MD Nastran has now finished its processing, and the thermal results are ready to be displayed. To visualize the results in Patran, you must first access the OUTPUT2 results data created by MD Nastran.

When the heartbeat becomes green again, click on the Results application selection located on the Patran main form. The Results Display form will appear.

A contour plot displaying temperature distributions will appear as follows:

Select the Save and Close operations from the File menu to save your plate.db file. We will perform a transient thermal analysis on this model in Example Problems (Ch. 7).

You have now learned the basics of steady-state thermal analysis using Patran and MD Nastran. Example 1 - Transient Thermal Analysis (Ch. 7) builds on this example. The remaining examples in Example Problems (Ch. 7) describe more advanced applications.