UNITS

Description

UNITS allows you to specify four types of units

• Mass
• Length
• Time
• Force

The last is obviously a function of the first three and can be automatically calculated for a consistent set of units. However, many unit systems are not "consistent", so it may be necessary to specify a force unit also.

Format

<UNITS 
      force       =   "string"
      mass        =   "string"
      length      =   "string"
      time        =   "string"
/>

Attributes

force

A string that defines the force unit. Choose from:

• Ounce_Force
• Pound_Force
• KPound_Force
• Dyne
• Newton
• Kilogram_Force
• KNewton

mass

A string that defines the mass unit. Choose from:

• Gram
• Milligram
• Kilogram
• Megagram
• Pound_Mass
• Slug
• Ounce_Mass
• KPound_Mass

length

A string that defines the length unit. Choose from:

• Foot
• Inch
• Mile
• Millimeter
• Centimeter
• Kilometer

time

A string that defines the time unit. Choose from:

• Millisecond
• Second
• Minute
• Hour

Example

The following is an example of an NLFE component defined in using Newton, KG, MM, S units:

<UNIT force="NEWTON" mass="KILOGRAM" length="MILLIMETER" time="SECOND"/>