PCL and Customization
Accessing the Patran Database
Introduction
Syntax of Documented Calls
Calling the Database Access Functions from C and FORTRAN
External Access of the Patran Database
Miscellaneous Database Functions
Groups
Nodes
Exporting Node Data
Importing Node Data
Coordinate Frames
Exporting Coordinate Frame Data
Importing Coordinate Frame Data
Patran Element Topology Codes
Elements
Exporting Element Data
Importing Element Data
Element Properties
Exporting Element Property Data
Importing Element Property Data
Association between Elements and Element Properties
Extracting Association between Elements and Element Properties
Data Fields
Importation of Data Fields
Material Properties
Exportation of Material Data
Importation of Material Data
Exportation of Composite Material Creation Data
Load Cases
Exportation of Load Case Definitions
Loads
Evaluation of Loads on Finite Element Entities
Exportation of Load Data
Importation of Load Data
Multi-point Constraints
Exportation of Multi-point Constraint Data
Importing Results
Drop Results Indexing
Create/Find Loadcases
Associate Global Variables
Create Result Types
Examples of Translation
Results Reader
Extracting Temperature Dependent and/or Non-Linear Material Data
Extracting Transient Load Histories
Forward Moldflow Translator