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OptiStruct - Free Body Diagrams

OptiStruct - Free Body Diagrams

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OptiStruct - Free Body Diagrams

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Results are supported through the .op2 output file.
Grid point force results are requested with the GPFORCE output request.
Displacement results are requested with the DISPLACEMENT output request.
It is recommended practice to output data for only the node set(s) of interest.  This procedure reduces the size of the solver results file and helps speed up the FBD extractions.  Consider using STRESS=NONE and STRAIN=NONE to further reduce the size of the results file.  You may consider using the NOMODEL option on the OUTPUT,OP2 output format request.
MPC forces and moments are properly extracted for the following MPC constraint types:

RBE2

RBE3

RigidLink

RJOINT

RROD

RBAR

See Also:

Free Body Diagram Tools Overview

Set Browser

FBD Cross-section Manager

FBD Displacements

FBD Forces

FBD Resultant Force and Moment

FBD Results Manager

FBD Export Manager

Grid Point Force Balance Overview