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  • How to visualize temperature load?

    Hello! I have a thermal input to my model. The temperature is provided to all nodes through TEMP cards. How to make a fringe plot of this thermal load?

  • PCL function for getting bitmap name of ui_toggleicon_create()

    Hi ! ui_toggleicon_create(sfr_id,"tog_cb",x,y,"test.bmp") How to get the bitmap name using PCL？

  • PCL; How to get list of currently displayed groups?

    PCL; How to get list of currently displayed groups?

  • Name filtering with wildcards.

    Hello! Does the filter support wildcards other than "*"? 

  • PCL; How to get result data title?

    Hello! How to get the data title string? Is there a function "get_res_data_title"? The ideal solution would be to have each section of the title in a separate string variable.

  • Can Apex groups (Nastran SET3's) be imported as Patran groups?

    Can Apex groups (Nastran SET3's) be imported as Patran groups?

  • Offsetting nodes to a spherical surface

    A recent post - now deleted - asked about offsetting nodes to a spherical surface. As this may be of general interest I thought it worth posting the answer again but by itself. The way to do this is with a vector pcl field. If the…

  • PCL; Is there a function which lists or prints out nodes for equivalence?

    Hello! I am looking for a function which will find coincident node pairs and list them. Something like fem_equiv_all_group but not performing the node reduction, just printing out nodes.

  • Is there a way to edit the original 2d mesh of a swept hex-mesh?

    I have created a 2d hex mesh on a solid face of a part. In order to model for chamfers on holes through the part, I have revolved a 2d tet along the chamfer, extruded my hex mesh to the depth of the revolved tet, equivalenced nodes, and swept the free…

  • PCL; What is PCL command to refresh the Model Tree?

    PCL; What is PCL command to refresh the Model Tree?

  • PCL; function which exports current group to bdf

    Hello! I am trying to write a function which will export current group to bdf. I tried to follow jou file produced during Patran export but it is difficult for me to find the essential input to pat3nas. Could you help to find out what is wrong with…

  • How to get the erased entities using PCL?

    Is there a PCL function which can get the erased entities? Attached Files (1)

  • Beam cross section shear and torsion stresses

    I found the ABCS method described for example in the MSC Nastran 2022.1 Linear Static Analysis User’s Guide Ch. 4 page 137 onw. It seems that a FEM for each section is generated (GRID and CTRIA6), Nastran run with .f06 and .op2 up to Von…

  • PCL; how to get reference csys id (CID) for CONM2 element?

    Hello! I created a group with CONM2 elements. I would like to printout CID for each EID. I cannot figure out how to go from region ID to specific property field. This is piece of code I have: db_get_current_group_id(group_id…

  • PCL; convert a picklist to an integer array

    Hello! Is there a function which converts a vstring to an array and does reverse action to app_int_array_to_vstring()?

  • PCL; how to sort 2D array?

    I am trying to sort node IDs by position. I created 2D REAL array where 1st column is node ID and second is position. Next I use mth_sort_column to sort by position column. However, it does not produce expected result. The first problem is that I cannot…

  • PCL; is there a string formatting which can produce 8 digits Nastran exponentials?

    PCL; is there a string formatting which can produce 8 digits Nastran exponentials?

  • PCL; what function can I use to get element property number?

    PCL; what function can I use to get element property number?

  • Is there a good tutorial to get started with blast analysis?

    I am looking to use Patran to model an explosive-structural interaction. I have read the Nastran documentation on Basic Blast analysis which does a nice job of covering the theory behind the analysis, but can not find any material to demonstrate how I…

  • Hi all, Is it possible to import Marc Mentat's results (t16 file) in Patran? I have tried to import and attach my t16 file in Patran, but nothing happens.

    Hi all, Is it possible to import Marc Mentat's results (t16 file) in Patran? I have tried to import and attach my t16 file in Patran, but nothing happens.

  • PCL; Is there a PCL function to show node coordinates (XYZ) in a specific reference CSYS? "db_get_nodes" returns XYZ in global CSYS.

    PCL; Is there a PCL function to show node coordinates (XYZ) in a specific reference CSYS? "db_get_nodes" returns XYZ in global CSYS.

  • Hi, everyone! I'm trying to import a parasolid model in Patran. However Patran shows me this message. Does anyone know how to fix this error?

  • Why do I obtain no results when attaching .xdb file?

    When attaching the xdb file in Patran, I get " $# *** Begin: Attach Result File *** " The same code gives me results if I ask for a op2 file and there are no fatal errors in the f06 file. What could cause this? Thanks for you hel…

  • How to get the maximum viewport window size using PCL?

    When I maximize the viewport window, I can see the following information in the session file， ga_viewport_size_set( "default_viewport", 19.573694, 9.009453, 1 ). How can I get these two values, 19.573694, 9.009453, so that I can use ga_viewport_size_set…

  • About thermal analysis in Geostationary Transfer Orbit

    I am analyzing a satellite in Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). I would like to do a thermal analysis in GTO, is there any way to simulate it? I would like to achieve this using Partan. Should I ask this question on the Nastran forums…
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