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Samcef to OptiStruct Conversion |
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Samcef to OptiStruct Conversion |
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Use the Conversion tool to convert a Samcef file to an OptiStruct file.
| 1. | Load the Samcef user profile. |
| 2. | Import a Samcef model. |
| 3. | To run the Conversion macro, from the menu bar, click Tools > Convert > SAMCEF > To OptiStruct. After the conversion, the OptiStruct user profile automatically loads. |
| 4. | Review and export the deck in OptiStruct deck. |
| • | For the moment, there is no GUI for this conversion tool. |
| • | For the moment, only the hypotheses defined in the element mapping scheme are converted. |
HyperMesh elements have two basic attributes, configuration (or config) and type. The "config" defines the basic geometrical shape of an element. For example, Tria3 configuration is a 3 node triangular element and hexa8 is an 8-node hexahedral element. The "type" defines the solver specific element type of a particular configuration. For example, the 4-node quadrilateral (quad4) element in SAMCEF can be any defined by different hypothesis: MINDLIN, VOLUMIC, and so on. The Element Types panel shows all supported element configurations and their types for a user profile.
In the table below, you have the element mapping scheme for the SAMCEF to OptiStruct direction:
HyperMesh Configuration, Samcef Type |
HyperMesh Configuration, OptiStruct Type |
tria3, MINDLIN |
tria3, CTRIA3 |
quad4, MINDLIN |
quad4, CQUAD4 |
tetra4, VOLUMIC |
tetra4, CTETRA |
pyramid5, VOLUMIC |
pyramid5, CPYRA |
penta6, VOLUMIC |
penta6, CPENTA |
hex8, VOLUMIC |
hex8, CHEXA |
tria6, MINDLIN |
tria6, CTRIA6 |
quad8, MINDLIN |
quad8, CQUAD8 |
tetra10, VOLUMIC |
tetra10, CTETRA |
pyramid13, VOLUMIC |
pyramid13, CPYRA |
penta15, VOLUMIC |
penta15, CPENTA |
hex20, VOLUMIC |
hex20, CHEXA |
bar2, VOLUMIC |
BARS, CBEAM |
rod, VOLUMIC |
rod, CWELD |
rbe3, RBE3 |
rbe3, RBE3 |
Below in the table, you have the property mapping scheme for the SAMCEF to OptiStruct direction:
HyperMesh Configuration, Samcef Type |
HyperMesh Configuration, OptiStruct Type |
SHELLPHP |
PSHELL |
SOLIDMAT |
PSOLID |
BPR |
PBEAML |
Below in the table, you have the material mapping scheme for the SAMCEF to OptiStruct direction:
HyperMesh Configuration, Samcef Type |
HyperMesh Configuration, OptiStruct Type |
ISOTROPIC |
MAT1 |
ORTHOTROPIC |
MAT9ORT |
Below in the table, you have the load mapping scheme for the SAMCEF to OptiStruct direction:
HyperMesh Configuration, Samcef Type |
HyperMesh Configuration, OptiStruct Type |
force, FORCE |
force, FORCE |
moment, MOMENT |
moment, MOMENT |
constraint, FIX/DEP |
constraint, SPC |
pressure, PRESSURE |
pressure, PRESSURE |
