An MSC Nastran bulk data file was modified to make it compatible with Helius PFA.
The following sections of the bulk data file required modification:
- Material definition
- Added the MATUSR entry
- Added the MATUDS entry
- Step definition
- Added a nonlinear step definition
- Specified nonlinear solution controls for the analysis
- Output definition
- Replaced the default outputs and requested output of state variables
- Added a parameter entry to allow for post-processing of results
- Specified the number of state variables to pass to the user subroutine
- User subroutine definition
- Used the CONNECT SERVICE and GENUDS entries to identify the use of the Helius PFA User Material Subroutine