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The Analysis form appears
when the Analysis toggle, located on the Patran switch, is chosen. To run an analysis, or to create an LS-DYNA input file, select Analyze as the Action on the Analysis form. Other forms brought up by the Analysis form are used to define and control the analysis to be conducted and to set global defaults, where appropriate. These forms are described on the following pages. For further information see
The Analysis Form (p. 8) in the MSC.Patran Reference Manual.
Analysis Form
This form appears when the Analysis toggle is chosen on the main form. When preparing for an analysis run, select Analyze as the Action.
The following table outlines the selections for the Analyze action.
Object | Method |
Entire Model | Analysis Deck
Full Run |
|
Select Group | Analysis Deck
Full Run |
|
The Object indicates which part of the model is to be analyzed.
• Entire Model is selected if the whole model is to be analyzed.
• Select Group allows one or more groups to be selected from a form and written to the deck.
The Method indicates how far the translation is to be taken.
• Analysis Deck is selected if an analysis file translation is to be done, plus all load case, analysis type and analysis parameter data are to be translated. A complete input file, ready for LS-DYNA, should be generated.
• Full Run is selected if, in addition to writing an analysis file, LS-DYNA is to be executed.
