Femap API NASTRAN File Format

[trough57]

I have an API provided by Siemens that writes out NASTRAN .bdf files from groups. However, it writes everything out in the large format. How can I modify the API to write out in the small format or is it a setting in Femap? When I export an analysis deck w/o using the API (File -> Export -> Analysis Model) I get the small format. The API is attached.

 

[ship_sftwr_dev]

Hello trough57,

in that API script file, you can see such code line "aSet.NasBulkLargeField = 3 'Write Large Field"
you can find this code in lines #235 and #296 of your file.
Instead of "= 3" put "= 0"
- the value "0" corresponds to a Small field format.
then save this script and run it again