load curve id-definition
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HyperWorks Tip/Trick # 668Applications:HyperMesh
Application version:5.0 and above
Computer hardware:All supported
Computer operating systems:All supported
Categories: SubcategoriesModeling/Solver Interfacing
Topic:Creating and using a LS-DYNA *DEFINE_CURVE card in HyperMesh.
Topic details:
The *DEFINE_CURVE card is an important part of an LS-DYNA input deck. The *DEFINE_CURVE card can be used to represent the non-linearity of a material or to define a prescribed motion.
To create and use *DEFINE_CURVE, follow the steps shown below.
STEP 1: Create a Plot
1 Verify that you are using the LsDyna user profile.
2 On the Post page, go to the xy plots: plot sub panel.
3 In the plot= field, type a plot name.
4 Ensure that the plot type is standard.
5 Click create plot.6 Click return to go back to the xy plots panel.
STEP 2: Create the curve
A curve can be created using one of the two methods shown below.
METHOD 1: Manual xy input
1 Go to the xy plots: edit curves sub panel.
2 Switch the file function to math function.
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3 Enter the values for x and then the values for y.
The format is:
x= {x1,x2,x3…...}y= {y2,y2,y3……}
METHOD 2: Import curve file
1 Go to the xy plots: read curves sub panel.
2 Select the plot on which you want to create the curve by clicking the plot= button.
3 Click browse… and select the curve file.
4 Click input to import the curve into the plot.
The format of the curve file is:XYDATA, <name of the curve>x1 y1x2 y2x3 y3x4 y4ENDDATA
STEP 3: Link the curve to the material or load collector
Defining the material
1 In collectors: create sub panel, create/edit a mats collector using the appropriate card image.
2 In the card image, click LCSS to display all the curve present in the model.
3 Select the curve that you want to assign to the material.
4 Click return to go back to the collectors panel.
Defining the loading
1 In collectors: create sub panel, create/edit a loadcols collector using the appropriate card image.
2 In the card image, click the LCID button to display all the curves present in the model.
3 Select the curve that you want to assign for the motion.
4 Click return to go back to the collectors panel.
Author:
Altair HyperWorks Technical Support Group (bp)
Date this entry was last reviewed:August 1, 2005
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