> 1) Have you been strategic with how you modeled your mass? Too often I see
> folks using 500 modes for an RSA analysis when they could have gotten away
> with 20 modes if they just modeled their mass more efficiently.
>
Gotta agree with this, by my own experience.
Masses at nodes, instead of letting the program regurgitate the masses
from loading, is best.
Not so simple, but best.
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