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How do I include a coordinate system in the export?

dustin.miller
dustin.miller over 1 year ago
I created a coordinate system to transform results, how do I include it in the bdf export? Or will I just need to recreate the Csystem wen I import the model into patran?
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  • Sandip Patil
    0 Sandip Patil over 1 year ago
    Coordinate system referenced to any FE entities or LBCs, materials will be automatically written out in bdf.
    We can use coordinate system in various places like material directions, LBC's definitions, nodes coords.
    You can use "assign coord system" tool to reference coordinate system to nodes if required.
    Once its referenced it will be written in bdf, which then will be imported into Patran.
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    0 dustin.miller over 1 year ago
    Okay thank you.
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