•  MSC Nastran
  •  Overview
    •  1.1 Purpose
      • Using Patran with SOL 700
    • 1.2 MD Nastran Product Information
  •  Building A Model
    • 2.1 Introduction to Building a Model
    •  2.2 Currently Supported MD Nastran Input Options
      • MD Nastran Implicit Nonlinear (SOL 600)
      • MD Nastran Explicit Nonlinear (SOL 700)
    • 2.3 Adaptive (p-Element) Analysis with the Patran MD Nastran Preference
    • 2.4 Coordinate Frames
    •  2.5 Finite Elements
      • Nodes
      • Elements
      • Multi-point Constraints
      • Superelements
    •  2.6 Material Library
      • Materials Application Form
      • Material Input Properties Form
      • Material Constitutive Models
    •  2.7 Element Properties
      • Element Properties Form
    •  2.8 Beam Modeling
      • Cross Section Definition
      • Cross Section Orientation
      • Cross Section End Offsets
      • Stiffened Cylinder Example
    •  2.9 Loads and Boundary Conditions
      • Loads & Boundary Conditions Form
    • 2.10 Load Cases
    •  2.11 Defining Contact Regions
      • Contact
    •  2.12 Rotor Dynamics
      • Rotor Dynamics Form
      • Spin Profile Form
      • Spin History Form
      • Unbalance Form
      • Unbalance Properties Form
  •  Running an Analysis
    •  3.1 Review of the Analysis Form
      • Analysis Form
      • Overview of Analysis Job Definition and Submittal
    •  3.2 Translation Parameters
      • External Superelement Specifications
      • Numbering Options
      • Select File
    • 3.3 Solution Types
    • 3.4 Direct Text Input
    •  3.5 Solution Parameters
      • Linear Static
      • Nonlinear Static
      • Normal Modes
      • Buckling
      • Complex Eigenvalue
      • Frequency Response
      • Transient Response
      • Nonlinear Transient
      • Implicit Nonlinear
      • DDAM
      • Explicit Nonlinear
      • ADAMS Preparation
    • 3.6 Select Superelements
    •  3.7 Subcases
      • Deleting Subcases
      • Editing Subcases
    •  3.8 Subcase Parameters
      • Linear Static Subcase Parameters
      • Nonlinear Static Subcase Parameters
      • Arc-Length Method Parameters
      • Nonlinear Transient Subcase Parameters
      • Normal Modes Subcase Parameters
      • Complex Eigenvalue Subcase Parameters
      • Transient Response Subcase Parameters
      • Frequency Response Subcase Parameters
      • Implicit Nonlinear Subcase Parameters
      • Solvers/Options
      • DDAM Subcase Parameters
      • Explicit Nonlinear Subcase Parameters
      • Adaptive Mesh Post-Processing
    •  3.9 Output Requests
      • Basic Output Requests
      • Advanced Output Requests
      • Edit Output Requests Form
      • Default Output Request Information
      • SOL 600 Output Requests
      • DDAM Output Requests
    • 3.10 Select Explicit MPCs...
    • 3.11 Non-Structural Mass Properties
    • 3.12 Select NSM Properties...
    • 3.13 Subcase Select
    • 3.14 Restart Parameters
    • 3.15 Optimize
    • 3.16 Toptomize
    •  3.17 Interactive Analysis
      • Analysis Form
      • Select Modal Results .DBALL
      • Loading Form
      • Create a Field Form
      • Output Selection Form
      • Define Frequencies Form
  •  Read Results
    •  4.1 Accessing Results
      • Results File Formats
      • Translation Parameters
    • 4.2 Supported OUTPUT2 Result and Model Quantities
    • 4.3 Supported T16/T19 Results Quantities
    • 4.4 Supported MSC.Access Result Quantities
    • 4.5 Supported 3dplot Results Quantities
  •  Read Input File
    •  5.1 Review of Read Input File Form
      • Read Input File Form
      • Entity Selection Form
      • Define Offsets Form
      • Selection of Input File
      • Summary Data Form
      • Reject Card Form
    •  5.2 Data Translated from the NASTRAN Input File
      • Coordinate Systems
      • Grids and SPOINTs
      • Elements and Element Properties
      • Materials
      • MPCs
      • Load Sets
      • TABLES
    •  5.3 Conflict Resolution
      • Conflict Resolution for Entities Identified by IDs
      • Conflict Resolution for Entities Identified by Names
  •  Delete
    • 6.1 Review of Delete Form
    • 6.2 Deleting an MD Nastran Job
  •  Files
    • 7.1 Files
  •  Errors/Warnings
    • 8.1 Errors/Warnings
  •  Preference Configuration and Implementation
    • 1.1 Software Components in Patran MD Nastran
    • 1.2 Patran MD Nastran Preference Components
    • 1.3 Configuring the Patran MD Nastran Execute File

MSC Nastran

Configuring the Patran MD Nastran Execute File

firstpage

HTOC_building_a_model

analysis_pref

analysis_preferences

supported_input_options

p_element

element_creation

element_and_p-formulation

HTOC_loads_and_boundary_conditions

analysis_definition

HTOC_results_import_and_postprocessing

HTOC_potential_pitfalls

adaptive_analysis

coordinate_frames

finite_elements

nodes

elements

multi_point_constrains

mpc_types

dof

explicit

rigid_fixed

rbar

HTOC_rbe1_mpcs

rbe2

rbe3

rrod

rspline

rtrplt

cyclic_symmetry

sliding_surface

rbar1

rtrplt1

rjoint

superelements

superelement_select_boundary_nodes

material_library

materials_form

material_structural

HTOC_isotropic

iso_linear

HTOC_2d_orthotropic

HTOC_3d_orthotropic

2d_linear

3d_linear

HTOC_2d_anisotropic

HTOC_3d_anisotropic

2d_aniso_linear

3d_aniso_linear

iso_nonlinear

elastoplastic_hard_mohr

elastoplastic_hard_von

elastoplastic_mohr

elastoplastic_von

iso_stress_von

failure_hill

failure

failure_2d_ortho

creep_law

creep_tabular

HTOC_composite

com_laminate

element_library

element_properties

element_form

coupled_point_mass

grounded_scalar_mass

lumped_point_mass

lumped_point_contd

grounded_scalar_spring

grounded_scalar_damper

grounded_bush

general_sec_beam

curved_general_sec_beam

curved_general_contd

curved_pipe_sec_beam

curved_pipe_contd

lumped_area_beam

tapered_beam

general_sec_rod

conrod

pipe_sec_rod

scalar_spring

scalar_damper

viscous_damper

gap

gap_contd

scalar_mass

plotel

scalar_bush

stan_homogeneous_plate

stan_plate_contd

rev_homogeneous_plate

stan_lam_plate

rev_lam_plate

stan_equiv_sec_plate

stan_equiv_contd

rev_equiv_sec_plate

rev_equiv_contd

Acoustic Field Point Mesh

stan_bending_panel

stan_bending_contd

rev_bending_panel

axisym_solid

stan_plane_strain_solid

rev_plane_strain_solid

stan_membrane

rev_membrane

shear_panel

solid

p-formulation_solid

beam_create

loads_bcs_conditions

lb_conditions_form

input_data_static

input_data_transit

object_table

displacement

force

pressure

temperature

inertial_load

initial_dis

initial_vel

deformable_body

load_cases

velocity

nas_contact_app_region

nas_contact_inputdata

rotor_dynamics

rotor_dynamics_show

rotor_dynamics_delete

spin_profile

spin_history

unbalance_form

unbalance_form_show

unbalance_form_delete

unbalance_properties

review_analysis_form

analyze_form

overview_analysis_job_definition

trans_parameters

topicalias ext_superelements

numbering_options

select_file

solution_type

aset_qset

direct_text

solution_parameters

linear_static

static_solution

nonlinear_static_solution

normal_modes

normal_modes_solution

real_eigenvalue

dynamic_reduction

buckling

buckling_solution

buckling_extraction

complex_eigenvalue_solution

complex_eigenvalue

frequency_response

frequency_response_solution

transient_response

transient_solution

nonlinear_transient_solution

select_superelements

subcase_create

subcase_parameters

linear_static_subcase_parameters

nas_subcase_param

nas_subcase_rotor_speed

nonlinear_iterations

param_arclength

nonlinear_transient_iterations

normal_modes_sub_par

nas_rotor_spin_eigenvalue

transient_response_subcase_par

trans_def_time_step

trans_def_damp

frequency_response_subcase_par

modal_def_freq

direct_def_freq

freq_def_damp

nas_spin_props_freq_response

smethod_param

output_requests

basic_output_requests

advanced_output_requests

output_request_descriptions

typeI

edit_output_requests

subcase_direct_text

select_explicit_mpc

nsmprp_d_d_e

nsmprp_c_d_e

nsmprp_c_d_p

nsmprp_c_l_p

nsmprp_d_d_p

nsmprp_c_l_e

nsmprp_d_l_e

nsmprp_d_l_p

nsmprp_m_d_e

nsmprp_m_l_e

nsmprp_m_l_p

nsmprp_show

nsmprp_subcasep

nsmpropperties

subcase_select

restart_parameters

linear_static_normal_modes

select_restart_file

optimize_model

topology_optimization

toptomize_model

mscnastran_optimize_parameters

mscnastran_opt_subcase_create

HTOC_read_output2

read_results_form

read_trans_parameters

results_entities

HTOC_model_data

trans_results

results_created

results_analysis_code

HTOC_read_input_file

review_input_file

input_file_form

entity_selection_form

define_offsets_form

selection_input_file

reject_direct_text

data_translated