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Start the tool and click on the “choose file” button
In the now open window navigate to the load file you want to import (Note: the file must be a .csv and the table must be in a specific format). An example of a load file in the specific format is attached.
Name | XC | YC | ZC | FX | FY | FZ | MX | MY | MZ |
Force 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Force 2 | -5 | -5 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Force 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Force 4 | -10 | -10 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
XC, YC, ZC are the Points of Applications of the specific load (global coordinate points).
FX, FY, FC are the specific load values.
MX, MY, MZ are the specific moment values.
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4. Now you can go through the loads and simply assign them to the associated geometries
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The best time is to use the tool is the beginning of a new project. Because the tool creates a dummy surface already existing geometries can interfere. |
Import (Adams Loads)
With the import tool the process of importing a huge amount of loads that were calculated using Adams gets easier. Following a short introduction how to use it:
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Start the tool.
The first field defines the Study which includes the to be calculated Scenarios. Per default it is filled with “GD Study 1”, if another Study hosts the Scenarios, simply change the name in the field. Be sure to type in the exact name of the Study.
Choose if the simulation is to be started in the Apex Generative Design GUI or if the Scenarios are to be exported and simulated in the Command Line.
Keep in mind that the Post-Processing window will be empty until the optimisation is finished.If the Scenarios are exported and simulated in the Command Line, the option to reimport the results can be chosen.
The simulation in the Command Line is set to use the standard installation folder of the GD-Engine (Program Files/MSC.Software/MSC Apex Generative Design/…). If it is installed at another place the box “use own GD_Engine path“ needs to be checked and a path in the corresponding window needs to be defined.
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