ANSYS

When exporting the data into the ANSYS CDB format the following data can be transferred:

Coordinates and imposed constraints are transferred for nodes.

The data on geometry (node numbers), orientation of the local axes, material, hinges, rigid inserts, sections are transferred for bar elements. The format does not provide the specification of hinges and rigid inserts directly on the element, therefore they are modeled with the help of the additional nodes and constraints between them.

The data on geometry, material, thickness, and additional nodes are transferred for plate elements.

The data on geometry, material, and additional nodes are exported for solid elements.

The data on geometry and imposed constraints are transferred for rigid bodies.

The masses and moments of inertia for nodes are transferred for the dynamic actions.

The following types of loads are transferred for loadings:

• loads in a node;
• uniform and trapezoidal loads on bars in the global and local coordinate systems;
• uniform and trapezoidal loads distributed along the line on plates in the global and local coordinate systems;
• uniformly distributed and trapezoidal loads for plates in the local and global coordinate systems;
• distributed loads on the face of a solid element in the global coordinate system.