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. Click the Options tab, and then enter 3 for the Number of Modes to be extracted. This will instruct Autodesk Nastran to calculate the first 3 eigenvalues.
  4. Click OK to return to the tree view.
  5. Save the model at this point.
Parent topic: Linear Buckling Analysis of a Dome Lid