## 26.2. Importing a User Surface into CFX-Pre

1. Select Insert > User Surface.

   The Insert User Surface dialog box appears.

2. Set Name to a unique name for the user surface.

3. Click OK.

   The details view for the user surface appears.

4. Click the browse icon ( ).

   The Select User Surface File dialog box appears.

5. With Files of type set appropriately, select the file that defines your user surface, and click Open.

6. In the details view, optionally select Visibility to view the surface in the graphics window.

7. Click OK.

   An object named after the user surface is created and listed in the tree view under `Simulation`>`User Locations`.

Note: When submitting a run to a cluster or running on a different machine, the path to the .csv file must be valid on that cluster/machine.

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