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Nastran vs Abaqus model

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ispope

Industrial
Mar 21, 2014
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Hi,
I am working with a Nastran model but I need to convert the model into an Abaqus model using the Abaqus's Nastran translator. The problem is that the results are not good, I have a huge difference between the displacements in the Nastran model and the Abaqus model.
I do not know if there is a better way to convert de .bdf to an .inp file or if someone is working with Nastran models in Abaqus.

Regards.
 
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