Nastran environment > Importing and exporting Nastran data
Nastran import and export support
The following tables list all case control commands and bulk data entries that are supported for import and export for the Simcenter Nastran and MSC Nastran solvers.
NASTRAN statement
| Name | Simcenter Nastran Import and Export Support | MSC Nastran Import and Export Support | Unsupported Fields or Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASTRAN | Yes | Yes | The expression must be a simple integer value, a simple real value, or a “YES” or “NO” character string. Characters such as “()+/*” are not supported and cause the software to skip the NASTRAN during import. Use of DEFINE is not supported. |
File Management Statements
| Name | Simcenter Nastran Import and Export Support | MSC Nastran Import and Export Support | Unsupported Fields or Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIGN | Yes | Yes | OUTPUT2, OUTPUT4, INPUTT2, SC_H5, USERFILE are supported for import and export. | |
| INCLUDE | Yes | Yes | ||
| INIT | Yes | Yes |
Executive Control Statements
| Name | Simcenter Nastran Import and Export Support | MSC Nastran Import and Export Support | Unsupported Fields or Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APP | Yes | Yes | ||
| CEND | Yes | Yes | ||
| GEOMCHECK | Yes | Yes | ||
| INCLUDE | Yes | Yes | In Pre/Post, the INCLUDE statement is used to include a User Defined Text modeling object in your solver input file. | |
| SOL | Yes | Yes | ||
| SOL 601,N or SOL 701 | Yes | No | ||
| TIME | Yes | Yes | The T2 field is not supported for import. |
Case control commands
| Name | Simcenter Nastran Import and Export Support | MSC Nastran Import and Export Support | Unsupported Fields or Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCELERATION | Yes**Partially supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | CRMS is unsupported for import.ABS/REL, CRMS, RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH/CID are unsupported for export. | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports the export of ACCELERATION=ALL. |
| ACCONV | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| ACORDCHK | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| ACINTENSITY | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| ACMODL | No | Yes | ||
| ACPOWER | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| ACTEMP | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| ACVELOCITY | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| ADAPTERR | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| AEROF | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| AESYMXY | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| AESYMXZ | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| AESYMXY | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| AESYMYZ | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| ALOAD | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| ANALYSIS | Yes | Yes | SAERO, DIVERGE, and FLUTTER are unsupported for import and export. | |
| APRESSURE[ | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| ATVOUT | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BCRESULTS | Yes**Partially supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports the export of BCRESULTS(TRACTION,FORCE)=ALL. | |
| BCONTACT | No | Yes**Supported for export only. | ||
| BCSET | Yes | No | ||
| BEGIN BULK | Yes | Yes | ||
| BGRESULTS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BGSET | Yes | No | ||
| BOLTLD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes**Supported for export only. | ||
| BOLTRESULTS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| BVTSET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| B2GG | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| CKGAP | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CMETHOD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| CRSTRN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CYCFORCES | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CYCSET | Yes | No | ||
| CZRESULTS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| DEFORM | Yes | Yes | ||
| DESGLB | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| DESOBJ | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| DESSUB | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| DISPLACEMENT | Yes | Yes | CRMS is not supported for import.ABS/REL, CRMS, RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH/TM/T1/T2/T3, RM/R1/R2/R3, F, CONNECTOR, CID are not supported for export. | |
| DIVERG | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| DLOAD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| DMTRCOEFF | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| DMTRLOSS | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| DSAPRT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| DTEMP | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| EBDSET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| ECHO | Yes | Yes | The FILE filed is not supported for import.UNSORT, BOTH, PUNCH, FILE are not supported for export. | Only ECHO=SORT and ECHO=NONE are supported for export. |
| EDE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | AVGAMP is not supported for export. | |
| ELAROUT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| ERP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | AVGAMP is not supported for export. | |
| ELSTRN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| ENTHALPY | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment | Yes | ||
| ESE | Yes | Yes | AVGAMP is not supported for export. | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports ESE=ALL. |
| EXTSEOUT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | STIFFENING, MASS, DAMPING, K4DAMP, and LOADS are not supported for import. | |
| FHAC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| FHAR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| FLSTCNT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| FLUX | Yes | Yes | ||
| FLXSLI | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| FMETHOD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| FMH3D | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. This command is also not supported for import. | No | ||
| FORCE | Yes | Yes | CRMS is not supported for import.RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH are not supported for export. | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports FORCE=ALL. |
| FREQUENCY | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| FRFIN | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. This command is also not supported for import. | Yes | ||
| GCRSTRN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| GELSTRN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| GKRESULTS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| GPFORCE | Yes | Yes | ||
| GPLSTRN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| GRDCON | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| GROUNDCHECK | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| GSTRAIN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| GSTRESS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| GTHSTRN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| HARMONICS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| HDOT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| HOUTPUT | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| IC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | MODAL, and STATSUB are not supported for import or export. | |
| IMPERF | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| INCLUDE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | The import of INCLUDE statements is supported in the Case Control and Bulk Data sections of the input file. | |
| INITS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| INPOWER | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| K2GG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| K42GG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| LABEL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| LOADSET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| MBDEXPORT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | FLEXBODY, FLEXONLY, OUTGSTRS, PSETID, OUTGSTRN, CHECK are not supported for export. | |
| MBDRECVR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| MLOAD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | For more information, see Modeling misaligned rotors. | |
| MODESELECT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| MSSBULK | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| MEFFMASS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| METHOD | Yes | Yes | ||
| MODCON | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| MODSEL | Yes | No | ||
| MONVAR | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| MPC | Yes | Yes | ||
| MPCFORCES | Yes | Yes | CRMS is not supported for import.CRMS, RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH/CID are not supported for export. | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports MPCFORCES=ALL. |
| M2GG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation | Yes | ||
| NLARCL | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| NLCNTL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| NLPARM | Yes | Yes | ||
| NLSTRESS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| NSM | Yes | Yes | ||
| OLOAD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | CRMS is not supported for import.CRMS, RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH/CID are not supported for export. | |
| OMEGA | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| OSTNINI | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| OPRESS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| OTEMP | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| OTMFORC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. This command is also not supported for import. | No | ||
| PEAKOUT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | For more information, see Limiting frequency response output to peak responses. | |
| PFGRID | No | Yes | ||
| PFMODE | No | Yes | ||
| PFPANEL | No | Yes | ||
| PFRESULTS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLSTRN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PRESSURE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| RANDOM | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| RANDPEX | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| RCROSS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| RESVEC | Export support only**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Export support only | For Simcenter Nastran, the NORVEL field is not supported for import.For MSC Nastran, the NOADJLOD field is not supported for import. | |
| RIGID | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| RMETHOD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| RSMETHOD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| SDAMPING | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| SEKETAB | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. environment. | No | ||
| SEQDEP | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| SET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | See Understanding the import of Nastran SETs for more information. | |
| SETMC | YES | No | Only the DISP, VELO, ACC, and SCPF fields are currently supported for import.The ELFO, STRA, STRE response types are not supported for export. | |
| SETMCNAME | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| SHELLTHK | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| SKIPOFF | Import support only | Import support only | ||
| SKIPON | Import support only | Import support only | ||
| SPC | Yes | Yes | ||
| SPCFORCES | Yes | Yes | CRMS is not supported for import.CRMS, RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH/CID are not supported for export. | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports SPCFORCES=ALL. |
| STATSUB | Yes | No | ||
| STATVAR | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| STRAIN | Yes | Yes | CRMS is not supported for import.CRMS, RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH/CID are not supported for export. | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports STRAIN=ALL. |
| STRESS | Yes | Yes | CRMS is not supported for import.CRMS, RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH/CID are not supported for export. | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports STRESS=ALL. |
| SUBCASE | Yes | Yes | ||
| SUBCOM | Yes | Yes | TEMP and DEFORM requests from referenced subcases are not supported. | |
| SUBSEQ | Yes | Yes | ||
| TEMPERATURE | Yes | Yes | ||
| THSTRN | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| TITLE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| TRIM | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| TRLOSS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| TRPOWER | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| TSTEP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| TSTEPNL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| THERMAL | Yes | Yes | ||
| ULOAD | Yes*Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | For more information, see Finite Element Method Adaptive Order (FEMAO) solutions. | |
| VATVOUT | Yes*Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | For more information, see Finite Element Method Adaptive Order (FEMAO) solutions. | |
| VELOCITY | Yes | Yes | CRMS is not supported for import.CRMS, RPRINT/NORPRINT/RPUNCH/CID are not supported for export. | The NX Design Simulation solver available in the Design Simulation application only supports VELOCITY=ALL. |
| WEIGHTCHECK | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes |
Bulk data entries A-C
| Name | Simcenter Nastran Import and Export Support | MSC Nastran Import and Export Support | Unsupported Fields | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACADAPT | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | Yes | ||
| ACCEL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | For more information, see Static acceleration load. | |
| ACCEL1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | For more information, see Static acceleration load. | |
| ACCONV | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| ACCONVD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| ACDUCT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Duct mode load. | |
| ACFAN | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Fan Noise. | |
| ACNDUCT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Duct mode load. | |
| ACMODL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | Yes | ||
| ACORDER | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| ACPLNW | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| ACPNVEL | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| ACPOLE1 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| ACPOLE2 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| ACSPO2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Aeroacoustic simulation using surface dipole. | |
| ACPRESS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| ACSRCE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| ACTEMP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Defining acoustic properties of fluids with CFD results. | |
| ACTRAD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| AEFACT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| AELINK | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| AELIST | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| AEROS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| ALOAD | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| AMLREG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| ASET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| ASET1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| AESTAT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| ATVBULK | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| ATVS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| BAROR | Import support only | Import support only | ||
| BCBDPRP | No | YesExport support only | ||
| BCBODY1 | No | YesExport support only | ||
| BCONECT | No | YesExport support only | ||
| BCONPRG | No | YesExport support only | ||
| BCONPRP | No | YesExport support only | ||
| BCPROP | Yes | No | BCPROP is exported as a BSURF entry. | |
| BCRPARA | Yes | No | ||
| BCTABL1 | No | YesExport support only | ||
| BCTADD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BCTPAR2 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| BCTPARA | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BCTPARM | Yes | No | ||
| BCTSET | Yes | No | ||
| BEAMOR | Yes | Yes | Alternate format supported. | |
| BEDGE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BGADD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BGPARM | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BGSET | Yes | Yes | ||
| BLSEG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | BY | |
| BNDFIX | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| BNDFIX1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| BNDFREE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| BNDFREE1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| BOLT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | A Simcenter Nastran alter is required to write this information to the OP2 file. | |
| BOLTFOR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | Pre/Post imports the BOLTFOR entry as the BOLTFRC entry. | |
| BOLTFRC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BOLTSEQ | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| BSET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| BSET1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| BSURF | Yes | No | BY | |
| BSURFS | Yes | No | ||
| BVTADD bulk data entry | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BVTPAR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| BVTSET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| CAERO1 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| CAERO2 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| CBAR | Yes | Yes | The PA and PB (end release) fields are supported in Pre/Post as Element Associated Data.The OFFT field is only supported for MSC Nastran.The alternate format is supported. | |
| CBEAM | Yes | Yes | BIT, SA, SB | The PA and PB (end release) fields are supported in Pre/Post as Element Associated Data.The OFFT field is only supported for MSC Nastran.The beam's orientation vector is supported in Pre/Post as element associated data. |
| CBEAR | Yes | No | Importing CBEAR elements from OP2 files is supported only through the IBULK datablock. | |
| CBEAR2 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | Importing CBEAR elements from OP2 files is supported only through the IBULK datablock. | |
| CBEND | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | Yes | For import and export, only GEOM options 3 and 4 are supported (curved pipe type elements).For more information, see Creating CBEND elements. | |
| CBUSH (node-to-node and node-to-ground) | Yes | Yes | Both the GA and GB fields must be specified. | |
| CBUSH1D | Yes | Yes | ||
| CCHOCK3 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CCHOCK4 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CCHOCK6 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CCHOCK8 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CDAMP1 (node-to-node and node-to-ground) | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | C1 and C2 can only be a single digit.Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes).For node-to-node elements, both nodes must have DOFs that are either translational or rotational. | |
| CDAMP2 (node-to-node and node-to-ground) | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | C1 and C2 can only be a single digit.Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes).Scalar points must be defined using the SPOINT bulk data entry.For node-to-node elements, both nodes must have DOFs that are either translational or rotational. | |
| CDAMP3 | Yes | Yes | CDAMP3 elements are not directly supported in Pre/Post. They are automatically converted to CDAMP1 elements during import.For more information, see Import for connection elements.Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes). | |
| CDAMP4 | Yes | Yes | CDAMP4 elements are not directly supported in Pre/Post. They are automatically converted to CDAMP2 elements during import.For more information, see Import for connection elements.Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes). | |
| CELAS1 (node-to-node and node-to-ground) | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes).Scalar points must be defined using the SPOINT bulk data entry.For node-to-node elements, both nodes must have DOFs that are either translational or rotational. | |
| CELAS2 (node-to-node and node-to-ground) | Yes | Yes | Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes).Scalar points must be defined using the SPOINT bulk data entry.K is supported in Pre/Post as element associated data.For node-to-node elements, both nodes must have DOFs that are either translational or rotational. | |
| CELAS3 | Yes | Yes | CELAS3 elements are not directly supported in Pre/Post. They are automatically converted to CELAS1 elements during import.For more information, see Import for connection elements.Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes). | |
| CELAS4 | Yes | Yes | CELAS4 elements are not directly supported in Pre/Post. They are automatically converted to CELAS2 elements during import.For more information, see Import for connection elements.Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes). | |
| CFAST | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | If you import an .op2 file, the PIDA and PIDB fields are not supported. | |
| CGAP (node-to-node) | Yes | Yes | ||
| CHBDYE | Yes | Yes | IVIEWF, IVIEWB, RADMIDB | |
| CHBDYG | Yes | Yes | IVIEWF, IVIEWB, RADMIDB | |
| CHBDYP | Yes | Yes | IVIEWF, IVIEWB, RADMIDB | |
| CHEXA | Yes | Yes | If a CHEXA element is missing any midside nodes, it is imported without any midside nodes at all. | |
| CHEXCZ | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CJOINT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| CLINK | Yes**Only supported in the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | For more information, see Modeling misaligned rotors. | |
| CMASS1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes). | |
| CMASS2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes). | |
| CMASS3 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | CMASS3 elements are not directly supported in Pre/Post. They are automatically converted to CMASS1 elements during import.For more information, see Import for connection elements.Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes). | |
| CMASS4 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | CMASS4 elements are not directly supported in Pre/Post. They are automatically converted to CMASS2 elements during import.For more information, see Import for connection elements.Scalar points are imported as GRID points (nodes). | |
| CONM1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| CONM2 | Yes | Yes | M is supported in Pre/Post as element associated data. | |
| CONROD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| CONV | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | FLMND, TA2, TA3, TA4, TA5, TA6, TA7, TA8 are not supported for export. | |
| CORD1C | Yes | Yes | Coordinate system hierarchy is flattened during the import process. | |
| CORD1R | Yes | Yes | Coordinate system hierarchy is flattened during the import process. | |
| CORD1S | Yes | Yes | Coordinate system hierarchy is flattened during the import process. | |
| CORD2C | Yes | Yes | Coordinate system hierarchy is flattened during the import process. | |
| CORD2R | Yes | Yes | Coordinate system hierarchy is flattened during the import process. | |
| CORD2S | Yes | Yes | Coordinate system hierarchy is flattened during the import process. | |
| CPENTA | Yes | Yes | If a CPENTA element is missing any midside nodes, it is imported without any midside nodes at all. | |
| CPENTCZ | Yes | Yes | If a CPENTA element is missing any midside nodes, it is imported without any midside nodes at all. | |
| CPLSTN3 | Yes | No | These elements must lie in the XY or ZX plane only. | |
| CPLSTN4 | Yes | No | ||
| CPLSTN6 | Yes | No | ||
| CPLSTN8 | Yes | No | ||
| CPLSTS3 | Yes | No | These elements must lie in the XY or ZX plane only.You define the nodal thickness values for these elements as element associated data.Pre/Post imports any midside node thickness values for CPLSTS6. and CPLSTS8 entries. | |
| CPLSTS4 | Yes | No | ||
| CPLSTS6 | Yes | No | ||
| CPLSTS8 | Yes | No | ||
| CPYRAM | Yes | No | ||
| CQUAD4 | Yes | Yes | THETA and MCID are supported in Pre/Post as element associated data. | |
| CQUAD8 | Yes | Yes | THETA and MCID are supported in Pre/Post as element associated data.If a CQUAD8 element is missing any midside nodes, it is imported without any midside nodes at all. | |
| CQUADR | Yes | Yes | THETA and MCID are supported in Pre/Post as element associated data. | |
| CQUADX4 | Yes | No | ||
| CQUADX8 | Yes | No | ||
| CREEP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| CROD | Yes | Yes | ||
| CSET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| CSET1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| CSHEAR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| CTETRA | Yes | Yes | ||
| CTRAX3 | Yes | No | ||
| CTRAX6 | Yes | No | ||
| CTRIA3 | Yes | Yes | THETA and MCID are supported in Pre/Post as element associated data. | |
| CTRIA6 | Yes | Yes | THETA and MCID are supported in Pre/Post as element associated data.If a CTRIA6 element is missing any midside nodes, it is imported without any midside nodes at all. | |
| CTRIAR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | THETA and MCID are supported in Pre/Post as element associated data. | |
| CTRIAX6 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | TH is not supported for export. | |
| CTUBE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| CVISC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| CWELD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | If you import an .op2 file, the PIDA and PIDB fields are not supported. | |
| CYCADD | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CYCAXIS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| CYCSET | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No |
Bulk data entries D-N
| Name | Simcenter Nastran Import and Export Support | MSC Nastran Import and Export Support | Unsupported Fields | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAREA | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | Yes | DAREA is used for direct and indirect dynamic loading in SOLs 108, 109, 111, and 112. If you import DAREA in the context of a static solution, the software skips the DAREA entry. | |
| DCONADD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Import support only | ||
| DCONSTR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | Yes | Currently, DCONSTR can only refer to a DRES1 entry. | |
| DEFORM | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| DELAY | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| DESC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | |||
| DESVAR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Import support only | ||
| DIVERG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| DLOAD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| DMI | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| DMIG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | For more information, see DMIG as a matrix element. | |
| DMNCON | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| DMRLAW | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| DOPTPRM | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| DPHASE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | Yes | ||
| DSCREEN | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | Yes | ||
| DRESP1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | The following options are not supported for import:The PTYPE option for the ELEM field.Character strings for the ATTB field.The ALL qualifier for the WEIGHT response type. | |
| DRIVER | Yes**Not supported for Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | For more information, see SOL 402 Multi-Step Nonlinear Kinematics. | ||
| DTEMP | Yes**Not supported for Design Simulation. | No | ||
| DTEMPEX | Yes**Not supported for Design Simulation. | No | ||
| DTI | Export support only | |||
| DTI, UNITS | Export support only | Exported from flexible body type solutions. | ||
| DVCREL1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | A single DESVAR entry and the associated coefficient are supported for import (DVID1 and COEF1). All other DESVAR entries are dropped. | |
| DVMREL1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | A single DESVAR entry and the associated coefficient are supported for import (DVID1 and COEF1). All other DESVAR entries are dropped. | |
| DVPREL1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | A single DESVAR entry and the associated coefficient are supported for import (DVID1 and COEF1). All other DESVAR entries are dropped.Negative FID values are unsupported for import. A positive FID value is only supported for the PBAR/PDAMP/PELAS/PGAP/PMASS/PROD/PSHEAR/PSHELL/PTUBE/PVISC entries. | |
| DVTREL1 | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| EBDADD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| EBDSET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | The alternate format is supported for export. | |
| EIGB | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | For the METHOD field, only the SINV option is currently supported. | |
| EIGC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | A single continuation line is supported for import. The alternate EIGC entry format (KEYWORD1= |
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| EIGR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | For the METHOD field, only the AHOU option is currently supported. | |
| EIGRL | Yes | Yes | ||
| ELAR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Element Add/Remove (SOL 401). | |
| ELAR2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Element Add/Remove (SOL 401). | |
| ELARADD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Element Add/Remove (SOL 401). | |
| ENDDATA | Yes | Yes | N/A | |
| FLFACT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Aeroelastic flutter analysis (SOL 145). | |
| FLUTTER | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Aeroelastic flutter analysis (SOL 145). | |
| FLXADD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see SOL 402 structural analysis with kinematics. | |
| FLXSLI | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see SOL 402 structural analysis with kinematics. | |
| FMH3D | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| FORCE | Yes | Yes | ||
| FORCE1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| FORCE2 | Yes | Yes | ||
| FORCDST | Yes | No | ||
| FOU3 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| FREQH | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Fan Noise. | |
| FRFFLEX | Yes*Not supported for import.*Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| FRFOMAP | Yes*Not supported for import.*Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| FRFOTM | Yes*Not supported for import.*Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| FRFSTIF | Yes*Not supported for import.*Only supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| FREQ | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| FREQ1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| FREQ2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| FREQ3 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| FREQ4 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| FREQ5 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| GRAV | Yes | Yes | MB | |
| GRDSET | Yes | Yes | SEID | |
| GRID | Yes | Yes | SEID | |
| GROUP | Yes | No | META, descriptor, and TYPEi=PROP are not supported for import. | |
| IMPERF | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| IMPRADD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| ITER | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| INITADD | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| INITS | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| INITSO | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| IPLANE | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | The CID and CSP fields are not supported for import. | |
| JCON | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see SOL 402 structural analysis with kinematics. | |
| JCONADD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see SOL 402 structural analysis with kinematics. | |
| LOAD | Yes | Yes | ||
| LSEQ | Yes | Yes | ||
| MAT1 | Yes | Yes | MCSID | |
| MAT1F | Yes | Yes | ||
| MAT2 | Yes | Yes | MCSID | |
| MAT3 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| MAT4 | Yes | Yes | The m field is not supported for import. | |
| MAT5 | Yes | Yes | HGEN | |
| MAT8 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MAT9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MAT10 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MAT10C | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| MAT11 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| MATCID | Yes | No | On import, for all elements that are referenced by the MATCID entry, the software imports the material orientation vector data as a spatial field. | |
| MATCRP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| MATCZ | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| MATDMG | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| MATF10C | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| MATFT | Yes | No | F13 and F23 are not supported for import.If the MATFT entry corresponds to a MAT9 entry, then F12, Xc, Yc, Zc, Xt, Yt, Zt, S12, S13, and S23 are also not supported for import. | Although Simcenter Nastran allows you to specify multiple failure theories on a single MATFT entry, Pre/Post only retains the first specified failure theory. |
| MATG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| MATHE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | Pre/Post imports blank double values as blank values. | |
| MATHP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| MATOVR | Yes**Only supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| MATPOR | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| MATSMA | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| MATSR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| MATS1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | MATS1 is only supported in nonlinear solutions.Pre/Post imports the MATS1 entry in the context of MAT2,MAT3,MAT8,MAT9 and MAT11 entries. | |
| MATT1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MATT2 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MATT3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MATT4 | Yes | Yes | T(H),T(mu), T(HGEN) | |
| MATT5 | Yes | Yes | T(HGEN) | |
| MATT8 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MATT9 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MDSBULK | YesOnly available for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| MICPNT | YesOnly available for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | ||
| MKAERO1 | Yes*Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Aeroelastic flutter analysis (SOL 145). | |
| MLINK | Yes* Only supported in the Simcenter Nastran environment. | No | For more information, see Modeling misaligned rotors. | |
| MOMENT | Yes | Yes | ||
| MOMENT1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MOMENT2 | Yes | Yes | ||
| MPC | Yes | Yes | ||
| MPCADD | Yes | Yes | ||
| MPCY | No | Yes | ||
| MPLAS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| MUMAT | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | This command is only supported for isotropic, orthotropic, and anisotropic materials. | |
| MVPLAS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| NLARCL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| NLCNTL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| NLCNTL2 | Yes**Not supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment or Design Simulation. | No | ||
| NLCNTLG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| NLPARM | Yes*The export support for NLPARM from Design Simulation is limited. | Yes | For export from Design Simulation, all fields are unsupported except ID, NINC, and INTOUT. | |
| NLPCI | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| NSM | Yes | Yes | ||
| NSM1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| NSMADD | Yes | Yes | ||
| NSML | Yes | Yes | ||
| NSML1 | Yes | Yes | ||
| NXSTRAT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No |
Bulk data entries O-Z
| Name | Simcenter Nastran Import and Export Support | MSC Nastran Import and Export Support | Unsupported Fields | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMEGA | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| OMEGA1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| OMEGA2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| OMIT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| OMIT1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PAABSF | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | S, A, and RHOC are not supported for export. | |
| PAABSF1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| PACDUCT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Duct mode load. | |
| PACFAN | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Fan Noise. | |
| PACTRAD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| PACSPO2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Aeroacoustic simulation using surface dipole. | |
| PAERO1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | For more information, see Creating aerodynamic panel meshes. | |
| PAERO2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| PANCON | Yes*Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PANEL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| PARAM | Yes | Yes | PARAM,SIGMA | This software imports input files in which PARAM statements are used in the case control section as well as in the bulk data entry section. |
| PARAM,BTU | Yes | Yes | ||
| PARAM,UNITSYS | Yes | Yes | ||
| PBAR | Yes | Yes | K1 and K2 are not supported for export. | The PBAR entry is exported for the Thin Wall Hat, User Defined, User Defined Thin Wall, and User Defined Solid Sections type. |
| PBARL | Yes | Yes | The TYPE field only supports the BOX, TUBE, CHAN, I1, ROD and BAR options. | The ROD, TUBE, I1, CHAN, BOX, and BAR type sections are imported as standard cross sections. Other sections are imported as user-defined type sections.The DBOX section (MSC Nastran 2008) is not supported. |
| PBEAM | Yes | Yes | S1, S2, NSI, M1, and M2 are not supported for import.K1, K2, S1, S2, NSI (A), NSI (B), M1(A), M2(A), M1(B), M2(B) are not supported for export. | The software does not process any intermediate section information on import. Only sections at ends A and B are retained. |
| PBEAML | Yes | Yes | The DBOX section (MSC Nastran 2008) is not supported. | The ROD, TUBE, I1, CHAN, BOX, and BAR type sections are imported as standard cross sections. Other sections are imported as user-defined type sections.The DBOX section (MSC Nastran 2008) is not supported. |
| PBEAR | Yes | No | Currently, importing the PBEAR entry from OP2 files is supported only through the IBULK datablock. | |
| PBEAR2 | Yes | No | ||
| PBEND | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | Yes | For more information, see Creating CBEND elements. | |
| PBUSH | Yes | Yes | ||
| PBUSH1D | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PBUSH2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| PBUSHT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PCHOCK | Yes**Only supported for export from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PCOMP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PCOMPG | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | On import, if SOUT=YES for any one ply, then the software sets SOUT=YES for all plies. | PCOMPG entries are converted to PCOMP entries on import. |
| PCOMPG1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | Only FT1 is imported. If SOUT=YES for any one ply, the software sets it to YES for all plies. | |
| PCOMPS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | On import, if SOUT=YES for any one ply, then the software sets SOUT=YES for all plies.TFLAG REL is not supported for import. | |
| PCONV | Yes | No | FORM and EXPF are not supported for import or export.Note: During export, the software inserts the default values for these fields. | |
| PDAMP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PDAMPT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PELAS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PEAKOUT | Yes*Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | For more information, see Limiting frequency response output to peak responses. | |
| PELAST | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PFAST | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | The following fields are currently not supported for import or export:GEMCID=-1MFLAG | |
| PFGRID | No | Yes | ||
| PFMODE | No | Yes | ||
| PFPANEL | No | Yes | ||
| PGAP | Yes | Yes | ||
| PGPLSN | Yes**Only supported for export from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | For performance reasons, any GRID IDs that you specify on this entry are imported as Mesh Associated Data. | ||
| PHBDY | Export support only | Yes | D1 and D2 are not supported for export. | The AF field represents either the thickness of a shell element or the average perimeter of a 1D element. |
| PJOINT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| PJOINT2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| PLOAD1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | For the TYPE field, only the FX, FY, and FZ options are supported for import or export.For the SCALE field, only the FR option is supported for import or export.For the X1 field, only the values X1=0.0 and X2=1.0 are supported for import.The values for the P2 and P2 fields must be equal for import. | |
| PLOAD2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | On export, the THRU field on the alternate format entry is used for consecutive elements. | |
| PLOAD4 | Yes | Yes | The values for P2, P3, and P4 (if present) must be equal to the value for P1. | |
| PLOADE1 | Yes | No | ||
| PLOADFP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| PLOADX1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | You can use the PLOADX1 entry to export time-dependent pressure loads. | |
| PLOTEL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PLOTEL3 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLOTEL4 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLOTEL6 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLOTEL8 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLOTHEX | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLOTPEN | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLOTPYR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLOTTET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PLPLANE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PLSOLID | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PMASS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PMIC | Yes**Supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment only. | No | ||
| POINT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| PPLANE | Yes | No | ||
| PROD | Yes | Yes | ||
| PSHEAR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PSHELL | Yes | Yes | ||
| PSHL3D | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| PSOLCZ | Yes**Supported for export from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics only. | No | ||
| PSOLID | Yes | Yes | ||
| PTUBE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PVISC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| PWELD | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | The following fields are not supported for import or export:LDMINLDMAXMCID=-1MSETTYPE | |
| QBDY2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| QBDY3 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | The THRU field on the alternate format entry is used for the export of consecutive elements. | |
| QSET | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| QSET1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| QVOL | Yes | The THRU field on the alternate format entry is used for the export of consecutive elements. | ||
| RADBC | Yes | The THRU field on the alternate format entry is used for the export of consecutive elements. | ||
| RADM | Yes | EMIS2, EMIS3, EMIS4, EMIS5, EMIS6, EMIS7, and EMISi | You can only define one emissivity field (EMIS1). | |
| RANDPS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| RANDT1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| RADMT | Export support only | Yes | T(e2)-T(ei) | You can only define one emissivity field (EMIS1). |
| RBAR | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| RCROSS | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| RCROSSC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| RBE2 | Yes | Yes | ||
| RBE3 | Yes | Yes | ||
| RDMODES | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| RFORCE | Yes | Yes | Only CID=0 is supported for import.METHOD and MB are not supported for export. | |
| RFORCE1 | YesSupported in the Simcenter Nastran and Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environments only. | No | Only CID=0 is supported for import.MB is not supported for export. | |
| RFORCE2 | YesSupported in the Simcenter Nastran and Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environments only. | No | Only CID=0 is supported for import for the CID field. Additionally, the fields MB and GROUP with TYPE GRID are not supported for import. | |
| RLOAD1 | Yes | Yes | DELAY, DPHASE, and TD are not supported for import or export.TYPE is not supported for export. | |
| RLOADEX | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | Yes | ||
| RLOAD2 | Yes | Yes | The RLOAD2 entry is converted to an RLOAD1 entry during import. On export, the software exports the RLOAD1 entry. | |
| ROTORB | Yes | No | ||
| ROTORD | Yes | No | ||
| ROTORG | Yes | No | ||
| ROTPARM | Yes**Supported in the Simcenter Nastran environment only. | No | ||
| ROTSE | Yes**Supported in the Simcenter Nastran environment only. | No | ||
| RROD | Yes | Yes | ||
| RSPLINE | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. environment. | No | ||
| RVDOF | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| RVDOF | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| RVEL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. environment. | No | ||
| SEBULK | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| SECONCT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| SELOC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| SET1 | Yes**Supported for export from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | Processed during import in the context of a reference from the ACMODL entry. | |
| SET3 | Yes**Supported for export from the Simcenter Nastran environment only. | No | Processed during import in the context of a reference from the ACMODL entry. | |
| SLVCNTL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. environment. | No | ||
| SPC | Yes | Yes | G2, C2, and D2 are not supported for export. | For the import of an axisymmetric model, the DCID field must be in the basic coordinate system. |
| SPCF | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. When this command references a Simcenter HDF5 file, the file must be in ASCII format. | Yes | For more information, see Enforced motion loads from external files. | |
| SPC1 | Yes | Yes | For the import of an axisymmetric model, the DCID field must be in the basic coordinate system. | |
| SPCADD | Yes | Yes | ||
| SPCD | Yes | Yes | For the import of an axisymmetric model, the DCID field must be in the basic coordinate system.You can export SPCD loads as dynamic pressure loads. | |
| SPEBE2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. environment. | No | ||
| SPLINE1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. environment. | No | ||
| SPLINE2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. environment. | No | ||
| SPOINT | Yes | Yes | The software imports SPOINT as a node at the origin of the basic coordinate system (0,0,0) AND SPC in 23456. | |
| SUPORT | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| SUPORT1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| SWLDPRM | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| TABDMP1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | Only linear type tables are supported for export. | |
| TABLED1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | All extrapolation options are supported for import and export. | |
| TABLED2 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | All extrapolation options are supported for import and export. | |
| TABLED3 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | All extrapolation options are supported for import and export. | |
| TABLED4 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| TABLED6 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| TABLEM1 | Yes | Yes | All extrapolation options are supported for import and export. | |
| TABLEM2 | Yes | Yes | All extrapolation options are supported for import and export. | |
| TABLEM3 | Yes | Yes | All extrapolation options are supported for import and export. | |
| TABLEM4 | No | No | ||
| TABLES1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | This entry is supported in Pre/Post in the context of a MATHP or MATS1 entry. | |
| TABLEST | Yes | Yes | ||
| TABRND1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| TEMP | Yes | Yes | G2, T2, G3, and T3 are not supported for export. | This entry can be imported as a Node ID table. |
| TEMPP1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| TEMPBC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | You can import the TEMPBC entry only in the context of a RADBC load a CONV constraint. The GID field on the TEMPBC entry is referenced by the EXCITEID of the TLOAD1 entry. It varies the ambient temperature with time. You cannot import a TEMPBC entry that is referenced directly from the case control section. | |
| TEMPD | Yes | Yes | SID2, T2, SID3, T3, SID4, and T4 are not supported for export. | Only one TEMPD entry is supported per solution (as opposed to per subcase).The software expands the TEMP entry into TEMP bulk data entries on import. |
| TEMPEX | Yes**Only supported for export from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| TEMPRB | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| TIC | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| TLOAD1 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | DELAY is not supported for import or export. | |
| TLOAD3 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | No | ||
| TRIM | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| TSTEP | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| TSTEPNL | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | ||
| TSTEP1 | Yes**Only supported for export from Simcenter 3D Multiphysics. | No | ||
| UNBA | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | ||
| USET, U1-U8 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | For import, only USET U2 and USET U3 are processed. | |
| USET1, U1-U8 | Yes**Not supported for export from Design Simulation. | Yes | For import, only USET U2 and USET U3 are processed. | |
| VATVFS | Yes*Not supported for export from Design Simulation or from the Simcenter 3D Multiphysics environment. | No | For more information, see VATV Sets. |
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