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Data Translated from the Dytran Input File
The Patran Dytran preference translator currently translates most of the bulk data entries from an input file. The following is a list of Dytran Bulk Data entries supported by the reader.
 
Entity Type
Dytran Bulk Data Entries
Nodes
GRID
Elements
CBAR, CBEAM, CDAMP1, CELAS1, CHEXA, CONM2, CPENTA, CQUAD4, CROD, CSPR, CTETRA, CTRIA3, CVISC
Material Models
DMAT, DMATEL, DMATEP, DMATOR, DYMAT14, DYMAT24, DYMAT25, DYMAT26, FABRIC, FOAM1, FOAM2, MAT1, MAT2, MAT8, MAT8A, MATRIG, RUBBER1, SHEETMAT
Yield Models
YLDEX, YLDJC, YLDMC, YLDMSS, YLDPOL, YLDRPL, YLDTM, YLDVM, YLDZA
Shear Models
SHREL, SHREX, SHRLVE, SHRPOL
Failure Models
FAILEST, FAILEX, FAILEX1, FAILMES, FAILMPS, FAILPRS, FAILSDT
Spallation Models
PMINC
Equation of State
EOSEX, EOSGAM, EOSIG, EOSJWL, EOSPOL, EOSTAIT
Element Properties
HGSUPPR, PBAR, PBCOMP, PBEAM, PBEAM1, PBEAML, PBELT, PCOMP, PCOMPA, PDAMP, PELAS, PELAS1, PELASEX, PEULER, PEULER1, PROD, PSHELL, PSHELL1, PSOLID, PSPR, PSPR1, PSPREX, PVISC, PVISC1, PVISCEX, PWELD, PWELD1, PWELD2
Coordinate Frames
CORD2C, CORD2R, CORD2S
Loads and Boundary Conditions
BJOIN, CFACE, CONTACT, CONTREL, COUHTR, COUINFL, COUOPT, COUP1FL, COUP1INT, COUPLE, COUPLE1, COUPOR, CYLINDER, DETSHP, FLOW, FORCE, FORCE1, FORCE2, GBAG, GBAGCOU, GBAGPOR, GBAGHTR, GBAGINFL, HTRCONV, HTRRAD, INFLATR, KJOIN, MOMENT, MOMENT1, MOMENT2, PERMEAB, PLOAD, PORFLOW, PORHOLE, RBE2, RBHINGE, RCONN, RELLIPS, RFORCE, SET1, SETC, SPC, SPC1, SPC2, SPC3, SPHERE, SUBSURF, SURFACE, TABLED1, TIC3, TICEL, TICEUL, TICGP, TICVAL, TLOAD1, WALL, WALLET
MPC Data
RBE2
Reject File
During import of the Dytran input file, some entries might not be understood by Patran. Those entries are written in the reject file filename.dat.rej.
Limitations
• Reader for Analysis form entries. All the entries written by the Analysis forms cannot be read back to patran (Entries before BEGIN BULK).
• Entries not supported by the reader. The following entries which are supported by the writer, are not supported by the reader in the current version:
• Late v2003 lbcs implementation: ALE, ALEGRID, ALEGRID1, FFCONTR, MATINI.
• v2004 lbcs implementation: BODYFOR, RIGID, MESH, RJCYL, RJPLA, RJREV, RJSPH, RJTRA, RJUNI, CONTFORC, INFLATR1, INFLHYB, INFLHYB1, INFLTANK, INFLFRAC, INFLGAS, INITGAS, PORLHOLE, PERMGBG, PORFCPL, PORFGBG, PORFLCPL, PORFLGBG.
• Entries not supported by the preference. The following entries are not supported by the current version of Dytran Preference:
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Section
Dytran Entries
Case Control
CORDDEF, PLANES, PLNOUT, SGAUGES, USASOUT, USASURFS
Bulk Data
ATBACC, ATBJNT, ATBSEG, BOX, CDAMP2, CELAS2, CFACE1, CONTINI, CORD1C, CORD1R, CORD1S, CORD3R, CORD4R, CORDROT, CSEG, DAREA, FLOWDEF, FLOWEX, FORCE3, FORCEEX, GBAGC, IGNORE, JOIN, MADGRP, PLOAD4, PLOADEX, POREX, RBC3, RCONREL, RELEX, RPLEX, SECTION, SGAUGE, TABLEEX, TIC, TIC1, TIC2, TICEEX, TICGEX, TLOAD2, USA, YLDHY
Parameters
ATBSEGCREATE, CLUMPENER, ENTROPY-FIX, ERRUSR, FAILDT, FLOW-METHOD, HGCOEFF, HGTYPE, HICGRAV, HYDROBOD, IGNFRCER, MATRMERG, OLDLAGTET, PARALLEL, PLCOVCUT, TOLCHK, USA_CAV