Step

Direct Transient Response Analysis

Step

00 Summary

Summary
● 3-D Direct Transient Analysis

● Model
Steel Frame – Direct Transient
- Unit: lbf, in

- Isotropic Material
Response Analysis
- Shell Element

● Loads & Boundary Conditions

- Impact Load

- Constraint

● Results Verification

- Deformation

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01 File > Open…

Procedure
1 2
1 Select Model: Steel Frame.nfx.
2 Click [Open].

3 Right-click the mouse on the work

window to select [Hide All Guiders].

Import a previously designed CAD

model. Then, enter the boundary
condition and dynamic load condition
to perform the analysis.

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02 Static/Heat Analysis > Boundary > Constraint

Procedure
1 Click [ ] (Front View).
2 Enter the following data:

Name Fix
Type Node
Selection 60
Condition Fixed
1
3 Click [OK].
2

On the work window, select the target

objects by dragging the mouse over
them.

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03 Dynamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Attr./CSys./Func. > Function > Time Dependent

Procedure
1 Function Name: Enter “Time”.

2 Enter the following values:

Time: “0”, Value: “0”

Time: “0.01”, Value: “1”

Time: “0.02”, Value: “0”

Time: “1.0”, Value: “0”

3 Click [OK].
1

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04 Dynamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Dynamic Load > Time Dependent Nodal Force

Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Transient Load Z”.

2 Click [ID].

3 Enter “5022 5609 7387 11566 11595

11687”, then click [ADD]. 2

4 Tz: Enter “-16667”.

1 11687 3
5 Time Function: Select “Time”.

6 Click [Apply].

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05 Dynamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Dynamic Load > Time Dependent Nodal Force

Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Transient Load Y”.

2 Click [ID].

3 Enter “3470 3742 4412 11706”,

then click [ADD].

2
4 Ty: Enter “11250”.
3
5 Time Function: Select “Time”. 1

6 Click [Apply].

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06 Dynamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Dynamic Load > Time Dependent Nodal Force

Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Transient Load X”.

2 Click [ID].

3 Enter “638 1631 11654 11755”,

then click [ADD]. 2

4 Ty: Enter “10000”.
3
5 Time Function: Select “Time”. 1

6 Click [Apply].

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07 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1
Title: Enter “DTR”.
2 Solution Type:

Select [Direct Transient Response].

3 Click [ ] (Subcase Control).

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08 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Select [Dynamic] tab. 1

2 Click [Define Time Step].

2
3 Name: Enter “Time Step”.

4 Time Duration: Enter “0.25063”.

5 Number of Time Steps: Enter ”353”.

6 Click[Add].

7 Click [Close].

8 Click [OK]. 3 6
4

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09 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Click [ ] (Analysis Control).
2 Check Uniform Structural Damping. 1

3 Damping Coeff.: Enter “0.1”.

4 Dominant Frequency : Enter “70.182”.
5 Click [OK].

2
3

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10 Analysis & Results > Perform...

Procedure
1 Click File > [Save…] to save the file.
2 Click Analysis > [Perform].
2
3 Check “DTR”.

4 Click [OK].

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11 Analysis & Results > Extract Result

Procedure
1 Analysis Set: Click [DTR].
2 Results: Select [T3 TRANSLATION(v)].

3 Click [Select All].

1
4 Enter “10269”.
5 Click [Table].
2

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12 Analysis & Results > Extract Result

Procedure 3
1

1 Select the two rows by mouse-

dragging.

2 Right-click the mouse and

select [Show Graph…].

3
3 Graph Type:

Select “Simple line (x-axis: index)”. 4

4 Click [OK].

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Modal Transient Response Analysis

Step

00 Summary

Summary
● 3-D Modal Transient Response

Analysis
Pillar Frame – Modal Transient
● Model

- Unit: N, mm
Response Analysis
- Isotropic Material

- Shell Element

● Loads & Boundary Conditions

- Impact Load

- Constraint

● Results Verification

- Deformation

- Natural Frequency

- Mode Vector

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Step

01 Analysis & Results > Analysis > Setting

Procedure
1 Model Type: Select [3D].
1
2 Select [N-mm-kg-sec-J].
3 Click [OK].
4 Right-click the work window and

unselect [Datum & Grid].

2

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02 Geometry > CAD file > Import

Procedure
1 Select Model: Pillar Frame.x_t.

2 Click [Open].

Note: Tutorial models are

included in the folder, Manuals /

Tutorials / Files, in the installed

program folder. 2

Use caution when importing the model.

The units of the model will be defined
by the setting in [Length Unit of the
Model].

• Check File type and Length Unit

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03 Static/Heat Analysis > Material

Procedure
1 Select Create > [Isotropic].
2 Select [Linear] tab.
3 ID: Enter “1”, Name: Enter “Mat_1”.
3
4 Elastic Modulus: “190000” 2
5 Poisson's Ratio: “0.29” 4

6 Mass Density: “8.0e-6” 5

6
7 Click [OK].
8 Click [Close].
1

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04 Static/Heat Analysis > Property

Procedure
1 Select Create > [2D…].
2 Select [Plate].
3 ID: Enter “3”, Name: Enter “Plate”.
4 Membrane Material: Select [1: Mat_1].

5 T/T1: Enter ”2.5”.

6 Click [OK]. 2
7 Click [Close]. 1 3

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05 Mesh > Generate > 2D

Procedure
1 Click [Select All].
2 Size Method - Size: Enter “30”.
3 Property: Enter “1”.
4 Mesh Set: Enter “Frame”.
5 Click [OK].

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06 Mesh > Element > Create

Procedure
1 Select [Other] tab.

2 Select [Rigid Body].

3 Master Node: 1

Select [Center of Dependent Nodes]. 2

4 Dependent Nodes: With Multiple

Nodes, select 12 nodes on the front

face.

5 Mesh Set: Enter “Rigid”.

3
6 Click [OK].

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07 Mesh > Element > Create

Procedure
1 [Select [Other] tab. 1

2 Select [Rigid Body]. 2

3 Master Node: 7267

Select [Center of Dependent Nodes].

4 Dependent Nodes: With Multiple

Nodes, select 16 nodes on the rear

face. 3

5 Mesh Set: Enter “Rigid 2”.

6 Click [OK]. 4

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08 Mesh > Element > Create…

Procedure 4

1 [Select [Other] tab. 1

2 Select [Rigid Body]. 2

3 Master Node:

Select [Center of Dependent Nodes].

4 In [Select] menu, select [Edge].

5 Dependent Nodes: With Multiple

Nodes, select 146 nodes on the lower 3

face.

6 Mesh Set: Enter “Rigid 2”. 5

7 Click [OK].

1) In selection tool menu of the work

window, select [Rectangle].
2) Select [Edge (E)] in the selection
filter. 6

3) To select 146 nodes, select the

7
lower lines.

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09 Mesh > Transform > Translate…

Procedure
1 Select [Node].

2 Select 2 nodes. (Refer to Picture)

3 Select [2 Point Vector].

4 Check on [Z-Dir].

5 Select [Copy (Uniform)].

6 Distance: Enter “-500”.

7 Click [OK]. 1
2

3 4

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10 Mesh > Element > Create

Procedure
1 Select [Spring].
6
2 Node 1: Select Node 7657, 9
1
Node 2: Select Node 7654. 7

3 DOF of Node 1: Select Tz.

4 DOF of Node 2: Select Tz. 2 12

5 Click [ ].

6 Name: Enter “Spring”.

3 13
7 Spring Constant: Enter “500”.

8 Click [OK]. 4 14 8

9 Select [2: Spring].

10 Mesh Set: Enter “Spring”. 9 Node : 7654
5
11 Click [Apply].
10
12 Node 1: Select Node 7658, Node : 7657
16 11
Node 2: Select Node 7655.

13 DOF of Node 1: Select Tz.

14 DOF of Node 2: Select Tz. Node : 7655

15 Mesh Set: Enter “Spring2”.

16 Click [OK].
Node : 7658

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11 Mesh > Element > Create…

Procedure
1 Select [Con. Mass].

2 Single Node/ID: Select Node 7654. 1

3 Mass Value: Enter “500”.

4 Mesh Set: Enter “Mass”. 2 6 10

5 Click [Apply].

6 Single Node/ID: Select Node 7656.

3 7 11
7 Mass Value: Enter “400”.

8 Mesh Set: Enter “Mass 2”.

9 Click [Apply]. Node : 7654

10 Single Node/ID: Select Node 7655.

11 Mass Value: Enter “300”.

12 Mesh Set: Enter “Mass 3”.

13 Click [OK].
Node : 7656

Node : 7655

4 8 12

13 5 9

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12 Static/Heat Analysis > Boundary > Constraint

Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Fixed”.
2 Select 2 nodes. (Refer to Picture)
3 Click [Fixed].
4 Click [Apply].

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13 Static/Heat Analysis > Boundary > Constraint

Procedure
1 Select [Advanced] tab.
2 Select 2 nodes. (Refer to Picture)
3 DOF: Check T1 T2 R1 R2 R3.
4 Click [OK].

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14 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Title: Enter “Modal”.
2 Solution Type: Select [Modal].
3 Click [OK].

1
2

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15 Analysis & Results > Analysis > Perform

Procedure
1 Click File > [Save…] to save the 4

file as “modal.nfx”.
2 Select Model Works Tree > [Geometry].
3 Right-click the mouse to select [Hide

All].
4 Click Analysis > [Perform].

5 Click [OK].

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16 Analysis & Results Works Tree: Modal: Modal > MODE 3, FREQ=5.8116 > Total Displacement
Procedure
1 Double-click
[TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V)].
2 Click [Recording].

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17 Analysis & Results Works Tree: Eigen Value Analysis Result Table
Procedure 2
1 Double-click

[Eigen Value Analysis Result Table]. 1

2 Review Eigen Value and Cycle.

3 Review PERCENTAGE MODAL

EFFECTIVE MASS.

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18 Dynamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Attr./CSys./Func. > Function > Time Dependent

Procedure
1 Function Name: Enter “Time”.

2 Enter the following data:

Time: “0”, Value: “0”

Time: “0.1”, Value: “1”

Time: “0.2”, Value: “0”

Time: “1.0”, Value: “0”

3 Click [OK]. 1

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19 Dynamic/Trans.Heat/CFD Analysis > Attr./CSys./Func. > Function > Modal Damping

Procedure
1 Select Modal Damping.
2 Name: Enter “2%”.
3 Constant: Enter “0.02”.
4 Method: Select Constant.
5 Select Fraction of Critical Damping.
1
6 Click [OK].

2 4

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20 Analysis > Dynamic Load > Time Dependent Nodal Force…

Procedure
1 Name: Enter “Transient Load”.
2 Select 1 node. (Refer to Picture)

3 Enter “10000”.
4 Time Function: Select “Time”.
5 Click [OK]. 1

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21 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Title: Enter “MTR”.
2 Solution Type:

Select [Modal Transient Response].

3 Click [ ] (Subcase Control).

1
2

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22 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Select [Dynamic] tab. 1

2 Click [Define Time Step].

2
3 Name: Enter “Time Step”.
4 Time Duration: Enter “1”.
5 Number of Time Steps: Enter ”500”.
6 Click [Add]. 3

7 4 6
Click [Close].
5
8 Click [OK].

7
8

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23 Analysis & Results > Analysis Case > General

Procedure
1 Click [ ] (Analysis Control).
2 Check Modal Damping Function. 1

3 Select “2%”.
4 Click [OK].

2 3

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24 Analysis & Results > Analysis > Perform

Procedure
1
Click File > [Save…] to save the file. 2
2
Click Analysis > [Perform].
3 Check ”MTR”.
4 Click [OK].

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25 Analysis & Results Works Tree: MTR > INCR=4, TIME=8e-3 > Total Displacement
Procedure
1 Double-click
[TOTAL DISPLACEMENT (V)].
2 Click [ ] (Multi-step animations
recording).

3 Click [ ].

2 3

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26 Analysis & Results > Advanced > Extract Results

Procedure
1 Analysis Set: [Modal].
2 Results: [TOTAL DISPLACEMENT(V)].
3 Click [Select All].
4 Select the specific nodes for output.
5 Click [Table].
1

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27 Analysis & Results > Advanced > Extract Results

Procedure 1

1 Select 3 rows by mouse-dragging.

2 Right-click the mouse and

select[Show Graph…].
3 Click [OK].

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