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LS-DYNA Component Table        

LS-DYNA Component Table        

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The LS-DYNA Component Table is an interactive tabular list used to represent LS-DYNA components with associated properties and materials. It is accessed by loading the LS-DYNA user profile and clicking the Component Table button on the LS-DYNA Utility Menu.

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The table contains a variety of tools that allow you to review, edit, and update the model. The essential features are:

LS-DYNA components with various associated properties and materials are listed in separate columns.
You can select the column types from a set of available options.
There are two modes of operation: review and editable. Use the review mode to review the component information without changing any values. Use the editable mode to change values for the selected components.
There are enhanced selection, review, display, and filter options for components.
Components can be sorted according to any available column.
The current configuration is saved automatically to a file at the end of a session and recalled on reload.  You can also save and load a configuration file.
The table data can be export in CSV and HTML formats.
Right click on the table to display menu options. All pull-down menu options are also available using a right click.
Columns can be moved or swapped by holding the left mouse button on a column title and dragging it to the desired location.
Columns can be resized by positioning the cursor along a column border, pressing the left or right mouse button, and dragging the border to a new position.
The shift or ctrl key combined with a left click can be used to select multiple rows.

 

The following tools are available in the LS-DYNA Component Table:

Table

Refresh

Regenerates the table with all the parts in the model

Editable

Sets the table mode to editable mode, allowing you to change values for the selected components

Filter

Enables the filtering GUI

Configure

Specify the number and type of columns listed in the table

Save

Saves the information listed in the table in CSV or HTML format

Quit

Quit the table function.

 

Selection

All

Selects all rows or parts

None

Selects none or deselects parts/rows that were previously selected

Reverse

Reverses the selection

Displayed

Selects the rows or the displayed parts

User

User graphic interaction to select parts

 

Display

By default, the table is invoked with only the displayed parts.  You can refresh the table to show a new part being displayed or use one of the following display commands.

All

Displays all the components in the model

None

Turns off every component displayed

Reverse

Reverses the display of the part

Show selection

Displays the components of the selected rows

Show only Selection

Displays only the components of the selected rows

Hide selection

Hides the components of the selected rows from the display

By Material

Displays components sorted by material

By Properties

Displays components sorted by properties

By Thickness

Displays components sorted by thickness values

 

Action

Delete Selection

Deletes selected rows (parts) from the model

 

User

Set MatDB Path…

Opens a dialog on which you can set the location of an external database of material definitions.

Refresh Material List

Updates the list of available materials in the Component Table.

 

Editable Mode

When the Component Table is in editable mode, you can change values for all selected components at the same time. Select the Table > Editable option to open the Component Table in editable mode. Cells with a white background can be manually edited.  When you click on an editable cell, it is selected with a cursor. Once a cell is selected, enter a value and press Enter.

If you want to assign the same value to multiple components at once, select the column type and value from the Assign Values menu and click Set.  All the selected components will be updated with the assigned values.

 

Filter

The Component Table supports advanced filtering based on available columns. The Table > Filter menu option opens the Filter dialog as shown below.

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You can write any valid string with a wildcard (*) in any of the available column types and click Apply to filter the table. For example, if you want to show all components that start with letter ‘c’ and use material ‘steel’, you can use the dialog as shown below.

Note:The filter strings are case-sensitive.

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Show All turns off the filtering and displays all the components. Select the Table > Configure > Filter on top option to keep the Filter dialog posted after clicking Apply or Show All. Otherwise, it closes.

 

Configure Columns

Column types can be selected from the Table > Configure > Columns menu option. The table displays only the selected columns. The available columns types are:

Vis

Visualization status. 1 = display on, 0 = display off

Part name

HyperMesh name of the component (maximum 32 characters)

Part id

HyperMesh ID of the component

Material name

Material name associated with the component

Material id

Material ID associated with the component

Material type

Material type associated with the component

Thickness

Thickness of elements specified in *section_shell

Section name

*Section name associated with the component

Section id

*Section ID associated with the component

Section type

Type of the *Section associated with the component

Color

Component color

Int points

Number of integration points specified for the *Section_shell

HGID

Hourglass ID associated with component

Elem form

Element formulation for the *section of the component

Elems

Number of elements in the component

Nodes

Number of nodes in the component

Mass

Total mass of the component

cg_x

Center of gravity for the x coordinate

cg_y

Center of gravity for the y coordinate

cg_z

Center of gravity for the z coordinate

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Components All or Displayed  mode

The Component Table lists components in two modes: All or Displayed.  If All is selected from the Table > Configure > Components menu, the table will list all the components in the model. If Displayed is selected, only the visible components will be shown. Blank components are not shown in the Displayed mode even though their display status is on.