Part 1: Export the Superelement
Import Geometry
- Open a new SimSolid session.
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Click
Import from file .
- In the Open geometry files dialog, choose Superelement_export.step.
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Click Open.
The assembly will load in the modeling window.
Assign Material
- In the Project Tree, click on the Assembly workbench.
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In the Assembly workbench, click
Apply
materials.
- Select Steel from the Generic materials list.
- Click Apply to all parts.
- Click Close.
Create Modal Superelement Export Analysis
- On the main window toolbar, click Modal Analysis > Modal Superelement Export.
- For Number of modes, enter 12.
Create Immovable Constraint
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In the Analysis Workbench, click
Immovable support.
- In the dialog, verify the Faces radio button is selected.
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In the modeling window, select the highlighted face as
shown in the below figure.
Figure 1. 
- Click OK.
Import Superelement Interface Points
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On the Analysis Workbench, click
Interface points.
- Click Import from .csv.
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Select the Interface_points.csv file from the File
Explorer.
Interface points coinciding at the same coordinate points or with same ID will show warnings.
- Optional:
Edit the coordinate units.
By default, SimSolid accounts the units from the imported geometry.
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Click OK.
Point set 1 will be mapped to the respective location of the model.
Edit Solution Settings
- In the Analysis branch of the Project Tree, double-click on Solution settings.
- In the Solution settings dialog, for Adaptation select Global+Local in the drop-down menu.
- Click OK.
Run Analysis
- In the Project Tree, open the Analysis Workbench.
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Click
Solve
Export Superelements
After solving the modal superelement export analysis, Export is enabled in the Analysis Workbench.
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Click
Export to create the DMIG file.
- In the dialog, enter units for Coordinates as [mm], Stiffness matrix as [N/mm], and Mass matrix as [t].
- Click OK.
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Browse to the desired location in File Explorer and click
Save.
The DMIG file is created.