EDIT: Is this just a mesh converter? If so, I don't think it will have much value.
Vittorio,
That is interesting. Its been a while since I used ANSYS, but I thought it was similiar to ABAQUS. Would you be willing to give it a go?
One thing to consider is that you can add custom entries in Mecway (text that goes in certain parts of the deck). We would need the converter to ignore trying to convert these regions. For example, in Mecway, one would add text like:
$$$ START - DO NOT CONVERT $$$
CARD, 1, 2, ...
CARDB, 2, 4, ...
$$$ END - DO NOT CONVERT $$$
The converter would skip over this region (as designated by a specific string such as "$$$ START - DO NOT CONVERT $$$" and "$$$ END - DO NOT CONVERT $$$"
The advantage of doing is:
- We would only need support for whatever Mecway can output to CCX
- There are some cards/features that MYSTRAN has that CCX does not, so it would be impossible to convert those anyway.
There may be multiple "do not convert" regions. They may occur in the Case Control section and the Bulk Data sections. I think the Executative Control section is simple enough that it could always be converted though.
Vittorio,
That is interesting. Its been a while since I used ANSYS, but I thought it was similiar to ABAQUS. Would you be willing to give it a go?
One thing to consider is that you can add custom entries in Mecway (text that goes in certain parts of the deck). We would need the converter to ignore trying to convert these regions. For example, in Mecway, one would add text like:
$$$ START - DO NOT CONVERT $$$
CARD, 1, 2, ...
CARDB, 2, 4, ...
$$$ END - DO NOT CONVERT $$$
The converter would skip over this region (as designated by a specific string such as "$$$ START - DO NOT CONVERT $$$" and "$$$ END - DO NOT CONVERT $$$"
The advantage of doing is:
- We would only need support for whatever Mecway can output to CCX
- There are some cards/features that MYSTRAN has that CCX does not, so it would be impossible to convert those anyway.
There may be multiple "do not convert" regions. They may occur in the Case Control section and the Bulk Data sections. I think the Executative Control section is simple enough that it could always be converted though.