This chapter introduces the purpose and contents of this manual and describes the user interface and some of the features of journal and session files. | |
This chapter documents the functions that are used in the implementation of the File, Group, Viewport, Viewing, Display and Tools items on the menu bar. | |
This chapter documents functions that are used to implement the “Geometry” form accessed through the switch bar. The switch bar is located between the menu bar and the tool bar near the top of the user interface. | |
This chapter documents functions that are used in the implementation of the “Finite Elements” switch bar form. | |
This chapter documents functions that are used in the implementation of the “Loads/BC”, “Material”, “Properties”, “Load Cases”, and “Fields” switch bar forms. | |
This chapter documents functions that are used by the “Results” switch bar form. | |
This chapter documents the functions that are used in the implementation of the “XY Plot” switch bar form. | |
This chapter documents functions that are used to control some of the settings or preferences used by many of the other forms used in Patran. Many of these functions are used in the implementation of the “Preferences” menu bar item. | |
This chapter documents the changes that take place as functions are found to be broken, become obsolete, are modified or are new to the manual. | |
This chapter documents the different status messages in the status message database that can be accessed using the values returned by PCL functions. |