When using the interpolate function in the predefined field what exactly should the ODB file contain and what is ABAQUS expecting from that file? I'm assuming it wants the current model with an applied temperature field but how can I create this ODB file? Should I just try to run a job with a predefined analytical field, which creates an ODB file, and then apply that back to the model as a predefined filed with the interpolation function? If there is no way to accomplish this, is there a way to place point cloud information into an ODB file?