Importing MSC Patran
Importing MSC Patran
(OP)
Dear all,
I am a new user of MSC PATRAN/NASTRAN suite and I have a problem:
how could I import a AUTOCAD file (dwg)?
THX
Marco
I am a new user of MSC PATRAN/NASTRAN suite and I have a problem:
how could I import a AUTOCAD file (dwg)?
THX
Marco





RE: Importing MSC Patran
Unfortunately I don't think you can import (dwg) into Patran. I don't have Patran but that's what I've heard.
What you might be able to do is to create surfaces or solids and export/import a sat-file.
Good Luck
Thomas
RE: Importing MSC Patran
thank you very much, but what sat-file is???
Are there some import tool to directely convert dwg file in NASTRAN useable file????
Marco
RE: Importing MSC Patran
SAT is a solid format. As far as I know it doesn't support lines, only surfaces and solids. If you look in AutoCad at File-export there is a selection, try ACIS (sat).
If your preprocessor supports dxf that is also a possibility since dxf can export/import lines/curves. But I don't think Patran has support for dxf imports.
Good Luck.
Thomas