Importing Load Steps from Neutral Files

[generaluday]

Hello,

When I map the pressure results from a transient CFD analysis onto an FE mesh in Femap, the CFD package creates one neutral file (with the pressure results interpolated onto the FE mesh as a load case) for each time step, as opposed to creating one load case for each time step in the same neutral file.

For example - just for clarity - if I have 10 time steps in the transient CFD analysis, the CFD package that I use (CFdesign) churns out 10 Femap neutral files.

Is there a way to import the load cases from neutral files 2 through 10 into neutral file 1, so that I can solve all the load cases in one analysis, as opposed to solving 10 different analyses?

Thanks!

 

[rb1957]

a "lazy" way would be to set up ten models with different load cases then export the outputs into one model file.

 

[jbaylor]

generaluday,

Did you figure out a solution for combining your CFdesign NEU files? If not, let me know. I just spent the past few weeks parsing and writing NEU files so have a pretty good handle on the format. I might be able to help with advice or a tool to combine them.

Jeff


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