Entities Export Behavior

This is how the various entities will export out of Engineering Solutions:

Free nodes

•	Nodes associated to elements are exported. Element export is controlled by the component/group export state that the element is in.

•	Nodes associated to node dependent systems are exported. System export is controlled by the systemcol export state that the system is in.

•	Nodes associated to node dependent vectors are exported. Vector export is controlled by the vectorcol export state that the vector is in.

•	Nodes associated to rigid walls are exported. Rigid wall export is controlled by the group export state that the rigid wall is in.

•	Nodes on card images of exported entities are exported with those entities. Export of entities is controlled by the export state of that entity (all entities).

•	Temp nodes are always exported (the ones with the yellow circle). There is no way to not export these nodes, they always go.

•	Any node with a non-empty card image are always exported (Example SPOINT). There is no way to not export these nodes, they always go.

Assembly

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Do Not Export status: Assembly comments are not exported. If you have components defined within that assembly, you must also change the status to Do Not Export, if and only if, that component does NOT exist in another assembly which is set to Export status. In other words, if that component exists in multiple assemblies and all those assemblies are set to Do Not Export status, then and only then, set the component to Do Not Export status.

•	Export status: Assembly comments are exported. In addition, when changing the assembly status from Do Not Export to Export, also set any components defined within that assembly to Export status, regardless if that component exists in multiple assemblies.

Component

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export component comments, component definitions, nodes (see below), elements, connector comments, points, lines, surfaces and solids within that component.

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Nodes within components have two options. Internal Nodes are nodes that are NOT shared with any other component. Boundary Nodes are nodes that are shared with other components. Internal nodes are exported based solely on their component export state. Boundary nodes do not export, if and only if all components for which they are in are set to Do Not Export status. If a boundary node exists in any one component set to Export status, then that boundary node is also exported.

•	Export status: Export component comments, component definitions, nodes (internal and boundary), elements, connector comments, points, lines, surfaces and solids within that component.

Load collector

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export load collector comments, loads, or equations within that load collector

•	Export status: Export load collector comments, nodes/elements attached to loads/equations, loads and equations within that load collector

System collector

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export system collector comments or systems within that system collector

•	Export status: Export system collector comments, nodes attached to systems and system definitions within that system collector

Vector collector

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export vector collector comments or vectors within that vector collector

•	Export status: Export vector collector comments, nodes attached to vectors and vector definitions within that vector collector

BeamSection collector

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export beam section collector comments or beam section comments within that beam section collector

•	Export status: Export beam section collector comments and beam section comments within that beam section collector

MultiBody

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export multibody comments, ellipsoids, multibody planes or multibody joints within that multibody collector

•	Export status: Export multibody comments, nodes attached to ellipsoids/multibody planes/multibody joints, ellipsoids, multibody planes and multibody joints within that multibody collector

LoadStep

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export load step comments or load step definitions of the load step

•	Export status: Export load step comments and load step definition of the load step. The load step export status has NO effect on the export behavior of load collectors, output blocks, or groups associated with the load step.

Output block

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export output block comments or output block definitions of the output block

•	Export status: Export output block comments and output block definitions of the output block

Card

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export card comments or card definition of the card. This is same as "Disable" on the Card panel.

•	Export status: Export card comments and card definitions of the card

Property

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export property comments or property definitions of the property

•	Export status: Export property comments and property definitions of the property

Material

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export material comments or material definition of the material

•	Export status: Export material comments and material definition of the material

Sets

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export set comments or set definitions of the set

•	Export status: Export set comments and set definitions of the set

Blocks

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export block comments or block definitions of the block

•	Export status: Export block comments and block definitions of the block

Tags

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export tag comments or tag definitions of the tag

•	Export status: Export tag comments and tag definitions of the tag

Titles

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export title comments or title definitions of the title

•	Export status: Export title comments and title definitions of the title

Plots

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export plot comments, plot definitions, curve comments, or curve definitions associated to the plot

•	Export status: Export plot comments, plot definitions, curve comments and curve definitions associated to the plot

Contact surface

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export contact surface comments or contact surface definitions of the contact surface

•	Export status: Export contact surface comments, nodes/elements associated to contact surface or contact surface definitions of the contact surface

Group

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export group comments or group definitions of the group

•	Export status: Export group comments, nodes/elements associated with group and group definitions of the group

Sensor

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export sensor comments or sensor definitions of the sensor

•	Export status: Export sensor comments and sensor definitions of the sensor

Control volume

•	Do Not Export status: Do not export control volume comments or control volume definitions of the control volume

•	Export status: Export control volume comments and control volume definitions of the control volume

Element

•	Controlled by component collector export status

Connector

•	Controlled by component collector export status

Load

•	Controlled by load collector export status

Equation

•	Controlled by load collector export status

System

•	Controlled by system collector export status

Vector

•	Controlled by vector collector export status

Point

•	Controlled by component collector export status

Line

•	Controlled by component collector export status

Surface

•	Controlled by component collector export status

Solid

•	Controlled by component collector export status

Beam section

•	Controlled by beam section collector export status

Ellipsoids

•	Controlled by multibody collector export status

Multibody planes

•	Controlled by multibody collector export status

Multibody joints

•	Controlled by multibody collector export status