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1 FEMAPUser GuideVersion Proprietary and Restricted Rights NoticeThis software and related documentation are proprietary to Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. 2016 Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All Rights and the Siemens logo are registered trademarks of Siemens AG. NX is a trademark or registered trademark of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other coun-tries. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective following copyright refers only to the executable distributed with FEMAP:NeuQuant Neural-Net Quantization AlgorithmCopyright (c) 1994 Anthony DekkerNEUQUANT Neural-Net quantization algorithm by Anthony Dekker, Kohonen neural networks for optimal colour quantization in Network: Computation in Neural Systems Vol. 5 (1994) pp 351-367 for a discussion of the also ~ party obtaining a copy of these files from the author, directly or indirectly, is granted, free of charge, a full and unrestricted irrevocable, world-wide, paid up, royalty-free, nonexclusive right and license to deal in this software and documentation files (the Software ), including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, pub-lish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons who receive copies from any such party to do so, with the only requirement being that this copyright notice remain PLMWeb: SupportPhone:(714) 952-5444, (800) 955-0000 (In US & Canada)Web: This manual uses different fonts to highlight command names or input that you must this manual, you will see references to windows .

2 windows refers to Microsoft windows 7, windows 8, windows , and windows 10 (64-bit versions only). You will need one of these operating environments to run FEMAP for the PC. This manual assumes that you are familiar with the general use of the operating environment. If you are not, you can refer to the windows User s Guide for additional , throughout the manual all references to FEMAP, refer to the latest Version of our :setup Shows text that you should type. OK, Cancel Shows a command name or text that you will see in a dialog box. Table of Contents Proprietary and Restricted Rights Notice Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Product Configurations3. Getting Hardware Requirements .. Installation - Stand Alone .. Security Device .. Setup Program Execution .. Upgrading Your Security Device .. Network Installation - PC .. Obtaining a License File .. License Server .. Configuring Network Client Machines .. Monitoring Network Usage.

3 Copying FEMAP from one machine to another .. Starting FEMAP .. Errors Starting FEMAP .. Improving Performance (RAM Management) .. Licensing Conversion Methods .. Release Management and Service Bulletins ..3-124. User Overview .. The FEMAP/ windows Team .. The FEMAP windows .. Accessing FEMAP Commands .. FEMAP Main Menu .. FEMAP Toolbars .. Quick Access Menu (Right Mouse Button) .. Shortcut Keys.. Status Bar .. The Select Toolbar.. Context Sensitive Menus .. Dockable Pane Icons .. FEMAP Dialog Boxes .. Entity Selection .. Coordinate Definition .. Vector Definition .. Plane Definition .. Color Palette .. Library Selection .. The Workplane and Other Tools .. The Workplane .. The Cursor Position Toolbar .. Snap To .. Selecting Coordinates .. Selecting Entities by their Titles .. Numerical Input - Real Number Formats.

4 Numerical Input - The FEMAP Calculator .. Equation Editor - Ctrl+E ..4-625. The FEA Geometry .. Methods and Snap To .. The Workplane (2-D and 3-D Geometry) .. 5-1 TOC-2 Table of Basics - Points, Lines and Curves .. Splines .. Curves from Surfaces.. Modifying the Basics .. Surfaces, Boundary Surfaces, Volumes, Solids.. Surfaces .. Boundary Surfaces .. Solids .. Elements and Meshing .. Element Types .. Element Creation .. Hexahedral Modeling and Meshing .. Geometry Preparation .. Mesh Sizing .. Hex Meshing .. HexMesh From Elements .. Midsurface Modeling and Meshing .. Creating Midsurfaces .. Preparing for Meshing .. Meshing .. Materials and Properties .. Materials .. Properties .. Loads and Constraints .. Loads .. Constraints.

5 Connections and Regions .. Functions .. Groups, Layers and Viewing Your Model .. Working with View Select and View Options .. Groups and Layers Overview .. Printing .. External Superelements Modeling .. Creation of an External Superelement using FEMAP .. Referencing an External Superelement using FEMAP .. Post-processing .. Deformed and Contour Plots .. XY Plotting using the Charting pane .. Reporting Results .. Stress Wizard .. A Simple Analysis: Step 1 - Importing the Geometry .. A Simple Analysis: Step 2 - Constraining the Model .. A Simple Analysis: Step 3 - Loading the Model .. A Simple Analysis: Step 4 - Analyzing and Post-Processing .. 5-506. Element Line Elements .. Rod Element .. Tube Element .. Curved Tube Element .. Bar Element .. Beam Element.

6 Link Element .. Curved Beam Element .. Spring/Damper Element .. DOF Spring Element .. Gap Element .. Plot Only Element (Line).. Plane Elements .. Shear Panel Element .. Membrane Element .. Bending Only Element .. Plate Element .. Laminate Element .. Plane Strain Element .. Axisymmetric Shell Element .. 6-12 Table of Plot Only Element (Plane) .. Volume Elements .. Axisymmetric Element .. Solid Element.. Solid Laminate Element.. Other Elements .. Mass Element.. Mass Matrix Element .. Spring/Damper to Ground Element .. DOF Spring to Ground Element .. Rigid Element .. General Matrix Element.. Slide Line Element.. Weld/Fastener Element ..6-217. Translation Tables for Analysis Translation Table for ANSYS, I-DEAS, NASTRAN, and MSC Patran .. ANSYS Translation Notes .. I-DEAS Translation Notes.

7 NASTRAN Translation Notes .. MSC Patran Translation Notes .. Translation Table for ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, and .. ABAQUS Translation Notes .. LS-DYNA Translation Notes .. Translation Notes ..7-258. Analysis Program FEMAP Neutral Files .. Writing a FEMAP Neutral File .. Reading a FEMAP Neutral File .. ABAQUS Interfaces .. Writing an ABAQUS Model with Model, Analysis .. Writing an ABAQUS Model with File, Export .. Performing an ABAQUS Analysis .. Reading ABAQUS Models .. Post-processing ABAQUS Results .. ANSYS Interfaces .. Writing an ANSYS Model with Model, Analysis .. Writing an ANSYS Model with File, Export .. Performing an ANSYS Analysis .. Reading ANSYS Models .. Reading ANSYS Analysis Results .. I-DEAS Interfaces .. Writing an I-DEAS Model .. Reading an I-DEAS Model .. LS-DYNA Interfaces .. Writing an LS-DYNA Model with Model, Analysis.

8 Writing an LS-DYNA Model with File, Export .. Performing an LS-DYNA Analysis .. Reading an LS-DYNA Analysis Model .. Post-processing LS-DYNA Results .. Marc Interfaces .. Writing an Model with Model, Analysis .. Writing an Model with File, Export .. Performing an Analysis .. Reading an Analysis Model .. Post-processing Results .. Nastran Interfaces .. Writing a Nastran Model with Model, Analysis .. Writing a Nastran Model with File, Export .. Performing a Nastran Analysis .. Reading Nastran Models .. Post-processing Nastran Output .. Reviewing Messages and Errors .. Patran Interfaces .. Writing a Model .. 8-134 TOC-4 Table of Reading a Model .. Post-processing Output .. Vendor-Supported Interfaces .. Analysis Software Descriptions.. Using the Interfaces .. Reading Analysis Results into FEMAP.

9 Comma-Separated Tables .. Writing a Comma-Separated Table File .. Reading or attaching to a Comma-Separated File .. The Comma-Separated Table Format .. The Extended Comma-Separated Table Format .. 8-1389. Geometry ACIS Interfaces (*.SAT Format) .. Reading ACIS (SAT) Files .. Writing ACIS (SAT) Files .. Parasolid Interfaces (*.X_T Format) .. Reading Parasolid (X_T) Files .. Writing Parasolid (X_T) Files .. STEP Interface (*.STP files) .. Reading STEP (*.STP) Files .. Writing STEP (*.STP) Files .. IGES File Format .. Reading IGES .. Writing IGES .. DXF Interfaces .. CATIA Interface .. Reading CATIA V4 .. Reading in CATIA V5 Geometry .. I-DEAS Geometry Interface .. Pro/ENGINEER Interface .. Reading Pro/E .. Solid Edge Interface .. NX Interface.

10 SolidWorks Interface .. Stereolithography Interface.. 9-2310. FEMAP Shortcut Keys .. Customizing Toolbars.. Introduction to the FEMAP API .. 10-9A. Using the KeyboardB. Using the Mouse and TouchC. Function ReferenceD. Converting Old Models1. IntroductionFEMAP is finite element modeling and post-processing software that allows you to perform engineering analyses both quickly and confidently. FEMAP provides the capability to develop sophisticated analyses of stress, tempera-ture, and dynamic performance directly on the desktop. With easy access to CAD and office automation tools, pro-ductivity is dramatically improved compared to traditional automatically provides the integration that is necessary to link all aspects of your analysis. FEMAP can be used to create geometry, or you can import CAD geometry. FEMAP provides powerful tools for meshing geometry, as well as applying loads and boundary conditions. You may then use FEMAP to export an input file to over 20 finite element codes.