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PATRAN 2 Neutral File Preference Guide
PATRAN 2 Neutral File Preference Integration with Patran
PATRAN 2 Neutral File Preference Integration with
Patran
Creation of a PATRAN 2 Neutral File Preference Template Database
Two versions of the Patran database are delivered with Patran. Both occur in the
directory and they are named base.db and template.db. The base.db database is a Patran
database into which no analysis code specific definitions, such as element types and material models,
have been stored. The template.db database is a version of the Patran database which contains every
analysis code specific definition needed by all of the MSC supplied interfaces. In order to create a
template database which contains only PATRAN 2 Neutral File Preference specific definitions, the user
should follow these steps:
1. Within Patran open a new database using base.db as the template.
2. Enter load_patran2nf() into the command line.
3. Save this database under a name such as patran2nf.db to be your new “PATRAN 2 Neutral
File Preference only” template database.
4. From then on, when opening a new database, refer to patran2nf.db as your template
database.
PATRAN 2 Neutral File Preference specific definitions can be added to any database by simply typing
load_patran2nf() into the Patran command line while the target database is the currently opened
by Patran. Due to the savings in size and for the sake of simplicity it is highly recommended
template.db not be used as a template database and that the user create his own unique template
database which contains only the analysis code specific definitions pertaining to the analysis codes of
immediate interest. For more details about adding analysis code specific definitions to a database and/or
creating unique template databases, refer to Modifying the Database Using PCL (Ch. 7) in the PCL and
Customization or to the Patran Installation and Operations Guide.