nastran nx femap - mass point
nastran nx femap - mass point
(OP)
Dear Sir,
I would like to put a mass point above a surface.
What is the procedure for making it ?
Best regards,
I would like to put a mass point above a surface.
What is the procedure for making it ?
Best regards,





RE: nastran nx femap - mass point
Use a RBE3 element; connect independent nodes (only translational DOF checked) to where you mass is attached to the surface.
Use a CONM2 mass element at the CoG location and create a property with the right mass value.
That's all.
Seif Eddine Naffoussi, Stress Engineer
www.Innovamech.com
33650 Martillac û France
RE: nastran nx femap - mass point
Thank you for your answer.
I am new NASTRAN user and I attempt to recreate what you propose, but I don't success.
I try to making it for the two points:
-- "Use a RBE3 element; connect independent nodes (only translational DOF checked) to where you mass is attached to the surface."
Is it :
* Model > Element > TYPE = RIGID" > RBE3 (interpolation) > NODES > METHOD = BY SURFACE > UM DOF
TX,TY,TZ activate, rotations deactivate for “Dependent, Independat and in Nodes” ?
-- "Use a CONM2 mass element at the CoG location and create a property with the right mass value."
Is it :
* Geometry - Point - In surface - Ok - Cancel
* Mesh - Geometry - Point - Property (choose red symbol) - Mass (value ex : 300) and OK ?
But I don't obtain something like the pic enclosed.
Reference used:
The picture is extract from :
http://www.sestructures.com/foundations/17-public-...
Other reference:
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=310645
http://www.predictiveengineering.com/sites/default...
http://fr.scribd.com/doc/91829085/RBE-2-n-RBE-3#sc...
https://docs.plm.automation.siemens.com/data_servi...
Glossary:
DOF: Degrees Of Freedom
RBE: Rigid Body Element
CONM: CONcentrated Mass Element
CoG ?