PCL and Customization > Modifying the Database Using PCL > Adding Element Verification Parameters
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Adding Element Verification Parameters
In adding a new analysis code, the element verification criteria must be specified for the given code. This is done through the PCL function described below. 
 
db_set_elem_verification_parms
(<analy_code_name>, <test_id>, <threshold>)
Input:
 
 
CHARACTER STRING
<analy_code_name>
The name of the new analysis code.
INTEGER
<test_id>
The ID of the particular element verification test. The meaning of these IDs are:
1 = aspect ratio, triangular elements
2 = skew, triangular elements
3 = aspect ratio, quadrilateral elements
4 = skew, quadrilateral elements
5 = warp, quadrilateral elements
6 = taper, quadrilateral elements
7 = aspect ratio, tetrahedral elements
8 = face skew, tetrahedral elements
9 = collapse, tetrahedral elements
10 = edge angle, tetrahedral elements
11 = aspect ratio, pentahedral elements
12 = face skew, pentahedral elements
13 = face taper, pentahedral elements
14 = face warp, pentahedral elements
15 = twist, pentahedral elements
16 = edge angle, pentahedral elements
17 = face skew, hexahedral elements
18 = face warp, hexahedral elements
19 = face taper, hexahedral elements
20 = edge angle hexahedral elements
 
 
21 = aspect ratio, hexahedral elements
22 = twist, hexahedral elements
23 = mid-side node normal offset, all elements
24 = mid-side node tangent offset, all elements
REAL
<threshold>
Maximum acceptable value for the specified test. The threshold values for warp, skew, twist, face warp, face skew and edge angle should be in degrees.
Output:
 
 
INTEGER
<Return Value>
Status return value.
Error Conditions:
 
None.
 
 
As an example, the threshold values employed when MSC Nastran is the analysis preference are given in the table below.
 
<test_id>
<threshold>
1
5.0
2
30.0
3
5.0
4
30.0
5
7.0
6
0.8
7
5.0
8
30.0
9
0.15
10
30.0
11
5.0
12
30.0
13
0.8
14
7.0
15
45.0
16
30.0
17
30.0
18
7.0
19
0.8
20
30.0
21
5.0
22
45.0
23
0.15
24
0.15