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Patran Tip – Displaying IDs: Solid 1.4, Surface 4.2, etc.
Question: I need to apply a pressure to face Solid 1.4, how can I display this ID on the viewport? Answer: Go to Utilities>Display>Geometry Free Faces/Edges… and check on Free Faces, Free Edges, or
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Patran Tip – Identify Entity IDs On-the-fly
Question: How do I get ID numbers to appear on an entity as I move my mouse over them? Answer: Go to Preferences>Picking and check on “Label Highlighting.” Whenever you hover over an entity,
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SimAcademy Webinars
Improve your FEA of composites Question: Where can I find a list of all of our SimAcademy Webinars? Answer: You can find them on SimAcademy or in the table below. My personal favorites are
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Patran Tip – Group Transform: Translate, Rotate, Mirror, and more
Question: Is there a way to easily rotate a group of elements? Answer:Yes, you can “transform” groups such that you translate, rotate, scale, mirror, and more. In addition, the associated boundary conditions and element properties
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Patran Tip – Student Tutorials
Question: Where can I find Patran tutorials for students? Answer: You can find 30 Patran tutotrials on our YouTube channel. Here is a list. Tutorials 6-30 are referenced from page 305 of this document Patran 2012.2
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