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LESSON 1

Submitting a
MSC/NASTRAN
Analysis

Objectives:
Review input file (.bdf) format.
Submit an input file to MSC/NASTRAN.
Review text result file (.f06) format.

MSC/NASTRAN 120 Exercise Workbook - Version 70 (MSC/PATRAN 7.5)

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MSC/NASTRAN 120 Exercise Workbook - Version 70 (MSC/PATRAN 7.5)

LESSON 1

Submitting an Analysis

Model Description:
Refer to the Workshop #1 figure in the Seminar Notes. The analysis
model represents a 10x10x0.25 plate clamped on all four edges and
meshed with four CQUAD4 elements.

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Suggested Exercise Steps:


1.

Edit lesson1_work.bdf and review the input file format.

2.

Submit this file to the MSC/NASTRAN solver for


analysis. To do this, find an available xterm window and
at the prompt enter:

nastran lesson1_work.bdf scr=yes


Monitor the run using the UNIX ps command.
3.

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After the analysis is completed, edit lesson1_work.f06 and


review the text result file format (the binary
lesson1_work.op2 results file which MSC/PATRAN
requires is not generated for this exercise).

MSC/NASTRAN 120 Exercise Workbook - Version 70 (MSC/PATRAN 7.5)

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