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Physical System Simulation

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    i have designed a chain. Now i want to remove a few links from the chain. is it possible within adams to remove an intermediate link and attach the other two remaining links without resorting to 3d modelling software.

    Category: Adams

    By abhishek.arora

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    updated over 7 years ago by abhishek.arora

    2 replies • 29 views
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    Is there a built-in way to calculate radiation exchange factors (REFs) in NASTRAN and export them in a SINDA-compatible format?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By skennedy

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    updated over 7 years ago by napoleon

    1 replies • 19 views
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    Is it possible to call a function in GCON which is implemented as user written subroutine in C++

    Category: Adams

    By WWitteve

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    updated over 7 years ago by Fredrik Sjogren

    2 replies • 41 views
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    example of control toolkit

    Category: Adams

    By SShoojia

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    updated over 7 years ago by Kent West

    1 replies • 14 views
  • Not Answered

    pre state error

    Category: Marc

    By Tuan Nguyen

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    updated over 7 years ago by Kiranraj Shetty

    5 replies • 30 views
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    How do i define a subroutine to define force on a spring using a .dll file ?

    Category: Adams

    By edla9981

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    updated over 7 years ago by Jesper Slattengren

    1 replies • 8 views
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    Requesting Force output in MSC Nastran SOL101

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By dheeraj.kothapalli

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    updated over 7 years ago by dheeraj.kothapalli

    3 replies • 48 views
  • Answered

    How does Nastran include structural damping (GEi) in PBUSH element into modal frequency response (SOL111)? Is it included as complex stiffness term? For example structural damping GE in MAT1 card is added to the stiffness matrix as complex term.

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By mkurdi

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    updated over 7 years ago by Don.Graff

    1 replies • 26 views
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    Unrealistic Deformation Plot

    Category: Patran

    By prasad.guduguntla.external

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    updated over 7 years ago by prasad.guduguntla.external

    2 replies • 24 views
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    How to do the Bolt preload analysis using 3D Bolt Model ?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By chandrashekhar.aditya

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    updated over 7 years ago by Hrishikesh Phadke

    3 replies • 84 views
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