Ansys-Adams Interface

- March 12, 2019 at 8:12 pm
  
  c3tom
  Subscriber
  
  I was wondering how to create the .mnf file to export my Mechanical APDL file to ADAMS.
  
  Ever time I try to export my file I get an error saying Superelement file subelem.sub is not available. How do I solve this error?
- March 13, 2019 at 9:23 pm
  
  mrife
  Ansys Employee
  
  c3tom
  
  Please provide more information on the license used and how you are creating the mnf file. The ADAMS command is actually a macro that has several steps. Generating a sub file is a solution process. Did you happen to have a PrePost only license checked out when for Mechanical APDL?
  
  MIke
- March 13, 2019 at 9:29 pm
  
  c3tom
  Subscriber
  
  I have student license, I am creating the mnf. file using Mechanical APDL. After modeling the part, I run the simulation, and then export to ADAMS.
  
  I found an example Ansys file that was able to create the mnf. file; however, when I tried to create the mnf file, I got this error. saying that
  
  "the version size limits (nodes) have been exceeded. Contact your ANSYS support person for more information".
  
  Could it be based on my student license?
- March 15, 2019 at 12:50 am
  
  mrife
  Ansys Employee
  
  c3tom
  
  Ah yes, the student versions are 'size' limited. Limited in the node and element count. Do you have access to a academic license? If not you will need to coarsen the model and use fewer nodes/elements.
  
  Mike
  
  p.s. the student version limit is 32,000 nodes and 32,000 elements.
- March 18, 2019 at 7:44 pm
  
  c3tom
  Subscriber
  
  How do I coarsen the model and use fewer nodes? Also, will the less coarse model effect my results in Adams?