/hfcNastran95

Pre/Post processor for Nastran95 within FreeCAD

Primary LanguagePythonGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

hfcNastran95

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hfcNastran95 is a FreeCAD workbench for Pre/Post processoring for Nastran95.

Nastran95 is the open source 1995 version of the NASA Structural Analysis program.

FreeCAD (v0.19.x) is an open source CAD software.

Features

Currently this workbench contains the following tools:

Import an Inp case file and draw mesh.

Open F06 result file with Notepad.exe (Windows only.)

Installation

This workbench is developed on Windows 10.

Download as hfcNastran95.zip and unzip it under FreeCad's Mod/ folder. The result is a new 'Mod/hfcNastran95' folder with all the codes.

Note: Nastran excutable file must be in Windows's PATH. Under Window 10, it must be named as Nastran95.exe. If you use a python script to run that exe file, your Python and that python script also need to be in window 10's PATH.

License

GPL v3.0 (see LICENSE file) + Not for commercial use.