approaches require the Analysis Preferences to be set for Patran Thermal to create the proper analysis specific forms.

Once the analysis results are imported into the database, they become part of the database unless specifically deleted. Multiple results files can be imported into the same database.