| Restart |
Restart of an analysis (available for both structural and heat transfer
analyses). CAEFEM recognizes it as a restart of an analysis if user attempts to run the
same analysis. Hence no special command is required to continue the analysis from a
previous successful time step.
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| Real time animation |
CAEFEM displays deformed shape of the model during an analysis. It is very
useful for time transient and nonlinear analyses. If you do not see the expected
deformed plots, you will a have chance to abort the current analysis to make a correction
in the input.
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| Aborting an analysis |
CAEFEM allows you to abort the analysis before its completion. It helps
you to stop the current analysis for a possible input correction.
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| Groups |
CAEFEM now reads all groups information from FEMAP. Groups information can
be used to control the ASCII file printout, to store different sets of data in CAEFEM
database and also to control the results neutral file information. Groups can also be
defined / modified in CAEFEM. Choose-Create-Groups to create a new group of entities.
Choose Edit-Groups to edit an existing group of entities.
Example: Suppose you are
performing a transient dynamic analysis of 10000 node problem for 1000 time steps. Suppose
you are only interested in results at time steps 100 and 1000 at nodes 5 and 400.
Using Groups, you can store results only at time steps 100 and 1000 and hence saving a
substantial amount of disk space. Similarly you can transfer results to FEMAP for nodes 5
and 400 only. It, not only, reduces the amount of disk space but also the transfer time.
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| Print Options |
Displacements, Velocities, Accelerations, Stresses, Strains and Reaction
forces. Both nodal and integration point stresses/strains are available. Beam end moments,
Plate stress resultants and internal forces at element nodes. Temperature and heat flow
rates. Stiffness and mass matrices (both global and elemental matrices)
All of the above quantities can be controlled with the help of associated groups.
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| Batch Option |
Supports a powerful batch option. It automatically runs all the specified
analyses and prepares post processing files.
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| DLL Interface |
Supports Dynamic Link Library interface. It allows the customization of
CAEFEM.
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