UNV

UNV (Universal File Format) is a file format for CAD that was created as far back as the 1960s by a company called SDRC, and was later used by I-DEAS, created by SDRC in 1982. After several mergers, SDRC and I-DEAS wound up being part of Siemens.

Format documentation

 * I-deas Universal files

Software

 * FEconv: converts between several mesh and FE field formats
 * Universal File Format Import Driver for LabVIEW and DIAdem

Links

 * Official site (German)
 * Wikipedia article: Universal File Format
 * Wikipedia article: I-DEAS
 * Importing I-DEAS unv file into FLUENT