USE WITH FE ANALYSIS PACKAGES

  After a model has been generated it is necessary to store the data in the format required by the Finite Element Analysis program. Interface programs to many Finite Element codes are built into the FEMGEN program module and analysis specific environments can be activated enabling the use of analysis specific names and features which are not available in the default neutral environment.

As well as providing input in the format required by an analysis, FEMGEN can also write model data to a file in the neutral format specified in Appendix A of the User Manual Appendices.

Interfaces to certain CAD systems are also available. These enable specific geometric definition data to be taken from the CAD system and used within FEMGEN .

Similarly, after a Finite Element Analysis has been run, it is necessary to convert the analysis results data into the neutral format specified in Appendix B of the User Manual Appendices so that it can be read and displayed in FEMVIEW.. The program to perform this data conversion will vary according to the particular analysis program used and will normally run as a separate executable. Where FEMGV is running on the same computer as the analysis program, it is possible to avoid using the neutral file format and to write the results data directly into the FEMVIEW database. A set of user callable routines are available for this purpose.

Interface programs to many of the popular Finite Element codes are available. For specific details it is necessary to consult the appropriate interface manual.