Supported Nastran Command

 

Nastran input file (*.dat / *.bdf) can be imported to RecurDyn. However, RecurDyn does not support parts of all command. Table 1 shows supported commands.

 

Type

Commands

Node

GRID

Element

BEAM

CBEAM

SHELL

CTRIA3 CTRIA6 CQUAD4 CQUAD8

SOLID

CTETRA CPENTA CHEXA CPYRAM

MASS

CONM2

RIGID

RBE2, RBE3

Property

PBEAM PBEAML PSHELL PSOLID

Material

MAT1 MAT2 MAT8

Coordinate

CORD1C CORD1R CORD1S

CORD2C CORD2R CORD2S

B.C.

SPC SPC1

Set

SET

Table 1  Supported Command list

 

NOTE :

    If the SET is used, Grid ID and Element ID must have unique ID.

    RecurDyn does not support stress output option field and related fields.

    RecurDyn only supports interpolation element type of ‘Rotation & Translation’. So, REFC field of RBE3 is converted to ‘123456’. User cannot control this value in GUI.

    RecurDyn only supports ‘1’ as weighting factor. So, WTi field of RBE3 is converted to ‘1’. User cannot control this value in GUI.

    RecurDyn only supports translation degree of freedom in the case of independent nodes. So, Ci field of RBE3 is converted to ‘123’. User cannot control this value in GUI.