Currently Supported MD Nastran Input Options

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The following tables summarize all the various MD Nastran commands supported by the Patran MD Nastran Application Preference. The tables indicate where to find more information in this manual on how the commands are supported.

Table 2-1.	Description
ASSIGN	An ASSIGN command is used to assign a particular name (job name + user specified MD Nastran results suffix) to the MD Nastran OUTPUT2 file to be created during the analysis.

Table 2-1.

Description

ASSIGN

An ASSIGN command is used to assign a particular name (job name + user specified MD Nastran results suffix) to the MD Nastran OUTPUT2 file to be created during the analysis.

Table 2-2.	Pages
ECHO	230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256
SOL	225
TIME	230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

Table 2-2.

Pages

ECHO

230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

SOL

225

TIME

230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

Table 2-3.	Pages
ACCELERATION	250, 253
ACFPMRESULTS	369
ACPOWER	369
ADACT	17, 314
ADAPT	16, 170
DATAREC	17
DISPLACEMENT	230, 241, 250, 253
ELSDCON	230
ESE	230
FORCE	230, 235, 241, 248, 250, 253
FREQUENCY	250
GPSTRESS	369
INTENSITY	369
MAXLINES	230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256
MPCFORCES	369
OLOAD	230, 241, 250, 253
SPCFORCES	230, 235, 241, 248, 250, 253
STRAIN	230, 235, 241, 248, 250, 253

Table 2-3.

Pages

ACCELERATION

250, 253

ACFPMRESULTS

369

ACPOWER

369

ADACT

17, 314

ADAPT

16, 170

DATAREC

DISPLACEMENT

230, 241, 250, 253

ELSDCON

230

ESE

230

FORCE

230, 235, 241, 248, 250, 253

FREQUENCY

250

GPSTRESS

369

INTENSITY

369

MAXLINES

230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

MPCFORCES

369

OLOAD

230, 241, 250, 253

SPCFORCES

230, 235, 241, 248, 250, 253

STRAIN

230, 235, 241, 248, 250, 253

Command	Pages
ADAPT	16, 170, 225, 233
BEGIN AFPM	147
BEGIN SUPER	219
BCONP	212
BFRIC	212
BFRIC	212
CACINF3	160
CACINF4	160
CBARAO	86
CBAR	86
CBEAM	97, 100
CBEND	93, 95
CDAMP1	82
CDAMP2	219, 438
CELAS1	81
CELAS2	219, 438
CGAP	116
CHEXA	168
CMASS1	119
CMASS2	219, 438
CONM1	76
CONM2	79
CONROD	111
CPENTA	168
CQUAD4	124, 140, 148, 156, 162
CQUAD8	124, 140, 148, 156, 162
CQUADR	131, 142, 150, 157, 163
Command	Pages
CROD	110
CSHEAR	166
CTETRA	168
CTRIAX6	153
CTUBE	112
CVISC	115
DCONST	416
DOPTPRM	411, 416
DPHASE	188, 190
DRESP1/2	416
DTI, SETREE	309
DYNRED	240
EIGB	243, 238
EIGC	248
EIGR	238
EIGRL	238
EXTSEOUT	222
FEFACE	15
FEEDGE	15
FORCE	190
FREQ1	250
GMBC	188
GRAV	196
MOMENT	190
MAT1	424
MAT2	424
MAT3	424
MAT8	424
MAT9	424
MPC	28
NLPARM	315
OUTPUT	17, 369
PACINF	160
PARAM, AUTOSPC	230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256
PARAM, INREL	230
PARAM, ALTRED	230
PARAM, COUPMASS	230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256
PARAM, K6ROT	230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256
PARAM, WTMASS	230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256
PARAM, GRDPNT	230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256
PARAM, LGDISP	233, 256
PARAM,G	245, 250, 253, 256
PARAM,W3	253, 256
PARAM,W4	253, 256
PARAM, POST	219
PBAR	86
PBCOMP	97
PBEAM	100
PBEAM71
PBEAMD
PBELTD
PBEND	93, 95
PCOMP	136, 139
PDAMP	82
PELAS	81
PELAS1
PGAP	116
PLOAD1	199
PLOAD2	191
PLOAD4	191
PLOADX1	191, 149
PLOTEL	120
PLPLANE
PLSOLID
PMASS	119
POINT	15, 170
	Pages
PROD	110
PSHEAR	166
PSHELL	124, 131, 140, 142, 148, 150, 156, 157, 162, 163
PSHELL1
PSHELLD
PSOLID	168
PSPRMA
PTUBE	112
PBEAM	100
PVAL	15, 170
PVISC	115
RBAR	29
RBE1	31
RBE2	32
RBE3	33
RFORCE	196
RROD	34
RSPLINE	35
RTRPLT	36
SESET	42, 219
SETREE	309
SPC1	188
SPCD	188
TEMP	193
TEMPF	146
TEMPRB	193
TEMPP1	193
TIC	197, 198
TSTEP	253
TSTEPNL	256, 318

Command

Pages

ADAPT

16, 170, 225, 233

BEGIN AFPM

147

BEGIN SUPER

219

BCONP

212

BFRIC

212

BFRIC

212

CACINF3

160

CACINF4

160

CBARAO

CBAR

CBEAM

97, 100

CBEND

93, 95

CDAMP1

CDAMP2

219, 438

CELAS1

CELAS2

219, 438

CGAP

116

CHEXA

168

CMASS1

119

CMASS2

219, 438

CONM1

CONM2

CONROD

111

CPENTA

168

CQUAD4

124, 140, 148, 156, 162

CQUAD8

124, 140, 148, 156, 162

CQUADR

131, 142, 150, 157, 163

Command

Pages

CROD

CSHEAR

CTETRA

CTRIAX6

CTUBE

CVISC

DCONST

416

DOPTPRM

411, 416

DPHASE

188, 190

DRESP1/2

416

DTI, SETREE

DYNRED

EIGB

EIGC

EIGR

EIGRL

EXTSEOUT

222

FEFACE

FEEDGE

FORCE

FREQ1

GMBC

GRAV

MOMENT

MAT1

424

MAT2

424

MAT3

424

MAT8

424

MAT9

424

MPC

NLPARM

315

OUTPUT

17, 369

PACINF

160

PARAM,
AUTOSPC

230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

PARAM,
INREL

230

PARAM,
ALTRED

230

PARAM,
COUPMASS

230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

PARAM,
K6ROT

230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

PARAM,
WTMASS

230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

PARAM,
GRDPNT

230, 233, 235, 241, 245, 250, 253, 256

PARAM,
LGDISP

233, 256

PARAM,G

245, 250, 253, 256

PARAM,W3

253, 256

PARAM,W4

253, 256

PARAM, POST

219

PBAR

PBCOMP

PBEAM

100

PBEAM71

PBEAMD

PBELTD

PBEND

93, 95

PCOMP

136, 139

PDAMP

PELAS

PELAS1

PGAP

116

PLOAD1

199

PLOAD2

191

PLOAD4

191

PLOADX1

191, 149

PLOTEL

120

PLPLANE

PLSOLID

PMASS

119

POINT

15, 170

Pages

PROD

110

PSHEAR

166

PSHELL

124, 131, 140, 142, 148, 150, 156, 157, 162, 163

PSHELL1

PSHELLD

PSOLID

168

PSPRMA

PTUBE

112

PBEAM

100

PVAL

15, 170

PVISC

115

RBAR

RBE1

RBE2

RBE3

RFORCE

196

RROD

RSPLINE

RTRPLT

SESET

SETREE

SPC1

SPCD

TEMP

TEMPF

146

TEMPRB

193

TEMPP1

193

TIC

197, 198

TSTEP

253

TSTEPNL

256, 318

The following Bulk Data entries are supported for SOL 600 analyses.

BCBODY	Defines a flexible rigid contact body in 2D or 3D.
BCBOX*	Defines a 3D contact region.
BCHANGE	Changes definitions of contact bodies.
BCMATL*	Defines a 3D contact region by element material.
BCMOVE	Defines movement of bodies in contact.
BCPARA	Defines contact parameters.
BCPROP*	Defines a 3d contact region by element properties.
BCTABLE	Defines a contact table.
BSURF	Defines a contact body or surface by element IDs.
GMNURB	3D contact region made up of NURBS.

BCBODY

Defines a flexible rigid contact body in 2D or 3D.

BCBOX*

Defines a 3D contact region.

BCHANGE

Changes definitions of contact bodies.

BCMATL*

Defines a 3D contact region by element material.

BCMOVE

Defines movement of bodies in contact.

BCPARA

Defines contact parameters.

BCPROP*

Defines a 3d contact region by element properties.

BCTABLE

Defines a contact table.

BSURF

Defines a contact body or surface by element IDs.

GMNURB

3D contact region made up of NURBS.

IPSTRAIN*	Defines initial plastic strain values.
ISTRESS*	Defines initial stress values.
MARCIN	Insert a text string in MSC.Marc.
MARCOUT	Selects data recovery output.

IPSTRAIN*

Defines initial plastic strain values.

ISTRESS*

Defines initial stress values.

MARCIN

Insert a text string in MSC.Marc.

MARCOUT

Selects data recovery output.

MATEP	Elasto-plastic material properties.
MATF	Specifies material failure model.
MATG*	Gasket material properties.
MATHE	Hyperelastic material properties.
MATHP	Hyperelastic material properties.
MATHED	Damage model properties for hyperelastic materials.
MATORT	Elastic 3D orthotropic material properties.
MATTEP	Thermoelastic-Plastic material properties.
MATTG*	Temperature variation of interlaminar materials.
MATTHE	Thermo hyperelastic material.
MATTORT*	Thermoelastic orthotropic material
MATTVE*	Thermo-visco-elastic material properties
MATVE*	Viscoelastic material properties
MATVP	Viscoplastic or creep material properties

MATEP

Elasto-plastic material properties.

MATF

Specifies material failure model.

MATG*

Gasket material properties.

MATHE

Hyperelastic material properties.

MATHP

Hyperelastic material properties.

MATHED

Damage model properties for hyperelastic materials.

MATORT

Elastic 3D orthotropic material properties.

MATTEP

Thermoelastic-Plastic material properties.

MATTG*

Temperature variation of interlaminar materials.

MATTHE

Thermo hyperelastic material.

MATTORT*

Thermoelastic orthotropic material

MATTVE*

Thermo-visco-elastic material properties

MATVE*

Viscoelastic material properties

MATVP

Viscoplastic or creep material properties

NLAUTO	Parameters for automatic load/time stepping.
NLDAMP	Defines damping constants.
NLSTRAT	Strategy Parameters for nonlinear structural analysis.
PARAMARC	Parallel domain decomposition.
RESTART	Restart data.

NLAUTO

Parameters for automatic load/time stepping.

NLDAMP

Defines damping constants.

NLSTRAT

Strategy Parameters for nonlinear structural analysis.

PARAMARC

Parallel domain decomposition.

RESTART

Restart data.

The following Bulk Data entries are supported for SOL 700 analyses.

NTHICK	Defines nodal thickness values for beams, plates, and/or shells.

MATD001	Isotropic Elastic material for beam, shell and solid.
MATD003	Isotropic and kinematic hardening plasticity.
MATD005	Isotropic materials to model soil and foam.
MATD006	Isotropic viscoelastic material.
MATD007	Isotropic material to model nearly incompressible continuum rubber.
MATD012	Isotropic plasticity for 3D solids.
MATD014	Isotropic materials to model soil and foam with failure.
MATD015	Isotropic Johnson/Cook strain and temperature sensitive plasticity.
MATD019	Isotropic strain rate dependent material.
MATD020	Isotropic rigid material.
MATD022	Orthotropic material with optional brittle failure for composites.
MATD024	Isotropic elasto-plastic material with stress x strain curve and strain rate dependency.
MATD026	Anisotropic honeycomb and foam material.
MATD027	Isotropic material to model rubber using two variables.
MATD028	Isotropic elasto-plastic material for beam and shell.
MATD030	Isotropic superelastic material.
MATD031	Isotropic material to model rubber using the Frazer-Nash formulation.
MATD032	Orthotropic laminated glass material.
MATD057	Isotropic material to model highly compressible low density foams.
MATD058	*MAT_LAMINATED_COMPOSITE_FABRIC
MATD062	Isotropic material to model viscous foams.
MATD063	Isotropic material to model crushable foams.
MATD064	Isotropic elasto-plastic material with a power law hardening.
MATD067	*MAT_NONLINEAR_ELASTIC_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD068	*MAT_NONLINEAR_PLASTIC_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD069	*MAT_SID_DAMPER_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD070	*MAT_HYDRAULIC_GAS_DAMPER_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD071	*MAT_CABLE_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD073	*MAT_LOW_DENSITY_VISCOUS_FOAM
MATD074	*MAT_ELASTIC_SPRING_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD076	*MAT_GENERAL_VISCOELASTIC
MATD083	*MAT_FU_CHANG_FOAM
MATD087	*MAT_CELLULAR_RUBBER
MATD093	*MAT_ELASTIC_6DOF_SPRING_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD094	*MAT_INELASTIC_SPRING_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD095	*MAT_INELASTIC_6DOF_SPRING_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD097	*MAT_GENERAL_JOINT_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD100	Isotropic spotweld material.
MATD103	Anisotropic viscoplastic material.
MATD119	*MAT_GENERAL_NONLINEAR_6DOF_DISCRETE_BEAM
MATD121	*MAT_GURSON_RCDC
MATD126	*MAT_MODIFIED_HONEYCOMB
MATD20M	*MAT_RIGID
MATDB01	*MAT_SEATBELT
MATDS01	*MAT_SPRING_ELASTIC
MATDS02	*MAT_DAMPER_VISCOUS
MATDS03	*MAT_SPRING_ELASTOPLASTIC
MATDS04	*MAT_SPRING_NONLINEAR_ELASTIC
MATDS05	*MAT_DAMPER_NONLINEAR_VISCOUS
MATDS06	*MAT_SPRING_GENERAL_NONLINEAR
MATDS07	*MAT_SPRING_MAXWELL
MATDS08	*MAT_SPRING_INELASTIC
MATDS13	*MAT_SPRING_TRILINEAR_DEGRADING
MATDS14	*MAT_SPRING_SQUAT_SHEARWALL
MATDS15	*MAT_SPRING_MUSCLE

MATD001

Isotropic Elastic material for beam, shell and solid.

MATD003

Isotropic and kinematic hardening plasticity.

MATD005

Isotropic materials to model soil and foam.

MATD006

Isotropic viscoelastic material.

MATD007

Isotropic material to model nearly incompressible continuum rubber.

MATD012

Isotropic plasticity for 3D solids.

MATD014

Isotropic materials to model soil and foam with failure.

MATD015

Isotropic Johnson/Cook strain and temperature sensitive plasticity.

MATD019

Isotropic strain rate dependent material.

MATD020

Isotropic rigid material.

MATD022

Orthotropic material with optional brittle failure for composites.

MATD024

Isotropic elasto-plastic material with stress x strain curve and strain rate dependency.

MATD026

Anisotropic honeycomb and foam material.

MATD027

Isotropic material to model rubber using two variables.

MATD028

Isotropic elasto-plastic material for beam and shell.

MATD030

Isotropic superelastic material.

MATD031

Isotropic material to model rubber using the Frazer-Nash formulation.

MATD032

Orthotropic laminated glass material.

MATD057

Isotropic material to model highly compressible low density foams.

MATD058

*MAT_LAMINATED_COMPOSITE_FABRIC

MATD062

Isotropic material to model viscous foams.

MATD063

Isotropic material to model crushable foams.

MATD064

Isotropic elasto-plastic material with a power law hardening.

MATD067

*MAT_NONLINEAR_ELASTIC_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD068

*MAT_NONLINEAR_PLASTIC_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD069

*MAT_SID_DAMPER_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD070

*MAT_HYDRAULIC_GAS_DAMPER_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD071

*MAT_CABLE_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD073

*MAT_LOW_DENSITY_VISCOUS_FOAM

MATD074

*MAT_ELASTIC_SPRING_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD076

*MAT_GENERAL_VISCOELASTIC

MATD083

*MAT_FU_CHANG_FOAM

MATD087

*MAT_CELLULAR_RUBBER

MATD093

*MAT_ELASTIC_6DOF_SPRING_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD094

*MAT_INELASTIC_SPRING_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD095

*MAT_INELASTIC_6DOF_SPRING_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD097

*MAT_GENERAL_JOINT_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD100

Isotropic spotweld material.

MATD103

Anisotropic viscoplastic material.

MATD119

*MAT_GENERAL_NONLINEAR_6DOF_DISCRETE_BEAM

MATD121

*MAT_GURSON_RCDC

MATD126

*MAT_MODIFIED_HONEYCOMB

MATD20M

*MAT_RIGID

MATDB01

*MAT_SEATBELT

MATDS01

*MAT_SPRING_ELASTIC

MATDS02

*MAT_DAMPER_VISCOUS

MATDS03

*MAT_SPRING_ELASTOPLASTIC

MATDS04

*MAT_SPRING_NONLINEAR_ELASTIC

MATDS05

*MAT_DAMPER_NONLINEAR_VISCOUS

MATDS06

*MAT_SPRING_GENERAL_NONLINEAR

MATDS07

*MAT_SPRING_MAXWELL

MATDS08

*MAT_SPRING_INELASTIC

MATDS13

*MAT_SPRING_TRILINEAR_DEGRADING

MATDS14

*MAT_SPRING_SQUAT_SHEARWALL

MATDS15

*MAT_SPRING_MUSCLE

TIC3	Defines initial rotational field.
WALL	Defines planar rigid wall.

TIC3

Defines initial rotational field.

WALL

Defines planar rigid wall.

CDAMP1D	Scalar damper connection for SOL 700
CELAS1D	Scalar spring connection for SOL 700.

CDAMP1D

Scalar damper connection for SOL 700

CELAS1D

Scalar spring connection for SOL 700.

Form	Parameters
Execution Control Parameters	DYSTATIC, DYBLDTIM, DYINISTEP, DYTSTEPERODE, DYMINSTEP, DYMAXSTEP, DYSTEPFCTL, DYTERMNENDMAS, DYTSTEPDT2MS
General Parameters	DYLDKND, DYCOWPRD, DYCOWPRP, DYBULKL, DYHRGIHQ, DYRGQH, DYENERGYHGEN, DYSHELLFORM, DYSHTHICK, DYSHNIP
Contact Parameters	DYCONSLSFAC, DYCONRWPNAL, DYCONPENOPT, DYCONTHKCHG, DYCONENMASS, DYCONECDT, DYCONIGNORE, DYCONSKIPTWG
Binary Output Database File Parameters	DYBEAMIP, DYMAXINT, DYNEIPS, DYNINTSL, DYNEIPH, DYSTRFLG, DYSIGFLG, DYEPSFLG, DYRLTFLG, DYENGFLG, DYCMPFLG, DYIEVERP, DYDCOMP, DYSHGE, DYSTSSZ, DYN3THDT

Form

Parameters

Execution Control Parameters

DYSTATIC, DYBLDTIM, DYINISTEP, DYTSTEPERODE, DYMINSTEP, DYMAXSTEP, DYSTEPFCTL, DYTERMNENDMAS, DYTSTEPDT2MS

General Parameters

DYLDKND, DYCOWPRD, DYCOWPRP, DYBULKL, DYHRGIHQ, DYRGQH, DYENERGYHGEN, DYSHELLFORM, DYSHTHICK, DYSHNIP

Contact Parameters

DYCONSLSFAC, DYCONRWPNAL, DYCONPENOPT, DYCONTHKCHG, DYCONENMASS, DYCONECDT, DYCONIGNORE, DYCONSKIPTWG

Binary Output Database File Parameters

DYBEAMIP, DYMAXINT, DYNEIPS, DYNINTSL, DYNEIPH, DYSTRFLG, DYSIGFLG, DYEPSFLG, DYRLTFLG, DYENGFLG, DYCMPFLG, DYIEVERP, DYDCOMP, DYSHGE, DYSTSSZ, DYN3THDT