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| Concept | Menu selections |
| Start the session | FEMGEN name |
| Create the Geometry |
GEOMETRY/POINTS GEOMETRY/LINES GEOMETRY/SURFACES GEOMETRY/BODIES |
| Create the Mesh |
MESH/DIVISIONS MESH/TYPES MESH/GENERATE |
| Define a FE-specific environment | PROPERTY/FE fe code (where necessary) |
| Define Materials | PROPERTY/MATERIAL |
| Define Physical | PROPERTY/PHYSICAL |
| Attach Material and Physical props | PROPERTY/ATTACH |
| Apply Constraints | PROPERTY/BOUNDARY |
| Apply Loads | PROPERTY/LOADS |
| Write an analysis file | UTILITY/WRITE fe code |
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ANALYSE using the f.e.code Run a post analysis interface if required |
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| Bring the results (and possibly the model) into the database | UTIL/READ/VIEWDATA name.fvi |
| Access Model | FEMVIEW name |
| View Model |
VIEW/MESH VIEW/HIDDEN/FILL, SHADE etc. VIEW/OPTIONS/CONTOUR FILL |
| Select the Results |
RESULTS/LOADCASE RESULTS/NODAL/STRESS etc. RESULTS/CALC/VO etc. |
| Display the Results |
PRESENT/CONTOUR/LEVEL etc PRESENT/NUMERIC etc |
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Save drawings for plotting or for future reference |
DRAWING/SAVE/PLOTFILE DRAWING/SAVE/LIVE |