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Physical System Simulation

Latest Posts

  • Not Answered

    Is there a way to edit master and slave nodes for a flexible body in ADAMS?

    Category: Adams

    By jmpt65

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    updated over 8 years ago by MartinKieltsch

    6 replies • 126 views
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    How do people keep themselves up to date with bug fixes, enhancemments from MSC Nastran. Is there a method to get notified of patches and new releases? Many thanks in advance

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By mmcnally

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    updated over 8 years ago by Sanjay Patel

    2 replies • 34 views
  • Not Answered

    I have issue importing STEP files in ADAMS view. I exported the adams step file (which is a solid body) from NX. When I import in Adams, it says its a shell. I would like to define a solid to solid contact.

    Category: Adams

    By sunil.kovuri

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    updated over 8 years ago by sunil.kovuri

    3 replies • 63 views
  • Not Answered

    How do I resolve "error - E33 exceeds 25.0 so thickness update becomes unrealistic for element 511268 integration point 2"?

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By D. Leibov

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    updated over 8 years ago by D. Leibov

    3 replies • 32 views
  • Not Answered

    Question about orientation methods

    Category: Adams

    By jozef.bucha

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    updated over 8 years ago by jozef.bucha

    4 replies • 39 views
  • Not Answered

    要素特性を定義したが、無効。要素特性を与えられない理由を知りたい。

    Category: Patran

    By m-han

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    updated over 8 years ago by Kazuo.Hatate

    3 replies • 31 views
  • Answered

    Damping Ratio for a discrete flexible link

    Category: Adams

    By alexander.bil

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    updated over 8 years ago by erik_spe

    11 replies • 101 views
  • Not Answered

    how to read op2 files into excel

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By guillermo.salgado

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    updated over 8 years ago by wvillers

    7 replies • 117 views
  • Not Answered

    Need to know how to download the Latest version of Ftire

    Category: Adams

    By siva.kumar

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    updated over 8 years ago by Micha

    2 replies • 34 views
  • Not Answered

    Is it possible to define a counter without using sensors? With sensors: SENSOR_1 = SENVAL(SENSOR_1) + 1.

    Category: Adams

    By EAlvarez

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    updated over 8 years ago by MartinKieltsch

    4 replies • 58 views
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