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Spotweld File Format Description

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This document describes all the spotweld file formats that HyperCrash is able to read.  If you need another specific format, please contact: hwsupport@altair.com

HyperCrash spotweld file

This is a text file with the following cards.  HyperCrash is able to import and export this spotweld file format.

Card 1: spotweld

/SPOTWELD/Nb_part/id

Where:

 

Type

Unit
•SPOTWELD

is a keyword

Keyword

No
•Nb_part

is the number of part or subpart to weld (Integer < 6)

Integer

No
•id

is the identifier number of the spotweld

Integer

No

Card 2: coordinates

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

x_I

y_I

z_I

 

 

 

 

Where:

 

Type

Unit
•x_I

Global Coordinates of points defining the position of the spotweld for each part or subpart to weld: one Card for each point. Nbpoint card has to be defined.

Real

Length
•y_I

Real

Length
•z_I

Real

Length

Card 3: Part ID or subpart ID

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

part_1

..

..

 

part_Nbpoint

 

 

 

 

 

Where:

 

Type

Unit
•part_I

is the identifiers number of the parts to weld

Integer

No

Card 4:

/END

Where:

 

Type

Unit
•END

Keyword to finish the input.

Keyword

No

Example:

#--1---|---2---|---3---|---4---|---5---|---6---|---7---|---8---|---9---|--10---|

/SPOTWELD/2/3

       -678.822        -449.455          301.25

       -678.822        -449.455          301.25

      1       2

#--1---|---2---|---3---|---4---|---5---|---6---|---7---|---8---|---9---|--10---|

/END

User file format 1:.mwf

Id_spotweld::nb_plate::x_coord::y_coord::z_coord::Id_prop_1::Id_prop_2::…

Where:

 

Type

Unit
•Id_spotweld

is the identifier number of the spotweld

Integer

No
•nb_plate

is the number of parts to weld

Integer

No
•x_coord

is the x coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•y_coord

is the y coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•z_coord

is the z coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•Id_prop_i

is the property identifier of the part to weld (2 < i < 5)

Integer

No
•:: (comma)

is the field separator

Character

No

HyperCrash will try to weld the parts linked to the defined property (up to five properties).

Example:

1016::3::2094.178500::-778.072000::781.493150::500::500::125

User file format 2: .mwf

Id_spotweld,x_coord,y_coord,z_coord,Id_prop_1,Id_prop_2,…

Where:

 

Type

Unit
•Id_spotweld

is the identifiers number of the spotweld

Integer

No
•x_coord

is the x coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•y_coord

is the y coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•z_coord

is the z coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•Id_prop_i

is the property identifier of the part to weld (2 < i < 5) (optional)

Integer

No
•, (comma)

is the field separator

Character

No

Example:

62016,2094.178500,-778.072000,781.493150,1234,6423,4654

 

62016,1024.13543,-458.0,12.34653

User file format 3: .csv

SPOT,Id_spotweld,nb_plate,x_coord,y_coord,z_coord,Id_prop_1,Id_prop_2,…

Where:

 

Type

Unit
•SPOT

is a keyword

Keyword

No
•Id_spotweld

is the identifier number of the spotweld

Integer

No
•nb_plate

is the number of parts to weld

Integer

No
•x_coord

is the x coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•y_coord

is the y coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•z_coord

is the z coordinate of the spotweld

Real

Length
•Id_prop_i

is the property identifier of the part to weld (2 < i < 5)

Integer

No
•, (comma)

is the field separator

Character

No

Example:

SPOT,62016,2,2094.178500,-778.072000,781.493150,1265,7532,

SPOT,62016,3,2045.176700,-798.120400,657.486350,1264,7632,18654,