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Model Entities Created in Patran
The following table describes the finite element model data that is translated from the ANSYS results file into the Patran database when “Model Data” or “Both” is the selected Object. These entities should be sufficient to allow postprocessing of the finite-element results.
Category
Description
nodes
The node number.
Nodal coordinates, in the global rectangular coordinate frame.
Analysis coordinate frame ID.
elements
Element topology (e.g., quad 4 or hex 20).
Element connectivity is translated.
coordinate frames
For ANSYS 4.4 results files, only ANSYS LOCAL coordinate frames are translated.
For ANSYS 5 results files, the ANSYS global cylindrical (CS 1) and global spherical (CS 2) coordinate frames are translated in addition to any ANSYS LOCAL coordinate frames.
Note: The ANSYS elliptical option for the cylindrical and spherical coordinate frames and the toroidal coordinate frame are not supported. If these are encountered, a warning will be written in the message file (jobname.msg) and the frame will be translated as standard cylindrical, spherical or rectangular frames, respectively.