Selecting an MSCPatran Input File

After you select an input file, the MSCPatran component launches Patran and opens the selected model in it. You can then select the parameters that you want the component to use in your Isight model.

  1. Double-click the MSCPatran component icon .

    The MSCPatran Component Editor appears.

  2. From the MSCPatran Component Editor, click the General tab.

  3. Click Browse.

  4. Navigate to the MSCPatran input (.db) file that you want to use, and click Open.

    The component launches MSCPatran and opens the selected model in it. Using the Isight plug-in in Patran, you can select the input and output variables that you want to export into Isight.

  5. Click to re-read the input file.

    The component opens the selected model in Patran again. All the previous parameter mappings will be lost.