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Control card entities are used to create solver control cards such as results file I/O options, CPU and memory limits, and others. A solver interface template must be loaded which defines control cards in order to create and edit control cards. Control cards are shown under the Card folder within the Model browser.

The following panels can be used to create and edit control cards:

Control Cards

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Solver Card Support for Control Cards


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Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

/@TFILE

The time at which the time history file begins.

 

 

/@TFILE/Keyword2

The time at which the time history file begins.

 

 

/ABF

Describes the output of .abf files.

 

 

/ADMESH/GLOBAL

Defines the global parameters.

 

 

/ALE

Sets parameters for DONEA grid velocity formulation of ALE.

 

 

/ALE/2

Sets parameters for RADIOSS grid velocity formulation for ALE.

 

 

/ALE/3

When this keyword is used instead of /ALE or /ALE/2, no grid calculation is performed.  Grid does not move, unless constrained otherwise.

 

 

/ALE/4

Sets the RADIOSS Standard formulation.

 

 

/ALE/DISP

Describes the displacement formulation.

 

 

/ALE/DONEA

Describes the ALE grid velocity.

 

 

/ALE/SPRING

Describes the spring formulation.

 

 

/ALE/STANDARD

Describes the standard formulation.

 

 

/ALE/ZERO

Describes the Euler formulation.

 

 

/ALESUB

Sub-cycling on Lagrangian parts.

 

 

/AMS

Description of advanced mass scaling in the model

 

 

/ANALY

Describes the analysis flags.

 

 

/ANIM

Generates animation files containing results according to the keywords specified.

 

 

/ANIM/BRICK/TENS

Generates animation files containing tensor data for brick elements according to keyword.

 

 

/ANIM/BRICK/TENS/STRAIN

Generates animation files containing strain tensor for a specified integration point of a solid, in global coordinate system.

 

 

/ANIM/BRICK/TENS/STRESS

Generates animation files containing stress tensor for a specified integration point of a solid, in global coordinate system.

 

 

/ANIM/CUT/1

Defines a section cut on a deformed geometry.

 

 

/ANIM/CUT/2

Defines a section cut on the initial geometry.

 

 

/ANIM/CUT/3

Defines a section cut on a deformed geometry using three nodes.

 

 

/ANIM/DT

Write animation files (A-files) at a time frequency equal to Tfreq, the first file being written at time Tstart.

 

 

/ANIM/Eltyp/FORC

Generates animation files containing force and moment data for the specified type of element.

 

 

/ANIM/Eltyp/Restype

Generates animation files containing element data for the specified result.

 

 

/ANIM/GPS1

Generates animation files containing simple average GPS data.

 

 

/ANIM/GPS2

Generates animation files containing volume based averaged GPS data.

 

 

/ANIM/GZIP

Generates animation files in GZIP format.

 

 

/ANIM/KEEPD

In animation files, keeps deleted elements in their original part.

 

 

/ANIM/LSENSOR

Writes additional animation files (A-files) at a time frequency is equal to Tfreq, the first file being written at sensor activation time.

 

 

/ANIM/MASS

Generates animation files containing nodal masses.

 

 

/ANIM/MAT

Generates animation files with one part for each material.

 

 

/ANIM/NODA

Generates animation files containing nodal scalar data.

 

 

/ANIM/SENSOR

Writes additional animation files (A-files) with a time frequency equal to Tfreq, the first file being written once sensor is activated.

 

 

/ANIM/SHELL/EPSP

Generates animation files containing plastic strain as a function of a shell element integration point.

 

 

/ANIM/SHELL/PHI/ALL

Generates animation files.

 

 

/ANIM/SHELL/PHI/N

Generates animation files.

 

 

/ANIM/SHELL/TENS

Generates animation files containing shell tensor data for a specified result.

 

 

/ANIM/SHELL/USRi

Generates animation files.

 

 

/ANIM/VECT

Generates animation files containing vectorial data for the specified variable.

 

 

/ANIM/VECT/FREAC

Reaction forces for imposed velocities, displacements, accelerations and boundary conditions.

 

 

/ANIM/VERS

Generates animation files in RADIOSS environment post processing formats 41 and 44.

 

 

/ARCH

Describes the architecture flag.

 

 

/ATFILE

Defines the frequency of writing additional time history file of T-file “RunnameTnnx”.

 

 

/BCS/ALE

Given node numbers will be constrained in specified directions X, Y or Z for grid degrees of freedom: symbol_alpha = 0.

 

 

/BCS/LAG

Given node numbers will be lagrangian in specified directions X, Y or Z:  V = W.

 

 

/BCS/ROT

Given node numbers will be constrained in specified directions X, Y or Z for rotational degrees of freedom: symbol_alpha = 0.

 

 

/BCS/TRA

Given node numbers will be constrained in specified directions X, Y or Z for material translational degrees of freedom: V = 0.

 

 

/BCSR/ALE

Given node numbers will be released in specified directions X, Y or Z for grid degrees of freedom.

 

 

/BCSR/LAG

Given node numbers will no longer be lagrangian in specified directions X, Y or Z.

 

 

/BCSR/ROT

Given node numbers will be released in specified directions X, Y or Z for rotational degrees of freedom.

 

 

/BCSR/TRA

Given node numbers will be released in specified directions X, Y or Z for material translational degrees of freedom.

 

 

/BEGIN

Sets the run name, the version of the input manual, the number of Starter run and input and work unit systems.

 

 

/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.

 

 

/DEL

Deletes element numbers N1, N2, . . ., NN.

 

 

/DEL/Eltyp/1

Deletes element numbers N1first to N1last, . . ., NIfirst to NIlast.

 

 

/DEL/INTER

Deletes interface numbers N1, N2, . . ., NN.

 

 

/DELINT

If a slave node is only connected to 2D solid elements that are all deleted, the node is deactivated from the interface.

 

 

/DT

Time step defaults for all elements.

 

 

/DT/AMS

Elementary time step for Advanced Mass Scaling.

 

 

/DT/Eltyp/Iflag

Time step for select entities.

 

 

/DT/Eltyp/Keyword3/Iflag

Time step with entity selection and time step control.

 

 

/DT/NODA/Keyword3

Nodal time step control.

 

 

/DT/SHELL

The time step for shell elements using /DT1 is lower but more accurate.

 

 

/DT/SHNOD or /DT/SHNOD/CST

Time step for shells.

 

 

/DT/SPHCEL

Generates the SPH cells time step.

 

 

/DT/SPHCEL/Keyword3

Generates the SPH cells time step control type.

 

 

/DT/THERM

Time step for thermal modeling.

 

 

/DT1/SHELL

The time step for shell elements using /DT1 is lower, but more accurate.

 

 

/DTIX

Sets initial and maximum time step for this run.

 

 

/DTSDE

The time step for degenerated or PENTA6 solid elements using this option is higher (almost factor 2).

 

 

/DYREL

Dynamic relaxation.

 

 

/DYREL/1

Dynamic relaxation applied to node group identifier grnd_ID.

 

 

/END/ENGINE

This keyword has to be set at the end of the Engine input deck when using Single File Input.

 

 

/FVMBAG/MODIF

Activates FVM airbag merging parameter modifications in Engine file.

 

 

/FXINP

Generates input files for flexible bodies from eigenmodes and static modes computation.

 

 

/IMPL

An implicit solution sequence will be called this.

 

 

/IMPL/AUTOSPC

A zero stiffness degree-of-freedom will be constrained automatically.

 

 

/IMPL/BUCKL/1

Euler buckling modes will be computed.

 

 

/IMPL/BUCKL/2

Euler buckling modes will be computed based on actual pre-stress stat.

 

 

/IMPL/CHECK

Implicit model checking will be run.

 

 

/IMPL/DIVERG/n

Divergence criterion with successive increasing residual number for nonlinear analysis.

 

 

/IMPL/DT/1

Implicit time step control method 1.

 

 

/IMPL/DT/2

Implicit automatic time step control method 2.

 

 

/IMPL/DT/3

Implicit automatic time step control with Riks method.

 

 

/IMPL/DT/FIXPOINT

Users’ input fix time points where implicit nonlinear computation will not miss with automatic time step control.

 

 

/IMPL/DT/STOP

The computation will be stopped, if DT_min is reached.

 

 

/IMPL/DTINI

Initial time step for nonlinear implicit analysis.

 

 

/IMPL/DYNA/1

Describes the implicit dynamics with asign -HHT method.

 

 

/IMPL/DYNA/2

Describes the implicit dynamics with a general Newmark method.

 

 

/IMPL/DYNA/DAMP

Rayleigh structure damping with dynamic implicit analysis.

 

 

/IMPL/DYNA/FSI

Defines the settings for Fluid Structure Interaction Analysis with AcuSolve.

 

 

/IMPL/GSTIF/OFF

Geometrical stiffness matrix will not be used for implicit nonlinear calculation.

 

 

/IMPL/INTER/KCOMP

Describes the stiffness matrix; due to contact interfaces will be assembled completely.

 

 

/IMPL/INTER/KNONL

Defines including some contact nonlinearities in PCG linear solver.

 

 

/IMPL/LBFGS/L

Change the maximum number of BFGS quasi-Newton method for implicit nonlinear.

 

 

/IMPL/LINEAR

Linear implicit solution will be computed.

 

 

/IMPL/LINEAR/INTER

Implicit linear analysis will take into account contact interfaces.

 

 

/IMPL/LRIGROT

Due to some linearization used in geometrical nonlinear analysis, small time step has to be chosen to avoid accumulated errors under large rotation. This option improves the accuracy, in this case using usual time step.

 

 

/IMPL/LSEARCH/n

Line search methods for nonlinear analysis.

 

 

/IMPL/LSEARCH/OFF

Deactivating line search for nonlinear analysis.

 

 

/IMPL/MONVOL/OFF

Describes the stiffness of gas in monitored volume type 3 (tire modeling).

 

 

/IMPL/NCYCLE/STOP

The computation will be stopped, if Ncy_max is reached.

 

 

/IMPL/NONLIN

Nonlinear implicit methods.

 

 

/IMPL/NONLIN/SMDISP

Only small displacement effects will be considered with this option.

 

 

/IMPL/PREPAT

Describes the implicit option for pre-conditioning.

 

 

/IMPL/PRINT/LINEAR

Printout frequency for linear solvers.

 

 

/IMPL/PRINT/NONLIN

Printout frequency for nonlinear implicit iterations.

 

 

/IMPL/PSTIF/OFF

Deactivating load (pressure) stiffness matrix.

 

 

/IMPL/QSTAT

Quasi-static implicit solution will be computed.

 

 

/IMPL/QSTAT/DTSCAL

Quasi-static implicit solution with a factor for inertia stiffness matrix.

 

 

/IMPL/RREF/INTERF/n

Different reference force residual computations used for stop criteria on nonlinear analysis with contact.

 

 

/IMPL/RREF/LIMIT

Define reference force residual limit values used in stop criteria for implicit nonlinear.

 

 

/IMPL/RREF/OFF

Deactivation reference residual option and using the previous one in stop criteria for implicit nonlinear analysis.

 

 

/IMPL/SBCS/MSGLV

Describes the message level for BCS (Boeing) solver.

 

 

/IMPL/SBCS/ORDER

Reordering method definition for BCS.

 

 

/IMPL/SBCS/OUTCORE

BCS solver will use minimum in-core memory.

 

 

/IMPL/SHPOFF

The full projection of QEPH shell element for warped elements will be deactivated to keep consistency between the stiffness matrix and the internal force computations.

 

 

/IMPL/SHPON

The full projection of QEPH shell element for warped elements will be activated for stiffness matrix to keep  consistency with the internal force computations.

 

 

/IMPL/SINIT

Describes the initial stresses that will be imposed gradually (from V51).

 

 

/IMPL/SOLVER

Selects linear solver.

 

 

/IMPL/SPRBACK

Implicit spring back will be run in this session.

 

 

/IMPL/SPRING

Describes the linear or nonlinear stiffness choices for nonlinear spring in implicit nonlinear analysis.

 

 

/IMPLICIT

Allows the default values to be changed for implicit calculations.

 

 

/INCMP

Quasi-incompressible formulation for fluid material (compatible with type 6 and 11).

 

 

/INISTA

Describes the initial state file.

 

 

/INIV/AXIS/Keyword3

Initialize rotational velocity about an axis and translational velocity.

 

 

/INIV/AXIS/Keyword3/1

Initialize rotational velocity about an axis and translational velocity.

 

 

/INIV/ROT

Initialize rotational velocity in the specified direction X, Y or Z.

 

 

/INIV/ROT/Keyword3/1

Initialize rotational velocity in the specified direction X, Y or Z.

 

 

/INIV/TRA

Initialize translational velocity in the specified direction X, Y or Z.

 

 

/INIV/TRA/Keyword3/1

Initialize translational velocity in the specified direction X, Y or Z.

 

 

/INTER

Describes an interface.

 

 

/IOFLAG

Describes the input-output flags.

 

 

/KEREL

Kinetic energy relaxation.

 

 

/KEREL/1

Kinetic energy relaxation applied to node group grnd_ID.

 

 

/KILL

The Engine is stopped if one of the following criteria is exceeded.

 

 

/MADYMO

Activates MADYMO-RADIOSS coupling.

 

 

/MEMORY

Describes the memory request.

 

 

/MON

Provides an estimation of the CPU time spent for each processor.

 

 

/OUTP

Write ASCII formatted output files.

 

 

/OUTP/LSENSOR

Writes an outp file each time a sensor in the defined list is activated.

 

 

/PARITH

Turns on/off the parallel arithmetic.

 

 

/PRINT

Sets printout frequency for list file.

 

 

/RAD2RAD/ON

Activates multi-domain coupling.

 

 

/RANDOM

Describes the nodal random noise.

 

 

/RBODY

Given rigid bodies will be activated or deactivated.

 

 

/RERUN

Permits to continue a previous RADIOSS run.

 

 

/RFILE

Writes a Restart R-File.

 

 

/RFILE/n

Rewrites a Restart R-File.

 

 

/RUN

Identifies the run number.

 

 

/RUN/Run Name/Run Number/Restart Letter

Identifies the run number.

 

 

/SHSUB

Allows to activate new sub-cycling option, for which Isubcycle =2 in the /ANALY RADIOSS Starter option should be specified.

 

 

/SHVER/V51

The new large rotational body motion formulation for QEPH, QBAT and DKT18 will be deactivated.

 

 

/SPHGLO

Describes the SPH global parameters.

 

 

/SPMD

Describes the SPMD computation.

 

 

/STAMPING

Improvement of error messages for stamping applications

 

 

/STATE/BRICK/AUX/FULL

Describes the internal variable state for solid.

 

 

/STATE/BRICK/ORTHO

Describes Orthotropy Direction for orthotropic solid or thick shells.

 

 

/STATE/BRICK/STAIN/FULL

Describes the strain state for solid.

 

 

/STATE/BRICK/STRAIN/GLOBFULL

Describes the strain state for solid in global reference system.

 

 

/STATE/BRICK/STRES/FULL

Describes the stress state for solid.

 

 

/STATE/BRICK/STRESS/GLOBFULL

Describes the stress state for solid in global reference system.

 

 

/STATE/DT

Writes the state file.

 

 

/STATE/NODE/TEMP

Describes the temperature for nodes.

 

 

/STATE/LSENSOR

Writes a state file each time a sensor in the defined list is activated.

 

 

/STATE/SHELL/AUX/FULL

Describes the internal variable state for shell.

 

 

/STATE/SHELL/EPSP/FULL

Describes the Epsilon plastic state for shell.

 

 

/STATE/SHELL/ORTHL

Describes the orthotropy direction for shell.

 

 

/STATE/SHELL/STRAIN/FULL

Describes the strain state for shell.

 

 

/STATE/SHELL/STRESS/FULL

Describes the stress state for shell.

 

 

/STATE/STR_FILE

When writing the state file, /INISHE, /INISH3 and /INIBRI will be written in a separate file which can be asked for being compressed (using GZIP) or not.  The state file will then resume to the nodes coordinates and element connectivity.

 

 

/STOP

The Engine is stopped, due to energy error ratio criteria.

 

 

/TFILE

Defines the frequency of writing the time history file of T-file “RunnameTnn”.

 

 

/TH/VERS

Generates the Time History files in RADIOSS environment post-processing format “Version Number”.

 

 

/TITLE

Describes the title.

 

 

/UNIT

Describes the local unit system.

 

 

/UPWIND

Describes the upwind coefficient.

 

 

/UPWM/SUPG

Describes the Streamline Upwind Petrov Galerkin formulation.

 

 

/UPWM/TG

Describes the Taylor Galerkin method for momentum advection.

 

 

/VEL/ALE

Given node numbers have the same grid velocity in a specified direction or combination of directions (ALE links).

 

 

/VEL/ROT

Given node numbers have the same rotational velocity in a specified direction X, Y or Z.

 

 

/VEL/TRA

Given node numbers have the same velocity in a specified direction X, Y or Z for material translational degrees of freedom.

 

 

/VERS

Identifies the input data version number.

 

 

 

hmtoggle_arrow1OptiStruct

Control cards are used to support many different things for the OptiStruct user profile.

The following I/O option entries are supported as control cards when appearing before the first SUBCASE statement.  In many cases, information supplied on these entries is overridden by repeated definitions within subcases.

 

Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

ACCELERATION

Controls the output of acceleration results

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

ANALYSIS

Flag indicating that only analysis is to be performed (that is, no optimization), CHECK overrides ANALYSIS.

 

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

ASSIGN

Identifies external files and their contents.

 

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

AUTOSPC

Automatically constrains stiffness singularities.

PRINT, PUNCH, NOPRINT, NOPUNCH

Found under GLOBAL_CASE_CONTROL

CFAILURE

Requests failure index output for elements referencing PCOMP or PCOMPG properties for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CFAILURE is supported for static analysis only.

CHECK

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

 

 

CMDE

Requests component modal synthesis damping energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CMKE

Requests component modal synthesis kinetic energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CMSE

Requests component modal synthesis strain energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CONTF

Requests contact results output for all nonlinear analysis subcases or individual nonlinear analysis subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CSTRAIN

Controls the output of strain results for composite shells.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CSTRESS

Controls the output of stress results for composite shells.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

DAMAGE

Controls the output of fatigue damage results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

DENSITY

Controls the output of density results from a topology or free-size optimization.

 

 

DENSRES

Controls the output of density results from a topology or free-size optimization.

 

 

DESHIS

Controls the creation of the .hgdata file.

 

 

DGLOBAL

Defines input parameters required for the Global Search Option (GSO).

NGROUP, NPOINT, SPMETH, NOUTDES, DESTOL, MAXSP, MAXSUCC, MAXWALL, MAXCPU

NGROUP_OPT, NPOINT_OPT, NOUTDES_OPT, DGLOBAL_NUM_GROUP, DGLOBAL_IO

 

DISPLACEMENT

Controls the output of displacement (and rotation) results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

DMIGNAME

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

 

 

DSA

Requests Design Sensitivity Analysis results in a frequency response analysis.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

ECHO

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

 

 

EDE

Requests element energy loss per cycle and element energy loss per cycle density output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

EIGVNAME

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

 

 

EKE

Requests kinetic energy and kinetic energy density output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

ELFORCE

Controls the output of element force results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

ENERGY

Subcase information for explicit analysis

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

ERP

Control equivalent radiated power output.

FORMAT

GRID

OPTION

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

ESE

Controls the output of element strain energy results.

FORMAT

TYPE

DMIG

ESE_V1

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

FLUX

Controls the gradient and flux output for heat transfer analysis.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

FORMAT

Controls the format of results output.

 

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

FOS

Requests fatigue factor of safety output for all fatigue subcases or individual fatigue subcases.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

GPFORCE

Controls the output of grid point force results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

GPSTRAIN

The GPSTRAIN command can be used in the I/O Options or Subcase Information sections to request grid point strain output for all or individual subcases.

FORMAT, AVERAGING, TYPE, OPTION

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST

GPSTRESS

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

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

HISOUT

Controls the contents of the .hgdata file.

 

 

INFILE

When using the two-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.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

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.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

MODALDE

Requests modal damping energy (the energy loss per cycle) output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

MODALKE

Requests modal kinetic energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

MODALSE

Requests modal strain energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

MSGLMT

Can be used in the I/O Options section to limit the number of ERROR, WARNING and INFORMATION messages output, or to elevate a WARNING or INFORMATION message to an ERROR.

TYPE (ERROR, WARNING)

VALUE (OFF, NONE)

TYPE_ID

VALUE_INT

 

NLLOAD

Requests nonlinear load output for Transient Response Analysis for each time step for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

OFREQUENCY

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

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

OLOAD

Controls the output of applied force results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

OTIME

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

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

OUTFILE

Defines the path to, and the prefix of, the results files output by OptiStruct.

 

 

OUTPUT

Controls the frequency and format of results output by OptiStruct.

 

 

PARAM

Defines OptiStruct run parameters.

The following PARAM arguments are supported: ALPHA1, ALPHA2, ALPHAFL1, ALPHAFL2, AMLSMEM
CHKELSET
MBDREC
OP2GM34
RBE2FREE
RBE3FREE
RENUMOK
SHELOS11
STRTHR
THCNTPEN
UCORD
WRH
FASTCONT
CURVSHL2 FLLWER

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.

PEAKOUT

Can be used in the Subcase Information section to select the criteria for automatic identification of loading frequencies at which result peaks occur.

 

 

PFGRID

Can be used in the I/O Options section to request output of acoustic grid participation factors for all frequency response subcases.

GRIDS (SETG_SID)

GRIDF (SETFL_SID)

FREQUENCY (SETF_SID)

NULL

RPCUTOFF

 

PFMODE

Can be used in the I/O Options section to request output of modal participation factors for all frequency response subcases.

STRUCTURE (STRUCTMP, FREQUENCY, FILTER, NULL, RPCUTOFF)

FLUID (FLUIDMP, STRUCTMP, PANELMP, FREQUENCY, FILTER, NULL, RPCUTOFF)

 

PFPANEL

Can be used in the I/O Options section to request output of acoustic panel participation factors for all frequency response subcases.

PANEL

FREQUENCY (SETF_SID)

FILTER

NULL

RPCUTOFF

 

POWERFLOW

Requests output of the power flow field.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

PRESSURE

Controls the output of pressure results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

PRETBOLT

Requests output of pretension force/adjustment values in the pretension bolts for all pretensioning and pretensioned subcases.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

PROPERTY

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

 

 

REQUEST

The REQUEST command can be used in the I/O Options or Subcase Information sections to select a multi-body request definition to be used in a multi-body problem.

 

 

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.

 

 

SACCELERATION

Controls the form and type of modal participation acceleration output during an analysis.

 

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

SCREEN

Controls the information echoed to the screen during a run.

 

 

SDISPLACEMENT

Controls the form and type of modal participation displacement output during an analysis

 

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

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 free-shape optimization.

 

 

SHRES

Controls the frequency of output of the state files (.sh and .grid).

 

 

SINTENS

Requests Sound Intensity output for all frequency response subcases.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

SPCFORCES

Controls the output of single-point force of constraint results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

SPL

Requests Sound Pressure output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

SPOWER

Requests Sound Power output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

STRAIN

Controls the output of elemental strain results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

STRESS

Controls the output of elemental stress results.

SORTING (SORT1, SORT2)

FORMAT (HM, H3D, OPTI, PUNCH, OUTPUT2, PATRAN, APATRAN)

FORM (COMPLEX, REAL, IMAG, PHASE, BOTH)

TYPE (ALL, VON, PRINC, MAXS, SHEAR, TENSOR, DIRECT)

LOCATION (CENTER, CUBIC, SGAGE, CORNER, BILIN)

RANDOM (PSDF)

STRESS_OPT (YES, NONE, NO, ALL, SID, PSID)

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

SUBTITLE

Defines a default subtitle for an 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.

SVELOCITY

Controls the form and type of modal participation displacement output during an analysis,

 

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

SYSSETTING

Run control

OS_RAM

OS_RAM_INIT

CARDLENGTH

RAM_SAFETY

RAMDISK

SYNTAX

SPSYNTAX

LOADTEMP

NPROC_CPU

PLOTELID

SCRFMODE

 

THERMAL

Controls the temperature output for heat transfer analysis.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

THICKNESS

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

 

 

THIN

Can be used in the I/O Options or Subcase Information sections to request thinning and thickness output for all geometric nonlinear analysis subcases or individual geometric nonlinear analysis subcases respectively.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

TITLE

Defines a title for an OptiStruct model.

 

 

TMPDIR

Defines a temporary directory where scratch files will be written.

 

OptiStruct allows multiple TMPDIR entries, but only one instance is currently supported.

UNITS

Defines a system of units for the model.

 

 

VELOCITY

Controls the output of velocity results.

 

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

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

XSHLPRM

Defines default shell element parameters for geometric nonlinear analysis.

 

 

XSOLPRM

Defines default SOLID properties for geometric nonlinear analysis.

 

 

 

The following Global Matrix Selectors are supported as control cards:

Global Matrix Selector

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

B2GG

Identifies a DMIG OptiStruct entry as a viscous damping matrix.

 

 

K2GG

Identifies a DMIG OptiStruct entry as a stiffness matrix.

 

 

K2PP

Can be used in the Subcase Information section to select a direct input stiffness matrix, which is not included in normal modes.

number_of_k2pps

 

K42GG

Identifies a DMIG OptiStruct entry as a structural element damping matrix.

 

 

M2GG

Identifies a DMIG OptiStruct entry as a mass matrix.

 

 

P2G

Identifies a DMIG OptiStruct entry as a load matrix.

 

 

 

Other OptiStruct cards supported as control cards:

Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

ACMODL

Defines the fluid-structure interface parameters.

INTER

INFOR

FSET

SSET

NORMAL

SHNEPS

DSKNEPS

INTO

SRCHUNIT

MAXSGRID

 

CONTPRM

Defines the default properties of all contacts

STATIC_CONTACT (CONTGAP, GPAD, MU1, MU2, STIFF)

SLIDE_EXPLICIT (BMULT, C1 - C6, FDAMP, FGAP, FILT, FRIC, FRICPEN, GAPMAX, GAPMIN, IBC, IDEL, IGAP, IFFILT, IFRIC, ISTF, SDAMP, STFAC, STMAX, STMIN, TEND, TSTART)

TIED_EXPLICIT (DS, IDEL2)

UNSUPPORTED_CONTPRMS

 

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.

The following GAPPRM arguments are supported: CHKRUN, CKGPDIR, GAPCMPL, GAPGPRJ, HMGAPST, PRTSW, ERRMSG.

 

PARAM

Defines OptiStruct run parameters.

The following PARAM arguments are supported: ACMODL12, ALPHA1, ALPHA2, ALPHAFL1, ALPHAFL2,  AMLSASPC, AMLSMAXR, AMLSUCON, AMLS, AMLSNCPU, AUTOMSET, AUTOSPC, AUTOSPC2, AUTOSPRT, BUSHRLMT, BUSHTLMT, BUSHSTIF, CB2, CHECKEL, CHKGPDIR, CHECKMAT, CK2, CM2, CMFTINIT, CMFTSTEP, CMSDIRM, CMSOFST, CNTNLSUB, COEFFC, COUPMASS, CP2, CSTEVAL, DISIFMCK, DFREQ, DUPTOL, EFFMAS, EHD, ELASRLMT, ELASSTIF, ELASTLMT, EXCOUT, EXPERTNL, EXTOUT, FLEXH3D, FLIPOK, FRIC, FZERO, G, GAPOFFSET,  GMAR, GMAR1, GYROAVG, HASHASSM, HFREQFL, INREL, INRGAP, ITAPE, KDAMP, KGRGD, LFREQFL, LMSOUT, MAXDAMP, MBDH3D, MEMTRIM,MODETRAK, NEGMASS, NPRBAR, NPRBE2, NPRGDE,  OGEOM, OMACHRP, OMID, PLIGEXT, POST, POSTEXT, PRESUBNL, PRGPST, REANAL, RBMEIG, RSPLICOR, SEP1XOVR, SEPLOT, SH4NRP, SIMPACK, SMDISP, SORTCON, SRCOMPS, SS2GC4, TOLRSC, TPS, UNSYMSLV, W3, W4, WTMASS, WR3, WR4.

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.

SWLDPRM

Defines parameters for CWELD connectivity search.

The following SWLDPRM arguments are supported: CHKRUN, GSPROJ, PROJTOL, PRTSW, ERRMSG.

 

 

Other control cards for the OptiStruct interface:

Supported Cards

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

BULK_UNSUPPORTED_
CARDS

 

 

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 OptiStruct card using the BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS.

BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS are exported near the bottom of the exported 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 OptiStruct input file, just before the first SUBCASE statement.

DEBUG

 

 

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

GLOBAL_CASE_CONTROL

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

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.

ANALYSIS, CMETHOD, CMSMETH, CNTNLSUB, DEFORM, DESVAR, DLOAD, FATDEF, FATPARM, FATSEQ, FREQ, IC, INVEL, LOAD, MBSIM, METHOD_FLUID, METHOD_STRUCT, MLOAD, MOTION, MPC, NLOAD, NLPARM, OMODES, RANDOM, RWALL, RWALADD, SDAMPING_FLUID, SDAMPING_STRUCT, SPC, STATSUB, SUPORT1, TEMP, TEMP_LOAD, TSTEP, XHIST, XHISADD

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.)

INCLUDE_BULK

 

 

This control card is retained to support old database files.

INCLUDE_CTRL

 

 

This control card is retained to support old database files.

Model Documentation

 

 

$HMBEGINDOC and $HMENDDOC indicate a section of comment cards which are supported on import and export.  The comments are stored on control card Model Documentation.

This information is exported at the top of the exported OptiStruct input file.

OSDIAG

 

 

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

hmtoggle_arrow1Abaqus

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

Supported Parameters

Notes

*CONSTRAINT CONTROLS

Reset overconstraint checking controls

NO CHECKS

NO CHANGES

DELETE SLAVE

 

*DEPVAR

Specify solution-dependent state variables

svcount

 

*HEADING

Print a heading on the output

Title

MultipleLines

 

*PREPRINT

Select printout for the analysis input file processor.

CONTACT

ECHO

HISTORY

MASS PROPERTY

MODEL

 

*RESTART

Save and reuse data and analysis results

READ

WRITE

STEP

INC

END STEP

FREQUENCY

OVERLAY

 

hmtoggle_arrow1ANSYS

The input translator recognizes the ANSYS cards listed below. If an unsupported field is found 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

Supported Parameters

Notes

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 (STATIC, BUCKLE, MODAL, HARMIC, TRANS, SUBSTR, SPECTR)

Status (NEW, REST)

LDSTEP, SUBSTEP

ANTYPE_Action (CONTINUE, ENDSTEP, RSTCREATE, PERTURB)

 

ARCLEN

Activates the arc length method.

Key (OFF/ON), MAXARC, MINARC

 

ARCTRM

Controls termination of the arc-length solution

Lab (OFF, L, U), VAL,

NODE, DOF (UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ)

 

/ASSIGN

Reassigns a file name to an ANSYS file identifier.

ldent

Fname

 

AUTOTS

Specifies whether to use automatic time stepping or load stepping.

Key (off/on)

 

/BATCH

Sets the program mode to "batch"

List

 

BETAD

Defines the stiffness matrix multiplier for damping.

Value

 

BFUNIF

Assigns a uniform body force load to all nodes.

Lab, Value

 

BUCOPT

Specifies buckling analysis options

METHOD, NMODE, SHIFT, LDMULTE, RangeKey

 

CGLOC

Specifies the origin location of the acceleration coordinate system.

XLOC, YLOC, ZLOC

 

CGOMGA

Specifies the rotational velocity of the global origin.

CGOMX, CGOMY, CGOMZ

 

CMDOMEGA

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

n/a

 

/COPY

Copies a file.

Fname1, Ext1, Fname2, Ext2, DistKey

 

CRPLIM

Specifies the creep criterion for automatic time stepping.

CRCR, Option

 

DCGOMG

Specifies the rotational acceleration of the global origin.

DCGOX, DCGOY, DCGOZ

 

/DELETE

Deletes a file.

Fname1, Ext1, DistKey

 

DELTIM

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

DTIME, DTMIN, DTMAX Carry

 

DMPRAT

Sets a constant damping ratio.

RATIO

 

DOF

Adds degrees of freedom to the current DOF set.

LAB1 - LAB10

 

DOMEGA

Specifies the rotational acceleration of the structure.

DOMGX, DOMGY, DOMGZ

 

EMUNIT

Specifies the system of units for magnetic field problems.

LAB, VAL

 

EQSLV

Specifies the type of equation solver.

Lab, TOLER, MULT

 

ERESX

Specifies extrapoloation of integration point results.

Key

 

EORIENT

Reorient SOLID elements' axes

ETYPE, Dir, Tol

 

ETABLE

Fills a table of element values for further processing.

LAB, ITEM, COMP

OPTION (AVG, MIN, MAX)

 

EXPASS

Specifies an expansion pass of an analysis.

Key

 

HARFRQ

Defines the frequency range in the harmonic response analysis.

FREQB, FREQE, LogOpt

 

HREXP

Specifies the phase angle for the harmonic analysis expansion pass.

ANGLE

 

HROPT

Specifies harmonic analysis options.

Method, MAXMODE, MINMODE, MCout, Damp

 

HROUT

Specifies the harmonic analysis output options.

REIMKY, CLUST, MCONT

 

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 reuse the triangularized matrix.

Key

 

LNSRCH

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

Key

 

LSSOLVE

Reads and solves multiple load steps.

LSMIN, LSMAX, LSINC

 

LVSCALE

Scales the load vector for mode superposition analyses.

FACT, LDSTEP

 

MDAMP

Defines the damping ratios as a function of mode.

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

 

MODE

Specifies the harmonic loading term for this load step.

MODE

 

MODOPT

Specifies modal analysis options.

Method, nmode, freqb, freqe, nrmkey, ModType, BlockSize, Scalekey

 

MXPAND

Specifies the number of modes to expand and write for a modal or buckling analysis.

NMODE, FREQB, FREQE, Ecalc, SIGNIF, MSUPkey, ModeSelMethod

 

NCNV

Sets the key to terminate an analysis.

KSTOP, DLIM, ITLIM,

ETLIM, CPLIM

 

NEQIT

Specifies the maximum number of equilibrium iterations for nonlinear analyses.

NEQIT

FORCEkey (OFF, FORCE)

 

NLGEOM

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

Key

 

NROPT

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

OPTION1, OPTION2, CRLIMIT

 

NSUBST

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

NSBSTP, NSBMAX, NSBMIN, Carry

 

NUMOFF

 

LABEL, VALUE

 

OMEGA

Specifies the rotational velocity of the structure.

OMEGX, OMEGY, OMEGZ, KSPIN

 

OUTRES

Controls the solution data written to the database.

Item, FREQ, Cname, NSVAR

 

/POST1

Enters the database results post-processor.

n/a

 

PRED

Activates a predictor in a nonlinear analysis.

Sskey, Lskey

 

PRESOL

Prints the solution results for elements.

Item, COMP

 

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.

n/a

 

SOLU

Specifies solution summary data per substep to be stored.

NVAR, ITEMLABEL, COMPLABEL, SOLUNAME

 

SOLVE

Starts a solution.

n/a

 

SSTIF

Activates stress stiffness effects in a nonlinear analysis.

Key

 

/STITLE

Defines subtitles.

NLINE

TITLE

 

SUBOPT

Specifies options for subspace iteration eigenvalue extraction.

SUBSIZ, NPAD, 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.

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

 

/TITLE

Defines a main title.

Title_string

 

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 to all nodes.

TEMP

 

/UNITS

Annotates the database with the system of units used.

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

 

UNSU_END

 

 

 

UNSU_PREP7

 

 

 

hmtoggle_arrow1LS-DYNA

*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

Supported Parameters

Notes

*CONTROL_ACCURACY

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

OSU, INN, PIDOSU

 

*CONTROL_ADAPSTEP

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

FACTIN, DFACTR

 

*CONTROL_ADAPTIVE

Activate adaptive meshing.

ADPFREQ, ADPTOL, ADPOPT, MAXLVL, TBIRTH, TDEATH, LCADP, IOFLAG, AdaptiveOptions

 

*CONTROL_ADAPTIVE_
CURVE

To refine the element mesh along a curve.

IDSET, N, SMIN, ITRIOPT

ITYPE (PartSetID, PartID),

 

*CONTROL_ALE

Set global control parameters for the Arbitrary Lagrange-Eulerian and Eulerian calculations.

DCT, NADV, METH, AFAC - EFAC, START, END, AAFAC, VFACT, PRIT, EBC, PREF, NSIDEBC

 

*CONTROL_BULK_
VISCOSITY

Reset the default values of the bulk viscosity coefficients globally.

Q1, Q2, TYPE, BTYPE

 

*CONTROL_CHECK

Check for various problems in the mesh.

PID, IFAUTO, CONVEX, ADPT, ARATIO, ANGLE, SMIN, Shell

 

*CONTROL_COARSEN

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

ICOARSE, ANGLE, NSEED, PSID, SMAX

 

*CONTROL_CONTACT

Change defaults for computation with contact surfaces.

SLSFAC, RWPNAL, ISLCHK, SHLTHK, PENOPT, THKCHG, ORIEN, ENMASS, USRSTR, USRRFC, NSBCS, INTERM, XPENE, SSTHK, ECDT, TIEDPRJ

 

*CONTROL_COUPLING

Change defaults for MADYMO3D/CAL3D coupling.

UNLENG, UNTIME, UNFORC, TIMIDL, FLIPX - FLIPZ, SUBCYL

 

*CONTROL_CPM

Global control parameters for CPM (Corpuscular Particle Method).

CPMOUT

 

*CONTROL_CPU

Control CPU time.

CPUTIM, IGLST

 

*CONTROL_DYNAMIC_
RELAXATION

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

NRCYCK, DRTOL, DRFCTR, DRTERM, TSSFDR, IRELAL, EDTTL, IRDFLG

 

*CONTROL_EFG

Define controls for the mesh-free computation.

ISPLINE, IDILA, ININT, IMLM, ETOL, IDEB, HSORT, SSORT

 

*CONTROL_ENERGY

Provide controls for energy dissipation options

HGEN, RWEN, SLNTEN, RYLEN

 

*CONTROL_EXPLOSIVE_
SHADOW

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

n/a

 

*CONTROL_HOURGLASS

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

IHQ, QH

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
AUTO

Define parameters for automatic time step control during implicit analysis.

IAUTO, ITEOPT, ITEWIN, DTMIN, DTMAX, DTEXP, KFAIL, KCYCLE

IAUTO_Option

DTMAX_Option

DTEXP_Option

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
BUCKLE

Activate implicit buckling analysis when termination time is reached.

NMODE

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
DYNAMICS

Activate implicit dynamic analysis and define time integration constants.

IMASS, GAMMA, BETA, TDYBIR, TDYDTH, TDYBUR, IRATE

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
EIGENVALUE

Activate implicit eigenvalue analysis and define associated input parameters.

NEIG, CENTER, LFLAG, RFLAG, EIGMTH, SHFSCL

NEIG_Option

OptionalCard2

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
FORMING

Activate implicit static analysis, primarily for metal forming processes.

IOPTION, NSMIN, NSMAX, BIRTH, DEATH, PENCHK

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
GENERAL

Activate implicit analysis and define associated control parameters.

IMFLAG, DT0, IMFORM, NSBS, IGS, CNSTN, FORM, ZERO_V, IMFLAG_Option

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
INERTIA_RELIEF

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

IRFLAG

THRESH

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
MODES

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

NSIDC

NSIDA

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
SOLUTION

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

NSOLVR, ILIMIT, MAXREF, DCTOL, ECTOL, RCTOL, LSTOL, ABSTOL

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
SOLVER

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

LSOLVR, LPRINT, NEGEV, ORDER, DRCM, DRCPRM, AUTOSPC, AUTOTOL

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
STABILIZATION

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

IAS, SCALE, TSTART, TEND, SCALE_Option

 

*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_
TERMINATION

Specify termination criteria for implicit transient simulations.

DELTAU, DELTA1, KETOL, IETOL, TETOL, NSTEP

 

*CONTROL_MPP_
DECOMPOSITION_
AUTOMATIC

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

n/a

 

*CONTROL_MPP_
DECOMPOSITION_CHECK
_SPEED

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

n/a

 

*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.

ID1 - ID5

 

*CONTROL_MPP_
DECOMPOSITION_
CONTACT_ISOLATE

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

ID1 - ID5

 

*CONTROL_MPP_
DECOMPOSITION_FILE

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

Name

 

*CONTROL_MPP_
DECOMPOSITION_
METHOD

Specify the decomposition method to use.

Name

 

*CONTROL_MPP_
DECOMPOSITION_
NUMPROC

Specify the number of processors for decomposition.

N

 

*CONTROL_MPP_
DECOMPOSITION_SHOW

Allows display of the final decomposition.

n/a

 

*CONTROL_MPP_
DECOMPOSITION_
TRANSFORMATION

Specifies transformations to apply to modify the decomposition.

TYPE(1)

VAL(1)

 

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_LSTC_REDUCE

Controls the decomposition of the model for solving in multiple CPU's.

n/a

 

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_
NOD3DUMP

Suppress the output of all dump files.

n/a

 

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_
NODUMP

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

n/a

 

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_
NOFULL

Suppresses the output of the full deck restart files.

n/a

 

*CONTROL_MPP_IO_
SWAPBYTES

Swap bytes on some of the output files.

n/a

 

*CONTROL_OUTPUT

Set miscellaneous output parameters.

NPOPT, NEECHO,

NREFUP, IACCOP, OPIFS, IPNINT, IKEDIT, IFLUSH

 

*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.

NCPU, NUMRHS, CONST, PARA

 

*CONTROL_REMESHING

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

RMIN, RMAX, VF_LOSS, MFRAC, DT_MIN

 

*CONTROL_RIGID

Special control options related to rigid bodies and the rigid-flexible bodies.

LMF, JNTF, ORTHMD, PARTM, SPARSE, METALF

 

*CONTROL_SHELL

Provide controls for computing shell response.

WRPANG, ESORT, IRNXX, ISTUPD, THEORY, BWC, MITER, PROJ

 

*CONTROL_SOLID

Provide controls for solid element response.

ESORT, FMATRIX, NIPTETS, SWLOCL

 

*CONTROL_SOLUTION

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

SOLN, NLQ, ISNAN, LCINT

 

*CONTROL_SPH

Provide controls for computing SPH particles.

NCBS, BOXID, DT, IDIM, MEMORY, FORM, START, MAXV, CONT, DERIV, INI, ISHOW, IEROD, ICONT, IAVIS

 

*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.

LCT, LCS, T_ORT, PRTFLG, T_ORS, RPBHX

 

*CONTROL_STRUCTURED

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

n/a

 

*CONTROL_STRUCTURED
_TERM

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

n/a

 

*CONTROL_SUBCYCLE

Control time step subcycling.

n/a

 

*CONTROL_TERMINATION

Stop the job.

ENDTIM, ENDCYC, DTMIN, ENDENG, ENDMASS

 

*CONTROL_THERMAL_
NONLINEAR

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

REFMAX, TOL, DCP, LUMPBC, THLSTL,

NLTHPR, PHCHPN

 

*CONTROL_THERMAL_
SOLVER

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

ATYPE, PTYPE, SOLVER, CGTOL, GPT, EQHEAT, FWORK, SBC

 

*CONTROL_THERMAL_
TIMESTEP

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

TS, TIP, ITS, TMIN, TMAX, DTEMP, TSCP, LCTS

 

*CONTROL_TIMESTEP

Set structural time step size control using different options.

DTINIT, TSSFAC, ISDO, TSLIMIT, DT2MS, LCTM, ERODE, MS1ST

 

*DAMPING_FREQUENCY_
RANGE

Provides approximately constant damping over a range of frequencies.

CDAMP, FLOW, FHIGH, PSID

 

*DAMPING_GLOBAL

Define mass weighted nodal damping that applies globally to the nodes of deformable bodies and to the mass center of rigid bodies.

LCID, VALDMP, STX - STZ, SRX - SRZ

 

*DATABASE_ABSTAT

Specify time interval and file type for Airbag statistics time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_AVSFLT

Specify time interval for AVS database output.

 

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_D3PART

Dt for partial output states.

DT, LCDT, BEAM, NPLTC, PSETID

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_
D3PLOT

Dt for complete output states.

DT, LCDT, NOBEAM, NPLTC, PSETID, IOOPT

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_
D3DRLF

Dynamic relaxation database.

CYCLE

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_
D3THDT

Dt for time history data of element subsets.

DT, LCDT

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_
D3DUMP

Binary output restart files. Define output frequency in cycles.

DT

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_
FSIFOR

ALE interface force database

DT, LCDT, NOBEAM, NPLTC, PSETID

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_
INTFOR

Dt for output of contact interface data.

DT, LCDT

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_
RUNRSF

Binary output restart file. Define output frequency in cycles.

DT

 

*DATABASE_BINARY_
XTFILE

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

DT

 

*DATABASE_BNDOUT

Specify time interval and file type for Boundary condition forces and energy time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_DEFGEO

Specify time interval deformed geometry file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_DEFORC

Specify time interval and file type for discrete element forces time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_ELOUT

Specify time interval and file type for element data time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_EXTENT_AVS

Specify output database to be written.

VTYPE, COMP

 

*DATABASE_EXTENT_
BINARY

Specify output database to be written.

NEIPH, NEIPS, MAXINT, STRFLAG, SIGFLG, EPSFLG, RLTFLG, ENGFLG, CMPFLG, IEVERP, BEAMIP, DCOMP,SHGE, STSSZ, N3THDT, IALEMAT, NINTSLD, PKP_SEN, SCLP, MSSCL, THERM

 

*DATABASE_EXTENT_D3PART

Controls, to some extent, the content of specific output databases.

NEIPH, NEIPS, MAXINT, STRFLAG, SIGFLG, EPSFLG, RLTFLG, ENGFLG, IEVERP, SHGE, STSSZ, NINTSLD

 

*DATABASE_EXTENT_
MOVIE

Specify output database to be written.

VTYPE, COMP

 

*DATABASE_EXTENT_
MPGS

 

VTYPE, COMP

 

*DATABASE_EXTENT_
SSSTAT

 

PSID(1), ArrayCount

 

*DATABASE_FORMAT

 

IFORM, IBINARY

 

*DATABASE_GCEOUT

Specify time interval and file type for Geometric contact entities force time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_GLSTAT

Specify time interval and file type for global model data time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_JNTFORC

Specify time interval and file type for joint force time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_MASSOUT

Export nodal masses into ASCII file MASSOUT.

NDFLG, RBFLG

 

*DATABASE_MATSUM

Specify time interval and file type for material energies time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_MOVIE

Specify time interval for movie output

 

 

*DATABASE_MPGS

Specify time interval for MPGS

 

 

*DATABASE_NCFORC

Specify time interval and file type for nodal interface forces time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_NODFOR

Specify time interval and file type for nodal force groups time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_NODOUT

Specify time interval and file type for nodal point data time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_OPTION

Control cards for all ASCII output

ABSTAT, ABSTAT_CPM, AVSFLT, BNDOUT, DCFAIL, DEFGEO, DEFORC, ELOUT, GCEOUT, GLSTAT, JNTFORC, MATSUM, MOVIE, MPGS, NCFORC, NODFOR, NODOUT, RBDOUT, RCFORC, RWFORC, SBTOUT, SECFORC, SLEOUT, SPCFORC, SPHOUT, SSSTAT, SWFORC, TPRINT, TRHIST

 

*DATABASE_RBDOUT

Specify time interval and file type for rigid body data time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_RCFORC

Specify time interval and file type for resultant interface forces time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_RWFORC

Specify time interval and file type for rigid wall forces time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_SBTOUT

Specify time interval and file type for Seat belt time history file output.

 

 

*DATABASE_SECFORC

Specify time interval and file type for cross section forces time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_SLEOUT

Specify time interval and file type for sliding interface energy time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_SPCFORC

Specify time interval and file type for SPC reaction forces time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_SPHOUT

Specify time interval and file type for SPH element data time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_SPRING_
FORWARD

Create spring forward nodal force file.

IFLAG

 

*DATABASE_SSSTAT

Specify time interval and file type for Subsystem data time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_
SUPERPLASTIC_
FORMING

Specify the output intervals to the superelastic forming output files.

DTOUT

 

*DATABASE_SWFORC

Specify time interval and file type for nodal constraint reaction forces time history file output

 

 

*DATABASE_TPRINT

Specify time interval and file type for thermal time history file output.

Thermal output from a coupled structural/thermal or thermal only analysis.

 

 

*DATABASE_TRACER

Tracer particles will save a history of either a material point or a spatial point into an ASCII file, TRHIST.

TIME, TRACK,  X, Y, Z

 

*DATABASE_TRHIST

Tracer particle history information

 

 

*INTERFACE_
COMPENSATION_NEW

Calculate the deviation of the part from its intended design of the stamped part and automatically compensate the tool to minimize the deviation, modify the trimming curve after the die modification, and automatically detect the undercut problem

METHOD, SL, SF, ELREF, PSIDm, UNDCT

 

*STRESS_INITIALIZATION

Allows all or selected parts to be initialized on restart, using data from the d3dump or runrsf database.

PIDO, PIDN

 

*STRESS_INITIALIZATION_DISCRETE

Initializes all discrete parts from the old parts.

 

 

*STRESS_INITIALIZATION_SEATBELT

Initializes all seatbelt parts from the old parts.

 

 

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Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

ACMODL

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

INTER, INFOR, FSET, SSET, NORMAL, METHOD, SHNEPS, DSKNEPS, INTOL, ALLSSET, SRCHUNIT

 

AUTOSPC

Constrains stiffness singularities via m-sets or s-sets.

RESIDUAL, PRINT, NOPRINT, NOPUNCH, PUNCH-SID, EPS, EPSSING, SPC, MPC, ZERO, NOZERO

 

BEGIN BULK

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

n/a

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

BULK-UNSUPPORTED_
CARD

 

n/a

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

CASE-UNSUPPORTED_
CARD

 

n/a

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

 

n/a

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

DIAG

Requests diagnostic output or special options.

DIAG

DIAGIDLEN

 

ECHO

Bulk Data Echo Request

SORT, EXCEPT, cdni, UNSORT, BOTH, NONE, PUNCH, FILE, NEWBULK

 

ENDDATA

Designates the end of the Bulk Data Section.

n/a

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

EXEC_UNSUPPORTED_
CARDS

 

n/a

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.

ERP

Equivalent Radiated Power Panel Participation Factor Output Request

SORTING, FORMAT, SOLUTION, KEY, FILTER, ERPRHO, ERPC, RHOCP, ERPRLF, CSV

 

FLSPOUT

Control for fluid-structure mode participation output.

 

 

FLUX

Request gradient and flux output for all heat transfer analysis subcases or individual heat transfer analysis subcases respectively.

FORMAT

OPTION (ALL, NONE, SETID)

 

GLOBAL CASE CONTROL

 

ANALYSIS, AUTOSPC, BOUTPUT, BCONTACT, CMETHOD, BCSET, BOLTLD, DEFORM, DLOAD, FREQ, IC, LOAD, LOADSET, METHOD_FLUID, METHOD_STRUCT, MPC, NLPARM, NLSTEP, NSM, RANDOM, SDAMPING_FLUID, SDAMPING_STRUCT, SPC, SUPORT1, TEMP, TEMP_LOAD, TRIM, TSTEP, TSTEPNL

 

GLOBAL OUTPUT REQUEST

 

ACCELERATION, DISPLACEMENT, EKE, ELFORCE, ESE, GPFORCE, GPSTRESS, MCFRACTION, MPCFORCES, NLSTRESS, OFREQ, OLOAD, OTIME, PARTN, SACCELERATION, SDISPLACEMENT, SPCFORCES, STRAIN, STRESS, SVECTOR, SVELOCITY, THERMAL, VELOCITY

 

GRDSET

Defines default options for fields 3, 7, 8, and 9 of all GRID entries

CP, CD, SEID, Single Point Constraint 1- 6

 

IC

 

 

 

ID

Specifies a comment.

l1, l2

 

INCLUDE_BULK

Inserts an external file into the input file

number of includes in bulk

 

INCLUDE_CTRL

Inserts an external file into the input file

number of includes in ctrl

 

INCLUDE_EXEC

Inserts an external file into the input file

number of includes in exec

 

K2PP

Selects direct input stiffness matrices, which are not included in normal modes

number of k2pps

 

MAXLINES

Sets the maximum number of output lines.

nmax

The maximum number of lines is 999999999 (Nastran default).

MONITOR_POINTS

Defines an integrated load monitor point.

MONPNT1, MONPNT2, MONPNT3

 

NLMOPTS

Specifies nonlinear material optional schemes in SOL 400. Extends to material options, property options including property mapping, boundary condition options.

CREEP, ASSM, TSHEAR, LRGSTRN, HEMICUBE, TEMPP, TEMGO, SPROPMAP, SPCRMPT, DEACTEL, ENTHALP, MAPTOL

 

OMIT_BEGIN_BULK

 

 

By selecting this control card, you are forcing HyperMesh to not write BEGIN BULK CARD

OMIT_CEND

 

 

By selecting this control card, you are forcing HyperMesh to not write the CEND card.

OMIT_END_BULK

 

 

By selecting this card, you are forcing HyperMesh to not write the END_BULK card.

PARAM

Specifies values for parameters.

ALPHA1, ALPHA2, AMLS, AMLSNCPU, ASING, AUTOSPC, AUTOSPRT, BAILOUT, COUPMASS, CURV, CURVPLOT, DDRMM, EPPRT, CLOSE

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.

PRESSURE

Pressure output request

All parameters

 

RADSET

Specifies which radiation cavities are to be included for radiation enclosure analysis.

RADSET_ICAVITY_NUM=

 

RESTART

Requests that data stored in a previous run be used in the current run.

PROJECT, VERSION, LOGICAL

 

RESVEC

Controls residual vectors

All parameters

 

RIGID

Rigid Element Method

LINEAR, LAGRAN, LGELIM

 

SET CARD

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

setid, SET_realList

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.

Analysis (Statics, Normal Modes, Buckling, Nonlinear Statics, Dir. Complex Eigenvalues, Dir. Frequency Response, Dir. Transient Response, Model Complex Eigenvalues, Modal Frequency Response, Modal Transient Response, Nonlin. Transient Resp., Design Optimization, Statics & Lin. Heat Transfer, Implicit)

 

SUBTITLE

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

n/a

 

SWLDPRM

Overrides default values of parameters for CFAST, CWELD, and CSEAM connectivity search.

GSMOVE, NREDIA

 

TIME

Sets the maximum CPU and I/O time.

MaxIO

 

TITLE

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

n/a

 

TSTEPNL

Defines parameters for geometric nonlinear implicit dynamic analysis strategy.

ANALYSIS, AUTOSPC, BCONTACT, CMETHOD, BCSET, BOLTLD, DEFORM, DLOAD, FREQ, IC, LOAD, LOADSET, METHOD_FLUID, METHOD_STRUCT, MPC, NLPARM, NSM, RANDOM, SDAMPING_FLUID, SDAMPING_STRUCT, SPC, SUPORT1, TEMP, TEMP_LOAD, TRIM, TSTEP

 

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Supported Card

Solver Description

Supported Parameters

Notes

NA

Imported Model Documentation

n/a

The input deck can contain model documentation text that is imported and exported via the comment lines.  For decks not written by Engineering Solutions, all comment lines before the first non-comment line are treated as model documentation.  For decks written by Engineering Solutions, 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

n/a

This card is not created during FE input process. You can create this card, 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

Option (YES/NO)

Qualifier (VOLUME, ORIENT)

Added in PAM-CRASH 2004

ANALYSIS

Analysis

Analysis Selection (EXPLICIT, IMPLICIT_PCG)

 

AUTOSLEEP

 

Option (YES/NO)

 

CCTRL /

Contact Control Parameters

ITER_INIPEN_N

ITER_FORCE_N

ITER_FORCE_EPS

LEAKFILTER

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

COUPLING

Coupling

MADYMO, PAMFLOW

 

DATACHECK

Data Check

Yes/No

Execution (None, QUIT, STOP)

 

DEBUG

Debug

Yes/No

 

DCOMP

DMP Domain Decomposition

Type, Direction

 

ECTRL /

Element Control Parameters

ANTIDRILL, SPRINGBACK, STRAINRATE, RATEFILTER, RATESCALE, RATECURVE, KINJ, ENERMONT, MET3DLOAD

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

ENDDATA

End of Data

n/a

Cards after the ENDDATA card are ignored.

FILE

File Name

FILENAME

 

INCLU /

Include Cards

fileName

NUM_INCLUDES

 

INPUTVERSION

Input Version

n/a

 

MAXMEMORY

Max Memory

MAXMEMORY

 

MERGEGAP

Common Node Merge

tolerance

 

METRIC/

Initial Metric

metric, NUM_METRICS

 

METRICCHECK

Metric Check

Option (YES/NO)

Tolerance

Added in PAM-CRASH 2004

OCTRL /

Output Control Parameters

THPOUTPUT INTERVAL TIOD

DSYOUTPUT INTERVAL PIOD

Output Parameters Selction (All, THOUTPUT, DSYOUTPUT, RSTOUTPUT, PRTOUTPUT, TOTAL_STRAIN, PRINT, PREFILTER, GLBTHP, SHLTHP, NODPLOT, SOLPLOT, SHLPLOT, BEAPLOT, MPPOUTPUT, RBODY_DISPLAY, FPM OUTPUT, SPHPLOT)

Thpoutput Qualifier (Interval, Point, Curve)

Dsyoutput Qualifier (Interval, State, Curve)

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

PIPE

Pipe

Yes/No

 

RESTARTFILES

Restart Files

NumberOfFiles

 

RUNEND/

End Of Run Definition

TIME

SENSOR_OPT

 

RWALL_KIN_CHECK

 

Option (YES/NO)

 

SHELLCHECK

Shell Check

Yes/No

Warpage, Aspect, QMinAngle, QMaxAngle, TMinAngle, TMaxAngle

 

SIGNAL

Signalling

Yes/No

 

SOLIDCHECK

Solid Check

Yes/No

Aspect, QMinFace, QMaxFace, TMinFace, TMaxFace

 

SOLID4N

Solid4N

YES/NO

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

SOLVER

Solver

CRASH, STAMP

 

SPCTRL /

 

KERNAL_OPT

NUMBER_NEIGHBORS_OPT

BUFFER_MULTIPLIERS_OPT

NN_ACCELERATOR_OPT

X_SYMMETRY_OPT

Y_SYMMETRY_OPT

Z_SYMMETRY_OPT

ARTVISC_TENSION_OPT

MOMENTUM_FORMALISM_OPT

DIMENSION_1D_OPT

DIMENSION_2D_OPT

 

SPH /

 

IDKERN, FACNEI, ISPHAC, LSPHAC, X, Y, Z, IOPSPH, IPBDIM, SECLA, FACBUF, IVSH

 

STOPRUN

Stop Run

ENERGY, CPULIMIT, TIMESTEP, CONTACT_DIVERGENCE

 

SUBRUN

Substructure Run

filename, TimeFactor, LengthFactor, FrameNumber

NUM_SUBRUNS

 

SUBTA /

Substructure Run Link Table

EQUIVALENCE, IDNEW, IDOLD

NUM_EQUIV_NODES

 

TCTRL /

Timestep Control Parameters

Timestep Parameters Selection (All, INITIAL, PREFER, SCALE, STIFFNESS_SCALE, INIT_MASS_SCALE, NODAL, DYNA_MASS_SCALE, SHELL_TIMESTEP)

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

TITLE /

Title

TITLE

 

UNIT

Unit System

Length, Mass, Time, Temperature

 

 

Unsupported Cards

 

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

 

See Also:

Browsers

Entities & Solver Interfaces

Model Setup