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Export to FEA Dialog Box

Selects parts for export to Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Depending upon the settings in the Dynamic Simulation settings dialog box, the software either associates the necessary data with the appropriate assembly files for analysis with AIP Stress Analysis or writes the data in a text file for ANSYS Simulation.

Access:

Ribbon: Dynamic Simulation tab Results panel Output Grapher and click Export to FEA.
Note: This feature is available after you run a simulation, as well as when you return to construction mode.

Add Parts

In the Output Grapher browser, right-click the Export to FEA node and click Add Part. The Output Grapher is hidden while you select parts for exporting. You can select multiple parts. To unselect a part, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the part.

The software stores FEA data for the selected parts for each time step selected in the Output Grapher.

Note: If you export motion loads to ANSYS Workbench (the ANSYS Simulation option), the software exports the load information for only the first time step.

If you select ANSYS Simulation in the Dynamic Simulation settings dialog box, the software creates a text file, which you can edit with Microsoft Notepad. It contains:

  • The computation time.
  • The number of the image at the time of the computation.
  • The inertial state of the part.
  • The name of the studied part.
  • The gravity vector projected in the coordinate system of the part.
  • The translational velocity of the part relative to the absolute coordinate system projected in the coordinate system of the part.
  • The translational acceleration of the part relative to the absolute coordinate system projected in the coordinate system of the part.
  • The rotational velocity of the part relative to the absolute coordinate system projected in the coordinate system of the part.
  • The rotational acceleration of the part relative to the absolute coordinate system projected in the coordinate system of the part.
  • The external forces and torques exerted on the part projected in the coordinate system of the part.
Parent page: Exporting Dynamic Simulation Results for FEA

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