WORKSHOP 3 EDITING A NASTRAN INPUT FILE
WS3-2 NAS120, Workshop 3, May 2006 Copyright 2005 MSC.Software Corporation
WS3-3 NAS120, Workshop 3, May 2006 Copyright 2005 MSC.Software Corporation l Workshop Objectives l Become familiar with several common errors in a Nastran input file. l Learn to edit the Nastran input file and submit the analysis job.
WS3-4 NAS120, Workshop 3, May 2006 Copyright 2005 MSC.Software Corporation l Problem Description l The given Nastran input file contains several errors. l Find the errors and correct them.
WS3-5 NAS120, Workshop 3, May 2006 Copyright 2005 MSC.Software Corporation l Exercise Steps 1. Using a text editor, open the Nastran file truss_assembly_rev1. bdf and review it. 2. Submit the file to Nastran Solver. 3. Review the.f06 file and find out why the job failed. 4. Edit the Nastran input file to correct the errors. 5. Re-submit the file to Nastran Solver. 6. Repeat the steps until the job completes successfully.
WS3-6 NAS120, Workshop 3, May 2006 Copyright 2005 MSC.Software Corporation