•  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