A Python
script that reads Nastran BDF file
Purpose of the script
The script illustrates the reading of a Nastran model
from a BDF file with the FeResPost Python extension.
Script
import FeResPost
from FeResPost import *
# Creates and
initializes the DataBase :
db=NastranDb()
db.Name="tmpDB2"
try:
db.readBdf("unit_xyz_V1.bdf",["../../MODEL/MESH/"],"bdf",{},True)
except:
print("\n\nMaybe you should modify the two first include statements in
main file!")
print("**********************************************************************\n")
raise
StandardError
Explanation
The different steps of the Nastran FEM importation
are:
- The access to FeResPost
compiled library.
- The creation of a NastranDb
object by a call to “NastranDb.new()” method.
- The importation of the model
from a BDF file by a call to “readBdf” method.
References
More information on this example, and the manual explaining
the functions used in this example are given in FeResPost
Reference Manual.
