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    The DEFINE_CURVE card is an important part of an LS-DYNA input deck. It can be used to represent the non-linearity of a material or to define a prescribed motion. The curve can be created using one of the two methods shown below.

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    The DEFINE_CURVE card is an important part of an LS-DYNA input deck. It can be used to represent the non-linearity of a material or to define a prescribed motion. The curve can be created using one of the two methods shown below.

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    The DEFINE_CURVE card is an important part of an LS-DYNA input deck. It can be used to represent the non-linearity of a material or to define a prescribed motion. The curve can be created using one of the two methods shown below.

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    The DEFINE_CURVE card is an important part of an LS-DYNA input deck. It can be used to represent the non-linearity of a material or to define a prescribed motion. The curve can be created using one of the two methods shown below.

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    HyperWorks Tip/Trick # 668

    Applications:
    HyperMesh

    Application version:
    5.0 and above

    Computer hardware:
    All supported

    Computer operating systems:


    All supported

    Categories: Subcategories
    Modeling/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 y1
    x2 y2
    x3 y3
    x4 y4
    ENDDATA

    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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