Set Up the Analysis

  1. In the tree view, right-click on Analysis 1 and choose Edit.
  2. Type Dome Lid Buckling for Name, and type Linear Buckling for Title. Select Linear Buckling from the Type drop-down menu.
  3. Enter 3 for the Number of Modes to be extracted. This will instruct Autodesk Nastran to calculate the first 3 eigenvalues.
  4. The dialog should look as shown below.

  5. Click OK to finish setting up the analysis and return to the tree view.
  6. Save the model at this point.
Parent topic: Linear Buckling Analysis of a Dome Lid