SOL 600
Engine Gasket Model
Instructions
Demonstrated:
! Set up the Model Database
! 3D Model Import from a MSC.Nastran BDF
! Creation of Groups from Element Properties
! Complete the Material Models
!
Import of Loading and Unloading Curves Using Fields
! Complete the Gasket Element Properties
! Define the Loads and Boundary Conditions
! Define the Analysis Parameters and Output Requests
! Run the Analysis
! Access and Process the Results
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Set up the Model Database
Before importing the block/gasket/cylinder head model, you first need to create a new MSC.Patran
database and define the type of model/analysis you intend to generate. The database contains all of the
modeling and analysis information for your model. Setting the new model preferences readies the
database and provides you with forms tailored for a SOL 600 analysis. Defining picking preferences up
front assigns the manner in which you select objects directly from the graphical viewport.
To create a new MSC.Patran database:
Step 1: On the File menu, click New.
Step 2: In the File Name box, type gasket.db and then click OK.
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Step 3: In the Analysis Code list, click MSC.Nastran.
Step 4: In the Analysis Type list, click Structural, and then click OK.
You now have a new database open with the analysis preferences set for a MSC.Nastran structural
analysis.
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To set the picking preferences:
Picking preferences define how you select entities in your model directly from the graphical viewport.
For this example, set the picking preferences so that, to select an object the entire object must be enclosed
within a drawn boundary.
Step 1: On the MSC.Patran Main toolbar, click Preferences and then click Picking.
Step 2: From the Picking menu, select the
following options:
• Single Picking: Select Entity.
• Rectangle/Polygon Picking: Select
Enclose entire entity.
• Click Close.
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3D Model Import from a MSC.Nastran BDF
Rather than create the model geo