hgthp.exe

hgthp external reader reads PAM-CRASH THP files (time history files generated by the solver) into HyperGraph. It can also be run from command prompt for converting PAM-CRASH THP files into Altair binary files (abf). In addition this reader can also read ASCII files generated by exporting curves from PAMVIEW. An ESI license is not required for this reader.

Usage

Running from the command prompt	thpfile outfile
Running in HyperGraph	By default this reader is registered. If it is not, register it before reading THP files. It is located in HWDIR\externalreaders\bin\$PLATFORM\plot. When the reader is registered, you can read THP files or PAMVIEW ASCII files directly into HyperGraph.

The following entities are supported:

•	In PAM 2000, the PAM-CRASH and PAM-SAFE options

•	For solid elements, only the first seven variables of table A in the PAM 2000 Notes Manual, Plot Output 5, (output qualifiers SXYZ and EPLE)

•	For shell and membrane elements, only the first fourteen variables of table A in the PAM 2000 Notes Manual, Plot Output 7, (output qualifiers MXYZ to STRA)

•	For beam and bar elements, only the first fourteen variables of table A in the PAM 2000 Notes Manual, Plot Output 13, (output qualifiers FAXI to RTN2)

•	Results for nodal time histories, transmission sections, airbags, airbag chambers, airbag walls, materials, contacts, and rigid walls are also supported.

The following entities are not supported:

•	In PAM 2000, the PAM-STAMP option