Export Options - NASTRAN Offsets Node Offset Sets the node offset. The lowest node label in the generated file will be the specified node offset + 1. Element Offset Sets the element offset. The lowest element label in the generated file will be the specified element offset + 1. Format Short Free Short form, free format. Long Free Long form, free format Short Fixed Short form, fixed format Long Fixed Long form, fixed format SI, IPS, MKS The drop-down menu sets the units of length to be used in exporting the model. Parent topicExporting Simulation Studies Exporting a Study to MSC/NASTRAN To export a study to MSC/NASTRAN: In the Simulation study tree, right-click the icon of the desired study and select Export. In the Save As dialog box:In the Save in field, browse to select a folder. In the File name field, enter a name for the file. From the Save as type menu, select NASTRAN files (*.dat). Click Options. In the Export Options - NASTRAN dialog box: Set the Node Offset and Element Offset, the format, and the unit system. Click OK. In the Save As dialog box, click Save.
Export Options - NASTRAN Offsets Node Offset Sets the node offset. The lowest node label in the generated file will be the specified node offset + 1. Element Offset Sets the element offset. The lowest element label in the generated file will be the specified element offset + 1. Format Short Free Short form, free format. Long Free Long form, free format Short Fixed Short form, fixed format Long Fixed Long form, fixed format SI, IPS, MKS The drop-down menu sets the units of length to be used in exporting the model. Parent topicExporting Simulation Studies Exporting a Study to MSC/NASTRAN To export a study to MSC/NASTRAN: In the Simulation study tree, right-click the icon of the desired study and select Export. In the Save As dialog box:In the Save in field, browse to select a folder. In the File name field, enter a name for the file. From the Save as type menu, select NASTRAN files (*.dat). Click Options. In the Export Options - NASTRAN dialog box: Set the Node Offset and Element Offset, the format, and the unit system. Click OK. In the Save As dialog box, click Save.
Exporting a Study to MSC/NASTRAN To export a study to MSC/NASTRAN: In the Simulation study tree, right-click the icon of the desired study and select Export. In the Save As dialog box:In the Save in field, browse to select a folder. In the File name field, enter a name for the file. From the Save as type menu, select NASTRAN files (*.dat). Click Options. In the Export Options - NASTRAN dialog box: Set the Node Offset and Element Offset, the format, and the unit system. Click OK. In the Save As dialog box, click Save.