Parametric Analysis

[adampar]

Is there a way to write a script in Femap API that creates and solves many load cases in one run? More like a parametric analysis of different analysis cases with a varying property of the model.

 

[adampar]

I correct my words: ...that creates and solves many analysis cases in one run

 

[dwallace1971]

What parameters are you wanting to vary?

"On the human scale, the laws of Newtonian Physics are non-negotiable"

 

[adampar]

Hi, let me start over. I have a model in which i want to insert a *DEFORM card for certain elements. These values for the DEFORM card may vary from -0.1 to 0.1 for each element. So eventually i want to have let's say 100 different analysis cases and in each one of these, each element has a different *DEFORM value (It is like a probabilistic analysis). I did some research and found that the big number of analyses could be run outside Femap (with a batch file) if i had the .dat files extracted. So, is there a way to create like a routine in Femap API that can give me these files? Up to now i haven't come up to some other solutions that could be more feasible.

 

[Phyra]

Hello,

I have the same question as adampar.
I want to extract the .dat file to run them outside Femap.

I use the same load set combinations, and I just want to change the scale factor.
For example, 0.3*A+1*B+1*C
1*A+0.3*B+1*C
1*A+1*B+0.3*C
-0.3*A+1*B+1*C
...

Thanks.

Patricia