Translating a Simpack Flexible Body to Abaqus Matrix Data

The abaqus fromsimpack translator converts a Simpack flexible body to matrix data in an Abaqus SIM file.

The translator reads flexible body data in a Simpack Flexible Body Interface (FBI) file and writes Abaqus matrix data to a SIM file.

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Using the Translator

The translator reads flexible body data defining stiffness, mass, viscous damping, and structural damping operators and creates equivalent matrix data in an Abaqus SIM file.

Command Summary

abaqus fromsimpack  job job-name fbi fbi-filename

Command Line Options

job

This option specifies the input and output file names to use during results translation. The job-name value is used to construct the SIM database file name, job-name.sim. It is also the default name for the flexible body interface file, job-name.fbi.

If this option is omitted from the command line, you will be prompted for this value.

fbi

This option specifies the name of the Simpack Flexible Body Interface (.fbi) file if it is different from job-name.fbi.