| Data Interface with External Softwares > Overview of File Contents > Input data for external solver |
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Input data for external solver
If a finite element model created by VisualFEA is to be analyzed by an external solver, the modeling data should be passed to the solver as input data. The following items are the data necessary for finite element processing.
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Node data including nodal coordinates |
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| Element data including element node connectivities | |
| Structural boundary conditions for structural analysis | |
| Element properties such as material properties or section properties | |
| Temperature distribution, its gradient for structural analysis | |
| State of frame member joints for frame analysis | |
| Equivalent nodal forces evaluated from load conditions | |
| Equivalent nodal heats evaluated from heat conditions | |
| Number of integration points applied for each element shape and order | |
| Options to be applied for processing |
Before reading the above items, the external solver should read the following data items:
| Modeling data position record |
The modeling data master record consists of information on the property of the file, and the modeling data position record has the relative positions of the above items within the VisualFEA file.
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