Selecting the Input File and Parameters

You can select the Nastran input file and the parameters that you want to use in your Isight model.

  1. Double-click the Nastran component icon .

    The Nastran Component Editor appears.

  2. From the Nastran Component Editor, click the Input tab.

  3. Click Browse.

  4. Navigate to the Nastran input file that you want to use, and click Open.

    The Nastran component supports .bdf, .dat, and .nas file formats.

  5. Click Read File.

    The Status bar shows the file loading process.

    Note: If the Nastran configuration file is not present at the specified location, the Nastran Config Warning dialog box appears. Click OK if you want the component to use the default settings.

    The Input tab is populated with the input parameters.



    TheType area displays the solution type.

  6. You can filter the parameter list using the Input Filter list.

  7. Select the parameters you want to use in your Isight model by doing any of the following:

    Option Description
    Select All Select all the parameters.
    Select Highlighted Select the highlighted parameters.
    Unselect All Clear all the parameters.
    Unselect Highlighted Clear the highlighted parameters.

    The selected parameters are added to Isight. The parameters are mapped to the Nastran component and will be used with the corresponding Isight model.

  8. If desired, edit the parameter Value.

  9. Click OK to close the editor and to return to the Design Gateway.