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Latest Posts

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    I am trying to model something that has cyclic symmetry.

    Category: Patran

    By shaheer.iqbal

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    updated over 7 years ago by ahmad.altaf

    1 replies • 21 views
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    I'm new to Apex. I'm making a sketch on the surface of a part and I can't get the sketch to be finalized/saved. As soon as I close the geometry tools the sketch disappears.

    Category: MSC Apex

    By dglaser

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    updated over 7 years ago by dglaser

    3 replies • 48 views
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    Unable to completely uninstall Patran 2012. When we try to re-install, we get the following error: MSC_RegisterProduct_ExtraInfo_Get: couldn't retrieve Patran. How do we get around this?

    Category: Patran

    By jason.melonas

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    updated over 7 years ago by Sanjay Patel

    3 replies • 32 views
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    Not getting stress when applying torsion on 1D beam element.

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By ahmad.altaf

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    updated over 7 years ago by Don.Graff

    1 replies • 14 views
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    Is it possible to create 2 static steps inside subcase in SOL 400?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By pranayjoseph.vanukuri

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    updated over 7 years ago by pranayjoseph.vanukuri

    6 replies • 34 views
  • Not Answered

    What means SYSTEM FATAL MESSAGE 5407 (LNCCKS) ?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By thomas.roy

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    updated over 7 years ago by Hrishikesh Phadke

    1 replies • 20 views
  • Not Answered

    Hello, Can I import an abaqus input file (.inp) or output file (.odb) into patran?

    Category: Patran

    By shaheer.iqbal

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    updated over 7 years ago by holger

    3 replies • 37 views
  • Not Answered

    What is the meaning of " t - array of state variable (temperature first)" in subroutine PLOTV?

    Category: Marc

    By yupiter.manurung

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    updated over 7 years ago by jim.he

    3 replies • 30 views
  • Not Answered

    I am trying to export an MPEG animation from PATRAN for presentation purposes. Regardless of how many result frames I request, it is only recording and saving half of the frames.

    Category: Patran

    By e.biesen

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    updated over 7 years ago by e.biesen

    2 replies • 26 views
  • Answered

    I am trying to create a small material database file that I use very often for all my programs. Few questions I have so how can I make it work efficiently

    Category: Patran

    By shaheer.iqbal

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    updated over 7 years ago by edwin.goei

    1 replies • 25 views
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