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  • setd panel
  • Figure 1 – SetD Interface

Purpose:

LS-DYNA uses the concept of referring to various entities through sets. There are over 60 different set types, and some of these have additional sub-types. This interface is specifically for showing, creating, modifying, and deleting some of the most common set types as listed below:

  • *SET_NODE
  • *SET_BEAM
  • *SET_DISCRETE
  • *SET_PART
  • *SET_SEGMENT
  • *SET_SHELL
  • *SET_SOLID
  • *SET_TSHELL
  • *SET_SPH

Controls:

  • rbs Show – Show existing Set data
  • rb Create – Create new Set data
  • rb Modify – Modify existing Set data
  • rb Delete – Delete existing Set data

For Show, Modify, and Delete, the Entity Operation Interface is displayed in the secondary controls area. For Create, the General Selection Interface is displayed in the secondary controls area.

  • Set Type: Select entity type to operate on

  • Label: Select label type

Edit

 Edit Attrib Data

  • DA1: Fist nodal attribute (default value is 0.0)
  • DA2: Second nodal attribute (default value is 0.0)
  • DA3: Third nodal attribute (default value is 0.0)
  • DA4: Fourth nodal attribute (default value is 0.0)
  • Set ID: Enter Set ID. All node sets should have a unique set ID.
  • Title: Enter title for new/current set (optional).

All

 Select all sets

None

 Deselect all sets

Rev

 Reverse selection

Apply

 Apply entries for creation/modification

Cancel

 Cancel entries for modification

Write

 Write selected sets to a file

Card

 Open keyword input dialog for this set

Done

 Exit Set Data interface

  • Click item from list to select (1)


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