Exporting Mesh to a NASTRAN
®
File
To specify the dimensions of the elements to export, to choose to include or exclude the geometric entity information, or to set the file field format or element order, enter
model.component(
<ctag>
).mesh(
<tag>
).export().set(
<property>,<value>
);
The following table lists the available properties:
Table 4-9:
Available NASTRAN Mesh Export Properties and their Valid Values.
Property
Value
Default
Description
solidelem
on
|
off
on
Specify if domain elements are exported.
shellelem
on
|
off
off
Specify if boundary elements are exported (3D only).
geominfo_nastran
on
|
off
on
Specify if geometric entity information for each element is exported.
fieldformat
small
|
large
|
free
large
Specify file field format.
nastranquadratic
on
|
off
on
Specify if elements are exported as linear or second-order (quadratic) elements.