SAMCEF
Overview
Purpose
SAMCEF Product Information
What is Included with this Product?
MSC Patran SAMCEF Integration with MSC Patran
Releases Compatibilities
Building a Model
Introduction to Building a Model
Coordinate Frames
Finite Elements
Elements
Multi-Point Constraints
Material Library
Materials Form
Defined Properties Using Fields
Externally Defined Material Data
Element Properties
Element Properties Form
Loads and Boundary Conditions
Loads & Boundary Conditions Form
Load Cases
Running an Analysis
Review of the Analysis Form
Analysis Form
Execution Parameters
Solution Types
Options for Chaining
Manual Recombination Options (Dynamic analyses only)
Crack Creation definition form
Solution Parameters
Friction Algorithm
Specific Options
Linear Static (’Transient’ Static parameters)(Structural analysis)
Natural Frequency (Structural analysis)
Buckling (Structural analysis)
Elasto-Visco-Plastic Parameters (Structural analysis)
Transient Parameters (Thermal analysis)
Select Load Cases
Output Requests
Linear Static Analysis
Natural Frequency Analysis
Buckling Analysis
Elasto-Visco-Plastic Analysis
Steady-State and Transient Thermal analyses
Read Results
Review of the Read Results Form
Read Results Form
Translation Parameters
Select Results File
Data/Results Translated from the Analysis Code Results File
Files
Access to the File Control Form
File Control Form
Files
General files
Forward Translation
Reverse Translation
Environment Variables
The settings.pcl File
SAMPAT3
The Forward Translator JobFile
Part 1
Part 2
JobFile Example
BANQUE File Example
Major supported BACON Commands
The Reverse Translator JobFile
The SAMRUN file on Unix (Example)
The SAMRUN.cmd file on W2000 (Example)
Errors/Warnings
Errors/Warnings
SAMCEF
Errors/Warnings