Superelement Export

Used to export superelements as a DMIG file. This file will include stiffness and mass matrix.

  1. In the main menu toolbar, select Modal > Modal Superelement Export.
  2. In the Modal setup dialog, enter a value for Number of modes to find or use the up and down arrows.
  3. Click OK.
  4. In the Analysis Workbench, click Interface points.
  5. In the Superelement interface points dialog, under Units, select coordinate units from the dropdown.
  6. Click Import from .csv, select the file in File Explorer, and click Open.
    Note: Import interface point sets from an external comma separated values .csv file.
  7. Optional: Apply boundary conditions.
  8. Click Solve.
    Once the solver is finished, the results will show in the Project Tree.
  9. In the Analysis Workbench, click Export.
  10. In the Export Superelement dialog, select the units for Coordinate points, Stiffness matrix and Mass matrix.
  11. Click OK.
Imported Interface Point Sets CSV File Format
CSV File Format Fields
The CSV file contains one header row and one or more additional data rows. Data values are as follows:
  • X, Y and Z – Numeric values. Spatial location of the interface points.
  • ID (optional) - Alpha-numerical values.
  • Label (Optional) – Alpha numerical values.
Example CSV File
X,Y,Z,ID,Label
234, 2.5, -8, 4526, Point A
276, 2.5, -6, 5055, Point B
292, 2.5, -6, 5247, Point C
302, 2.5, -6, 5367, Point D
310, 2.5, -6, 5463, Point E