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Latest Posts

  • Not Answered

    Is there a way in Patran to modify the local coordinate systems of shell elements (quad4 and tri3) to align with a user defined coordinate system?

    Category: Patran

    By jason.melonas

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    updated over 6 years ago by Arthur Hickson

    3 replies • 36 views
  • Answered

    Can someone tell me how the torque distribution is decided in Sedan AWD Concept Car? For example I need 70% in the front and 30% in the rear of the car.

    Category: Adams

    By rohan.tiwari

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    updated over 6 years ago by rohan.tiwari

    7 replies • 27 views
  • Not Answered

    Contact Settings for Rigid Bodies versus Flexible Bodies

    Category: Adams

    By jsph_inc.

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    updated over 6 years ago by jsph_inc.

    2 replies • 14 views
  • Not Answered

    Hi I like to import thermal results from another software into patran to define a temperature boundary condition. The results are in csv format, with x, y, z coordinates and the temperature.

    Category: Patran

    By martin.rieder

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    updated over 6 years ago by Arthur Hickson

    5 replies • 31 views
  • Not Answered

    How to find minimum value after certain time in a Simulation?

    Category: Adams

    By hkalupuk

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    updated over 6 years ago by Jesper Slattengren

    4 replies • 34 views
  • Answered

    How do I deactivate rotational motion after a certain time without using scripted simulation?

    Category: Adams

    By asheshshrestha

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    updated over 6 years ago by asheshshrestha

    7 replies • 63 views
  • Answered

    How can I set the J-integral region directly?

    Category: Marc

    By Kota

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    updated over 6 years ago by zhong.qin

    1 replies • 19 views
  • Answered

    How to fix a bolt (cbar element) at current length after pre-tension load application on bolt

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By sahil.kakria

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    updated over 6 years ago by Sandip Patil

    1 replies • 11 views
  • Not Answered

    How can I prevent modal shapes of rubber part to pass through itself in modal analysis?

    Category: Marc

    By cagri.kirt

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    updated over 6 years ago by cagri.kirt

    2 replies • 33 views
  • Not Answered

    How can I transform a .dat from Marc to a .inp from Abaqus?

    Category: Patran

    By aurea.inurritegui

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    updated over 6 years ago by Sandip Patil

    1 replies • 36 views
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