Section [UNIT]

The physical units of parameters in subsequent sections are defined in the table below:

Name in
input file

Unit

Required

Default Value

Explanation

force

Force unit, defined by case-insensitive character string. Supported units are:

•	kiloNewton, kNewton, kN

•	dekaNewton, daN

•	Newton, N, kilogram_force, kg_force

•	pound_force, poundforce, poundf, lbf

•	kpound_force, kpoundforce

•

dyne, dyn

•	ounce_force, ounceforce

mass

Mass unit, defined by case-insensitive character string. Supported units are:

•	kilogram, kg

•

gram, g

•	pound, lbm, lb, pound_mass, poundmass, poundm

•	kpound_mass, kpoundmass

•

slug

•	ounce_mass, ouncemass

length

Length unit, defined by case-insensitive character string. Supported units are:

•	kilometer, km

•	meter, meters, m

•	centimeter, cm

•	millimeter, mm

•

inch, in

•

foot, ft

•

mile

time

Time unit, defined by case-insensitive character string. Supported units are:

•	second, sec, s

•	millisecond, msec, ms

•	minute, min

•

hour, h

angle

rad

Angle unit, defined by case-insensitive character string. Supported units are:

•	degree, degrees, deg

•

grad

•	radian, rad, radians

If, in subsequent data item specifications, a unit is printed in italic letters (i.e. force, mass, length, time, or angle), the respective unit is chosen according to the settings in the [UNIT] section. Otherwise, the unit as given in the data item specification is used independent of the settings in the [UNIT] section.

Note	The [UNIT] section is optional.

Section [UNIT]

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