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WORKSHOP 18




Printing AERO Coordinates
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Workshop Objectives
Create alter to print
Aero element corner node locations
Aero element center locations
Print the following datablocks
AEGRID Basic grid point definition tables for the aerodynamic model.
Output by APD as BGPDT
AEBGPDT Family of aerodynamic basic grid point definition tables. Output
by APD.

Software Version
MSC Nastran 2012

Files Required
wkshop18.dat
wk18.alt

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Suggested Steps

1. Find out where the AEGRID, and AEBGPDT are being created
Hint 1: AERO0 Module
Hint 2: Find out where they come out or available. Usually, there are multiple
places that can be used


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Model Details
Idealization of the FSW Configuration
Half model
Right-hand side modeled
Detailed shown on left-hand side for clarity
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Model Details (cont.)
AEROS Basic parameters for static aero

$ ACSID RCSID REFC REFB REFS SYMXZ SYMXY
AEROS 1 100 10.0 40.0 200.0 1
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Model Details (cont.)
Coordinate Systems
Aerodynamic coordinate system (ACSID=1)
Reference coordinate system for rigid body (RCSID = 100)
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Model Details (cont.)
The following alter (wk18.alt) is provided
Insert the proper Compile statement for the appropriate SubDMAP
Insert the proper alter statement

$
$ DMAP alter to write out aero element corner node locations
$
message //'NDDL format of box corner locations in CID 0'
tabprt aegrid/////1 $ NDDL Format of data
$
message //'Nicely formatted box corner locations in CID 0'
tabprt aegrid//'bgpdt' $ Column format of data
$
message //'NDDL format of box center locations in CID 0'
tabprt aebgpdt/////1 $ NDDL formatted print
$
message //'Nicely formatted box center locations in CID 0'
tabprt aebgpdt//'bgpdt' $ Column format of data
$
endalter $

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SOLUTION
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DMAP For print AEGRID and AEBGPDT

compile aero0 souin=mscsou nolist noref
$
$ DMAP alter to write out aero element corner node locations
$
alter 'aebgpdt.*aegrid' $ v2012
$alter 'return'(2,-1) $ v2012
$
message //'NDDL format of box corner locations in CID 0'
tabprt aegrid/////1 $ NDDL Format of data
$
message //'Nicely formatted box corner locations in CID 0'
tabprt aegrid//'bgpdt' $ Column format of data
$
message //'NDDL format of box center locations in CID 0'
tabprt aebgpdt/////1 $ NDDL formatted print
$
message //'Nicely formatted box center locations in CID 0'
tabprt aebgpdt//'bgpdt' $ Column format of data
$
endalter $

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AEGRID Output (Box Corner)
NDDL Format



..







Nice Format



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AEBGPDT Output (Box Center)
NDDL Format





Nice Format


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