Hi,
The results of a Nastran analysis are written to a binary file (the .FNO file). Do any users have a program to read the binary results file (.FNO) that they would be willing to share with the group? It could be a simple program that just converts the file to a text format, or a more sophisticated program that converts selected parts of the results file and/or does manipulations on the data.
For example, imagine a transient response analysis with 100 time steps. It is tedious to review all of the results manually. A program would more quickly allow these types of things to be done:
- find the highest stress at each time step.
- find all of the nodes or elements with stresses above some value for each time step
- sum the reaction force at the constraints at each time step.
Before I start work on such a program, I thought that I would ask first. (Also posting to the In-CAD/Inventor Nastran forum.)
John
