[ GiDlist ] formatting pre-processor results for input to FE

[Ike Therios]

I am currently evaluating a 30 day trial version of GiD (version 6) to
determine if we can easily integrate its pre- and post-processor
capabilities
with our in-house 3-D Non-linear Finite Element Analysis code.

The input file for our in-house code is a text file containing nodal
coordinates,
element connectivity, material type, element type, etc.

How can GiD be customized to produce output files in a format we can
easily
read/copy into our solver's text input file?

I apologize if this information is contained in the User Manual or the
Tutorials,
but I haven't been able to find it. I have had GiD for only 3 days and
have only
worked through a couple tutorials so far.

Any help will be appreciated. Please feel free to e-mail me directly if
this
information has been covered before. I only recently subscribed to this
list
and I have no idea what topics have been discussed already.

Thanks,
Ike

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Ike U. Therios
Structural Mechanics Group
Reactor Analysis and Engineering Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue - Bldg. 208
Argonne, IL 60439
Phone: 630-252-7657
Fax: 630-252-4978
e-mail: itherios at anl.gov

[Miguel A. de Riera Pasenau]

Hello Mr. Ike Therios,

the corresponding tutorial is:
'ProblemType tutorial': How to configure GiD for a particular type of analysis
under http://gid.cimne.upc.es/support · GiD tutorials,
or directly: http://gid.cimne.upc.es/download/do08.html
where you can download it in .pdf, .doc or in .html format.

The corresponding section named in reference manual where this information
can be found is: 'CUSTOMIZATION'
You can find it also in our on-line manual at:
http://gid.cimne.ipc.es/support · GiD Online Manual, or
directly at:
http://gid.cimne.upc.es/support/gid_15.html#SEC192

Hope it helps,

miguel



Ike Therios wrote:

I am currently evaluating a 30 day trial version of GiD (version 6) to
determine if we can easily integrate its pre- and post-processor
capabilities
with our in-house 3-D Non-linear Finite Element Analysis code.

The input file for our in-house code is a text file containing nodal
coordinates,
element connectivity, material type, element type, etc.

How can GiD be customized to produce output files in a format we can
easily
read/copy into our solver's text input file?

I apologize if this information is contained in the User Manual or the
Tutorials,
but I haven't been able to find it. I have had GiD for only 3 days and
have only
worked through a couple tutorials so far.

Any help will be appreciated. Please feel free to e-mail me directly if
this
information has been covered before. I only recently subscribed to this
list
and I have no idea what topics have been discussed already.

Thanks,
Ike

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__________________________________________
Ike U. Therios
Structural Mechanics Group
Reactor Analysis and Engineering Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 South Cass Avenue - Bldg. 208
Argonne, IL 60439
Phone: 630-252-7657
Fax: 630-252-4978
e-mail: itherios at anl.gov

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Miguel A. de Riera Pasenau miguel at cimne.upc.es http://gid.cimne.upc.es