Map Force, Mass, Temperature

It is convenient to apply aerospace loads and concentrated mass that is predefined at specific node ID’s from an Excel file. This requires carefully numbering nodes with specific ID’s, which is a standard practice in aerospace.

From the menu bar, click Aerospace > Loads/BCs > Map Force/Mass/Temperature.

A node and element renumbering tool is also provided in this utility. Force and CONM2 cards are created for Nastran.

Table 1. Mass File Format

Node ID	Mass
	kg/m
560	10
558	12
550	15
573	18
569	10
571	25

Table 2. Force File Format

Node ID	Force components
	Fx	Fy	Fz
116	10	24	2
243	12	28	4
244	15	32	6
76	18	28	8
75	10	24	10