I usually write for CAD users, so writing for folks who lean more toward the analyst side and who consider CAD to be a secondary skill is a bit new but bear with me. I’m at least still writing about …
In NX9, you can use the Automatic Morph command to have NX try to automatically morph an existing mesh to conform to modified CAD geometry. During this process, NX tries…
Structures like reinforced concrete where steel rebar in encased in solid concrete can be represented by 1-D rod or beam elements for the rebar inside solid 3-D tet-elements for the concrete. When se…
Femap has a lot of visualization tools that can be used to verify the model. For example it’s possible to assign colors to entity IDs allowing a quick visual check of the numbering scheme of the mode…