spring element
spring element
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I have used spring element as panel pins in my analysis. But when the .nas file is written it is generating CROD card instead of CELAS2 card which is meant for spring elements. Even the spring property that i have defined is not generated. Can anybody tell me why this is happening. Thanks.





RE: spring element
RE: spring element
So possibly reassigning the property to the elements right before running will work.
Interestingly, it didn't happen on all the elements. It seemed to be randomly scattered among them.
RE: spring element
And EVdave13, strictly speaking Nastran for Windows is NOT a version of FEMAP. Nastran for Windows runs MSC.Nastran as solver with FEMAP for pre- and postprocessing. In the same manner NEiNastran has a different solver but, as far a I know, the same FEMAP for pre and post.
I don't mean to be picky but the Nastran-version closest associated to FEMAP today i probably NX Nastran. But neither of the Nastran-versions can be seen as a FEMAP-version, the two softwares work together but they don't do the same thing.
Regards
Thomas
RE: spring element
I'm with you. FEMAP is an independent pre and post processor...not a Nastran product. FEMAP has been purchase as the front end for a few versions of Nastran. This is part of the problem...make sure you are selecting the right engine in your analysis settings.
Garland E. Borowski, PE