Cubit 15.7 User Documentation
The command to import a mesh from an Patran format file is:
Import Patran '<neutral_filename>'
Import Patran Mesh Geometry '<neutral_filename>' [Use [Feature_Angle <angle>] [Linear|Gradient|Quadratic|Spline] ]
See Importing Exodus II Files for a description of the import options.
For more information on the Patran file format, see their website at www.mscsoftware.com.