Femap FAQ (English)
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Femap FAQ.
What does "Preprozessor control Validation failed." mean?
What does "Error Code 9002" mean?
How can I make FEMAP output the max and min values of front- and backside of plate lements combined?
What does "Preprozessor control Validation failed."?
What is shown on the X-axis of XY-diagrams?
What are the different function types good for?
What entities are theret?
How can I find out more about functions like XEL() or SIN()?
How can I change the background color of a window?
The title bar of my window has disappeared. How can I get it back?
The small Dynamic Query windows don't disappear. How can I get rid of them?
How can I get information about a certain node or element quickly?
What does "Preprozessor control Validation failed." mean?
The reason is most probably special characters in the input file.
When the file checksum is calculated FEMAP and NASTRAN treat special characters differently, and this is where the error comes from.
This also applies to entity names, because these are written as comments into the DAT file and comments are part of the checksum calculation.
Spaces in the model name, spaces in the path to the model file, spaces in the path to FEMAP.
Special characters, like äare also forbidden in path and file name.
In Model/Output/Envelope chose From Output Set, and select the appropriate Output Set.
As Vector select Plate Top und Plate Bot. A new Output Set with min and max values will be generated.
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"How can I make FEMAP output the max and min values of front- and backside of plate lements combined?"
Unter View/Select chose one of the followin options:
Option X-Achse
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XY vs ID ID
XY vs Set Output Set ID
XY vs Set Value Output Set Name, will be interpreted as name (e.g. for
Eigenfrequencies).
XY vs Position Position along one of the axis
XY vs Function Value
Functiontypes and their usage:
Allgemein
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1. Dimensionless
16.Function vs. Value multiple curves associated with a given quantity
Dynamic
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2. vs. Time time dependent loads for transient analysis
4. vs. Frequency frequency dependent loads for frequency response analysis.
7.Viscous Damping vs. Frequency damping for transient/frequency response analysis
8. Critical Damping vs. Frequency damping for transient/frequency response analysis
9.Amplification vs. Frequency damping for transient/frequency response analysis
17. Function vs. Critical Damping tables obtained for/from Response Spectrum analysis
Nonlinear
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3. vs. Temperature temperature dependent material properties
5. vs. Stress stress dependent curves for nonlinear material properties
6. Function vs. Temperature multiple stress/strain curves as a function of strain rate for nonlinear material properties
10.vs. Strain Rate yield stress as function of strain rate for nonlinear material properties
11. Function vs. Strain Rate multiple stress/strain curves as a function of strain rate for nonlinear material properties
14. Stress vs. Strain stress/strain curve for nonlinear material properties
15. Stress vs. Plastic Strain stress/strain curve for nonlinear material properties for export to those analysis codes that require input in plastic strain.
12. vs. Curve Length define load magnitude as a function of curve length.
13. vs. Parametric Length define load magnitude as a function of parametric length.
- Coordinate System
- Point
- Curve
- Surface
- Solid/Volume
- Text
- Boundary
- Node
- Element
- Material
- Property
- Load Set
- Constraint Set
- View
- Output Set
- Output Format
Appendix C of the User Giude has a Function Reference.
Shift and right mouse button brings back the title bar.
Delete/Tools/Text
and then select all the windows you want to delete.
See also:
"How can I get information about a certain node or element quickly?"
On the right side of the status bar select the Entity you would want to show.
Move you mouse pointer over the element you want to query and leave it there.
A small window with selected info is shown.
Which info is shown depends on the selected Output Set and the selected Output Vector.
This functionality is refered as Dynamic Query in the manual.
Other useful functions are: Dynamic Query + left mouse button copies text in the List Window
Dynamic Query + right mouse button copies text in the Graphic Window
To view the test, it must be in the current Group and a Redraw has to be done.
