3.1 Enhanced translation of data from NASTRAN bulk data files to Abaqus

Products: Abaqus/Standard Abaqus/Explicit

Benefits: Abaqus now offers translation support for a greater number of NASTRAN entities when you translate NASTRAN bulk data files into Abaqus.

Description: The abaqus fromnastran execution procedure now supports translation for the following NASTRAN case control data elements and bulk data elements to Abaqus:

Case control data elements: B2GG, B2PP, and K42GG
Bulk data elements: ACMODL; CELAS2 (at scalar points); CMASS2; MAT10; PARAM,GFL; and PLOTEL

Reference:

Abaqus Analysis User's Manual

“Execution procedure for translating NASTRAN bulk data files to Abaqus input files,” Section 3.2.20