FEM Mode Save

[fabiogeraci]

Greetings,



I am making my model with pro/eng, then importing the part in Pro/mech and it is working fine.



Now I need a bit more control on mesh and shells, and I am using FEM
Mode, but I cant figure out how to save the fem model so i could import
it to pro/mech or any othe FEA package.



Thank you.

Fabio

 

[fabiogeraci]

I would like to add that in the FNF file thre are no boudary conditions saved, any explanation and solution.



Thanks.



FAbio

 

[ghareeb98]

Fabio,



After you setup the model (loads, constraints, mesh, analysis), you need to run it:

#Analysis

#FEM Solution

Select your solver

Select Output to file

#OK

This will create a new file that can be read in either NASTRAN or ANSYS, depending on the solver you selected earlier.



I'd avoid the fnf format, because as far as I recall, it always had problems and limitations.

 

[fabiogeraci]

Fabio,



After you setup the model (loads, constraints, mesh, analysis), you need to run it:

#Analysis

#FEM Solution

Select your solver

Select Output to file

#OK

This will create a new file that can be read in either NASTRAN or ANSYS, depending on the solver you selected earlier.



I'd avoid the fnf format, because as far as I recall, it always had problems and limitations.

Thanks for your reply. I would actually like to import the FEM Mode
file into the indipendent Pro/Mechanica. The reason is that in FEM mode
i have a good mesh control strategy, that I cannot achieve in the
integrated mode.....Between company does not have NASTRAN or Ansys, I
would be a much happier stress engineer, with one of those, use them in
the past with pro/eng and it was a different story all together.



Thanks

 

[ghareeb98]

Fabio,

The mesh created in the FEM Mode is an h-element mesh, hence is only
valid in h-element solvers (ANSYS, NASTRAN, ...). ProM only accepts and
solves P-element meshes. In Pro/M you can control (sort of)the mesh by
adding seed points to the edge/surface where you want to refine the
mesh.

I hope this helps.