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MSC.Nastran 2001 SSSalter Library


README Brief description of each Alter delivered with the current version of MSC/NASTRAN. Click on the alter of interest below for more detailed description.
alter1ga.v2001
alter2ga.v2001
alter9ga.v2001
Performs coupled load analysis.
alter1ha.v2001
alter2ha.v2001
Performs coupled load analysis using PARTS superelement.
alteria.v2001 New External Superelement (Replaces alteria.vxx)
appenda.v2001 Appends eigenvalue solutions.
checka.v2001 Performs rigid body checks, kinetic energy calculation, and modal effective weight calculation.
cmsefa.v2001 Calculates fraction of the strain energy in system modes which contributed by superelement component modes.
cova.v2001 Computes the variance and standard deviation in response given the user-specified variance in design variables.
cygyroa.v2001 Adds gyroscopic terms to cyclic symmetry analyses.
dbdela.v2001 Deletes datablocks generated by DBSTORE.
dbtoolsz.ZIP A Set of Tools for Fast Restart Usage.
ddamall.v2001 Performs dynamic analysis of shipboard equipment using the dynamic design analysis method.
delmodea.v2001 Allows the user to delete individual modes from the set of system (residual) level modes.
dmigtrna.v2001 Transforms the dmig matrix to the basic coordinate system.
dtranra.v2001 Allows "NOAP" restarts in the Structured Solution Sequences (SOL 109).
evdsa.v2001
evds200a.v2001
Compute eigenvector derivatives in design sensitivity analysis.
fdm.* Coupled Frequency-dependent stiffness from testing into FE model for Frequency Response Analysis.
fleigxa.v2001 Uses symmetric formulation in complex eigenvalue for fluid-structure analysis.
fstrsta.v2001 Alter for the support of fast restart in SOLs 111 and 112.
fsuma.v2001 Alter for Including Preload in Frequency Response Analysis.
genela.v2001 Calculates the forces resulting from a GENEL element in SOL 112.
glforcea.v2001 Calculates superelement interface loads.
gpftrna.v2001 Calculates grid point force output in a transient analysis.
gridloca.v2001 Transforms the location of grid points to the basic coordinate system.
ir200a.v2001 Incorporates Automatic Inertia Relief in SOL 200.
irsa.v2001 Incorporates dynamic reduction using the Improved Reduced System (IRS) method.
k6esea.v2001 Evalutes the Effects of K6ROT.
mfreqea.v2001 Calculates the contribution of each mode to the strain energy of the solution.
mica.v2001 Allows the use of initial conditions in a modal transient analysis.
mmfindfixa.v2001 Discards Rigid Body vectors when performing Massless Mechanism Check.
mm44a.v2001 Includes multiple mass configurations in a SOL 144 Run.
modconta.v2001 Calculates the Modal Contribution in SOL 111 and 112.
modevala.v2001 Determines whether the modes obtained are capable of representing the solution to a set of applied loadings.
mtacca.v2001 Allows the use of modal transient analysis to solve for a structure which has nonzero initial accelerations.
mtranea.v2001 Calculates the contribution of each mode to the strain energy and kinetic energy of the solution.
mtranra.v2001 Allows "NOAP" restarts in the Structured Solution Sequences (SOL 112).
nlgyroa.v2001 Adds gyroscopic terms to nonlinear analysis.
nlirma.v2001 Alter for calculating inertia relief in SOL 106.
norma.v2001 Normalizes the output eigenvectors to a maximum of 1.0.
nosesubca.v2001 Replaces the Superelement Subcase ID with the Residual Subcase ID
oloadcha.v2001 Transforms the OLOAD Resultant into a User-defined Coordinate System
ortx7a.v2001
ortx10a.v2001
Scales Complex Eigenvectors to Produce Unit Generalized Mass Matrix
pchdispa.v2001 Creates DMIG entries containing the solution from a static run.
postmaca.v2001 Computes the cross-orthogonality between test modes and modes of an MSC/NASTRAN model.
premaca.v2001 Computes the cross-orthogonality between modes of a full model and modes of a reduced model.
propa.v2001 Provides propeller aerodynamic coefficients and wing/nacelle aerodynamic interference loads for aircraft flutter analysis.
pstmac2a.v2001 Converts test modes to output2 format for post processing.
qfromdb*.dat Sample Alter for Reading in Matrices from Database.
ridgyroa.v2001 Adds gyroscopic terms to dynamic analysis using the structured solution sequences.
rnormala.v2001 Calculates repeatable rigid body modes.
scrspca.v2001 Scale Response Spectra Analysis using the SPCD Enforced Motion Method
sebloada.v2001 Calculates dynamic superelement interface loads.
segyroa.v2001 Adds gyroscopic terms to superelement analysis.
sekefa.v2001 Prints kinetic energy fractions for superelements for the system modes in SOL 103.
solchka.v2001 dcchka.v2001
dfchka.v2001 dtchka.v2001
mfchka.v2001 mcchka.v2001
mochka.v2001 mtchka.v2001
Perform load epsilon checks in dynamic analysis similar to the one used in a static analysis.
spc101a.v2001 Separates the spc forces defined by the user versus those constrained by param,autospc.
statdiva.v2001 Prints and plots eigenvectors for aeroelastic static divergence.
tempmata.v2001 Applies Temperature-dependent Material to Higher-order Solid Linear Elements in a Nonlinear Solution (SOL 106).
trncompa.v2001 Calculates the ply-by-ply composite stresses and failure indices in a transient dynamic solution.
vma.v2001 Efficient method for calculating virtual mass.
vmchka.v2001 Alter for Checking Virtual Mass Model.
111_by_modea.v2001 Performs data recovery for individual modes in SOL 111.