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Is it possible to Mirror MPC's in Patran

Is it possible to Mirror MPC's in Patran

Is it possible to Mirror MPC's in Patran

(OP)
Hi all,

I'm trying to mirror RBE2's in Patran 2011, and I can't find a way to do it.  Finite Elements > Transform > Element > Mirror won't let me select MPC's.  Neither will Utilities > FEM Transform...

I just spent a lot of time modeling half of a symmetric structure with the assumption that I could mirror it when I was done.  If the RBE2's won't mirror I'm going to have to redo a lot of work.  I hope someone knows of a way to avoid recreating them manually.

BTW, This is my first post in this forum.  I'm a new Patran user. I started a new job where we use Patran.  I have ~5 years of experience with Femap at my last job.  The programs are pretty different, so I may be on here asking lots of questions.

Thanks in advance for the help.

RE: Is it possible to Mirror MPC's in Patran

You shall put all mpc you want to mirror in a group and then
just go to group>transform>mirror.
regards
Onda

 

RE: Is it possible to Mirror MPC's in Patran

(OP)
Thank you SO much Onda!  I haven't tried this yet, but I definitely will.  This will save me SO much time.

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