Basic Femap Training
An introduction to the use of Femap. Students are taught how to construct analysis models in Femap. Special topics include, mesh and geometry repair, and a variety of modeling techniques. Classes start at 8:30 AM and go until 4:30 PM.
Prerequisites: None
Length: 2 Days
Class Schedule
Day 1
- Introductions
- Overview – Analysis Process. Geometry > LBCs > Mesh > Analysis > Results
- Overview – Femap. All the different ways to do things. Messages list. Tree view.
- Overview – Customizing Femap. All the changes you can make in the preferences. How to set the colors. How to save your view and load every time.
- Quick Modeler Demo (Guided) – Import a solid model and analyze
- Introduction to entity picking menu
- Introduction to Quick View (CTRL-Q)
- Introduction to NEi Nastran
- How the Engine works
- Introduction to NEi Nastran Editor
- Introduction to NEi Nastran file structure
- Introduction to View Select (F5)
- Morning Recess
- Workshop – Importing and meshing a solid model
- Overview – Using the New Features (tree) to setup your model
- Introduction to the bulk data file
- Bulk Data Structure
- Case Control
- Bulk Data
- Lunch Recess
- Overview – Three ways to handle assemblies
- Geometry > Solid > Add
- Geometry > Solid > Intersect
- Surface to Surface Contact Weld
- Introduction to Groups and Layers
- Introduction to Advanced Contouring
- Afternoon Recess
- Overview - Differences between parasolid surfaces and regular surfaces.
- Introduction to Plates
- Top vs. Bottom (Normal Vector and Output)
- Cross-Section Visualization
- Material Angle
- Plates in Nastran
Day 2
- Overview - Meshing Tricks
- Control on Curve
- Custom on Curve
- Interactive Splitting
- Move by Node
- Transitioning
- Morning Recess
- Workshop – Importing Bad Geometry
- Workshop – Hex Meshing vs. Tet Meshing
- Lunch Recess
- Overview – Feature Suppression
- Geometry modification for FEA
- Split curves, slicing, workplane
- Symmetry
- Subcases
- Afternoon Recess
- Introduction to Rods
- Element Creation
- Element Output
- Rods in Nastran
- Workshop – Truss structure using rods
- Gravity Loads
- Combining Loads
- Subcases
- Intro to Beams
- Element Creation
- Element Output
- Beams in Nastran
- Workshop – Beam/Plate meshing
- Workshop – Bearing Loading
- Variable loading
- Variable thickness
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