User`s guide

Release 7.5 MADYMO Coupling Manual
Input Example Extended Coupling
The following is part of a MADYMO input deck.
<COUPLING
FE_MODEL="/1/100"
>
The following is part of a Radioss input deck.
/MADYMO/EXFEM/1/
2
This forces Radioss to send all information of nodes and elements belonging to part 2 to MA-
DYMO.
Verification
The user is advised to check the log file and the reprint file to verify if all entities are com-
municated correctly. The Radioss log file shows the Radioss output of all FE data send to
MADYMO, the reprint file shows the FE data that MADYMO received from Radioss.
Example Radioss log file:
FEM INTERFACED TO MADYMO DEFINITION
-----------------------------------
FOLLOWING PARTS WILL BE SENT TO MADYMO
2
FOLLOWING 4-NODES SHELL WILL BE SENT TO MADYMO
4427 4428 4429 4430
FOLLOWING 3-NODES SHELL WILL BE SENT TO MADYMO
FOLLOWING BRICKS WILL BE SENT TO MADYMO
FOLLOWING NODES WILL BE SENT TO MADYMO
4308 4309 4310 4311 4312 4313 4314 4315 4316
Accompanying reprint file:
----------------------------COUPLING INTERFACE-------------------------------
NUMBER OF NODES : 9
NUMBER OF PARTS : 1
PART ID (FROM COUPLED PROGRAM) : 2
THICKNESS : 8.1000E-04
BULK MODULUS : 6.9608E+10
NUMBER OF ELEMENTS : 4
NUMBER OF TRIADS : 0
NUMBER OF QUADS : 4
NUMBER OF SOLIDS : 0
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