Control Cards

Control card entities create solver control cards such as results file I/O options, CPU and memory limits, and others.

A solver interface template must be loaded which defines control cards in order to create and edit control cards.

Abaqus

Control cards define model information, which needs to be specified only once in the input file.
Card Description
*CONSTRAINT CONTROLS Reset overconstraint checking controls.
*DEPVAR Specify solution-dependent state variables.
*HEADING Print a heading on the output.
*PREPRINT Select printout for the analysis input file processor.
*RESTART Save and reuse data and analysis results.

ANSYS

The input translator recognizes ANSYS cards. If an unsupported field is found in a card, a message is displayed on the status bar. The messages are also printed to the file ansys.msg. General slash commands, SOLUTION commands, POST1 commands, and POST26 commands are referred to as control cards. Unrecognized cards are written to a *.hmx file.

Card Description
ACEL Specifies the linear acceleration of the structure.
ALPHAD Defines the mass matrix multiplier for damping.
ANTYPE Specifies the analysis type and restart status.
ARCLEN Activates the arc length method.
ARCTRM Controls termination of the arc-length solution
/ASSIGN Reassigns a file name to an ANSYS file identifier.
AUTOTS Specifies whether to use automatic time stepping or load stepping.
/BATCH Sets the program mode to "batch"
BETAD Defines the stiffness matrix multiplier for damping.
BFUNIF Assigns a uniform body force load to all nodes.
BUCOPT Specifies buckling analysis options
CGLOC Specifies the origin location of the acceleration coordinate system.
CGOMGA Specifies the rotational velocity of the global origin.
CMDOMEGA Specifies the rotational acceleration of an element component about a user-defined rotational axis.
CMOMEGA Specifies the rotational velocity of an element component about a user-defined rotational axis.
CNVTOL Sets convergence values for nonlinear analyses.
/COM Places a comment in the output.
/COPY Copies a file.
CRPLIM Specifies the creep criterion for automatic time stepping.
DCGOMG Specifies the rotational acceleration of the global origin.
/DELETE Deletes a file.
DELTIM Specifies the time step sizes to be used for this load step.
DMPRAT Sets a constant damping ratio.
DOF Adds degrees of freedom to the current DOF set.
DOMEGA Specifies the rotational acceleration of the structure.
EMUNIT Specifies the system of units for magnetic field problems.
EQSLV Specifies the type of equation solver.
ERESX Specifies extrapolation of integration point results.
EORIENT Reorient SOLID elements' axes
ETABLE Fills a table of element values for further processing.
EXPASS Specifies an expansion pass of an analysis.
HARFRQ Defines the frequency range in the harmonic response analysis.
HREXP Specifies the phase angle for the harmonic analysis expansion pass.
HROPT Specifies harmonic analysis options.
HROUT Specifies the harmonic analysis output options.
IRLF Specifies that inertia relief calculations are to be performed.
KBC Specifies stepped or ramped loading within a load step.
KUSE Specifies whether or not to reuse the triangularized matrix.
LNSRCH Activates a line search to be used with Newton-Raphson.
LSSOLVE Reads and solves multiple load steps.
LVSCALE Scales the load vector for mode superposition analyses.
MDAMP Defines the damping ratios as a function of mode.
MODE Specifies the harmonic loading term for this load step.
MODOPT Specifies modal analysis options.
MXPAND Specifies the number of modes to expand and write for a modal or buckling analysis.
NCNV Sets the key to terminate an analysis.
NEQIT Specifies the maximum number of equilibrium iterations for nonlinear analyses.
NLGEOM Includes large-deflection effects in a static or full transient analysis.
NROPT Specifies the Newton-Raphson options in a static or full transient analysis.
NSUBST Specifies the number of substeps to be taken this load step.
NUMOFF
OMEGA Specifies the rotational velocity of the structure.
OUTRES Controls the solution data written to the database.
/POST1 Enters the database results post-processor.
PRED Activates a predictor in a nonlinear analysis.
PRESOL Prints the solution results for elements.
PSTRES Specifies whether prestress effects are calculated or included.
RSYS Activates a coordinate system for printout or display of results.
SLOAD Loads a pretension section.
/SOLU Enters the solution processor.
SOLU Specifies solution summary data per substep to be stored.
SOLVE Starts a solution.
SSTIF Activates stress stiffness effects in a nonlinear analysis.
/STITLE Defines subtitles.
SUBOPT Specifies options for subspace iteration eigenvalue extraction.
/SYS Passes a command string to the operating system.
TIME Sets the time for a load step.
TIMINT Turns on transient effects.
TINTP Defines transient integration parameters.
/TITLE Defines a main title.
TOFFST Specifies the temperature offset from absolute zero to zero.
TOTAL Specifies automatic MDOF generation.
TREF Defines the reference temperature for the thermal strain calculations.
TRNOPT Specifies transient analysis options.
TUNIF Assigns a uniform temperature to all nodes.
/UNITS Annotates the database with the system of units used.
UNSU_END
UNSU_PREP7

EXODUS

Card Description
OUTPUTS Determines which data will be written to the output file.
PARAMETERS Input parameters that are independent of the solution method or solver.
SOLUTION Solution method and options to be selected in the solution.

LS-DYNA

Card Description
*CONTROL_ACCURACY Define control parameters that can improve the accuracy of the calculation.
*CONTROL_ADAPSTEP Define control parameters for contact interface force update during each adaptive cycle.
*CONTROL_ADAPTIVE Activate adaptive meshing.
*CONTROL_ADAPTIVE_CURVE To refine the element mesh along a curve.
*CONTROL_ALE Set global control parameters for the Arbitrary Lagrange-Eulerian and Eulerian calculations.
*CONTROL_BULK_VISCOSITY Reset the default values of the bulk viscosity coefficients globally.
*CONTROL_CHECK Check for various problems in the mesh.
*CONTROL_COARSEN Adaptively de-refine (coarsen) a shell mesh by selectively merging four adjacent elements into one.
*CONTROL_CONTACT Change defaults for computation with contact surfaces.
*CONTROL_COUPLING Change defaults for MADYMO3D/CAL3D coupling.
*CONTROL_CPM Global control parameters for CPM (Corpuscular Particle Method).
*CONTROL_CPU Control CPU time.
*CONTROL_DYNAMIC_RELAXATION Initialize stresses and deformation in a model to simulate a preload.
*CONTROL_EFG Define controls for the mesh-free computation.
*CONTROL_ENERGY Provide controls for energy dissipation options
*CONTROL_EXPLOSIVE_SHADOW Compute detonation times in explosive elements for which there is no direct line of sight.
*CONTROL_HOURGLASS Set the default values of the hourglass control to override the default values.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_AUTO Define parameters for automatic time step control during implicit analysis.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_BUCKLE Activate implicit buckling analysis when termination time is reached.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_DYNAMICS Activate implicit dynamic analysis and define time integration constants.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_EIGENVALUE Activate implicit eigenvalue analysis and define associated input parameters.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_FORMING Activate implicit static analysis, primarily for metal forming processes.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_GENERAL Activate implicit analysis and define associated control parameters.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_INERTIA_RELIEF Allows analysis of linear static problems that have rigid body modes.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_MODES Request calculation of constraint and/or attachment modes for later use in modal analysis using *PART_MODES.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_SOLUTION Optional card that applies to implicit calculations.Used to specify whether a linear or nonlinear solution is desired.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_SOLVER Optional card that applies to implicit calculations. The linear equation solver performs the CPU-intensive stiffness matrix inversion.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_STABILIZATION Optional card that applies to implicit calculations. Artificial stabilization is required for multi-step unloading in implicit springback analysis.
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_TERMINATION Specify termination criteria for implicit transient simulations.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_AUTOMATIC Instructs the program to apply a simple heuristic to try to determine the proper decomposition for the simulation.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CHECK_SPEED Modifies the decomposition depending on the relative speed of the processors involved.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CONTACT_DISTRIBUTE Ensures that the indicated contact interfaces are distributed across all processors, which can lead to better load balance for large contact interfaces.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CONTACT_ISOLATE Ensures that the indicated contact interferences are isolated on a single processor, which can lead to decreased communication.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_FILE Allow for pre-decomposition and a subsequent run or runs without having to do the decomposition.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_METHOD Specify the decomposition method to use.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_NUMPROC Specify the number of processors for decomposition.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_SHOW Allows display of the final decomposition.
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_TRANSFORMATION Specifies transformations to apply to modify the decomposition.
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_LSTC_REDUCE Controls the decomposition of the model for solving in multiple CPU's.
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NOD3DUMP Suppress the output of all dump files.
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NODUMP Suppresses the output of all dump files and full deck restart files.
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NOFULL Suppresses the output of the full deck restart files.
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_SWAPBYTES Swap bytes on some of the output files.
*CONTROL_OUTPUT Set miscellaneous output parameters.
*CONTROL_PARALLEL Control parallel processing usage for shared memory computers by defining the number of processors invoking the optional consistency of the global vector assembly.
*CONTROL_REMESHING Provide control over the remeshing of solids which are meshed with the solid tetrahedron element type 13.
*CONTROL_RIGID Special control options related to rigid bodies and the rigid-flexible bodies.
*CONTROL_SHELL Provide controls for computing shell response.
*CONTROL_SOLID Provide controls for solid element response.
*CONTROL_SOLUTION Specify the analysis solution procedure if thermal only or coupled thermal analysis is performed.
*CONTROL_SPH Provide controls for computing SPH particles.
*CONTROL_SPOTWELD_BEAM Provides factors for scaling the failure force resultants of beam spot welds as a function of their parametric location on the contact segment and the size of the segment.
*CONTROL_STRUCTURED Write out a LS-DYNA structured input deck for version 970.
*CONTROL_STRUCTURED_TERM Write out a LS-DYNA structured input deck for version 970. Termination will occur after the structured input file is written.
*CONTROL_SUBCYCLE Control time step subcycling.
*CONTROL_TERMINATION Stop the job.
*CONTROL_THERMAL_NONLINEAR Set parameters for a nonlinear thermal or coupled structural/thermal analysis.
*CONTROL_THERMAL_SOLVER Set options for the thermal solution in a thermal only or coupled structural-thermal analysis.
*CONTROL_THERMAL_TIMESTEP Set time step controls for the thermal solution in a thermal only or a coupled structural/thermal analysis.
*CONTROL_TIMESTEP Set structural time step size control using different options.
*DAMPING_FREQUENCY_RANGE Provides approximately constant damping over a range of frequencies.
*DAMPING_GLOBAL Define mass weighted nodal damping that applies globally to the nodes of deformable bodies and to the mass center of rigid bodies.
*DATABASE_ABSTAT Specify time interval and file type for Airbag statistics time history file output.
*DATABASE_AVSFLT Specify time interval for AVS database output.
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3PART Dt for partial output states.
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT Dt for complete output states.
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3DRLF Dynamic relaxation database.
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3THDT Dt for time history data of element subsets.
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3DUMP Binary output restart files. Define output frequency in cycles.
*DATABASE_BINARY_FSIFOR ALE interface force database
*DATABASE_BINARY_INTFOR Dt for output of contact interface data.
*DATABASE_BINARY_RUNRSF Binary output restart file. Define output frequency in cycles.
*DATABASE_BINARY_XTFILE Flag to specify output of extra time history data to XTFILE at same time as D3THDT file.
*DATABASE_BNDOUT Specify time interval and file type for Boundary condition forces and energy time history file output.
*DATABASE_DEFGEO Specify time interval deformed geometry file output.
*DATABASE_DEFORC Specify time interval and file type for discrete element forces time history file output.
*DATABASE_ELOUT Specify time interval and file type for element data time history file output.
*DATABASE_EXTENT_AVS Specify output database to be written.
*DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY Specify output database to be written.
*DATABASE_EXTENT_D3PART Controls, to some extent, the content of specific output databases.
*DATABASE_EXTENT_MOVIE Specify output database to be written.
*DATABASE_EXTENT_MPGS
*DATABASE_EXTENT_SSSTAT
*DATABASE_FORMAT
*DATABASE_GCEOUT Specify time interval and file type for Geometric contact entities force time history file output
*DATABASE_GLSTAT Specify time interval and file type for global model data time history file output.
*DATABASE_JNTFORC Specify time interval and file type for joint force time history file output
*DATABASE_MASSOUT Export nodal masses into ASCII file MASSOUT.
*DATABASE_MATSUM Specify time interval and file type for material energies time history file output
*DATABASE_MOVIE Specify time interval for movie output
*DATABASE_MPGS Specify time interval for MPGS
*DATABASE_NCFORC Specify time interval and file type for nodal interface forces time history file output
*DATABASE_NODFOR Specify time interval and file type for nodal force groups time history file output
*DATABASE_NODOUT Specify time interval and file type for nodal point data time history file output
*DATABASE_OPTION Control cards for all ASCII output
*DATABASE_RBDOUT Specify time interval and file type for rigid body data time history file output.
*DATABASE_RCFORC Specify time interval and file type for resultant interface forces time history file output.
*DATABASE_RWFORC Specify time interval and file type for rigid wall forces time history file output.
*DATABASE_SBTOUT Specify time interval and file type for Seat belt time history file output.
*DATABASE_SECFORC Specify time interval and file type for cross section forces time history file output
*DATABASE_SLEOUT Specify time interval and file type for sliding interface energy time history file output
*DATABASE_SPCFORC Specify time interval and file type for SPC reaction forces time history file output
*DATABASE_SPHOUT Specify time interval and file type for SPH element data time history file output
*DATABASE_SPRING_FORWARD Create spring forward nodal force file.
*DATABASE_SSSTAT Specify time interval and file type for Subsystem data time history file output
*DATABASE_SUPERPLASTIC_FORMING Specify the output intervals to the superelastic forming output files.
*DATABASE_SWFORC Specify time interval and file type for nodal constraint reaction forces time history file output
*DATABASE_TPRINT

Specify time interval and file type for thermal time history file output.

Thermal output from a coupled structural/thermal or thermal only analysis.

*DATABASE_TRACER Tracer particles will save a history of either a material point or a spatial point into an ASCII file, TRHIST.
*DATABASE_TRHIST Tracer particle history information
*INTERFACE_COMPENSATION_NEW Calculate the deviation of the part from its intended design of the stamped part and automatically compensate the tool to minimize the deviation, modify the trimming curve after the die modification, and automatically detect the undercut problem
*STRESS_INITIALIZATION Allows all or selected parts to be initialized on restart, using data from the d3dump or runrsf database.
*STRESS_INITIALIZATION_DISCRETE Initializes all discrete parts from the old parts.
*STRESS_INITIALIZATION_SEATBELT Initializes all seatbelt parts from the old parts.

Nastran

Card Description
ACMODL Defines modeling parameters for the interface between the fluid and the structure.
AERO Gives basic aerodynamic parameters for unsteady aerodynamics.
AEROS Defines basic parameters for static aeroelasticity.
AUTOSPC Constrains stiffness singularities via m-sets or s-sets.
B2GG Selects direct input damping matrix or matrices.
B2PP Selects direct input damping matrix or matrices.
BEGIN BULK Designates the end of the Case Control Section and/or the beginning of a Bulk Data Section.
注: When the model is created from HyperMesh, this card is on by default.
BULK-UNSUPPORTED_CARD
注: On import, all unsupported bulk data will be written into this card. You can edit the card.
CASE-UNSUPPORTED_CARD
注: If CEND and SUBCASE exist, on import, all unsupported cards between CEND and the first SUBCASE will be written into this card. You can edit the card. If SUBCASE does not exist and BEGIN BULK exists, all unsupported cards between CEND and BEGIN BULK will be written into this card.
CEND
注: When the model is created from HyperMesh, this card is on by default.
DIAG Requests diagnostic output or special options.
ECHO Bulk Data Echo Request
ENDDATA Designates the end of the Bulk Data Section.
注: When the model is created from HyperMesh, this card is on by default.
EXEC_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS
注: If CEND exists in the imported deck, on import, all unsupported cards before CEND will be written into this card. You can edit the card. If CEND does not exist, on import, all unsupported cards before BEGIN BULK will be written into this card.
ERP Equivalent Radiated Power Panel Participation Factor Output Request
FLSPOUT Control for fluid-structure mode participation output.
FLUX Request gradient and flux output for all heat transfer analysis subcases or individual heat transfer analysis subcases respectively.
GLOBAL  
GLOBAL CASE CONTROL
GLOBAL OUTPUT REQUEST
GRDSET Defines default options for fields 3, 7, 8, and 9 of all GRID entries
IC
ID Specifies a comment.
INCLUDE_BULK Inserts an external file into the input file
INCLUDE_CTRL Inserts an external file into the input file
INCLUDE_EXEC Inserts an external file into the input file
K2GG  
K2PP Selects direct input stiffness matrices, which are not included in normal modes
M2GG Selects direct input mass matrix or matrices.
MAXLINES Sets the maximum number of output lines.
注: The maximum number of lines is 999999999 (Nastran default).
MONITOR_POINTS Defines an integrated load monitor point.
NLMOPTS Specifies nonlinear material optional schemes in SOL 400. Extends to material options, property options including property mapping, boundary condition options.
OMIT_BEGIN_BULK
注: By selecting this control card, you are forcing HyperMesh to not write BEGIN BULK CARD.
OMIT_CEND
注: By selecting this control card, you are forcing HyperMesh to not write the CEND card.
OMIT_END_BULK
注: By selecting this card, you are forcing HyperMesh to not write the END_BULK card.
P2G Selects direct input load matrices.
PARAM Specifies values for parameters.
注: On import, all unsupported PARAM cards are written into the UNSUPPORTED PARAMS block within PARAM CARD in the Control Cards panel. You can edit this data block.
PRESSURE Pressure output request
RADSET Specifies which radiation cavities are to be included for radiation enclosure analysis.
RESTART Requests that data stored in a previous run be used in the current run.
RESVEC Controls residual vectors
RIGID Rigid Element Method
SET CARD Defines a set of element or grid point numbers to be plotted.
注: Only real number sets can be created using control cards.
SOL Specifies the solution sequence or main subDMAP to be executed.
SUBTITLE Defines a subtitle that will appear on the second heading line of each page of printer output.
SWLDPRM Overrides default values of parameters for CFAST, CWELD, and CSEAM connectivity search.
TIME Sets the maximum CPU and I/O time.
TITLE Defines a character string that will appear on the first heading line of each page of NX Nastran printer output.
TSTEPNL Defines parameters for geometric nonlinear implicit dynamic analysis strategy.

OptiStruct

I/O Option Entries are supported as control cards when appearing before the first SUBCASE statement. In many cases, information supplied on these entries is overridden by repeated definitions within subcases.
Card Description
ACCELERATION Requests acceleration vector output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

ACMODL Defines model parameters for the fluid-structure interface.
注: Bulk Data Entry
ANALYSIS Used in the I/O Options section to request that only a finite element analysis be performed (optimization input is ignored). It may also be used in the I/O Options or Subcase Information sections to identify the solution sequence for all subcases or for individual subcases, respectively.
注: Subcase Information Entry

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

ASSIGN Used in the I/O Options section to identify external files and their contents.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

AUTOSPC Used to automatically constrain stiffness singularities and near singularities with single point constraints.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_CASE_CONTROL.

B2GG Selects a direct input viscous damping matrix.
注: Subcase Information Entry

Global matrix selectors.

BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS
注: If a line (not a continuation line) occurs after the BEGIN BULK statement in an input file and starts with a keyword that is not recognized or supported, then the entire card gets written to BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS.

It is also possible to manually define an unsupported OptiStruct card using the BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS.

BULK_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS are exported near the bottom of the exported OptiStruct input file, just before the ENDDATA statement.

CFAILURE Requests failure index output for elements referencing PCOMP, PCOMPP or PCOMPG properties for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CFAILURE is supported for static analysis only.

CHECK Requests that only a model check be performed.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
CMDE Used above the first SUBCASE or within a SUBCASE definition to request component modal synthesis damping energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CMKE Used above the first SUBCASE or within a SUBCASE definition to request component modal synthesis kinetic energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CMSE Used above the first SUBCASE or within a SUBCASE definition to request component modal synthesis strain energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CONTF Requests contact results output for all Nonlinear Analysis subcases or individual nonlinear analysis subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CONTPRM Defines the default properties of all contacts and sets parameters that affect all contacts. The default values set here can be overridden by values explicitly specified on PCONT, PCONTX, and CONTACT cards.
注: Bulk Data Entry
CSTRAIN Requests ply strain output for elements referencing PCOMP, PCOMPP or PCOMPG properties for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CSTRESS Requests ply stress output for elements referencing PCOMP, PCOMPP or PCOMPG properties for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

CTRL_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS
注: If a line (not a continuation line) occurs before the BEGIN BULK statement and before the first SUBCASE statement and starts with a keyword that is not recognized or supported, then the entire card gets written to CTRL_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS.

It is also possible to manually define data cards appearing above the first SUBCASE statement using the CTRL_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS.

CTRL_UNSUPPORTED_CARDS are exported near the top of the exported OptiStruct input file, just before the first SUBCASE statement.

DAMAGE Requests fatigue damage results output for all fatigue subcases or individual fatigue subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

DEBUG Supports internal issues for debugging purposes in HyperWorks.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Some special or custom features can be accessed through the use of 'debug, <string>, <real>' statements.

DENSITY Requests density output for a topology optimization.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
DENSRES Controls the frequency of output of design results (density, shape, or thickness).
注: I/O Options Entry
DESHIS Controls the creation of the optimization history file .hgdata.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
DESVARG Defines an override for design variable settings.
注: Bulk Data Entry
DGLOBAL Defines input parameters required for the Global Search Option (GSO).
注: Bulk Data Entry
DISPLACEMENT Requests displacement vector output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

DMIGNAME Defines the name given to the reduced matrices written to an external data file.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
DMIGROT Controls rotation and other specifications for a matrix entered using DMIG entry
DSA Requests Design Sensitivity Analysis results in a Frequency Response Analysis.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

DTI_UNITS Defines units for multibody, component mode synthesis (flexible-body preparation), and geometric nonlinear solution sequences.
注: Bulk Data Entry
ECHO Outputs the interpreted forms of Subcase Information and Bulk Data Entries to the .out file.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
EDE Requests element energy loss per cycle and element energy loss per cycle density output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

EIGVNAME Defines the prefix to be used for external eigenvalue data files (.eigv).
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
EKE Requests kinetic energy and kinetic energy density output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

ELFORCE Requests structural element force output and elemental fluid particle velocity output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

ENERGY Requests energy output for all geometric nonlinear analysis subcases or individual geometric nonlinear analysis subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

ERP Requests equivalent radiated power output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

ESE Requests strain energy and strain energy density output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

FLUX Requests temperature gradient and flux output for all steady-state heat transfer analysis subcases, transient heat transfer analysis subcases or individual heat transfer analysis subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

FORMAT Indicates the format in which results are to be output.
注: I/O Options Entry

Formats are: H3D (default), HM, FLX, OPTI, OUTPUT2, PUNCH, PATRAN, APATRAN, NONE.

FOS Requests fatigue factor of safety, hydrostatic pressure, and shear stress output for all fatigue subcases or individual fatigue subcases.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

GAPPRM Defines parameters that control connectivity and configuration checks for gap elements (CGAP and CGAPG). Most of these parameters also affect contact elements that are automatically created on CONTACT interfaces.
注: Bulk Data Entry
GLOBAL_CASE_CONTROL Handles the data selectors FREQ, METHOD, MPC, SDAMPING and SPC appearing above the first SUBCASE statement.

It also handles the data selector DESVAR, used to select a set of design variables for use in an optimization run.

It also handles the output control OMODES, used to define a set of modes for output requests.

注: This control card OMODES is also supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.
GPFORCE Requests grid point force balance output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

GPSTRAIN Requests grid point strain output for all or individual subcases.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST

GPSTRESS Requests grid point stresses output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

GRDSET Defines default options for fields 3, 7, and 8 of all GRID entries.
注: Bulk Data Entry
HISOUT Controls the amount of data printed to the .hgdata file.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
INCLUDE_BULK
注: This control card is retained to support old database files.
INCLUDE_CTRL
注: This control card is retained to support old database files.
INFILE Identifies the file containing the Bulk Data Entries.
注: I/O Options Entry

Its extension must be .fem.

K2GG Selects a direct input stiffness matrix.
注: Subcase Information Entry

Global matrix selectors

K2PP Selects a direct input stiffness matrix, which is not included in normal modes.
注: Subcase Information Entry

Global matrix selectors

K42GG Selects a direct input stiffness matrix.
注: Subcase Information Entry

Global matrix selectors

LIFE Requests output of fatigue life results for all fatigue subcases or individual fatigue subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

LOADLIB Defines the external libraries and external files to be loaded into OptiStruct. External functions can be implemented within dynamic libraries (.dll) under Windows, shared libraries (.so) under Linux, by using HyperMath (.hml) on Windows and Linux, and external files by using Microsoft Excel (.xls or .xlsx) on Windows.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
M2GG Selects a direct input mass matrix.
注: Subcase Information Entry

Global matrix selectors

MBFORCE Requests force output for a set of joints and/or force elements from multibody dynamics subcases.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

MODALDE Used above the first SUBCASE or within a SUBCASE definition to request modal damping energy (the energy loss per cycle) output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively. Note that this modal damping energy only includes the energy contribution from viscous dampers. Structural damping and modal damping are not included.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

MODALKE Used above the first SUBCASE or within a SUBCASE definition to request modal kinetic energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

MODALSE Used above the first SUBCASE or within a SUBCASE definition to request modal strain energy output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

MODEL Requests output of only a subset of the model and related results for H3D and OUTPUT results files as well as for CMS superelements.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

This option is intended for multi-body dynamics and transient solution sequences with which users often require results for only a subsection of a model, but it is applied to all solution sequences.

Model Documentation
注: $HMBEGINDOC and $HMENDDOC indicate a section of comment cards which are supported on import and export. The comments are stored on control card Model Documentation.

This information is exported at the top of the exported OptiStruct input file.

MODOUT Options for displacement and energy results, based on eigenvectors from PFMODE modal participation.
注: Bulk Data Entry
MPCFORCE Requests multi-point force of constraint vector is output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

MSGLMT Limits the number of ERROR, WARNING and INFORMATION messages output, or to elevate a WARNING or INFORMATION message to an ERROR.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
NLLOAD Used to request nonlinear load output for Transient Response Analysis for each time step for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

OFREQUENCY Requests a set of frequencies for output requests for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

OLOAD Requests the form of applied load vector output and temperature load output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

OSDIAG
注: Some special diagnostic information can be processed through the use of 'osdiag, <integer>, <integer>, <real>, <real>' statements.
OTIME Requests a set of times for output requests for Transient Analysis for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

OUTFILE Defines the prefix for the results files output.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
OUTPUT Controls the format of results output and the creation of certain results files.
注: I/O Options Entry
P2G Used before the first subcase to select a direct input load matrix.
注: Subcase Information Entry

Global matrix selectors

PARAM Defines values for parameters used during analysis and optimization.
注: Bulk Data Entry

If an unsupported argument is encountered on importing a PARAM card, the data is stored as UNSUPPORTED_PARAMS on the PARAM card. It is also possible to create an unsupported PARAM card using the UNSUPPORTED_PARAMS option.

PEAKOUT Defines criteria used for the automatic identification of loading frequencies at which result peaks occur. Other result output may then be requested at these "peak" loading frequencies. This feature is only supported for frequency response solution sequences.
注: Bulk Data Entry
PFGRID Requests output of acoustic grid participation factors for all Modal Frequency Response subcases. The output will be in the .h3d file.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
PFMODE Requests output of modal participation factors for all modal frequency response subcases.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
PFPANEL Requests output of acoustic panel participation factors for all Modal Frequency Response subcases.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
POWERFLOW Requests output of the power flow field.
注: I/O Options Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

PRESSURE Requests the output of pressure results. Analogous to the DISPLACEMENT command.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

PRETBOLT Requests output of pretension force/adjustment values in the pretension bolts for all pretensioning and pretensioned subcases.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

PROPERTY Requests the output of the property definitions used in the final iteration of an optimization.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
REQUEST Selects a multibody request definition to be used in a multibody problem.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
RESPRINT Rorces all unretained responses of a certain type to be printed to the output file, provided they are referenced either as an objective or a constraint. This also applies to manufacturing constraints for composites.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
RESTART Indicates that the current optimization is to be restarted from the final iteration of a previous optimization.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
RESULTANT Enables the output of resultant forces and moments for internally generated sections.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
注: Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST. Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.
RESULTS Determines the frequency of output of analysis results for all subcases or for individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options Entry
SACCELERATION Requests the form and type of modal participation accelerations output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST. Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

SCREEN Controls the output of model, analysis, and optimization information to the UNIX or DOS shell.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
SDISPLACEMENT Requests the form and type of modal participation displacements output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST. Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

SENSITIVITY Requests the output of the responses and sensitivities for size and shape design variables to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
SENSOUT Controls the frequency of output of responses and sensitivities for size and shape design variables to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
SHAPE Requests altered shape output for a shape optimization.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
SHRES Controls the frequency of output of the state files (.#.sh file and the .#.grid file).
注: I/O Options Entry
SINTENS Used in the I/O Options section to request Sound Intensity output for all frequency response subcases. The SINTENS command can be used in the I/O Options or Subcase Information sections to request Sound Intensity output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

SPCFORCE Requests single-point force of constraint vector output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: SPCFORCE

I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

SPL Requests Sound Pressure output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively. SPL can only be requested for frequency response subcases.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

SPOWER Requests Sound Power output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively. SPOWER can only be requested for frequency response subcases.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

STRAIN Requests strain output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

STRESS Requests stress output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

SUBTITLE Defines the subtitle for all subcases or for individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Individual subcases may have their own SUBTITLE definitions which are supported on the subcase definition. These will override the default subtitle.

SVELOCITY Requests the form and type of modal participation velocities output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

SWLDPRM Defines values of parameters used during the CWELD and CSEAM connectivity search.
注: Bulk Data Entry
SYSSETTING Alters system settings. Any setting defined here may be over-ridden by command line arguments (Run Options). Most of these options can also be specified in one of the config files (Configuration File).
注: I/O Options Entry
THERMAL Requests temperature output for all heat transfer analysis subcases or individual heat transfer analysis subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

THICKNESS Requests thickness output for elements referencing a PSHELL, PCOMP or PCOMPP properties in size/free-size optimization and analysis runs.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
THIN Requests thinning and thickness output for all geometric nonlinear analysis subcases or individual geometric nonlinear analysis subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

TITLE Defines the title for the OptiStruct job.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
TMPDIR Chooses the directory in which the scratch files are to be written.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

OptiStruct allows multiple TMPDIR entries, but only one instance is currently supported.

TOTALFORCE Used in the I/O Options or Subcase Information sections to request total force (a summation of single-point force and applied load) output for all subcases or individual subcases respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
注: Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST. Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.
UNITS Defines a system of units for the model.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry
VELOCITY Requests velocity vector output for all subcases or individual subcases, respectively.
注: I/O Options and Subcase Information Entry

Found under GLOBAL_OUPUT_REQUEST.

Supported as an output option on the subcase definition when it appears within a subcase.

XSHLPRM Defines default shell element parameters for geometric nonlinear analysis.
注: Bulk Data Entry
XSOLPRM Defines default SOLID properties for geometric nonlinear analysis.
注: Bulk Data Entry

PAM-CRASH 2G

Card Description
AIRBAGCHECK Airbag check option (Prime Control keywords)

AIRBAGCHECK is executed by default to check the airbag’s closed volume.

ANALYSIS Analysis definition (Prime Control keywords)

If AUTOSLEEP is not present inside the input file or AUTOSLEEP is not set to YES, the solver stops if the license tokens are not available at the beginning of the computation.

AUTOSLEEP Autosleep option (Prime Control keywords)
CCTRL / Contact Control Cards (Standard Control keywords)
CKCTRL/ Check Control Cards (Standard Control keywords)
COUPLING Coupling (Optional Control keywords)
DATACHECK Data Check option (Prime Control keywords)
DCOMP DMP Domain Decomposition Method option (Prime Control keywords)
DEBUG Debug option (Prime Control keywords)
DRAPP Draping Database Path Name Definition (Standard Control keywords)
DRAPF / Import Composite Layer Draping File Definition (Standard Control keywords)
ECTRL / Element Control Cards (Standard Control keywords)
EIGEN / Eigenmode Extraction and Damping Matrix Generation Analyses (Standard Control keywords)
EOCTRL/ ERF Control Cards (Standard Control keywords)
ENDDATA End of Data option (General Model setup)
注: Cards after the ENDDATA card are ignored. This card is not created during FE input process, but it will be exported automatically.
FILE File Root Name option (Prime Control keywords)
FPCTRL/ FPM Control Definition (Standard Control keywords)
HEAT / Heat Analysis Control (Standard Control keywords)
ICTRL / Implicit General Control Cards Definition (Standard Control keywords)
INPUTVERSION Input Version Definition (Prime Control keywords)
MAXMEMORY Maximum Memory Check option (Prime Control keywords)
MERGEGAP Common Node Merge option (Prime Control keywords)
METRIC/ Metric Input Definition (Standard Control keywords)
METRICCHECK Metric Check option (Prime Control keywords)
MSTRM / Mass Trimming Definition (Standard Control keywords)
OCTRL / Output Parameters Control Cards (Standard Control keywords)
ORTHF / Import Element Orientation Definition (Standard Control keywords)
ORTHP Element Orientation File Path Name Definition (Standard Control keywords)
PFLOW / Porous Flow Analysis Definition (Standard Control keywords)
PIPE Process Independent Parallel Execution (PIPE) option (Optional Control keywords)
PRCTRL/ Print Control Definition (Standard Control keywords)
PROFILE_DMP DMP Profile Guided Domain Decomposition option (Prime Control keywords)
LCTRL / Load Control Definition (Standard Control keywords)
MCTRL / Metric Control Definition (Standard Control keywords)
RESTARTFILES Cyclic Restart File option (Prime Control keywords)
RUNEND/ End of Run Definition (Standard Control keywords)
SHELLCHECK Shell Element Data Check option (Prime Control keywords)
SIGNAL Job Signal option (Prime Control keywords)
SOLIDCHECK Solid Element Data Check option (Prime Control keywords)
SOLVER Solver Selection option (Prime Control keywords)
SPCTRL/ Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) Control Cards (Standard Control keywords)
STOPRUN Stop Run option (Prime Control keywords)
SUBRUN Substructure Run option (Prime Control keywords)
TCTRL / Time Step Definition (Standard Control keywords)
TITLE / Title Card or Header on Output Listing Card (Standard Control keywords)
UNIT Unit System Definition (Prime Control keywords)
SECURE_NODE_VISU Secured Nodes Visualization option (PAM­COMFORT) (Optional Control keywords)
$HMUNSUPPORTED CARDS Unsupported cards
注: All unsupported information found in the input deck is imported in this card. You can edit this card.
$HMBEGINDOC

$HMENDDOC

Imported model documentation
注: The input deck can contain model documentation text that is imported and exported via the comment lines. For decks not written by HyperMesh, all comment lines before the first non-comment line are treated as model documentation. For decks written by HyperMesh, the documentation lines must be placed in a block that begins with the line $HMBEGINDOC and ends with the line $HMENDDOC. This card is always overwritten by the current model documentation.
$HMBEGINDOC

$HMENDDOC

Model documentation
注: This card is not created during FE input process. You can create this card, but once this card is defined, only this will be exported. You can access macros from the PAM-CRASH solver interface to append or overwrite the information from Imported Model Documentation to this card.

Permas

Card Description
CONTLOCK Lock contact regions according to the contact results of a reference situation.
EXTERNAL The degrees of freedom given on the header line are declared as external degrees of freedom for all nodes listed within the data block.
PARAMETER Definition of parameter values which are valid only within current system variant.
注: This option is available in the SYSTEM card as a separate checkbox.
SUBCOMP Insertion of subcomponent name into current component and declaration of corresponding nodal points or node sets.
SUBVAR Selection of system variants of direct subcomponents.
注: This option is available in the SYSTEM card as a separate checkbox.
$COMPONENT Component input bracket header line.
$ECHO Controls the echo print of Permas data input lines.
$MODDAMP Definition of viscous or structural modal damping.
注: This option is available in the SYSTEM card as a separate checkbox.
$SYSTEM Opens the bracket for input of system data.

Radioss

Card Description
/@TFILE The time at which the time history file begins.
注: Engine Keyword
/@TFILE/Keyword2 The time at which the time history file begins.
注: Engine Keyword
/ABF Describes the output of .abf files. (.abf [binary] files are optimized for fast plotting of very large data sets and is intended for creating 2D and 3D plots using HyperGraph and HyperGraph 3D).
注: Engine Keyword
/ADMESH/GLOBAL Defines the global parameters for adaptive meshing. This keyword is not available for SPMD computation.
注: Block Format Keyword
/ALE Sets parameters for DONEA grid velocity formulation of ALE.
注: Engine Keyword
/ALE/2 Sets parameters for Radioss grid velocity formulation for ALE.
注: Engine Keyword
/ALE/3 When this keyword is used instead of /ALE or /ALE/2, no grid calculation is performed. Grid does not move, unless constrained otherwise.
注: Engine Keyword
/ALE/4 Sets the Radioss standard formulation.
注: Engine Keyword
/ALE/GRID/DISP The displacement of a grid node depends on the displacements of the neighboring grid nodes.
注: Block Format Keyword
/ALE/GRID/DONEA Velocity of a given grid node depends on velocity and displacements of neighboring grid nodes.
注: Block Format Keyword
/ALE/GRID/SPRING Grid nodes are connected with nonlinear springs (those springs have no effect on the material, only on the movement of the grid).
注: Block Format Keyword
/ALE/GRID/STANDARD Describes the standard formulation for ALE grid velocity computation. It is an improved /ALE/GRID/SPRING formulation based on edge springs and anti-shear springs.
注: Block Format Keyword
/ALE/GRID/ZERO Describes the Euler formulation.
注: Block Format Keyword
/ALESUB Subcycling on Lagrangian parts.
注: Engine Keyword
/AMS Describes the part group on which the advanced mass scaling is applied.
注: Block Format Keyword
/ANALY Defines the type of analysis and sets analysis flags.
注: Block Format Keyword
/ANIM Generates animation files containing results according to the keywords specified. The keywords are specified in the topics within Animation and Post-processing Output Files.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/BRICK/TENS Generates animation files containing tensor data (mean value or value in specified integration point) for brick elements, in global coordinate system.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/BRICK/TENS/STRAIN Generates animation files containing strain tensor for a specified integration point of a solid, in global coordinate system.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/BRICK/TENS/STRESS Generates animation files containing stress tensor for a specified integration point of a solid, in global coordinate system.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/CUT/1 Defines a section cut on a deformed geometry.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/CUT/2 Defines a section cut on the initial geometry.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/CUT/3 Defines a section cut on a deformed geometry using three nodes.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/DT Write animation files (A-files) at a time frequency equal to Tfreq, the first file being written at time T. The animation file name will be RunnameAnnn, where Runname is the Run Name and nnn is the file number.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/Eltyp/FORC Generates animation files containing force and moment data for the specified element type.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/Eltyp/Restype Generates animation files containing element data for the specified result.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/GPS1 Generates animation files containing simple average GPS data. The average value at node is calculated by the mean stress of all elements, which are connected to this node.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/GPS2 Generates animation files containing volume based averaged GPS data, which is done by the relative element volumes (connected to same node use Vi/V_total).
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/GZIP Generates animation files in GZIP format.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/KEEPD In animation files, keep deleted elements in their original part; otherwise group all deleted elements in an extra part (named "deleted elements").
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/LSENSOR Write additional animation files (Animation Output File (A-File)) at a time frequency equal to Tfreq, the first file being written at sensor activation time. The sensor activation time is given by the sensor property set sens_IDN.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/MASS Generates animation files containing nodal masses.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/MAT Generates animation files with one part for each material.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/NODA Generates animation files containing nodal scalar data.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/SENSOR Write additional animation files (Animation Output File (A-File)) with a time frequency equal to Tfreq, the first file being written once sensor activated. (The activation of sensor will be defined in /SENSOR).
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/SHELL/EPSP Generates animation files containing plastic strain as function of a shell element integration point.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/SHELL/PHI/ALL Animation output of the angle between the element skew and direction 1 orthotropy for all layers.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/SHELL/PHI/N Animation output of the angle between the element skew and direction 1 orthotropy for layer N.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/SHELL/TENS Generates animation files containing shell tensor data for a specified result.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/SHELL/USRi Generates animation files containing shell element data for variables of user law on each integration point.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/VECT Generates animation files containing vectorial data for the specified variable.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/VECT/FREAC Generates animation files containing vectorial data for reaction forces of imposed velocities, displacements, accelerations and boundary conditions.
注: Engine Keyword
/ANIM/VERS Generates animation files in Radioss environment post-processing formats 41 and 44.
注: Engine Keyword
/ARCH Describes the architecture flag.
注: Block Format Keyword
/ATFILE Defines the frequency of writing additional time history file of T-file "RunnameTnnx".
注: Engine Keyword
/BCS/ALE Given node numbers will be constrained in specified directions X, Y or Z for grid DOF: Ω = 0.
注: Engine Keyword
/BCS/LAG Given node numbers will be lagrangian in specified directions X, Y or Z: V = W.
注: Engine Keyword
/BCS/ROT Given node numbers will be constrained in specified directions X, Y or Z for rotational DOF: Ω = 0.
注: Engine Keyword
/BCS/TRA Given node numbers will be constrained in specified directions X, Y or Z for material translational DOF: V = 0.
注: Engine Keyword
/BCSR/ALE Given node numbers will be released in specified directions X, Y or Z for grid DOF.
注: Engine Keyword
/BCSR/LAG Given node numbers will no longer be lagrangian in specified directions X, Y or Z.
注: Engine Keyword
/BCSR/ROT Given node numbers will be released in specified directions X, Y or Z for material translational DOF.
注: Engine Keyword
/BCSR/TRA Given node numbers will be released in specified directions X, Y or Z for material translational DOF.
注: Engine Keyword
/BEGIN Sets the run name, the version of the input manual, the number of starter run and input and work unit systems.
注: Block Format Keyword
/CAA Describes the computation Aero-Acoustic formulation for Eulerian or quasi-Eulerian simulations. Internal forces are computed with finite volume formulation. It improves results for under integrated elements. By default artificial viscosity is canceled, (qa,qb) default values are zero.
注: Block Format Keyword
/DAMP Defines the Rayleigh mass and stiffness damping coefficients applied to a set of nodes. The damping can be applied to any nodal DOF either in local or global coordinate system.
注: Block Format Keyword
/DEF_SHELL Sets default values for certain parameters in shell property (/PROP/SHELL).
注: Block Format Keyword
/DEF_SOLID Sets default values for certain parameters in solid property (/PROP/TYPE14 (SOLID) and /PROP/TYPE20 (TSHELL)).
注: Block Format Keyword
/DEL Delete element numbers N1, N2, . . ., NN.
注: Engine Keyword
/DEL/Eltyp/1 Delete element numbers N1first to N1last, . . ., NIfirst to NIlast.
注: Engine Keyword
/DEL/INTER Delete interface numbers N1, N2, . . ., NN.
注: Engine Keyword
/DELINT If a slave node is only connected to 2D solid elements that are all deleted, the node is deactivated from the interface.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT Time step defaults for all elements.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/AMS Elementary time step for Advanced Mass Scaling.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/Eltyp/Iflag Time step for select entities.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/Eltyp/Keyword3/Iflag Element time step control.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/NODA/Keyword3 Nodal time step control.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/SHELL The time step for shell elements using /DT1 is lower but more accurate. Otherwise, this option is identical to /DT1/SHELL.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/SHNOD or /DT/SHNOD/CST Time step for shells.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/SPHCEL Generates the SPH cells time step.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/SPHCEL/Keyword3 Generates the SPH cells time step control type.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT/THERM Time step for thermal modeling.
注: Engine Keyword
/DT1/SHELL The time step for shell elements using /DT1 is lower, but more accurate. Otherwise, this option is identical to /DT/SHELL.
注: Engine Keyword
/DTIX Sets initial and maximum time step for this run.
注: Engine Keyword
/DTSDE The time step for degenerated or PENTA6 solid elements using this option is higher (almost factor 2).
注: Engine Keyword
/DYREL Dynamic relaxation.
注: Engine Keyword
/DYREL/1 Dynamic relaxation applied to node group identifier grnd_ID.
注: Engine Keyword
/END/ENGINE This keyword has to be set at the end of the Engine input deck when using Single File Input.
注: Engine Keyword
/FVMBAG/MODIF Activates FVM airbag merging parameter modifications in Engine file.
注: Engine Keyword
/FXINP Generates input files for flexible bodies from eigenmodes and static modes computation.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL Keywords used for implicit solution. Different implicit solver methods (linear, nonlinear, buckling or quasi-static), different options to control the implicit computation, different implicit time step method and implicit output messages are introduced.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/AUTOSPC A zero stiffness DOF will be constrained automatically.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/BUCKL/1 Euler buckling modes will be computed.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/BUCKL/2 Euler buckling modes will be computed based on actual pre-stress stat.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/CHECK Implicit model checking will be run.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DIVERG/n Divergence criterion with successive increasing residual number for nonlinear analysis.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DT/1 Implicit time step control method 1.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DT/2 Implicit automatic time step control method 2.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DT/3 Implicit automatic time step control with Riks method.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DT/FIXPOINT Users' input fix time points where implicit nonlinear computation will not miss with automatic time step control.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DT/STOP The computation will be stopped, if DT_min is reached. If DT_max is reached, the computation will continue with constant time step set as DT_max.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DTINI Initial time step for nonlinear implicit analysis.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DYNA/1 Describes the implicit dynamics with α-HHT method.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DYNA/2 Describes the implicit dynamics with a general Newmark method.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DYNA/DAMP Rayleigh structure damping with dynamic implicit analysis.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/DYNA/FSI Defines the settings for Fluid Structure Interaction Analysis with AcuSolve.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/GSTIF/OFF Geometrical stiffness matrix will not be used for implicit nonlinear calculation.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/INTER/KCOMP Describes the stiffness matrix; due to contact interfaces will be assembled completely.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/INTER/KNONL Defines including some contact nonlinearities in PCG linear solver.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/LBFGS/L Change the maximum number of BFGS quasi-Newton method for implicit nonlinear.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/LINEAR Linear implicit solution will be computed.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/LINEAR/INTER Implicit linear analysis will take into account contact interfaces.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/LRIGROT Due to some linearization used in geometrical nonlinear analysis, small time step has to be chosen to avoid accumulated errors under large rotation. In this case, this option improves the accuracy using usual time step.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/LSEARCH/n Line search methods for nonlinear analysis.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/LSEARCH/OFF Deactivating line search for nonlinear analysis.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/MONVOL/OFF Describes the stiffness of gas in monitored volume type 3 (tire modeling).
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/NCYCLE/STOP The computation will be stopped, if Ncy_max is reached.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/NONLIN Nonlinear implicit methods.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/NONLIN/SMDISP Only small displacement effects will be considered with this option.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/PREPAT Describes the implicit option for pre-conditioning.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/PRINT/LINEAR Printout frequency for linear solvers.
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/IMPL/PRINT/NONLIN Printout frequency for nonlinear implicit iterations.
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/IMPL/PSTIF/OFF Deactivating load (pressure) stiffness matrix.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/QSTAT Quasi-static implicit solution will be computed.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/QSTAT/DTSCAL Quasi-static implicit solution with a factor for inertia stiffness matrix.
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/IMPL/RREF/INTERF/n Different reference force residual computations used for stop criteria on nonlinear analysis with contact.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/RREF/LIMIT Define reference force residual limit values used in stop criteria for implicit nonlinear.
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/IMPL/RREF/OFF Deactivation reference residual option and using the previous one in stop criteria for implicit nonlinear analysis.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/SBCS/MSGLV Describes the message level for BCS (Boeing) solver.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/SBCS/ORDER Reordering method definition for BCS.
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/IMPL/SBCS/OUTCORE BCS solver will use minimum in-core memory.
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/IMPL/SHPOFF The full projection of QEPH shell element for warped elements will be deactivated to keep consistency between the stiffness matrix and the internal force computations.
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/IMPL/SHPON The full projection of QEPH shell element for warped elements will be activated for stiffness matrix to keep consistency with the internal force computations.
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/IMPL/SINIT Describes the initial stresses that will be imposed gradually.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/SOLVER Selects linear solver.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/SPRBACK Implicit spring-back will be run in this session.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPL/SPRING Describes the linear or nonlinear stiffness choices for nonlinear spring in implicit nonlinear analysis.
注: Engine Keyword
/IMPLICIT Allows different default values which are suitable for implicit calculations.
注: Block Format Keyword
/INCMP Quasi-incompressible formulation for fluid material (compatible with /MAT/LAW6 and /MAT/LAW11).
注: Engine Keyword
/INISTA Describes the initial state file.
注: Block Format Keyword
/INIV/AXIS/Keyword3 Initialize rotational velocity about an axis and translational velocity.
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/INIV/AXIS/Keyword3/1 Initialize rotational velocity about an axis and translational velocity.
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/INIV/ROT Initialize rotational velocity in the specified direction X, Y or Z.
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/INIV/ROT/Keyword3/1 Initialize rotational velocity in the specified direction X, Y or Z.
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/INIV/TRA Initialize translational velocity in the specified direction X, Y or Z.
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/INIV/TRA/Keyword3/1 Initialize translational velocity in the specified direction X, Y or Z.
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/INTER Describes an interface.
注: Engine Keyword
/IOFLAG Describes the input-output flags.
注: Block Format Keyword
/KEREL Kinetic energy relaxation.
注: Engine Keyword
/KEREL/1 Kinetic energy relaxation applied to node group grnd_ID.
注: Engine Keyword
/KILL The Engine is stopped if one of the following criteria is exceeded.
注: Engine Keyword
/MADYMO Activates MADYMO- Radioss coupling.
注: Engine Keyword
/MEMORY Describes the memory request.
注: Engine Keyword
/MON Provides an estimation of the CPU time spent for each processor.
注: Engine Keyword
/OUTP Write ASCII formatted output files.
注: Engine Keyword
/OUTP/LSENSOR An outp file is written each time a sensor in the defined list is activated.
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/PARITH Turns the parallel arithmetic ON/OFF.
注: Engine Keyword
/PRINT Sets printout frequency for output file.
注: Engine Keyword
/RAD2RAD/ON To activate Multi-Domain coupling, Radioss Engine Input file must contain the following directive.
注: Engine Keyword
/RANDOM Describes the nodal random noise to check stability of model by introducing random noise on nodal coordinates.
注: Block Format Keyword
/RBODY Listed rigid bodies will be activated or deactivated.
注: Engine Keyword
/RERUN Permits to continue a previous Radioss run.
注: Engine Keyword
/RFILE Writes a Restart R-File.
注: Engine Keyword
/RFILE/n Rewrites a Restart R-File.
注: Engine Keyword
/RUN Identifies the run number.
注: Engine Keyword
/RUN/Run Name/Run Number/Restart Letter Identifies the run number.
注: Engine Keyword
/SHSUB Enables you to activate new sub-cycling option, for which Isubcycle=2 in the /ANALY Radioss Starter option should be specified.
注: Engine Keyword
/SHVER/V51 The new large rotational body motion formulation for QEPH, QBAT and DKT18 will be deactivated.
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/SPHGLO Describes the SPH global parameters.
注: Block Format Keyword
/SPMD Sets SPMD parameters for Hybrid Massively Parallel Program (HMPP) computation.
注: Block Format Keyword
/STAMPING Allows adapting error messages to stamping applications.
注: Block Format Keyword
/STATE/BRICK/AUX/FULL Describes the internal variable state for solid.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/BRICK/ORTHO Describes orthotropy direction for orthotropic solid or thick shells.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/BRICK/STAIN/FULL Describes the strain state for solid.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/BRICK/STRAIN/GLOBFULL Describes the strain state for solid in global reference system.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/BRICK/STRES/FULL Describes the stress state for solid.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/BRICK/STRESS/GLOBFULL Describes the stress state for solid in global reference system.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/DT Writes the state file.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/NODE/TEMP Describes the temperature for nodes.
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/STATE/LSENSOR A state file is written each time a sensor in the defined list is activated.
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/STATE/SHELL/AUX/FULL Describes the internal variable state for solid.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/SHELL/EPSP/FULL Describes the Epsilon plastic state for shell.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/SHELL/ORTHL Describes the orthotropy direction for shell.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/SHELL/STRAIN/FULL Describes the strain state for shell.
注: Engine Keyword
/STATE/SHELL/STRESS/FULL Describes the stress state for shell.
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/STATE/STR_FILE When writing the state file, /INISHE, /INISH3 and /INIBRI will be written in a separate file which can be asked for being compressed (using GZIP) or not. The state file will then resume to the nodes coordinates and element connectivity.
注: Engine Keyword
/STOP The Engine is stopped, due to reached energy error ratio criteria, total mass ratio criteria or nodal mass ratio criteria.
注: Engine Keyword
/TFILE Defines the frequency of writing the time history file of T-file "RunnameTnn".
/TH/VERS Generates the Time History files in Radioss environment post-processing format "Version Number".
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/TITLE Input a title.
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/UNIT Defines a local unit system for the keywords listed below.
注: Block Format Keyword
/UPWIND Describes the upwind coefficient.
注: Block Format Keyword
/UPWM/SUPG Streamline Upwind Petrov Galerkin formulation.
注: Engine Keyword
/UPWM/TG Describes the Taylor Galerkin method for momentum advection. This method is not available with multi-material LAW51 (/MAT/MULTIMAT).
注: Engine Keyword
/VEL/ALE With ALE links on grid velocities, given nodes are linked to the given master grid velocities. You can specify direction or a combination of directions.
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/VEL/ROT Given node numbers have the same rotational velocity in a specified direction X, Y or Z.
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/VEL/TRA Given node numbers have the same velocity in a specified direction X, Y or Z for material translational DOF.
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/VERS Identifies the input data version number.
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Card Description
BOLT_OUTPUT Defines the output code definitions for all .BOLT defined in the model.
UNIT Defines the unit used to set up the model.
注: This control card is mandatory when beams are being defined in a model.
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