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Free disk space is not required to use the compress command. The compressed files have the extension .Z added to the file name. For example if you have a database called earthquake1.db the compressed file will be called earthquake1.db.Z.
Click on radio button Analysis and in the form select Step Creation.... In the new form look at the Solution Type.
Click on radio button Analysis and in the form select Solution Type.... In the new form look at the Solution Types available and choose one.
Click on radio button Analysis and in the form select Solution Type.... In the new form look at the Solution Type and the following option should be available.
In the original form click on Options ....
If HPGL option has been selected then in the new form
click on Print to File (square button). Click on OK in this form and in the original form click on Apply.
If Postscript had been selected then in the new form
click on Print to File (radio button) if you want to create a postscript file. Click on Create EPS file (radio button) if you want to create an encapsulated postscript file.
If you want to send the postscript plot direct to the plotter leave both these options unset.
Finally click on OK in this form and in the original form click on Apply.
Create eps (encapsulated postscript) output file if you want to include it in latex documents (reports/thesis).
If the geometry was generated using some other CAD package then the data can be transferred using an IGES file. However be prepared for unpleasant surprises. Lines, surfaces may go missing if you use this option.
In PATRAN one of the example problems demonstrates the importing of an IGES format file.
Choose Help from the top menu and choose Document Library... Select Part 10 : Example Problems. The Example 2 : L-Shaped Bracket illustrates the use of importing a IGES format file. The install_directory is /export/msc/patran8/patran80 ie the IGES file is /export/msc/patran8/patran80/test_files/bracket.igs.
To run this example first copy the above file to the directory from which you are running Patran from.
Choose File from the pull-down menu and then Import.... In the new form change the source from Neutral to IGES.
The IGES format file should be given the extension igs (Example : bracket.igs) and should appear in the list of Neutral Files. Select the appropriate file and click on Apply.
If you want to check how successful the reading of the IGES file was click on IGES Options... in the `import' form. In the new form click on Preview IGES File.... This will bring up the Preview IGES File form. Click on Write to report file and then select the IGES file and click on Apply. Then you can look at the report file and see what information had been successfully read from the IGES file.
Choose File and then Import.... In the new form object should be Model and the source should be Neutral. Click on the Neutral Options ... and in the new form the heading Entity Packets lists the entities that can be read form the neutral format file. Click on OK in that form.
The Patran 2.5 neutral format file should be given the extension out (Example : bracket.out) and should appear in the list of Neutral Files. Select the appropriate file and click on Apply.
Choose File and then Import.... In the new form object should be Model and the source should be IGES. If the source is Neutral then change this to IGES.
Click on the IGES Options ... and in the new form the heading Entity Packets lists the entities that can be read form the IGES format file. Click on OK in that form.
The IGES format file should be given the extension igs (Example : bracket.igs) and should appear in the list of Neutral Files. Select the appropriate file and click on Apply.
Choose File and then Export.... In the new form the format should be Neutral. Click on the Neutral Options ... and in the new form the heading Entity Packets lists the entities that can be written to the neutral format file.
If you are only interested in the finite element mesh data then highlight only the following :
In the original form enter a name in the box marked Create New File
and give it an extension out. Example plate.out. Then click on Apply.
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