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Controlling Midnode Writing

VMoveCAE can include the mid-nodes of higher order elements in the translation. However, this feature is disabled by default. User can select and unselect midnode writing in the “Preferences” dialog.

  1. Start VMoveCAE and Load a CAE file: Start VMoveCAE and load the caliper.op2.

    File Loaded

  2. Select Settings->Preferences menu item: Now select “Settings->Preferences” menu item.

    Settings-Preferences-Menu
    This will open the “Preferences” dialog.
  3. Uncheck “Ignore mid-nodes” checkbox: Uncheck “Ignore mid-nodes” and save cax file.

    Preferences-Dialog
  4. Open Cax file in VCollab Pro: This cax file can now be loaded into VCollab Pro. User can observe the mid-node values also during the probing.