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  1. enriquelvarez

    Security Factor Calculation

    Hi everybody! I'm trying to calculate the SF as SF=Allowable stress/Von Mises stress. I define a Element Table for SEQV stress and and I label this table as SVM. I calculate SF as follows: SALLOW,500e6 SFACT,1 SFCALC,SF,SVM,,1 Next, I plot SF element Table. However, minimal SF calculated...
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    legend color

    Hi everybody, Something very simple I'm sure you can solve it very easily: How can I change legend text color? I can´t find the option in the plot controls Thanks very much Enrique
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    SECTYPE and SECDATA

    Hi everybody, I'm trying to create a BEAM element by meshing a line. I have BEAM44 (and other types like PIPE16 or COMBIN14) defined. Code I follow is: SECTYPE,100,BEAM,I,p1 SECDATA,VAL1,VAL2,VAL3,VAL4,VAL5,VAL6 SECNUM,100 LMESH,number of line to be meshed /ESHAPE,1 /gline,1,-1 The problem...
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    Modal analysis with wetted elements

    Hi everybody again, I'm trying to understand the difference between two parametres related to calculating resonance frequencies in a modal analysis. I'm doing a modal analysis of a wetted structure. The fluid is air. Three optional parametres can be chosen: "PARAM, VMOPT,1","PARAM, VMOPT,2"...
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    Effect of SHELL elements out of plane

    Hello, I've been working on simulating two numerical samples in solid elements. Both samples are in different materials that have the same Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE)in three directions. In addition, a thin skin of shell elements in aluminium (with a CTE different from the one of the...
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    PLY STRESS in I-DEAS

    Hi everybody again! Asking for STRESS in Nastran gives you back stresses in each ply of an element which property is a PCOMP card and you can see stresses in each ply at the .f06 file. However, when I import the .op2 file in I-DEAS and try to visualize ply stresses, I-DEAS show you just one...
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    Temperature maps

    Hi everybody! I'd like to know hot to visualize in IDEAS a temperature map asigned to the model in a coloured scale by using the TEMPD card Thank's very much
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    Combine solid elements

    Is there any way in Patran to combine solid elements in patran as it is done for shell elements (Utilites/ FEM Elements/ Combine Quad-Tria Elements)?
  9. enriquelvarez

    MFLUIF CARD

    Hi Everybody! We're having a doubt about MFLUID CARD. You define in it the Coordinate system and the position(along Z axis of this CS) of the free surface of the fluid (ZFS: every element which is below ZFS is wetted). If ZFS=blank, the default value is ZFS=infinite. My question is if, in this...
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    Local Coordinates

    Hi everybody! I explain you my problem: I have two Coordinate Systems, a global one and a local one. I define a node and I-DEAS ask me the coordinates of this node. Even when I define the node referenced to the local System of coordinates, I-DEAS consider this coordinates referenced to the...
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    Surface projection in I_DEAS

    Hi everybody! I'd like to know if it is possible in I-DEAS any way to project a surface onto a plane following a direction given by you. Thank's very much Enrique
  12. enriquelvarez

    Exporting groups

    Hi everybody! I'd like you to help with exporting a blk model from I-DEAS. I have a FEM model with several groups in I-DEAS and I'm trying to export it. I know how to export but I what I'm trying to solve is to export it but keeping the groups I made. Until now, what I have got are the groups...
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    curve defined by an equation

    Hi! I'm trying to draw a parabolic curve and I'd like to know if there's any way to do it by introducing a table of values(x and y) or by introducing a formula as y=x^2 Thank's very much for your help

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