Solver Attribute Mapping

Automatic solver attribute mapping is supported for components, properties and materials when switching between solver interfaces.

Mapped Attributes

Mapped attributes include the card image and engineering attributes, such as property integration points and thickness, or a material's Young's Modulus and density. Supported solver cards include:
  • Abaqus
  • LS-DYNA
  • Nastran
  • OptiStruct
  • Permas
  • Radioss
  • Samcef

You can configure solver-to-solver mappings via the configuration file located in the installation directory: <ROOT\hwdesktop\hm\scripts\SolverConvertInterfaces\UnifiedConversion>.

An example of Abaqus to OptiStruct mapping is:
*PropertyConversion
"*SOLID SECTION"......................"PSOLID"
"*SOLID SECTION, COMPOSITE"..........."PSOLID"
"*SHELL SECTION"......................"PSHELL".......thickness, integrationpoint
"*SHELL SECTION, COMPOSITE"..........."PCOMP"
"*SHELL GENERAL SECTION".............."PSHELL".......thickness
"*SHELL GENERAL SECTION,COMPOSITE"...."PCOMPG"
"*SHELL GENERAL SECTION,DIRECT"......."PSHELL".......thickness
"*SHELL GENERAL SECTION,USER"........."PSHELL".......thickness
"*MEMBRANE SECTION"..................."PSHELL".......thickness
"*GASKET SECTION"....................."PGASK"
"*BEAM SECTION"......................."PBEAM"
"*BEAM GENERAL SECTION"..............."PBEAM"
"*CONNECTOR SECTION".................."PBUSH"
"*SPRING"............................."PBUSH"
"*JOINT".............................."PBUSH"
"*FRICTION"..........................."PCONT"
"*SURFACE INTERACTION"................"PCONT"
"*GAP"................................"PGAP"
*END