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Hyper M esh and BatchM esher

Control Control Cards Cards

Control Control card c ard entities are used to create solver solver control cards s uch as results file I/O I/O options, CPU and memory limits, and and others. A solv s olver er interface interface template must be loaded loaded which defines defines control cards in order to create and Browser er . edit control cont rol cards. Control cards are shown under the Card folder within the M odel Brows The following following panels panels can be used to create and edit control cards: control cards

Solver Card Support Sup port for Control Control Cards RADIOSS (Block Format)

Supporte d Ca rd

Solve r De scription

/ADMESH/GLOBAL

Defines the global parameters.

/ALE/DISP

Describes the displacement formulation.

/ALE/DONEA

Describes the ALE grid velocity.

/ALE/SPRING

Describes the spring formulation.

/ALE/STANDARD

Describes the s tandard tandard formulation.

/ALE/ZERO

Describes the Euler

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Supporte d Parameters

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formulation. /ANALY

Describes the analysis flags.

/ARCH

Describes the architecture flag.

/BEGIN

Sets the run name.

/CAA

Describes the computation Aero-Acoustic formulation.

/DAMP

Describes the Rayleigh damping.

/DEF_SHELL

Describes the shell default values initialization.

/DEF_SOLID

Describes the solid default values initialization.

/INISTA

Describes the initial state file.

/IOFLAG

Describes the t he input-output input-output flags.

/MEMORY

Des cribes the memory request.

/RANDOM

Describes the nodal random noise.

/REFSTA

Describes the reference reference state stat e files.

/SPHGLO

Describes the SPH S PH global parameters.

/SPMD

Describes the SPMD computation.

/TITLE

Describes the title.

/UNIT

Describes the local unit system.

/UPWIND

Describes the upwind coefficient.

RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format), OptiStruct

HyperMesh control cards are used to support many different things for the RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct user profile. The following I/O option entries are supported as control cards in HyperMesh when appearing before the first fi le:///C :/Altai r /hw10.0/help/hm/hmbat.htm

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SUBCASE statement. s tatement. In many many cases, c ases, inf i nformation ormation supplied supplied on these entries entries is overrid overridden den by repeated repeated definitions definitions within subcases. s ubcases. Supporte d Ca rd

Solve r De scri pti on

ACCELERATION ACCELERAT ION

Controls Controls the t he output of acceleration results

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase. (Use the edit button in the loadsteps panel).

ANALYSIS

Flag indicating that only analysis is to be performed (i.e. no optimiz ation), CHECK overrides ANALYSIS.


CHECK

Flag indicating that only a check run is to be performed (i.e. no analysis or optimization). CHECK overrides ANALYSIS.

CSTRAIN

Controls Controls the t he output of strain results for composite shells.


CSTRESS

Controls the output of stress results for composite shells.


DAMAGE

Controls the output of fatigue damage damage results. results .


DENSITY

Controls Controls the t he output of density results from a topology or freesize optimization.

DENSRES

Controls Controls the t he output of density results from a topology or freesize optimization.

DESHIS

Controls the creation of the .hgdata file.

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Supporte d Parameters

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HyperMesh and BatchMesher

DISPLACEMENT

Controls the output of displacement (and rotation) results.

DMIGNAME

Defines the name given to the reduced matrices written to an external data file.

ECHO

Controls the echo of input data to the .out or .echo files.

EIGVNAME

Defines the prefix to be used for the saving and retrieval of external eigenvalue data files.

ELFORCE

Controls the output of element force results.


ESE

Controls the output of element strain energy results.


FLUX

Controls the gradient and flux output for heat transfer analysis.


FORMAT

Controls the format of results output.

Formats are: H3D (default), HM, FLX, OPTI, OUTPUT2, PUNCH, PATRAN, APATRAN, NONE.

GPFORCE

Controls the output of grid point force results.


GPSTRESS

Controls the output of grid point stress results (available for PSOLID components only).


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HISOUT

Controls the contents of the .hgdata file.

INFILE

When using the t wo-file setup, INFILE indicates the prefix of the file containing the bulk data information.

Its extension must be .fem.

LIFE

Controls the output of fatigue life results.


LOADLIB

Defines the libraries to be loaded for external responses (DRESP3).

MBFORCE

Requests force output for a set of joints and/or force elements from multi-body dynamics subcases.

MODEL

Requests output for all formats for only a subset of the model and results.

This option is intended for multi-body dynamics and transient solution sequences with which users often require results for only a subsection of a model, but it is applied to all solution sequences.

MPCFORCES

Controls the output of MPC force results.


OFREQUENCY

Defines a set of frequencies at which results are output for frequency response analysis.


OLOAD

Controls the output of applied force results.


OTIME

Defines a set of times at which results are output for transient analysis.


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OUTFILE

Defines the path to, and the prefix of, the results files output by RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct.

OUTPUT

Controls the frequency and format of results output by RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct.

PRESSURE

Controls the output of pressure results.

PROPERTY

Controls the output of the property definitions used in the last iteration of an optimization.

RESPRINT

Controls the output of unretained optimization constraints.

RESTART

Flag that indicates that a restart run is to be performed. Also indicates the prefix of the .sh file to be used as the starting iteration for the restart.

RESULTS

Controls the frequency of output of analytical results during an optimization.

SCREEN

Controls the information echoed to the screen during a run.

SENSITIVITY

Controls the output of responses and sensitivities for size and shape design variables to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

SENSOUT

Controls the frequency of output of responses and sensitivities to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

SHAPE

Controls the output of shape optimization results from a shape, topography or freeshape optimization.

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output of the state files (.sh and .grid). SPCFORCES

Controls the output of singlepoint force of constraint results.


STRAIN

Controls the output of elemental strain results.


STRESS

Controls the output of elemental stress results.


SUBTITLE

Defines a default subtitle for a RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct model.

Individual subcases may have their own SUBTITLE definitions which are supported on the subcase definition (use the edit button in the loadsteps panel). These will override the default subtitle.

THERMAL

Controls the temperature output for heat transfer analysis.


THICKNESS

Controls the output of thickness results from topology, free-size, or size optimization.

TITLE

Defines a title for a RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct model.

TMPDIR

Defines a temporary directory where scratch files will be written.

RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct allows multiple TMPDIR entries, but only one instance is currently supported in the HyperMesh interface.

VELOCITY

Controls the output of velocity results.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears


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within a subcase. (Use the edit button in the loadsteps panel).

The following Global Matrix Selectors are supported as control cards in HyperMesh: Global Matrix Selector

Solver Description

B2GG

Identifies a DMIG bulk data entry as a viscous damping matrix.

K2GG

Identifies a DMIG bulk data entry as a stiffness matrix.

K42GG

Identifies a DMIG bulk data entry as a structural element damping matrix.

M2GG

Identifies a DMIG bulk data entry as a mass matrix.

P2G

Identifies a DMIG bulk data entry as a load matrix.

Supported Parameters

HyperMesh Notes

Other RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct cards supported as control cards in HyperMesh: Supported Cards

Solver Description

ACMODL

Defines the fluid-structure interface parameters.

CONTPRM

Defines the default properties of all contact s

DESVARG

Defines an override for design variable settings.

DTI_UNITS

Defines units for multi-body dynamics and component mode synthesis solution sequences.

GRDSET

Defines defaults for fields 3, 7, and 8 on all GRID entries.

GAPPRM

Defines parameters for gap element connectivity and configuration.



HyperMesh Notes

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HMGAPST, PRTSW, ERRMSG. PARAM

Defines RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct run parameters.

The following PARAM arguments are supported: AMLS, AMLSNCPU, AUTOSPC, AUTOSPRT, CB2, CHECKEL, CHKGPDIR, CHECKMAT, CK2, CM2, COUPMASS, CP2, DFREQ, EFFMAS, EXPERTNL, EXTOUT, FLEXH3D, FLIPOK, FZERO, G, GAPOFFSET, INREL, ITAPE, KDAMP, KGRGD, MBDH3D, MODETRAK, OGEOM, OMACHRP, OMID, POST, POSTEXT, PRGPST, REANAL, SORTCON, W3, W4, WTMASS.

STACK

Defines the stacking information and stacking sequence for ply-based composite definition.

SWLDPRM

Defines parameters for The following CWELD connectivity search. SWLDPRM arguments are supported: CHKRUN, GSPROJ, PROJTOL, PRTSW, ERRMSG.

If an unsupported argument is encountered on importing a PARAM card, the data is stored as UNSUPPORTED_PARAMS on the PARAM card. It is also possible to create an unsupported PARAM card using the UNSUPPORTED_PARAMS option.

Other HyperMesh control cards for the RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format), OptiStruct interface: Supported Cards

BULK_UNSUPPORTED_ CARDS

Solver Description


HyperMesh Notes

If a line (not a continuation line) occurs after the BEGIN BULK statement in an input file and starts with a keyword that is not recognized or supported, then the entire card gets written to BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS. It is also possible to manually define an unsupported bulk data card using the BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS.


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BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS are exported near the bottom of the exported RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct input file, just before the ENDDATA statement. CTRL_UNSUPPORTED_ CARDS

If a line (not a continuation line) occurs before the BEGIN BULK statement and before the first SUBCASE statement and starts with a keyword that is not recognized or supported, then the entire card gets written to CTRL_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS. It is also possible to manually define data cards appearing above the first SUBCASE statement using the CTRL_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS. CTRL_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS are exported near the top of the exported RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct input file, just before the first SUBCASE statement.

DEBUG

Some special or custom features can be accessed through the use of 'debug, , ' statements.

GLOBAL_CASE_CONTROL Handles the data selectors FREQ, METHOD, MPC, SDAMPING and SPC appearing above the first SUBCASE statement.

This control card OMODES is also supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase. (Use the edit button in the loadsteps panel).

It also handles the data selector DESVAR, used to select a set of design variables for use in an optimization run. It also handles the output control OMODES, used to define a set of modes for output requests. INCLUDE_BULK

This control card is retained to support old database files. It is recommended that the Include Browser be used for work involving include files.

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It is recommended that the Include Browser be used for work involving include files. Model Documentation

$HMBEGINDOC and $HMENDDOC indicate a section of comment cards which are supported on import to and export from HyperMesh. The comments are stored on control card Model Documentation. This information is exported at the top of the exported RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct input file.

OSDIAG

Some special diagnostic information can be processed through the use of 'osdiag, , , , ' statements.

RADIOSS (Fixed Format)

Supported Cards

Solver Description


HyperMesh Notes

Header Card

Run Description

This card must be selected for HyperMesh to output a valid deck. Specify the run name.

ReadMe

Comment Lines

New comments lines as well as existing RADIOSS (Fixed Format) deck comment lines are stored in this card. If necessary, increase the number of lines in the card.

Title

Title Card

Automatically outputs the title to the header. RADIOSS card number 1

Memory Req

Memory Request

IO flag Card

Input-output flags

RADIOSS card number 3

Input Files

Input Files


Analysis Flags

Analysis Flags

RADIOSS card number 5 Optional for parallel arithmetic in Analysis Flags.

Solid Default Flag

Solid Default Flag

Card 2.6 Flag for solid element


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formulation. Shell Default Flag

Shell Default Flag

Card 2.7 Flag for shell element formulation.

Gen. Parameters

General Parameters


No. Elements

Number of Elements


Loading Data

Loading Data

RADIOSS card number 10 A gravity option is available. Corresponding gravity functions are defined in the load card. This includes a skew number that refers to a skew frame and scale factor. The first node number is picked from the data. By default, the last node is the last node in the model.

Crash Data 9

Number of Crash entities


Airbag 10

Number of Crash entities (cont.)


Time History 1 Output Ctrl

Time History Plot Section. (1st part). Must be activated if the output blocks are created.


Time History 2 Output Ctrl

Time History Plot Section. (2nd part). Must be activated if the output blocks are created.


Control Card 18

Random Noise


Abaqus

In HyperMesh, Control Cards define model information, which needs to be specified only once in the input file. The following Abaqus keywords are supported as Control Cards: Supported Card

Solver Description


*CONSTRAINT CONTROLS

Reset overconstraint checking controls

NO CHECKS NO CHANGES DELETE SLAVE

*DEPVAR

Specify solution-dependent state variables

*HEADING

Print a heading on the output


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*PREPRINT

Select printout for the analysis CONTACT input file processor. ECHO HISTORY MODEL

*RESTART

Save and reuse data and analysis results

READ WRITE STEP INC END STEP FREQUENCY OVERLAY

Actran

The last step before creating the Actran input deck is completing control cards, which define the properties of the model that are not directly related to the mesh. You can define the title, analysis specifications, dimensions of the problem, interfaces between incompatible meshes, a color map and frequency response function solution, external structural vibration, and acoustic sources. Control cards can be accessed from the control cards panel from the Analysis page. Supported Card

Solver Description

Analysis

Specify options about the analysis


HyperMesh Notes

Specify: •

•

•

Frequency or modal analysis Frequency range and/or number of modes The solver

AXISYMMETRY

Control card - dimension

BC_MESH

Define an excitation from a previous computation performed in Nastran, Actran, or Abaqus.

The excitation must be defined in two files: a mesh file and a results file defining the vibration on each node.

Dimension

Define the dimension of the problem.

2D, 3D, or axisymmetric

FIELD_SAVE

Output Map

FREQUENCY_DOMAIN

Analysis

Interface

Define interfaces for incompatible meshes.

LIGHTHILL

Use for predicting broadband aero-acoustic noise


Optional. Each interface must be linked with two coupling surfaces.

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MEAN_FLOW

Include a file containing the FLOW data block.

Used for further convected acoustic simulations

MODAL_EXTRACTION

Analysis

OUTPUT_MAP

Define color map solutions

OUTPUT_FRF

Define field points on the model (virtual microphone).

SAVE

Output map

SOLVER

Output map

SOURCE

Define acoustic sources in the model (virtual loudspeaker).

SUPER_ELEMENT

Generate the SUPERELEMENT data block, specifying the OP2 file name.

Title

Specify a name for the analysis.

Optional

ANSYS

The HyperMesh input translator recognizes the ANSYS cards listed below. If HyperMesh finds an unsupported field in a card, a message is displayed on the status bar. The messages are also printed to the file ansys.msg. General slash commands, SOLUTION commands, POST1 commands, and POST26 commands are referred to as control cards. Unrecognized cards are written to a *.hmx file. Supported Card

Solver Description


ACEL

Specifies the linear acceleration of the structure.

ACELX, ACELY, ACELZ

ALPHAD

Defines the mass matrix multiplier for damping.

Value

ANTYPE

Specifies the analysis type and restart status.

Type, Status

ARCLEN

Activates the arc length method.

Key, MAXARC, MINARC

ARCTRM

Controls t ermination of the arc- Lab, VAL, NODE, DOF length solution

/ASSIGN

Reassigns a file name to an ANSYS file identifier.

AUTOTS file:///C:/Altair/hw10.0/help/hm/hmbat.htm

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/BATCH

Sets the program mode to "batch"

List

BETAD

Defines the stiffness matrix multiplier for damping.

Value

/BFUNIF

Specifies buckling analysis options

Method, NMODE, SHIFT, LDMULTE

BUCOPT CGLOC

Specifies the origin location of XLOC, YLOC, ZLOC the acc eleration coordinate system.

CGOMGA

Specifies the rotational velocity CGOMX, CGOMY, of the global origin. CGOMZ

CMDOMEGA

Specifies the rotational acceleration of an element component about a userdefined rotational axis.

CM_NAME, DOMEGAX, DOMEGAY, DOMEGAZ, X1, Y1, Z1, X2, Y2, Z2

CMOMEGA

Specifies the rotational velocity of an element component about a user-defined rotational axis.

CM_NAME, DOMEGAX, DOMEGAY, DOMEGAZ, X1, Y1, Z1, X2, Y2, Z2, KSPIN

CNVTOL

Sets convergence values for nonlinear analyses.

Lab, VALUE, TOLER, NORM, MINREF

/COM

Places a comment in the output.

/COPY

Copies a file.

CRPLIM

Specifies the creep criterion for CRCR, Option automatic time stepping.

DCGOMG

Specifies the rotational acceleration of the global origin.

/DELETE

Deletes a file.

DELTIM

Specifies the time step sizes to be used for this load step.

DMPRAT

Sets a constant damping ratio. Value

DOF

Adds degrees of freedom to the current DOF set.


DCGOX, DCGOY, CZOZ

DTIME, DTMLN, DTMAX Carry

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DOMEGA

Specifies the rotational acceleration of the structure.

EQSLV

Specifies the type of equation solver.

lab, Toler, MULT

ERESX

Specifies extrapoloation of integration point results.

Key

ETABLE

Fills a table of element values for further processing.

LAB, ITEM, COMP

EXPASS

Specifies an expansion pass of Key an analysis.

FINISH

Exits normally from a processor.

HARFRQ

Defines the frequency range in the harmonic response analysis.

FREQB, FREQE

HREXP

Specifies the phase angle for the harmonic analysis expansion pass.

Method, MAXMODE, MINMODE, MCout, Damp

HROPT

Specifies harmonic analysis options.

Reimky, Clust, Mcont

HROUT

Specifies the harmonic analysis output options.

IRLF

Specifies that inertia relief calculations are to be performed.

Key

KBC

Specifies stepped or ramped loading within a load step.

Key

KUSE

Specifies whether or not to Key reuse the triangularized matrix.

LNSRCH

Activates a line search to be used with Newton-Raphson.

LVSCALE

Scales the load vector for mode superposition analyses.

MDAMP

Defines the damping ratios as a function of mode.

MODE

Specifies the harmonic loading MODE, ISYM term for this load step.

MODOPT

Specifies modal analysis options.


Key

STLOC, V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6

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MXPAND

Specifies the number of modes NMODE, FREQB, to expand and write for a FREQE, Elcalc, modal or buckling analysis. SIGNIF

NCNV

Sets the key to terminate an analysis.

NEQIT

Specifies the maximum NEQIT number of equilibrium iterations for nonlinear analyses.

NLGEOM

Includes large-deflection effects in a static or full transient analysis.

NROPT

Specifies the Newton-Raphson Option, --, Adptky options in a static or full transient analysis.

NSUBST

Specifies the number of substeps to be taken this load step.

OMEGA

Specifies the rotational velocity OMEGX, OMEGY, of the structure. OMEGZ, KSPIN

OUTRES

Controls the solution data written to the database.

/POST1

Enters the database results post-processor.

/PREP

KSTOP, DLIM, ITLIM, ETLIM, CPLIM

Key

NSBSTP, NSBMAX, NSBMN, Carry

Item, FREQ, Cname

Sskey, Lskey

PRED

Activates a predictor in a nonlinear analysis.

PRESOL

Prints the solution results for elements.

PSTRES

Specifies whether prestress effects are calculated or included.

Key

RSYS

Activates a coordinate system for printout or display of results.

KCN

SLOAD

Loads a pretension section.

SECID, PLNLAB, KINIT, KFD, FDVALUE, LSLOAD, LSLOCK

/SOLU

Enters the solution processor.

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SOLVE

Starts a solution.

SSTIF

Activates stress stiffness effects in a nonlinear analysis.

/STITLE

Defines subtitles.

SUBOPT

Specifies options for subspace SUBSIZ, NPAD, iteration eigenvalue extraction. NPERBK, NUMSSI, NSHIFT, Strmck, JCGITR

/SYS

Passes a command string to the operating system.

String

TIME

Sets the time for a load step.

Time

TIMINT

Turns on transient effects.

Key, Lab

TINTP

Defines transient integration parameters.

/TITLE

Defines a main title.

TOFFST

Specifies the temperature offset from absolute zero to zero.

Value

TOTAL

Specifies automatic MDOF generation.

ntot, nrmdf

TREF

Defines the reference temperature for the thermal strain calculations.

tref

TRNOPT

Specifies transient analysis options.

Method, MAXMODE, Dmpkey, MINMODE, MCout, TINTOPT

TUNIF

Assigns a uniform temperature temp to all nodes.

/UNITS

Annotates the database with the system of units used.

Key

GAMMA, ALPHA, DELTA, THETA, OSLM, TOL, --, --, AVSMOOTH, ALPHAF, ALPHAM

Label, LENFACT, MASSFACT, TIMEFACT, TEMPFACT, TOFFSET, CHARGEFACT, FORCEFACT, HEATFACT

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*DATABASE_OPTION cards in Keyword are listed from the Setup drop down menu, after selecting Control Cards. An active field is output as the appropriate individual card in the data deck. A control card can be in one of three states: State

Color

Explanation

Undefined

Gray

The control card was either never created or was deleted.

Defined (See Note)

Green

Any control card viewed in the card previewer is activated.

Inactive

Red

A card that has been defined may be disabled. The attributes for that card remain; however, the control card is not output.

Note:

Those control cards that are defined (green in the control card editor) are output.

Default values for attributes are common throughout the card previewer. A default value field has one of the following states: State

Description

Default = ON

In this state, the field label color is yellow and no data entry is allowed.

Default = OVERRIDDEN

To override a default value field, pick the yellow field label. When you override a default value field, the label text color changes to cyan and you can enter data in the field.

The following keywords are supported: Supported Card

Solver Description

*CONTROL_ACCURACY

Define control parameters that can improve the accuracy of the calculation.

*CONTROL_ADAPSTEP

Define control parameters for contact interface force update during each adaptive cycle.

*CONTROL_ADAPTIVE

Activate adaptive meshing.

*CONTROL_ADAPT_ CURVE

To refine the element mesh along a curve.

*CONTROL_ALE

Set global control parameters for the Arbitrary LagrangeEulerian and Eulerian calculations.

*CONTROL_BULK_ VISCOSITY

Reset the default values of the bulk viscosity coefficients



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globally. *CONTROL_CHECK

Check for various problems in the mesh.

*CONTROL_COARSEN

Adaptively de-refine (coarsen) a shell mesh by selectively merging four adjacent elements into one.

*CONTROL_CONTACT

Change defaults for computation with contact surfaces.

*CONTROL_COUPLING

Change defaults for MADYMO3D/CAL3D coupling.

*CONTROL_CPU

Control CPU time.

*CONTROL_DAMPING

Old LS-DYNA card for input only

*CONTROL_DYNAMIC_ RELAXATION

Initialize stresses and deformation in a model to simulate a preload.

*CONTROL_EFG

Define controls for the meshfree computation.

*CONTROL_ENERGY

Provide controls for energy dissipation options

*CONTROL_EXPLOSIVE_ SHADOW

Compute detonation times in explosive elements for which there is no direct line of sight.

*CONTROL_HOURGLASS

Set the default values of the hourglass control to override the default values.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ AUTO

Define parameters for automatic time step control during implicit analysis.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ BUCKLE

Activate implicit buckling analysis when termination time is reached.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ DYNAMICS

Activate implicit dynamic analysis and define time integration constants.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ EIGENVALUE

Activate implicit eigenvalue analysis and define associated input parameters.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_

Activate implicit analysis and


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GENERAL

define associated control parameters.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ INERTIA_RELIEF

Allows analysis of linear static problems that have rigid body modes.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ LINEAR *CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ MODES

old

Request calculation of constraint and/or attachment modes for later use in modal analysis using *PART_MODES.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ NONLINEAR

old

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ SOLUTION

Optional card that applies to implicit calculations.Used to specify whether a linear or nonlinear solution is desired.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ SOLVER

Optional card that applies to implicit calculations. The linear equation solver performs the CPU-intensive stiffness matrix inversion.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ STABILIZATION

Optional card that applies to implicit calculations. Artificial stabilization is required for multi-step unloading in implicit springback analysis.

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_ TERMINATION

Specify termination criteria for implicit transient simulations.

*CONTROL_MPP_ DECOMPOSITION_ AUTOMATIC

Instructs the program to apply a simple heuristic to try to determine the proper decomposition for the simulation.

*CONTROL_MPP_ DECOMPOSITION_CHECK _SPEED

Modifies t he decomposition depending on the relative speed of the processors involved.

*CONTROL_MPP_ DECOMPOSITION_ CONTACT_DISTRIBUTE

Ensures that the indicated contact interfaces are distributed across all processors, which can lead to better load balance for large contact interfaces.


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*CONTROL_MPP_ DECOMPOSITION_ CONTACT_ISOLATION

Ensures that the indicated contact interferences are isolated on a single processor, which can lead to decreased communication.

*CONTROL_MPP_ DECOMPOSITION_FILE

Allow for pre-decomposition and a subsequent run or runs without having to do the decomposition.

*CONTROL_MPP_ DECOMPOSITION_ METHOD

Specify the decomposition method to use.

*CONTROL_MPP_ DECOMPOSITION_ NUMPROC

Specify the number of processors for decomposition.

*CONTROL_MPP_ Allows display of the final DECOMPOSITION_SHOW decomposition. *CONTROL_MPP_ DECOMPOSITION_ TRANSFORMATION

Specifies transformations to apply to modify the decomposition.

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_ NOD3DUMP

Suppress the output of all dump files.

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_ NODUMP

Suppresses the output of all dump files and full deck restart files.

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_ NOFULL

Suppresses the output of the full deck restart files.

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_ SWAPBYTES

Swap bytes on some of the output files.

*CONTROL_OUTPUT

Set miscellaneous output parameters.

*CONTROL_PARALLEL

Control parallel processing usage for shared memory computers by defining the number of processors invoking the optional consistency of the global vector assembly.

*CONTROL_REMESHING

Provide control over the remeshing of solids which are meshed with the solid tetrahedron element type 13.

*CONTROL_RIGID

Special control options related to rigid bodies and the rigidflexible bodies.


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*CONTROL_SHELL

Provide cont rols for c omputing shell response.

*CONTROL_SOLID

Provide controls for solid element response.

*CONTROL_SOLUTION

Specify the analysis solution procedure if thermal only or coupled thermal analysis is performed.

*CONTROL_SPH

Provide controls for computing SPH particles.

*CONTROL_SPOTWELD_ BEAM

Provides factors for scaling the failure force resultants of beam spot welds as a function of their parametric location on the contact segment and the size of the segment.

*CONTROL_STRUCTURED

Write out a LS-DYNA structured input deck for version 970.

*CONTROL_STRUCTURED Write out a LS-DYNA _TERM structured input deck for version 970. Termination will occur after the structured input file is written. *CONTROL_SUBCYCLE

Control time step subcycling.

*CONTROL_TERMINATION

Stop the job.

*CONTROL_THERMAL_ NONLINEAR

Set parameters for a nonlinear thermal or coupled structural/thermal analysis.

*CONTROL_THERMAL_ SOLVER

Set options for the thermal solution in a thermal only or coupled structural-thermal analysis.

*CONTROL_THERMAL_ TIMESTEP

Set time step controls for the thermal solution in a thermal only or a coupled structural/thermal analysis.

*CONTROL_TIMESTEP

Set structural time step size control using different options.

*DAMPING_FREQUENCY_ Provides approximately RANGE constant damping over a range of frequencies. *DAMPING_GLOBAL file:///C:/Altair/hw10.0/help/hm/hmbat.htm

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damping that applies globally to the nodes of deformable bodies and to the mass center of rigid bodies. *DAMPING_RELATIVE

Apply damping relative to the motion of a rigid body.

*DATABASE_BINARY_ D3PLOT

Dt for complete output states.

*DATABASE_BINARY_ D3DRLF

Dynamic relaxation database.

*DATABASE_BINARY_ D3THDT

Dt for time history data of element subsets.

*DATABASE_BINARY_ D3DUMP

Binary output restart files. Define output frequency in cycles.

*DATABASE_BINARY_ INTFOR

Dt for output of contact interface data.

*DATABASE_BINARY_ RUNRSF

Binary output restart file. Define output frequency in cycles.

*DATABASE_BINARY_ XTFILE

Flag to specify output of extra time history data to XTFILE at same time as D3THDT file.

*DATABASE_EXTENT_AVS Specify output database to be written. *DATABASE_EXTENT_ BINARY

Specify output database to be written.

*DATABASE_EXTENT_ MOVIE

Specify output database to be written.

*DATABASE_EXTENT_ MPGS *DATABASE_EXTENT_ SSSTAT *DATABASE_SPRING_ FORWARD

Create spring forward nodal force file.

*DATABASE_ SUPERPLASTIC_ FORMING

Specify the output intervals to the superelastic forming output files.

*DATABASE_TRACER

Tracer particles will save a history of either a material point or a spatial point into an


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ASCII file, TRHIST. MADYMO

Supported Card

Solver Description

GAS

Specify a gas (molecular weight and specific heat coefficients).


HyperMesh Notes

Nastran

Supported Card

Solver Description

ACMODL

Defines modeling parameters for the interface between the fluid and the structure.

BEGIN BULK

Designates the end of the Case Control Section and/or the beginning of a Bulk Data Section.


HyperMesh Notes

When the model is created from HyperMesh, this card is on by default.

BULK-UNSUPPORTED_ CARD

On import, all unsupported bulk data will be written into this card. You can edit the card.

CASE-UNSUPPORTED_ CARD

If CEND and SUBCASE exist, on import, all unsupported cards between CEND and the first SUBCASE will be written into this card. You can edit the card. If SUBCASE does not exist and BEGIN BULK exists, all unsupported cards between CEND and BEGIN BULK will be written into this card.

CEND

When the model is created from HyperMesh, this card is on by default.

DIAG

Requests diagnostic output or special options.

ENDDATA

Designates the end of the Bulk Data Section.


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EXEC_UNSUPPORTED_ CARDS

If CEND exists in the imported deck, on import, all unsupported cards before CEND will be written into this card. You can edit the card. If CEND does not exist, on import, all unsupported cards before BEGIN BULK will be written into this card.

ID

Specifies a comment.

MAXLINES

Sets the maximum number of output lines.

PARAM

Specifies values for parameters.

SET

Defines a set of element or grid point numbers to be plotted.

The maximum number of lines is 999999999 (Nastran default). ASING, AUTOSPC, BAILOUT, COUPMASS, CURV, CURVPLOT, DDRMM, EPPRT, EPZERO, GRDPNT, K6ROT, MAXRATIO, MPCX, NEWSEQ, OLDSEQ, OUNIT2, POST, PRGPST, SPCGEN, TINY, USETPRT, WTMASS, INREL.

On import, all unsupported PARAM cards are written into the UNSUPPORTED PARAMS block within PARAM CARD in the control cards panel. You can edit this data block.

Only real number sets can be created using control cards. For node and element sets, see Sets.

SOL

Specifies the solution sequence or main subDMAP to be executed.

SUBTITLE

Defines a subtitle that will appear on the second heading line of each page of printer output.

TIME

Sets the maximum CPU and I/O time.

TITLE

Defines a character string that will appear on the first heading line of each page of NX Nastran printer output.

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Supported Card

Solver Description

ADAPT /

Adaptive Mesh

AIRBAGCHECK

Airbag Check

ALLOCATE

Memory Allocation

ANALYSIS

Analysis

BEAPLOT

Beam Output

CCTRL /

Contact Control Parameters

COUPLING

Coupling

CTRL /

Control

CPULIMIT

CPU Limit

DATACHECK

Cross Reference Data Check

DCOMP

DMP Domain Decomposition

DEBUG

Debug

ECTRL /

Element Control Parameters

ENDDATA

End of Data

FILE

File Name

FREE

HyperMesh Notes

Two request types are supported: default (DFLT) and user-defined. If userdefined is selected, available requests are numbered and displayed.

This card is no longer needed for exporting models.

Cards after the ENDDATA card are ignored.

Output automatically, so a control card for this option is not available. Nonkeyword generated decks are not processed correctly by the input translator.

FZMET /

Frozen Metric

INCLU /

Include File

INPUTVERSION

Input Version

KINJ

Kinematic Joint Parameters



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LIST / NOLIS

Input File Echo

MAXMEMORY

Max Memory

MERGEGAP

Output as LIST [ON|OFF] only; however NOLIS as well as YES|NO modifiers are recognized during input.

Common Node Merge

METRIC

Initial Metric

METRICCHECK

Metric Check

MNTR

Energy Output

NODPLOT

Node Output

OCTRL /

Output Control Parameters

Three requests types are supported: default (DFLT), all (ALL), and user-defined. If user-defined is selected, available requests are numbered and displayed.

PICK / PIPE

Pipe

PREFILTER

Prefilter

Each value defaults to blank.

PRINT / NOPRINT

Output Data Echo

Radio buttons represent the available options for requesting output.

RESTARTFILES

Restart Files

REZONE

Rezone

RUNEND/

End of Run Definition

SCRATCHDIR

Scratch Directory

SHELLCHECK

Shell Check

SHLTHP

Shell Time History Output

Three request types are supported: default (DFLT), all (ALL), and user-defined. If user-defined is selected, available requests are numbered and displayed.

SHLPLOT

Shell Output

Three request types are supported: default (DFLT), all (ALL), and user-defined. If user-defined is selected,


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available requests are numbered and displayed. SIGNAL

Signaling

SOLID4N

Solid4N

SOLIDCHECK

Solid Check

SOLPLOT

Solid Output

SOLVER

Solver Dependent Output

STOPRUN

Stop Run

SUBDF /

Substructure Definition

Maximum of ten cards.

SUBRUN

Substructure Run

Maximum of two cards.

TCTRL /

Time Step Control Parameters

THPLOT

Time History

TIMESTEP

Time Step

TITLE /

Title

Two request types are supported: default (DFLT) and user-defined. If userdefined is selected, available requests are numbered and displayed.

Three request types are supported: default (DFLT), all (ALL), and user-defined. If user-defined is selected, radio buttons that number the available requests become available.

TRSFM / UNIT

Unit System

VERSION

Version

$Model Documentation


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begins with the line $HMBEGINDOC and ends with the line $HMENDDOC. The text can be created and changed using the card previewer PAM-CRASH 2G

Supported Card

Solver Description


HyperMesh Notes

NA

Imported Model Documentation

The input deck can contain model documentation text that is imported and exported via the comment lines. For decks not written by HyperMesh, all comment lines before the first non-comment line are treated as model documentation. For decks written by HyperMesh, the documentation lines must be placed in a block that begins with the line $HMBEGINDOC and ends with the line $HMENDDOC. The text can be created and changed using the card previewer. This card is always overwritten by the current model documentation.

NA

Model Documentation

This card is not created during FE input process. You can create this card in HyperMesh, but once this card is defined, only this will be exported. You can access macros from the PAM-CRASH 2G user profile to append or overwrite the information from Imported Model Documentation to this card.

AIRBAGCHECK

Airbag Check

Added in PAM-CRASH 2004

ANALYSIS

Analysis

AUTOSLEEP MERGEGAP file:///C:/Altair/hw10.0/help/hm/hmbat.htm

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CCTRL /

Contact Control Parameters

This card contains all the information about the interfaces control parameters such as initial penetration.

COUPLING

Coupling

DATACHECK

Data Check

DEBUG

Debug

DCOMP

DMP Domain Decomposition

ECTRL /

Element Control Parameters

This card contains all the information about the element control parameters.

ENDDATA

End of Data

Cards after the ENDDATA card are ignored.

FILE

File Name

INCLU /

Include Cards

INPUTVERSION

Input Version

MAXMEMORY

Max Memory

METRIC/

Initial Metric

METRICCHECK

Metric Check

Added in PAM-CRASH 2004

OCTRL /

Output Control Parameters

This card contains all the information about the output of data, e.g., PRINT, SHLTHP, THPOUTPUT, DSYOUTPUT, GLBTHP, BEAPLOT, etc. In card previewer you have the option of defining all the parameters.

PICK / PIPE

Pipe

RESTARTFILES

Restart Files

RUNEND/

End Of Run Definition

RWALL_KIN_CHECK file:///C:/Altair/hw10.0/help/hm/hmbat.htm

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SHELLCHECK

Shell Check

SIGNAL

Signalling

SOLIDCHECK

Solid Check

SOLID4N

Solid4N

SOLVER

Solver

STOPRUN

Stop Run

SUBDF /

Substructure Run

This card must be defined in order to support 4-noded tetra elements by using SOLID / keyword in PAMCRASH 2004. Its value should be set to "YES".

SUBRUN SUBTA /

Substructure Run Link Table

TCTRL /

Timestep Control Parameters

TITLE /

Title

This card contains all the information about the time step control parameters.

TRSFM / UNIT

Unit System Unsupported Cards

All unsupported information found in the input deck is imported in this card. You can edit this card.

PERMAS

The following cards are supported in the PERMAS interface: Supported Card

Solver Description

$COMPONENT

Component Input Bracket Header Line

$ECHO

Controls the echo print of PERMAS data input lines.

$MODDAMP

Definition of viscous or structural modal damping.



HyperMesh Notes

DOFTYPE KIND TYPE

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