Model organisation, version control

[Ng2020]

I am working with an airplane internal loads model. The configuration of the wing, fuselage, landing gear etc will change as the project develops, so we want to be able to version control each major subassembly independently.
For example: Airplane Configuration XYZ = Wing version 1.3 + Fuselage version 2.1 etc. where each sub assembly is modelled in separate files.

This can be done with Nastran include files, but is there any way to accomplishvvia FEMAP gui native methods/features? E.g use a master MODFEM that automatically imports data from referenced include files upon opening.
(My guess is no)

 

[rb1957]

"import geometry model" ?

 

[Ng2020]

Rb: no, not 'geometry' in the FE preprocessor sense, rather, for each major assembly I want to be able to define nodes, elements, and properties in entirely separate standalone files that can be individually version controlled, then have a single master file representing a particular design configuration of the airplane which imports the mesh & props for each subassy at the appropriate revision level.

 

[ThomasH]

Have you tried the File-Merge option in Femap?

 

[Ng2020]

File Merge is a manual one off operation effecting permanent changes to the Modfem. I'm after automatic dynamic linking of files.