8. External Model Objects

These objects provide access to an external system for your analysis. The objects are grouped by functionality.

Connections
These objects provide access to an external system's data.
ObjectDescription
Imported: Bolt Pretensions and Premeshed Bolt PretensionsProvides access to an external system’s pretension data.
Imported: Constraint Equations or CouplingProvides access to an external system’s data that includes constraint equations and couplings.
Imported: ContactsProvides access to an external system’s data that includes contacts.
Imported: Flexible Remote ConnectorsProvides access to an external system’s data that includes flexible remote connections.
Imported: Rigid Remote ConnectorsProvides access to an external system’s data that includes rigid remote connections.
Imported: Spring ConnectorsProvides access to an external system’s data that includes springs or bushings.
Boundary Conditions
These objects provide access to an external system's data.
ObjectDescription
Imported: Boundary ConditionsProvides access to an external system’s data that includes constraint and loading conditions.
Imported Plies
These objects provide access to an external system's data.
ObjectDescription
Imported: Composite PliesProvides ply/layer data from an upstream External Model system.
Coordinate Systems
These objects provide access to an external system's data.
ObjectDescription
Imported: Coordinate SystemsProvides access to an external system’s data that includes coordinate systems.
Geometry
These objects provide access to an external system or previous analysis' data.
ObjectDescription
Imported: Element Orientations (External Model)Provides access to an external system’s data that includes element orientations.
Imported: Nodal OrientationsProvides access to an external system’s data that includes nodal orientations.
Imported: Point MassesProvides access to an external system’s data that includes point masses.