General
Invoking
MAKROSE, MAKROSAE, MAKROSARXE
Commands,
switching control between AutoCAD and MAKROS
Graphical
output, OpenGL display lists (layers)
Automatically
saving of all data
Graphical
selection of nodes and elements within OpenGL
External
node and element Ids, Node elements
Elementtypes
Definition
of macro elements within AutoCAD
Definition of
macro elements within AutoCAD
Subdivision
patterns
MAKROS-A
commands overview
Processing the
entire structure
Commands to
generate new nodes and elements
Subdivision of
macro elements into finite elements
Handling CAD
data in VDAFS format
Commands for
graphical representation of the structure
Commands specifying
loads, constraints, element properties and materials
Visualize
calculation results (Post processing)
Commands processing the entire structure
Switch
between processing of FE resp. Macro structure
Load
elements from disk (binary file)
Save elements
to disk (binary file)
Save all
data in memory to disk
Read
elements from AutoCAD respectively from a DXF-file
Transfer
elements between structure type
Commands to
generate new nodes and elements
Define
individual elements graphically or numerically
Define
new nodes, change node coordinates
Transform surface elements to solid
elements, Translate or copy elements
Mirror
element structure on plane
Calculate
nodes on intersection of 2 regular surfaces
Define
additional nodes for beam elements
Local
net refinement by dividing individual elements
Define
local coordinate system
Create
Finite Elements out of macro elements
Calling
own functions from DLL
Handling CAD data in VDAFS format
Read VDAFS
input file, save data to or load from a binary file
Generate
nodes on bounded surfaces
Define
macro elements on SURF elements
Generate a
macro and FE model, smooth the FE model
Define a
VDAFS element selection, remove VDAFS elements
Subdivision of macro elements into finite
elements
Equidistant
subdivision of edges
Subdivision
for single elements
Subdivision
for single element edges
Continue
with existing edge subdivisions
Define
reference points for subdivision of macro elements
Check
consistency for existing subdivisions
Delete
currently defined subdivision data
Save/load
subdivision data to/from file
General commands
General
information about structure elements
Assign
group ID's, color id's etc.
Sort and
renumber nodes and elements by position
Shift
nodes on a regular surface
Remove
nodes which are close together
Check
conditions (vertex angle, orientation)
Exits
MAKROS if invoked from AutoCad (AutoCAD
command)
Command
selection from MAKROS-A menu (AutoCAD command)
Commands for graphical representation of the
structure
Erase AutoCAD
layer and display lists or switch display lists on/off
Define
color values for color indices
Define
additional graphical text
Define
font for graphical text
Write
graphics to a postscript file
Commands specifying loads, constraints, element
properties and materials
Define
and assign loads on nodes
Define
and assign distributed loads on elements
Define
distributed loads on surface elements, calculate statically equivalent
Define
constant pressure on surface elements, calculate statically equivalent forces
Calculate
the resultant of node forces
Define
and assign cross section properties on elements
Define
and assign constraints on nodes
Check
assignments for the NASTRAN interface
Show
some information of assignments
Interfaces to FE-Programs
Create or
read a NASTRAN input file
Create or
read a PATRAN input file
Write
elements in ASCII format to file
Read
elements in ASCII format to file
Call
interface function from DLL
Development
of special Interface programs
Postprocessing
Providing
data for post processing
Specify
the kind of visualization for scalar fields
Select
range of scalar values to be displayed
Conversion
between node and element values
Define
color values for color indices
Define
combinations for load cases
Select
elements for structure or scalar field plot
Show
scalar data for individual nodes/elements
Define
position of color bar and additonal text
3D Plot
or XY Plot of array data
Set
parameters for following plots of vectorfields
Appendix A
Resource file for LINUX / Unix