import .inp file generated by Texgen to Hypermesh

[bluezoe]

Hi,
When I trying to import the .inp file to Hypermesh, It seem to be a syntax error.

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Error:      Option INPUT = z1.ori is not supported in *DISTRIBUTION card
                Resolution:  Option is skipped. Edit the deck to include them back.
Warning:  Unsupported information found in the input deck.
                Resolution:  Unsupported text is moved to control cards. Check help for further information.
Warning:  *ORIENTATION card with NAME= TexGenOrientations has invalid input coordinates (a,b) 
                Resolution:  Invalid system axis.  So, the attribute id is not attached for this card.
Summary:Feinput finished with 1 errors and 2 warnings.

Then I edited the orientation part in inp file

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********************
*** ORIENTATIONS ***
********************
** Orientation vectors
** 1st vector represents the fibre direction
** 2nd vector is an arbitrary vector perpendicular to the first
*Distribution Table, Name=TexGenOrientationVectors
COORD3D,COORD3D
*Distribution, Location=Element, Table=TexGenOrientationVectors, Name=TexGenOrientationVectors,Input=z1.ori
*Orientation, Name=TexGenOrientations, Definition=coordinates
TexGenOrientationVectors
0,1

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*Distribution Table, Name=TexGenOrientationVectors
COORD3D,COORD3D
*Distribution, Location=Element, Table=TexGenOrientationVectors, Name=TexGenOrientationVectors,
*include,Input=z1.ori
*Orientation, Name=TexGenOrientations, Definition=coordinates
TexGenOrientationVectors
0,1

It is then imported successfully, but there was only one local coordinate system though the TexGenOrientationVectors contains all the details.

[louisepb]

Hi Zoe,

I'm afraid that I'm not familiar with Hypermesh. The .inp file is set up so that ABAQUS can read the orientations from the .ori file. I think you will need to find out how Hypermesh can read in orientations (if it can) and work out a way to get the information from the .ori file into Hypermesh. It may be that you need to write a script to do it but I don't really know anything about this. Maybe ask on a Hypermesh forum?

Best wishes,
Louise

[bluezoe]

Hi，
I found that the system collector stored the TxeGenOrientations as a table.
After editing the element type, I can export ANSYS inp file from Hypermesh in which each element has been assigned a local coordinate system.

Thanks for your reply.
zoe