Thanks for the response, I have actually resolved my issue at this point. I was seeking spatial variance and yes, you are correct that the inertial loads in Patran apply to the whole system. After diving further in the Patran interface to Nastran manual, it was evident that the ACCEL entry in...
Hi all, I am using Patran 2013 with MSC NASTRAN 2013.1.1 as my analysis code (performing a linear static analysis) and am having the following issue:
I need to apply inertial loads that are spatially variant. In my first attempt to do so, I generated a spatial field and selected the field the...
Hi all,
I have a question pertaining to the divide face command -- well really the question is in regards to generating the appropriate boundary with which to divide the face.
The subject part I am modeling is a surface representing the upper skin of a composite turbine blade. I generated the...
