Loads from file/Temperature/Element data

[Anonymous]

Hello Everyone.

          I am trying to use loads from a file. The loads are obtained from CFD which are based on the elements. I have created .ele file with the columns in the order

Group(0), Element(number 1:n), Type(22), XC(Temperature), YC(Thermal Stiffness), ZC(0), FaceID(0 applying on both sides), Lc(1), PropID(0)

I am attaching a snipped image of the file format. Can someone help me with this issue. When I tried to apply temperature based on nodes it is working good I am facing trouble with the element data. The results shows no data.

[John_Holtz · Accepted solution]

FYI. I think I got Uday running through a support case.

The basic solution is that initial temperatures (if doing a thermal analysis) or temperatures (if doing a stress analysis) need to be loaded into the node condition database, so the Loads from File uses the .NOD format. The element condition database cannot be used for these types of load, so the .ELE format for the Loads from File is not applicable.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Thanks John