Load Step: CFILM: Define Tab

In the Define tab, define a *CFILM card on node sets only. HyperMesh does not support *CFILM on individual nodes.

Use the Define CFILM-Force/Moment on: Node sets option to define CFILM on node sets. The node set names are used in the *CFILM data lines instead of the individual nodes. Unlike Abaqus surfaces in HyperMesh, you can combine node sets with individual node IDs in the same *CFILM card.

Note:

Loads created on sets are not graphically displayed in HyperMesh. Therefore, when you review a load collector in the Step Manager, only loads created on individual entities are highlighted. For loads defined on sets, the underlying nodes or elements are highlighted.

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This dialog has a node sets menu containing a list of the existing node sets. It also has a data line input table with the following columns:

Column	Description
Nodeset	The name of the node sets. Node sets are added or removed using or , respectively.
Area	The area associated with the nodes.
Sink temp	Reference sink temperature.
Film coef	Reference film coefficient.

For tips on entering information and navigating in the Define tab, see Step Manager Tab Environment.

The Define CFILM on: Node sets option has the following buttons:

Button	Action
Review Set	Reviews the selected node sets by highlighting them in the HyperMesh graphics. Right-click Review to clear the review selections.
Create/Edit Set..	Opens the Entity Sets panel in HyperMesh. When you finish creating/editing the set, click return. The Step Manager is updated with the new set appearing in the node set list.
	Adds the selected node set from the drop-down menu to the data line table on the right.
	Deletes the selected node set from the data line table.
Review	Reviews the selected node set in the data line table. Right-click Review to clear the highlighted selections.
Update	Updates the HyperMesh database with the data lines defined in the table. By default, HyperMesh does not create a display for loads defined with sets.