This form is used to directly enter entries in the File Management, Executive Control, Case Control, and BULK DATA sections of the NASTRAN input file. The input file reader also creates these entries for any unsupported entries in the input file. If the data is entered by the user the Write to Input Deck toggle default is ON. If the data comes from the input file reader the default for the Input Deck toggle is OFF. These entries may be reviewed and edited by the user. If they should be written to any input files subsequently created by the interface, the appropriate Write to Input Deck toggle should be set to ON.

Text entered into the Case Control section is written to the input file before the first subcase. The Direct Text Input option on the Subcases form should be used to directly enter text within a subcase definition.

MD Nastran Input File Import

When an MD Nastran input deck is imported, data in the MD Nastran input deck that is not recognized by Patran, including comments are placed in the reject file. These rejected cards are also placed into the Direct Text Input (DTI) text boxes. If you turn ON the ability to write DTI into the various portions of the MD Nastran input deck, the rejected cards will be placed back into the input deck when it is written out again. Note that decks with large amounts of rejected cards and comments may place an unacceptable amount of data in these text boxes. If this is the case, you can limit the amount of data by setting the environment variable: