Dynamic Analysis 1

[creighbm]

Is there a way to use the output of one model to feed it into another? For example, lets say you have a beam with 3 nodes (each node is pinned..1g body load). Now after running a simulation for some dt and getting its response, you want to run another analysis with only 2 nodes pinned. The catch is I want to used the deformed shaped to be the initial state for this second analysis.

 

[R1100S]

If you are using the same mesh for both, it is relatively straightforward. If you're using Femap to set up the problem, go to model, loads, load from output.

 

[creighbm]

Thanks, worked like a charm.