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LS-DYNA Summary Templates

LS-DYNA Summary Templates

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LS-DYNA Summary Templates

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LS-DYNA has five summary template files. They are located in the template/summary/ls-dyna directory.

The following summary templates are available for LS-DYNA:

Template

Description

elements

Provides a listing of element types and the number of each type contained in the current model.  It also indicates the total number of elements in the model.

errorcheck

Gives a brief overview of problems that exist in the model.

sharedrigids

Highlights the elements with nodes that are shared among rigids.

ctr_of_gravity

Calculates the each part’s center of gravity and the model's center of gravity based on the procedure described in the Mass Calculations section.

components

Describes the components and their properties contained in the model.  The template lists the name, ID, property name and ID, material name and ID, mass, nodal mass added to each part, thickness and numbers of elements in each part. The mass is calculated using the same procedure as the mass panel.  See Mass Calculation.

mom_of_inertia

Calculates each component's and the model’s moment of inertia based on the procedure described in the Mass Calculations section.

 

Both the errorcheck template and sharedrigids template check for shared rigids, but the template highlights only the second element that uses a node.  If an element in a rigid material is sharing a node with another rigid, only the first element in that component is highlighted.

Possible error messages:

Elements in components pointing to a *SECTION card of the wrong type
Zero or negative thickness
Rigid elements, components, or interfaces sharing nodes
Components do not have a *SECTION card selected
Components do not have a necessary *PART card defined
Components do not have a material selected

Note that a more advanced error check tool is available on the Tools option on the Utility menu. This tool checks components, rigids, joints, properties, boundary conditions, and other model entities and displays the results in a user-friendly format that enables you to select an error and go directly to the relevant part of the model to make corrections.

 

See Also:

Error Check Macro

LS-DYNA Interface Overview