Controlling the import and export of SPRING2 elements

Exporting and importing SPRING2 elements

When you export a Simulation containing a SPRING2 (*SPRING2) element, the software exports it as six SPRING2 elements and six Spring physical property tables, one for each stiffness definition as shown in the figure. The figure shows the six elements in the Simulation Navigator and one of the Spring physical property tables.

When you import an Abaqus input (.inp) file that contains multiple SPRING2 elements, Pre/Post merges the elements back into one SPRING2 element if:

• The elements have the same node connectivity.

• The Spring physical property tables have the same orientation definition.

The single imported SPRING2 element retains the original node connectivity, while the single imported Spring physical property table retains the orientation and stiffness definitions. For example, the following figure shows a Spring physical property table with the six stiffness definitions for the single element, ABQ_1D_MESH(1).

Controlling the spring orientation definition for SPRING2 elements

When you import an Abaqus input (.inp) file that contains SPRING2 elements, you can use the Use Coordinate System Data check box in the Import Simulation dialog box to control how Pre/Post defines the orientation of SPRING2 elements in the Spring physical property tables.

• When you select the check box, Pre/Post uses the coordinate system data to define the orientation of the SPRING2 element. It does not create coordinate systems from the data. The Use Coordinate System Data check box is selected in the Spring physical property table and the coordinate system data appears.

• When you clear the check box, Pre/Post creates a coordinate system from the coordinate system data and applies it to the SPRING2 element. The Use Coordinate System Data check box is cleared in the Spring physical property table. The Simulation Navigator lists the coordinate system.

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Importing simulations

Application	Pre/Post
Prerequisites	A Simulation file as the work part and displayed partAbaqus as the specified solver
Menu	File→Import→Simulation→Abaqus

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