Entities Import Behavior

This is how the various entities will import:

Assemblies

•	Imports assembly comment cards (HMASSEM, HMASSEM_IDS) that may exist in the import file and creates assemblies per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for assemblies, see assembly collectors.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Components, Elements, Nodes, Connectors.

Component

•	Imports component comment cards (HMNAME COMP, HWCOLOR COMP, HMMOVE, HMDPRP) that may exist in the import file and creates component collectors per the data in the comments cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for component collectors, see the component collector documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Elements, nodes and connectors. If both nodes and elements are not imported, then components are imported and created but will contain no elements (that is empty components). Similar for connectors.

Load collector

•	Imports load collector comment cards (HMNAME LOADCOL, HWCOLOR LOADCOL) that may exist in the import file and creates load collectors per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for load collectors, see the load collector documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Loads. If loads are not imported then load collectors are imported and created but will contain no loads (that is empty load collectors).

System collector

•	Imports system collector cards (HMNAME SYSTCOL, HWCOLOR SYSTCOL) that may exist in the import file and creates system collectors per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for system collectors, see the system collector documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Systems. If systems are not imported then system collectors are imported and created but will contain no systems (that is empty system collectors).

Vector collector

•	Imports vector collector cards (HMNAME VECTORCOLS, HWCOLOR VECTORCOLS ) that may exist in the import file and creates vector collectors per the data in the comments cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for vector collectors, see the vector collector documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Vectors. If vectors are not imported then vector collectors are imported and created but will contain no vectors (that is empty vector collectors).

Beam section collector

•	Imports beam section collector cards (HMNAME BEAMSECTCOLS) that may exist in the import file and creates beam section collectors per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for beam section collectors, see the HyperBeam documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - BeamSections. If beam sections are not imported then beam section collectors are imported and created but will contain no beam sections (that is empty beam section collectors).

MultiBody

•	Imports multibody comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates multibody collectors per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for multibody collectors, see the multibody collector documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Ellipsoids, MBJoints, MBPlanes. If elipsoids, MBJoints, MBPlanes are not imported, then multibody collectors are imported and created but will contain no ellipsoids, MBJoints, MBPlanes (that is empty multibody collectors).

LoadStep

•	Imports solver load step card definitions and load step comment cards (HMNAME LOADSTEP) that may exist in the import file and creates load step entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for load step entities, see the load step documentation.

Output block

•	Imports solver output block card definitions and output block comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates output block entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for output block entities, see the output block documentation.

Control card

•	Imports solver control card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates card entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for card entities, see the control card documentation.

Property

•	Imports solver property card definitions and property comment cards (HMNAME PROP, HWCOLOR PROP) that may exist in the import file and creates property entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for property entities, see the property documentation.

Materials

•	Imports solver material card definitions and material comments cards (HMNAME MAT, HWCOLOR MAT) that may exist in the import file and creates material entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for material entities, see the material documentation.

Sets

•	Imports solver set card definitions and set comment cards (HMSET) that may exist in the import file and creates set entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for set entities, see the set documentation.

Blocks

•	Imports solver block card definitions and block comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates block entities per the solver and comment cards data.

Tags

•	Imports solver tag card definitions and tag comment cards (HMTAG) that may exist in the import file and creates tag entities per the solver and comment cards data.

Titles

•	Imports solver title card definitions and title comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates title entities per the solver and comment cards data.

Plots

•	Imports solver plot card definitions and plot comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates plot entities per the solver and comment cards data.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Curves

Contact surface

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Imports solver contract surface card definitions and contact surface comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates contact surface entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for contact surface entities, see the contact surface documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Nodes, elements

Group

•	Imports solver group card definitions and group comment cards (domain) that may exist in the import file and creates contact surface entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for group entities, see the group documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Nodes, elements

Sensor

•	Imports solver sensor card definitions and sensor comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates sensor entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for sensor entities, see the sensor documentation.

Control volume

•	Imports solver control volume card definitions and control volume comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates control volume entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for control volume entities, see the control volume documentation.

Node

•	Imports solver node card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates node entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for nodes, see the nodes documentation.

Element

•	Imports solver element card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates the appropriate element config/type entities per the solver cards data. For details on support for each solver and their cards, see the chapter on Entites and Solver Interfaces.

•	Required - Nodes

•	Optional Additional Imports - Assemblies, components. If components are not imported then all elements will be organized into an "Auto" component.

Connector

•	Imports master connector file xml data that may exist in the import file and creates connector entities per the connector xml data.

•	Required - Nodes, elements, components

•	Optional Additional Imports - Assemblies

Load

•	Imports solver load card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates the appropriate load config/type entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for load config/types, see load collectors.

•	Required - Nodes (forces, moments, temperatures)

•	Optional Additional Imports - Load collectors. If load collectors are not imported then all loads will be organized into an "Auto" load collector.

Equation

•	Imports solver equation card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates the appropriate equation entities per the solver cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for equations, see the equations documentation.

•	Required - Nodes

•	Optional Additional Imports - Load collectors. If load collectors are not imported then all loads will be organized into an "Auto" load collector.

System

•	Imports solver system card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates system entities per the solver cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for systems see system collectors.

•	Required - Nodes (for node dependent systems)

•	Optional Additional Imports - System collectors. If system collectors are not imported then all systems will be organized into an "Auto" system collector.

Vector

•	Imports solver vector card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates vector entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for vectors, see the vector collectors documentation.

•	Required - Nodes (for node dependent systems)

•	Optional Additional Imports - Vector collectors. If vector collectors are not imported, then all vectors will be organized into an "Auto" vector collector.

BeamSections

•	Imports beam section comment cards (HMNAME BEAMSECTS) that may exist in the import file and creates beam section entities per the comment cards data.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Beam section collectors. If beam section collectors are not imported then all beam sections will be organized into an "Auto" beam section collector.

Curve

•	Imports solver curve card definitions and curve comment cards (HMNAME CURVES, HMCOLOR CURVES, HMCURVE) that may exist in the import file and creates curve entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for curves, see the plots and curves documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Plots

Ellipsoids

•	Imports solver ellipsoid card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates ellipsoid entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for ellipsoids, see the ellipsoids documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Multibodies. If multibodies are not imported, then all ellipsoids will be organized into an "Auto" multibody collector.

Multibody planes

•	Imports solver MB plane card definitons that may exist in the import file and creates MB plane entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for MB planes, see MB planes documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Multibodies. If multibodies are not imported, then all ellipsoids will be organized into an "Auto" multibody collector.

MultiBody joints

•	Imports solver MB joint card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates MB joint entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for MB joints, see the MB joints documentation.

•	Optional Additional Imports - Multibodies. If multibodies are not imported, then all ellipsoids will be organized into an "Auto" multibody collector.