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  1. lisa247

    Hypermesh Unit conversions

    Hi, I know that Hypermesh is unitless, however I have a question. I've imported a model from CATIA and the software has converted the lengths and therefore a length that measures 10 inches in CATIA is coming up as 250.4 in Hypermesh. To put this right, I added a scale factor of 1/25.4, which...
  2. lisa247

    How do you change the coordinate system of a bar element?

    I know to do it for shell elements you select MODIFY-ELEMENT-SHELL ORIENTATION, but how do you do the same thing for a bar element? Or is there a simpler way of doing it? Thanks.
  3. lisa247

    How do I view beams as 3D sections

    Hi, I think this is a fairly straightforward question - I have a number of C section and L section bar elements, and I want to be able to see the beams as C section and L section beams rather than just lines. It's just so that I can check the orientation of the elements is correct. Thanks in...
  4. lisa247

    Hardware rendering issue

    Hi, I have been having problems with PATRAN 2008 freezing within only a few minutes of opening the programme. It appears that the only way to resolve the problem is to uncheck the "hardware rendering" box within the 'preferences - graphics' menu. I have had my hard drive cleaned up, disk...
  5. lisa247

    Holed Panel Buckling Analysis

    Hi, does anyone know where I can find an analysis method for combined compression and shear analysis of a flat panel with a circular hole? Cheers Lisa

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