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• thanks Victor for review & correcting my models, i just have a little bit confused with equation options in MECWAY, usually rigid arm connection defined by list of slaved node and force applied at master. last the user required to define DOF's…

  in where's master nodes in constraint equation? Comment by rhoka August 2015
• i didn't try parametric modeling, but from the documents: yes, it should be possible using scripting

  in deflection of plate on elastic support (zigzag?) Comment by rhoka August 2015
• btw, i'm using FreeCAD as well and export as *.stp works with surfaces modeling not solid. it's quiet easy using boolean operation

  in deflection of plate on elastic support (zigzag?) Comment by rhoka August 2015
• thanks for answering, glads you're using standard element formula were available in many textbook so i can learn from them. no linear tri3 is not a big problems since quadratic (tri6 and quad8) element are available. the problems only in nodes, tr…

  in deflection of plate on elastic support (zigzag?) Comment by rhoka August 2015
• well, about CPU. i still using my old laptop with 4gb ram running on 32bit win7. at the time my decision is based on graphics card since SAP required huge amount of memory, it's frequently lags and freeze before. in this case MECWAY graphics perfor…

  in Quad4 vs. Quad8 and Quad8 vs. Tet10 in Bending Comment by rhoka August 2015
• thanks for suggesting, these mesh generate automatically by program. looking good to study torsion stress distribution. but it's too much nodes created. yes, mesh around fillet should be reduced. attached step files,

  in Quad4 vs. Quad8 and Quad8 vs. Tet10 in Bending Comment by rhoka August 2015
• yes, Tet10 is quadratic element. i usually get reliable result even for thin/long element. about large nodes/dof. i think maybe different for me, in civil/structural engineering problems are large and complex it can be imagine a steel building wi…

  in Quad4 vs. Quad8 and Quad8 vs. Tet10 in Bending Comment by rhoka August 2015
• from your links: hourglassing is another problem come from reduced integration, i'm being learn for these. previously i know little about shearlocking, and at the past i daily use SAP were element are linear and formulation based on incompatible wer…

  in deflection of plate on elastic support (zigzag?) Comment by rhoka August 2015
• it's contain illegal extra surface. this may cause of a problem in meshing.

  in Mesh Generation Fails Comment by rhoka August 2015
• 38.603 vs 2.953 nodes with different element models look interested, when a small model (<1/10) yield nearest same result so the analyst can start to think not a part but a whole models using effective elements representation

  in Quad4 vs. Quad8 and Quad8 vs. Tet10 in Bending Comment by rhoka August 2015
• Importing result to make further calculation by user defined equation is a very usefull. I didn't see if any FE post processing provide these features, only hear about user defined stress from CalculiX.

  in WISH LIST Comment by rhoka December 2014
• Yes, concrete shell reinforcements are specific to civil engineering... sorry for my expectation may looking over I ussualy using spreadsheet to extract nodal force and make further calculation to get Wood&Armer moment, the problem are post-pro…

  in WISH LIST Comment by rhoka December 2014
• Great software, need small polish on logo I come from structural engineering areas, give vote for VMH wish in contact surface since its many engineer facing these problem. Another votes are Abaqus/CalculiX export as *.inp were you planned in next …

  in WISH LIST Comment by rhoka December 2014