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This doesnt make sense, surely a single element through the thickness is appropiate due to the in-plane response. Barry

matmax = mpinqr(0,14,0) ! returns max. material no. defined matnum = mpinqr(0,12,0) ! returns no. defined materials

Hi, Has anyone managed to plot a stereographic triangle with EXCEL. I look forward to all your tips. Regards Barry

Thanks Tick When you bring the multi-body parts into Nastran, can you mesh each sub-part separately and still force a congruent mesh across the interface, apply separate material proos to each part etc.. If so, it seems to be a lack of functionality in the ansys workbench parasolid interface...

Hi, I am an FEA analyst using Ansys. I regulary export Solidworks assemblies/parts in parasolid format for import to the FEA code. However, at present parasolid does not deem to support multi-body parts. Is this the case? If so, will it be supported in a future release. I do not have access to...

Thanks pmover VBA does the trick nicely!!!

Thanks Pmover, I would greatly appreciate this code. It would be useful at some future stage, if Excel could accept cell linked values however. Barry

Hi, I have an odd request. I have developed a spreadsheet to plot the radial deformation of turbine casings in polar format (thanks for the help with this). The deformations can be magnified relative to the undeformed shape. However, the maxiumum axis scales can differ between the x and y axes...

Hi, Is it possible to create a polar plot in excel, i wish to view the load on a cylindrical casing. Barry

Hi I am currently running Abaqus using n AMD processor on a red-hat 8.0 linux m/c. Both version 6.3 and 6.4 (note; pre-release version) seem to run ok, however the v6.4 interface for CAE/viewer is far superior to the clunky 6.3 version. Note, the AMD processor is not supported officially by...

Hi Try *STATIC, STABILIZE in conjunction with the *CONTACT CONTROLS, AUTOMATIC TOLERANCES option, this has helped me in the past. If you have access to bersion 6.4, I have had some success with the new Augmented Lagrangian algorithm with models that had difficulty converging in 6.3 (this can be...

Hi Has anyone in this forum experience with MSC AFEA (note: the integrated MARC/PATRAN interface). I have experience with each product separately, in addition to Abaqus/Ansys etc. so I have a fair idea of the capabilities. However, i am interested as to whether or not it is possible to exploit...

Hi Is the bolt free, i.e. has contact been modelled between the bolt-head & component etc. and the frictional forces generated assumed to remove the rigid boby motion. I have had this problem previously analysing bolted asemblies, use soft springs in the inital preload step. These can be...

Hi, It is true that the default equation displayed under the trendline options can be badly wrong, however this is usually due to the nuber format display which can be adjusted. If the aim is just to plug in the equation so as to interpolate between values consider the excellent interp and...

Hi all, Does anyone know the thread friction coefficient (average value) for an unlubricated waspaloy (i.e. nickel based superalloy) bolt mated with a waspaloy nut with silver coating? In addition, the assembly will operate at elevated temperatures (approx. 600 deg. C). Can anyone suggest a...