Products: Abaqus/Standard Abaqus/Explicit Abaqus/CAE
Benefits: You can now translate a Nastran model containing many different membrane properties to an Abaqus model that contains a single membrane section.
Description: The abaqus fromNastran execution procedure and the Import Nastran Input File dialog box now provide translation and import for Nastran membrane data. You can control the section consolidation of membrane data using the same options that control the section consolidation of section data. The distribution parameter settings for the execution procedure and the Section consolidation options in Abaqus/CAE determine whether Abaqus creates a membrane section for each Nastran PSHELL or PCOMP property ID, creates sections for all homogeneous elements that reference the same material, or creates a separate membrane section for each combination of thickness or orientation in the Nastran input file.
All modules:
File
ImportModel: File Format: Nastran: Section consolidation options