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    NAFEMS's presence in US

    Hi ESPComposites, Thank you for your feedback. So it looks like it is not well known even in the professional communities? From website, looks like it is based in Europe, so maybe that is why it is not big in the US.. Also, I get a feeling that the certification is more for code developers, not...
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    NAFEMS's presence in US

    Hi All, I just came to know about the organization NAFEMS through this forum. Can somebody fill me in on what is the presence of this organization across the industries in the US? Is it value-add to become a certified Registered Analyst? Are their training courses good? Is it accepted in the...
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    FEA on PCB

    Hi All, Does anybody know what are the appropriate material properties to use for PCB? Our software gives the option of material type (isotropic, orthotropic, etc.), and I am sure PCB is not isotropic, but since we did not have all the data, we had to assume it as isotropic. If somebody could...
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    FEA with CATIA V5 - Does Analysis file automatically update?

    Yes, the "Pyramid" was the command "Octree Tetrahedron Mesher" from Model Manager toolbar. It then asked me which part to mesh and I was able to select the new part that's been added. Thank you for your help!
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    FEA with CATIA V5 - Does Analysis file automatically update?

    Thank you franc11HD for your feedback! I had an opportunity to ask the same question to the person @ Dassault Systèmes and she also told me that mesh can be manually created after you add new parts to the product file. I tried myself, but I didn't know which command to use.. Left or right...
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    FEA with CATIA V5 - Does Analysis file automatically update?

    Hi, I am new to FEA with CATIA V5 and still learning. I was trying to analyze an assembly in GPS/GAS and noticed that the Analysis file did not update when I added new components into the Product file, meaning the Analysis file did not create mesh for the newly added components. Does anybody...

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