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Latest Posts

  • Answered

    Is it possible to change the road geometry while using ADAMS/ Insight ?

    Category: Adams

    By m.derbas

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    updated over 7 years ago by Thomas Nygårds

    7 replies • 104 views
  • Not Answered

    Temperature dependent CTE's in SOL 101

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By martin.rieder

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    updated over 7 years ago by Hrishikesh Phadke

    1 replies • 19 views
  • Not Answered

    Hello When I open the simulink block (ADAMS_plant) and run the model, I get the following error: "Error reported by S-function 'adams_plant' in 'adams_sys_/adams_sub/ADAMS Plant/S-Function': AEI_Initialize: Error in initialization.&

    Category: Adams

    By saberkazemi1992

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    updated over 7 years ago by Thomas Nygårds

    1 replies • 15 views
  • Answered

    Is there direct way how to import mnf file via python code

    Category: Adams

    By dusan.vrbka

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    updated over 7 years ago by jozef.bucha

    4 replies • 57 views
  • Not Answered

    Can Non-Isotropic Material properties be assigned to a beam element in ADAMS?

    Category: Adams

    By JZeimet

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    updated over 7 years ago by m.derbas

    5 replies • 42 views
  • Not Answered

    How to set default values for Results forms including animations and frame counts?

    Category: Patran

    By brian.sytsma.1

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    updated over 7 years ago by Darrel Sinclair

    1 replies • 22 views
  • Answered

    Can someone please explain to me these following stuff about requests in ACar

    Category: Adams

    By m.derbas

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    updated over 7 years ago by m.derbas

    10 replies • 71 views
  • Not Answered

    PROPERTY_FILE_FORMAT (FIALA) TYPE NOT VALID is the error message when I try to reload a previously saved simulation which contains (Fiala) tires. Is there a way to circumvent this? BR, Gernot

    Category: Adams

    By GJJP

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    updated over 7 years ago by MK202610123211

    6 replies • 20 views
  • Not Answered

    What is SYSTEM(216)?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By toby.t.norris

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    updated over 7 years ago by Dave Popejoy

    5 replies • 10 views
  • Not Answered

    How do I set FLUID SOLID option in Mentat

    Category: Marc

    By denzel.li

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    updated over 7 years ago by Kiranraj Shetty

    3 replies • 42 views
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