 General |
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Fully integrated and customizable Nastran Editor
controls program operation and provides results summary data
through an easy to use GUI |
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Complete online documentation and context sensitive help
with hypertext links |
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COM (Component Object Model) interface provides interactive
communication to Nastran solver during analysis for real-time
job control and status |
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Automatic update notification |
| File
Display and Editing |
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Full-featured Windows text editor
with user configurable toolbars, drag-and-drop editing, search
and replace, multi-level undo and redo, book marking, clipboard
access, and Multiple Document Interface (MDI) support |
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Tabbed windows to give immediate access to all input and
output files |
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Column selection and column cut and paste operations |
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Large file support |
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Syntax coloring feature highlights
comments and recognized Nastran commands and entries |
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Free field to fixed field converter utility |
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Vertical field markers to simplify manual editing |
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User positionable field labels |
| Job
Control |
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Real time job status information with stop/start
controls |
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Graphical nonlinear convergence
form displays nonlinear work, load, and displacement convergence
in percent complete bar format |
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Expandable tree access to all model parameters and initialization
directives |
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Direct error message linking to Nastran input file helps
locate errors quickly |
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Configuration trade study generator automatically generates
and queues models with user specified design variable changes
such as thickness or dimension for design sensitivity analysis |
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| Model
Graphical Display |
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Hidden line and wireframe displays |
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3D dynamic pan, zoom, and rotation |
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Light source shading and transparency |
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Toolbars access for frequently used commands |
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Dynamic highlight during selection operations |
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Load and boundary condition display including: constraints,
forces, moments, pressures, and temperatures |
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2D and 3D element mid-side nodes display |
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Model data query for nodes, elements, properties, and materials |
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The default analysis options include user-definable default
settings for Display Options and Post-Processing. |
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Interactive ‘drilldown’ querying allows users
to look at internal nodes, element, properties, and materials
as they change in depth |
| Results
Graphical Display |
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Deformation, animation, and vector displays |
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Filled color contours and criteria displays |
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X-Y plots |
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Single and multi-set set animations |
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Tabular results output with quick find search
buttons |
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Print graphics and tubular results windows |
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