Functional Assignments
Introduction to Functional Assignment Tasks
1.1 Orientation
1.2 Naming Conventions
Loads and Boundary Conditions Application
1.1 Overview of the Loads and Boundary Conditions Application
Purpose
Definitions
Capabilities
Summary of Key Features
1.2 Rules for Creating/Modifying/Applying Loads and Boundary Conditions
Structural Analysis Loads/BCs Set Inputs
Thermal Analysis Loads/BCs Set Inputs (other than Patran Thermal)
Thermal Analysis Loads/BCs Set Inputs (Patran Thermal)
Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis Loads/BCs Set Inputs
1.3 Loads and Boundary Conditions Form
Create Structural LBCs Sets
Create Thermal LBCs Sets
Create Fluid Dynamics LBCs Sets
Modify LBCs Sets
Delete LBCs Sets
Show LBCs Sets Tabular Format
Plot Contours of LBCs Set Data
Plot LBCs Set Markers
1.4 Loads and Boundary Conditions Global Display Parameters
Element Properties Application
1.1 Overview of the Element Properties Application
Purpose
Definitions
Capabilities
Summary of Key Features
1.2 Rules for Creating/Modifying/Applying Element Properties
1.3 Element Properties Forms
Create Element Property Sets
Modify Element Property Sets
Delete Element Property Sets
Show Element Property Sets
Materials Application
1.1 Overview of the Materials Application
Purpose
Definitions
Capabilities
Summary of Key Features
1.2 Rules for Creating/Modifying Materials
1.3 Materials Forms
Create Materials
Show Materials
Modify Materials
Delete Materials
1.4 Composite Materials Construction
Laminated Composite
Rule-of-Mixtures Composite
Halpin-Tsai Continuous Fiber Composite
Halpin-Tsai Discontinuous Fiber Composite
Halpin-Tsai Continuous Ribbon Composite
Halpin-Tsai Discontinuous Ribbon Composite
Halpin-Tsai Particulate Composite
Short Fiber Composite (1D)
Short Fiber Composite (2D)
Composite Material Properties
1.5 Theory - Composite Materials
Laminated Composite Materials
Rule-of-Mixtures Composite Materials
Halpin-Tsai Composite Materials
Short Fiber Composite Materials
Load Cases Application
1.1 Overview of the Load Cases Application
Purpose
Definitions
Capabilities
Summary of Key Features
1.2 Rules for Creating/Modifying Load Cases
1.3 Load Cases Forms
Create Load Cases
Modify Load Cases
Delete Load Cases
Show Load Cases
Show Assigned Loads/BCs
Prioritize Loads/BCs Within Load Cases
Fields Application
1.1 Overview of The Fields Function
Purpose
Definitions
Capabilities
Summary of Key Features
1.2 Procedures for Using Fields
Create
Modify a Field
Common Spreadsheet Functionality
Delete a Field
Show a Field
1.3 Fields Forms
Fields Create (Spatial, PCL Function)
Fields Create (Spatial, Tabular Input)
Time Spatial Fields Create (Patran Thermal only)
Fields Create (Material Property, Tabular Input)
Fields Create (Non-Spatial, Tabular Input)
Non-Spatial Field 2D Data Input Table
Non Spatial Field 3D Data Input Table
Fields Create (Non-Spatial, Discrete FEM) (SAMCEF Only)
Fields Create (General Field)
Fields Create (Spatial, Discrete FEM)
Fields Create (Spatial, Continuous FEM)
Fields Show
Fields Modify (Spatial, PCL Function)
Fields Modify (Spatial, Tabular Input)
Fields Modify (Material Property)
Fields Modify (Non-Spatial)
Fields Modify (Non-Spatial, Discrete FEM) (SAMCEF Only)
Fields Modify (General Field)
Fields Delete
1.4 Fields Example
Spatial PCL Function
Functional Assignments
Fields Example
HTOC_introduction_to_functional_assignment_tasks
firstpage
orientation
naming_conventions
overview_bc
loads_bcs_purpose
loads_bcs_definitions
G_load_bc_set
G_load_case
G_analysis_type_def
G_nodal
G_element_uniform
G_element_variable
G_target_element_type
G_dynamic_load_bc_sets
G_markers
loads_bcs_capabilities
loads_bcs_key_features
rules_bc
HTOC_local_coordinate_system_d
HTOC_sign_conventions
HTOC_markers
HTOC_units
HTOC_set_names
HTOC_plotting_contours
HTOC_set_types
HTOC_structural_analysis_load_
HTOC_thermal_analysis_load_bc_
thermal_set_inputs
HTOC_fluid_dynamic__cfd__analy
bc_forms
load_bcs_forms
create_structural_sets
create_thermal_sets
create_cfd_sets
input_data
time_dependent_load
change_current_load
select_application_region
modify_sets
delete_sets
show_sets
display_table
plot_scalar_set
plot_marker_set
lbc_global_displ_param
HTOC_element_properties_application
overview_elem_props
elem_props_purpose
elem_props_definitions
G_property
G_property_type
elem_props_capabilities
elem_props_key_features
rules_elem_props
HTOC_element_properties_forms
create_elem_props
elem_props_input
modify_elem_props
delete_elem_props
show_elem_props
show_tabular_props
HTOC_show_element_properties_a
expand_elem_props
compress_elem_props
HTOC_materials_application
overview_materials
materials_purpose
materials_definitions
materials_capabilities
materials_key_features
rules_materials_definitions
HTOC_materials_forms
create_materials
materials_continued
manual_input
constitutive_mod_status
materials_selector
matl_selector_database
externally_defined
create_composites
show_materials
tabular_show_prop
matl_stiff_matrix
show_composites
modify_materials
modify_composites
delete_materials
composite_materials
laminated_comp_text
laminated_composite
rule_of_mix_text
rule_of_mix_comp
hal_tsai_cont_text
halpin_tsai_cont_fiber
hal_tsai_discont_text
halpin_tsai_discont_fiber
hal_tsai_cont_rib_text
halpin_tsai_cont_ribbon
hal_tsai_discont_rib_text
halpin_tsai_discont_ribbon
hal_tsai_particul_text
halpin_tsai_particul_comp
short_fiber1D_text
short_fiber_comp_1D
short_fiber2D_text
short_fiber_comp_2D
comp_matl_props
theory_composite_material
laminate_method
figure_4-1
HTOC_classical_lamination_theory
rule_of_mixtures
HTOC_material_property_derivation
halpin_tsai_method
HTOC_uniform_continuous_fiber
HTOC_uniform_discontinuous_fiber
HTOC_uniform_continuous_ribbon
HTOC_uniform_discontinuous_ribbon
HTOC_particulate_composite
HTOC_elasticity_and_flexibility_matrices
HTOC_halpintsai_thermal_and_moisture_expansion_coe
HTOC_other_material_properties
short_fiber
HTOC_load_cases_application
overview_load_cases
load_cases_purpose
load_cases_definitions
G_load_bc_data_sets
G_priority
load_cases_capabilities
load_cases_key_features
rules_load_cases
load_cases_forms
create_load_case
modify_load_cases
modify_load_case
delete_load_cases
delete_load_case
show_load_case
show_ap_lbcs
show_load_cases
HTOC_prioritize_loads_bcs_with
prioritize_lbcs
combination_load_case
HTOC_fields_application
overview_fields_function
fields_purpose
fields_definitions
G_spatial_fields
G_material_property_fields
G_non_spatial_fields
fields_capabilities
fields_key_features
procedures_fields
create_like
spatial_fields
data_tables
general_fields
fem_fields
HTOC_creating_a_continuous_fem_field
HTOC_creating_a_discrete_fem_field
HTOC_modify_a_field
HTOC_delete_a_field
HTOC_show_a_field
fields_forms
create_spatial_field
create_pcl_function
field_type_vector
coord_sys_parametric
create_1D_tabular_input
create_1D_linear
create_1D_tabular_options
create_2D_tabular_input
create_2D_linear
create_2D_tabular_options
create_3D_tabular_input
create_3D_linear
create_3D_tabular_options
create_tabular_input
create_matl_property
create_1D_data_table
create_2D_data_table
create_3D_data_table
create_non_spatial_tab_input
create_time_depend_input
create_nonspatial_2D_data_table
create_nonspatial_3D_data_table
cmplx_scalar_field
create_time_depend_in_map
create_non_spatial_fem_discrete
fem_discrete_inp_data
create_general_field
create_non_spatial_general
create_general_generic
create_spatial_fem_discrete
create_fem_discrete_inp_data
create_spatial_fem_continuous
create_spatial_fem_options
fields_show
show_2D_table_display
show_3D_table_display
show_1D_table_display
show_1D_spec_range
show_2D_spec_range
show_3D_spec_range
show_fem_discrete_data
modify_spatial_field
modify_pcl_function
modify_spatial_tab_input
modify_matl_property
modify_matl_tab_input
modify_non_spatial
modify_non_spatial_tab_input
modify_space_time
modify_non_spatial_fem_discrete
modified_general_field
modify_spatial_fem_discrete
modify_spatial_fem_continuous
fields_delete
fields_example
spatial_pcl_function