A6 Direct Frequency Response (a-NFX2014)

Step
00 Summary
Summary
 3-D Direct Frequency Analysis
Model
Steel Frame
- Units: lbf, in
- Isotropic material
- Direct Frequency Analysis
- Shell element
 Loads and Boundary conditions
- Frequency load
- Constraint
 Analyze Results
- Deformation
Steel Frame 1
Step
01 File > Open
Procedure
1 Select “Steel Frame.nfxa”.
1
2 Click [Open].
Verify that the File Type is *.nfxa
Steel Frame 2
Step
02 Static/Heat Analysis > Boundary > Constraint
Procedure
1 Click [ ] (Front) button.
2 Name: Enter "Fixed".
3 Type: Select “Node”.
4 Select 60 objects of the base.
(Refer to Picture)
1
5 Click [Fixed] button.
6 Boundary Set: Enter "Fixed".
7 Click [OK].
2
Steel Frame 3
Step
03 Static/Heat Analysis > Attr./Csys/Func.> Function > General
Procedure
1 Select [Non-spatial] tab.
2 Name: Enter “Frequency”.
3 Enter: Frequency: “0” and Value:
“1”, Frequency: “15” and Value: “1”
4 Click [OK]. 1
Steel Frame 4
Step
04 Dynamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Dynamic Load > Frequency Dependent Nodal Force
Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Frequency Load Z”.
2 Type: Select [Node].
3 Click [Select Node/Element By ID]

3
button (at the top of work window).
4 Enter “38 5604 7269 11559 11592 4

1
11680” and click [Add]. 2
5 Tz: Enter “-16667”.
6 Frequency Dependency: Select
[Magnitude/Phase].
7 Magnitude: Select [User Defined Set]
and select [Frequency].

5
8 Phase: Select [Constant] and enter
6
“0”.
9 Click [Apply].
7
Steel Frame 5
Step
Procedure 3
1 Name: Enter “Frequency Load Y”.
1
2 4
4 Enter “3618 3637 7578 7597” and
click [Add].
5 Ty: Enter “11250”.
5
[Magnitude/Phase].

6
“90”. 7
9 Click [Apply].
8
Steel Frame 6
Step
Procedure 3
1 Name: Enter “Frequency Load X”.
1
2 4
4 Enter “2126 4034 7358 9193” and
click [Add].
5 Tx: Enter “10000”.
5
[Magnitude/Phase].

6
“180”. 7
9 Click [OK].
8
Steel Frame 7
Step
07 Analysis & Results > Analysis case > General
Procedure
1 Title: Enter “DFR”.
2 Solution Type: Select [Direct
Frequency Response].
3 Click [Direct Frequency Response
(Required)] in Subcase Setting.

1
4 Click [ ] button to call up [Subcase
2
Control].
4
Steel Frame 8
Step
Procedure
1 3 6
1 Select [Dynamic] tab.
2 4
2 Click [Define Frequency Set].
3 Name: Enter “Linear”. 5
4 Method: Select [Linear].
5 Enter First Frequency: “0”,
Frequency Increment: ”5”,
Number of Increment: “24”.

6 Click [Add].
7 Name: Enter “Logarithm”. 11
8 Method: Select [Logarithm].
9 Enter First Frequency: “1”, 7 10
8
Last Frequency: ”120”, 13
Number of Interval: “200”.
10 Click [Add] and [Close]. 9
11 Click [OK].
12 Click [ ] (Analysis Control) button.
13 Check [Uniform Structural Damping]
and enter Uniform Structural Damping
Coeff.: “0.1”. 14
14 Click [OK]. 10
Steel Frame 9
Step
09 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General
Procedure
1 Select Direct Transient Response
(Required) and check the option
Subcase Control which is located
above the yellow window.
2 Click [ ](Output Control).
3 Click Displacement[ALL].
2
4
Click “OK”
3
By creating Subcases, define
different boundary and load
conditions on each to perform the
analysis. Follow above methods
to input different analysis
conditions for each Subcase. The
method becomes very useful
when performing nonlinear
analysis.
4
Steel Frame 10
Step
09 Analysis & Results > Analysis > Perform
Procedure
1 Call up File > [Save…] to save file.
2 Call up Analysis & Results >
Analysis > Perform.
3 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 11
Step
10 Analysis & Results > Advanced > Extract
Procedure
1 Analysis Set: Select [DFR].
2 Results: Select [T3 TRANSLATION
(V)].
3 Click [Select All] button. 6

1
4 Nodal Result Extraction: Select
7
[User-Defined] and enter “4190”.
5 Click [Table] and [Close].
2
6 Drag to select 2 right columns.
8
(Refer to Picture)
7 Right-click on selected cells and
select [Show Graph…].

3
8 Enter Y Label (Value): “Value”, 9
4
Graph Title: “Temperature”.
9 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 12
Step
11 Analysis & Result Works Tree: model_DFR> FREQ=7.3000e+001> Displacements

Procedure
1 Click [ ] (Multi-step Animation
recording) button at the bottom of
model
2 Click [ ] (Play) button.
3 Click again [ ] button.
4 Click [T3 TRANSLATION MAG(V)].

4
1 3
Steel Frame 13
Step
00 Summary
Summary
 3-D Modal Frequency Analysis
Model
Pillar Frame
- Units: N, mm
- Isotropic material
- Modal Frequency Analysis
- Shell element
 Loads and Boundary Conditions
- Frequency load
- Constraint
 Analyze Results
- Deformation
- Natural frequency
- Mode vector
Steel Frame 14
Step
01 File > New > Analysis Setting
Procedure
1 Model Type: Select [3D].
2 Unit System: Select [N-m-kg-sec-J]
in dropdown menu.
3 Click [OK].
4 Right-click in the work window and
select [Hide All Guiders].
Steel Frame 15
Step
02 File > Import > Import CAD File…
Procedure
1 Select “Pillar Frame.stp”.
2 Click [Open].
Steel Frame 16
Step
03 Mesh > Generate > 2D
Procedure
1 Select [Auto-Face] tab.
2 Click [ ] (Select All) button.
3 Size: Enter “30”.
2
4 Property: Enter “1”.
1
5 Mesh Set: Enter “Frame”. 2
6 Click [ ] to call up [Advanced
Option]. 3
7 2D Mesher: Select [Delaunay
4
Mesher].
7
8 Element Type: Select [Tri+Quad]. 5
9 Click [OK]. 8
6
10
10 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 17
Step
04 Mesh > Element > Create
Procedure
1 Select [Other] tab.
2 Select [Rigid Body].
3 Master Node: Select [Center of
Dependent Nodes]. 1
4 Dependent Nodes: Select 12 objects. 2
(Refer to Picture)
5 Mesh Set: Enter “Rigid”.
3
6 Click [Apply].
Steel Frame 18
Step
Procedure
1 Select [Rigid Body].
2 Master Node: Select [Center of 1
Dependent Nodes].
3 Dependent Nodes: Select 16 nodes.
(Refer to Picture) 2
4 Mesh Set: Enter “Rigid 2”.

3
5 Click [Apply].
Steel Frame 19
Step
Procedure
1 Select [Rigid Body]. 1
2 Master Node: Select [Center of
Dependent Nodes].
3 Dependent Nodes: Select 146 nodes.
(Refer to Picture)
4 Mesh Set: Enter “Rigid 3”. 2
5 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 20
Step
07 Mesh > Transform > Translate
Procedure
1 Select [Node].
2 Select 2 objects. (Refer to Picture)

3 Select [2 Point Vector] and check
[Z-Dir].
4 Select [Copy (Uniform)].

1
5 Distance : Enter “-500”.
6 Click [OK]. 2
Steel Frame 21
Step
Procedure 1
1 Select [Other] tab.
2 Node : 7654
2 Select [Spring].
3 Select Node 1: Node ID 7657, Node
2: Node ID 7654. 3 Node : 7657
4 DOF of Node 1: Select Tz. Node : 7655
5 DOF of Node 2: Select Tz.

4
6 Click [ ] (Create/Modify Other
Node : 7658
Property) button.
5
7 Enter ID: “2”, Name: “Spring”.
10
8 Spring Constant: Enter “500”.
7
6
9 Click [OK].
11
10 Property: Enter “2: Spring”.
8
11 Mesh Set: Enter “Spring”.
12
12 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 22
Step
11 Mesh > Element > Create…
Procedure
1 Select [Con. Mass].
2 Single Node/ID: Select node 7654. 1
3 Mass Value: Enter “500”.
4 Mesh Set: Enter “Con.Mass1”. 2 6 10

5 Click [Apply].
6 Single Node/ID: Select node 7656.

3 7 11
8 Mesh Set: Enter “Con.Mass2”.

Node : 7654
9 Click [Apply].
10 Single Node/ID: Select node 7655.
12 Mesh Set: Enter “Con.Mass3”.
13 Click [OK]. Node : 7656
Node : 7655
4 8 12
13 5 9
Steel Frame 23
Step
10 Mesh > Attribute > Material
Procedure
1 Click Create > [Isotropic].
2 Enter ID: “1”, Name: “Mat_1”.
3 Click [Linear] tab.
4 Enter Elastic Modulus: “190000”, 1
Poisson’s Ratio: “0.29”,
Mass Density : “8.0e-6”. 2
5 Failure Theory: Select [None].

3
6 Click [OK].
7 4
7 Click [Close].
Steel Frame 24
Step
12 Mesh > Attribute > Property
Procedure
1 Select Property No 1 and click
[Modify].
2 Select [Plate] tab.

3 Enter ID: “1”, Name: “Plate”.
1
4 Membrane Material: Select [1: Mat_1]. 2
3
5 T/T1: Enter “2.5”.
6 Click [OK].
4
7 Click [Close].
Steel Frame 25
Step
Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Fixed”.
2 Select 2 nodes. (Refer to Picture)
3 Click [Fixed].
4 Click [Apply].
Steel Frame 26
Step
Procedure
1 Select [Advanced] Tab.
2 Select 2 nodes. (Refer to Picture)
3 DOF: Check T1 T2 R1 R2 R3.
4 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 27
Step
Procedure
1 Title: Enter “Modal”.
2 Solution Type: Select [Modal].
1
3 Click [OK].
2
Steel Frame 28
Step
Procedure
1 Model Works Tree: Right-click on
Geometry and select [Hide All].

2 Call up File > [Save] and save file.
(Model.nfxa) 1
3 Call up Analysis & Results >
Analysis > [Perform].

4 Click [OK].
5
Steel Frame 29
Step
16 Results Work Tree : Modal: Modal > MODE 3 (FREQ=5.9908) > TOTAL TRANSLATION
Procedure
1 Double-click [TOTAL
DISPLACEMENT (V)].
recording) button. 1
2
3
Steel Frame 30
Step
17 Analysis & Results > Eigenvalues Analysis Results

Procedure 2 2
1 Double-click [Eigenvalues
Analysis Result Table].
2 Evaluate Eigen Value, Cycle.

3 Evaluate PERCENTAGE MODAL
EFFECTIVE MASS.
Steel Frame 31
Step
18 Analysis > Function > Frequency Dependent
Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Frequency”.
2 Enter Frequency: “0” and Value: “0”,
Frequency: “0.0001” and Value: “1”,

1
Frequency: “15” and Value: “1”.
3 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 32
Step
Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Frequency Load 1”.
1
2 Select 1 Node. (Refer to Picture)
3 Select [Magnitude/Phase].
2
4 User Defined Set: Select [Frequency].
5 Constant: Enter “0”.
6 Tz: Enter “10000”.

7 Click [Apply].
Steel Frame 33
Step
Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Frequency Load 2”.
1
2 Select 1 Node. (Refer to Picture)
3 Select [Magnitude/Phase].
2
4 User Defined Set: Select [Frequency].
5 Constant: Enter “180”.
6 Tz: Enter “10000”.
7 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 34
Step
Procedure
1 Title: Enter “MFR”.
1
2 Solution Type: Select [Modal 2
Frequency Response].
4
3 Click [Modal Frequency Response]
3
in Subcase Setting.
4 Click on [ ] to call up Subcase
Control.
Steel Frame 35
Step
Procedure 6
4 3
1
1 Select [Dynamic] tab.
2
2 Select [Define Frequency Set]. 5
3 Name: Enter “Linear”.
4 Method: Select [Linear].
5 Enter First Frequency: “0”,
Frequency Increment: ”0.1”,
Number of Increment: “90”.

6 Click [Add].
7 Name: Enter “Discrete”.

8 Method: Select [Discrete]. 8 10
9 Enter “2.38” and click [Add].
7
Enter “4.18” and click [Add].
Enter “5.81” and click [Add]. 9
10 Click [Add].
11 Click [Close].
11
Steel Frame 36
Step
Procedure 2
1
1 Close Subcase Control and open
[ ] (Analysis Control).
4
2 Select [Damping] tab.
3 Check [Modal Damping Function] 3 11
and select [2%].
4 Click [ ] (Create/Modify Function)
button.
5 Name: Enter “2%”.
6 Method: Select [Constant].

10
7 Constant: Enter “0.02”.
8 Damping Unit Type: Select [Fraction 5 6
of Critical Damping].
7
9 Click [OK].
10 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 37
Step
09 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General
Procedure
1 Select Direct Transient Response
(Required) and check the option Subcase
Control which is located above the yellow
window.
2 Click [ ](Output Control).
3 Click Displacement[ALL].
2
4
Click “OK”
3
By creating Subcases, define
different boundary and load
conditions on each to perform the
analysis. Follow above methods
to input different analysis
conditions for each Subcase. The
method becomes very useful
when performing nonlinear
analysis.
4
Steel Frame 38
Step
Procedure
1 Call up File > [Save] and save file.
Call up Analysis & Results >
2 Analysis > [Perform].
3 Click [OK].
Steel Frame 39
Step
25 Analysis & Results > Advanced > Extract
6
Procedure
1
1 Analysis Set: Select [MFR].
7
2 Result: Select [T3 TRANSLATION(v)].
2
3 Click [Select All]. 8
4 Select [User-Defined] and select
nodes at which results will be viewed.

8
5 Click [Table]. 3
6 Drag to select 3 right columns. (Refer

9
to Picture)
4
7 Right-click and select [Show Graph].
8 Select desired graphic type and X/Y
labels.
9 Click [OK].
5
Steel Frame 40
Step
26 Results Work Tree : MFR: Modal Frequency response > FREQ=8.000 > T3 TRANSLATION
Procedure
1 Double-click [T3 TRANSLATION(V)].
recording) button.

4 Click again [ ].
4
1 3
2
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Step

 Loads and Boundary conditions

01 File > Open

Verify that the File Type is *.nfxa

02 Static/Heat Analysis > Boundary > Constraint

03 Static/Heat Analysis > Attr./Csys/Func.> Function > General

2 Name: Enter “Frequency”.

3 Enter: Frequency: “0” and Value:

“1”, Frequency: “15” and Value: “1”

2 Type: Select [Node].

3 Click [Select Node/Element By ID]

4 Enter “38 5604 7269 11559 11592 4

7 Magnitude: Select [User Defined Set]

and select [Frequency].

button (at the top of work window).

4 Enter “3618 3637 7578 7597” and

7 Magnitude: Select [User Defined Set]

and select [Frequency].

button (at the top of work window).

4 Enter “2126 4034 7358 9193” and

7 Magnitude: Select [User Defined Set]

and select [Frequency].

07 Analysis & Results > Analysis case > General

(Required)] in Subcase Setting.

08 Analysis & Results > Analysis case > General

4 Method: Select [Linear].

5 Enter First Frequency: “0”,

Frequency Increment: ”5”,

Number of Increment: “24”.

7 Name: Enter “Logarithm”. 11

8 Method: Select [Logarithm].

9 Enter First Frequency: “1”, 7 10

Number of Interval: “200”.

10 Click [Add] and [Close]. 9

12 Click [ ] (Analysis Control) button.

13 Check [Uniform Structural Damping]

and enter Uniform Structural Damping

09 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

1 Select Direct Transient Response

(Required) and check the option

Subcase Control which is located

above the yellow window.

2 Click [ ](Output Control).

09 Analysis & Results > Analysis > Perform

2 Call up Analysis & Results >

Analysis > Perform.

10 Analysis & Results > Advanced > Extract

2 Results: Select [T3 TRANSLATION

3 Click [Select All] button. 6

7 Right-click on selected cells and

select [Show Graph…].

11 Analysis & Result Works Tree: model_DFR> FREQ=7.3000e+001> Displacements

recording) button at the bottom of

2 Click [ ] (Play) button.

3 Click again [ ] button.

4 Click [T3 TRANSLATION MAG(V)].

 Loads and Boundary Conditions

01 File > New > Analysis Setting

4 Right-click in the work window and

select [Hide All Guiders].

02 File > Import > Import CAD File…

03 Mesh > Generate > 2D

04 Mesh > Element > Create

2 Select [Rigid Body].