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ESA
1
PATRAN Pre-Post
2
Start-up – Working Directories
3
Transfer MSC Apex Model to Patran
4
Patran Start-Up Warning Messages
5
Copy Paste Data
6
Utilities
7
MSC Patran Graph Utility
8
Geometry
8.1
Extracting Faces
8.2
Iges
8.3
Verify Surface Boundary
8.4
Parasolids x_t
8.5
Element Faces – Geometry not Associated to the FEM
9
Scaling Entities
10
Verifying Orthotropic Material Orientation
11
Model Data – PARAM,OGEOM,NO
12
Animating Superelements
13
Applying a pressure load in Patran
14
Nastran Subcase Selection
15
Tet Meshing a Solid
16
Jacobian Ratio – Surface Mesh Quality
17
Cyclic Symmetry
17.1
Rotating Nodal coordinate frames
18
Multi-Point Constraints MPC – RBE2 & RBE3
18.1
RIGID – RBE2
18.2
RBE2
18.3
RBE3
18.4
Example 1 – RBE3 used to prevent rigid body displacement
18.5
RBE3 Usage Example: More Flexible Attachments
18.6
MPC’s used in Random Vibration Analysis
19
Mpc Forces, Resultant Forces & Reaction Forces
19.1
Resultant Force Check
19.2
How To Compute The Total Force Out Of Reaction Forces In A Model
19.3
Patran FreeBody Tool
20
Display
20.1
Hiding Element Outlines
20.2
Colors, Ranges, Shading and Light Sources with White Background
20.3
Background Color
20.4
Transparent Solids
20.5
Clean Edge Lines For Post-Processing
20.6
Patran – Display Failing Elements
21
Analysis Manager – Running Outside Patran
22
Analysis
22.1
Non-Linear Static – Large Displacement
23
Modifying / Scaling Results
23.1
Scaling stresses
23.2
Creating Relative Displacement Results
23.3
Golf Ball / Baseball Spin
24
Export Time History Plot To Excel
25
Animations
26
Linearizing Stresses
27
ANSYS
28
Patran Thermal
28.1
Importing Patran Thermal Temperature Data to NASTRAN
28.2
Thermal to Structural temperature interpolation
28.3
Thermal translation to Ansys
28.4
Error Codes
28.5
Convergence Issues
28.6
Reducing Long Run Times
28.7
QUAD4 Shell Elements: Offsetting the Midplane
28.8
QUAD 4 Shells: Obtaining Accurate Stress Results