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Latest Posts

  • Not Answered

    What is the latest version of Patran (with least bugs)? Can you please supply the full version number.

    Category: Patran

    By jason.melonas

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    updated over 6 years ago by ralf.doering

    7 replies • 77 views
  • Not Answered

    Diagnose stalled analysis.

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By derek.lewis

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    updated over 6 years ago by Don.Graff

    5 replies • 41 views
  • Answered

    Is it possible to run linear gap based on SUPORT card and linear contact based on BCONTACT in the same solution sequence?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By cl.reichel

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    updated over 6 years ago by Don.Graff

    1 replies • 25 views
  • Not Answered

    What does Linking coefficient in AELINK entry define?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By anoop.vm

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    updated over 6 years ago by Don.Graff

    2 replies • 12 views
  • Answered

    How to carry out nonlinear iterative contact subroutine in SOL101 only on subset of subcases if possible?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By cl.reichel

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    updated over 6 years ago by cl.reichel

    3 replies • 21 views
  • Answered

    When Adams is loaded, I can see that a custom cmd is read before. How can I do that?, do I store my custom cmd in specific folder to have them read?

    Category: Adams

    By bsreevar

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    updated over 6 years ago by Jesper Slattengren

    2 replies • 25 views
  • Not Answered

    Is there any way to show the list of selected elements and nodes or already available list of nodes or elements in Mentat ?

    Category: Marc

    By Tuan Nguyen

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    updated over 6 years ago by francisco.yapor

    2 replies • 24 views
  • Answered

    Why batch mode run gives analysis results only for the last dyn simulation rather than giving a complete analysis results for the previous dyn simulation script that activates and deactivates the motion.

    Category: Adams

    By anand_lahane

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    updated over 6 years ago by anand_lahane

    7 replies • 29 views
  • Answered

    run_marc an input file from the command promt window.

    Category: Marc

    By aurea.inurritegui

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    updated over 6 years ago by aurea.inurritegui

    3 replies • 9 views
  • Not Answered

    Parametric design variables?

    Category: Adams

    By JD202610083129

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    updated over 6 years ago by Jesper Slattengren

    5 replies • 37 views
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