Exporting Mesh to a NASTRAN ® File

To specify the dimensions of the elements to export, to choose to include or exclude the geometric entity information, or to set the file field format or element order, enter

model.mesh(<tag>).export().set(<property>,<value>);

The following table lists the available properties:

Table 4-8: Available NASTRAN Mesh Export Properties and their Valid Values.

Property	Value	Default	Description
solidelem	on | off	on	Specify if domain elements are exported.
shellelem	on | off	off	Specify if boundary elements are exported (3D only).
geominfo	on | off	on	Specify if geometric entity information for each element is exported.
fieldformat	small | large | free	small	Specify file field format.
linear	on | off	off	Specify if elements are exported as linear or second-order (quadratic) elements.