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ALE setup panel

ALE setup panel

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ALE setup panel

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Use the ALE Setup panel to create and modify input data pertaining to the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian LS-DYNA capability.

Panel Usage

The following LS-DYNA cards are created in the ALE Setup panel.

HyperMesh

LS-DYNA Keyword

MultiMatGrp

*ALE_MULTI-MATERIAL_GROUP

SetMultiMatGrp

*SET_MULTI-MATERIAL_GROUP_LIST

RefSysSwch

*ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_SWITCH

RefSysCurve

*ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_CURVE

RefSysGrp

*ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_GROUP

RefSysNode

*ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_NODE

Smoothing

*ALE_SMOOTHING

TankTest

*ALE_TANK_TEST

ConstdLagSolid

*CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGIAN_IN_SOLID

InitialGasMix

*INITIAL_GAS_MIXTURE

InitialVoid

*INITIAL_VOID

Database_FSI

*DATABASE_FSI

BoundAmbEos

*BOUNDARY_AMBIENT_EOS

InitVolFractGeo

*INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION_GEOMETRY

 

Additional cards related to ALE modeling:

*SECTION_POINT_SOURCE (collector/property panel)

*INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION (*Element_Solid card image)

 

Subpanels and Inputs

The ALE Setup panel contains the following subpanels and command buttons:

hmtoggle_arrow1Create

Use the Create subpanel to create ALE groups.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

name

Specify a name for the ALE card.

type

Specify a type for the ALE card. See the options listed above.

color

Select a color for the ALE group.

 
hmtoggle_arrow1Add/Update

The setup of certain ALE cards may require a link to entities such as components or a set. Use the Add/Update subpanel to perform this operation.

 

Panel Inputs

Input

Action

name

Specify a name for the ALE card.

options

Set this toggle to the appropriate selection. Options include comps, comp set, node set, or contactsurf.

 
hmtoggle_arrow1Command Buttons

The following action buttons appear throughout the subpanels:

Button

Action

create

Create the ALE card.

update

Update the selected card with the new information.

create/edit

Create the ALE card and immediately open the Card Editor with the ALE card loaded.

review

Highlights the selected mass element.

edit

Open the Card Editor with the current ALE card loaded.

update color

Update the ALE card color with the newly selected color.

return

Exit the panel.