Initiator

 

Line 1:

SPACE GASS Text File - Version 1420

 

Line 2:

UNITS LENGTH:Len, SECTION:SecProp, STRENGTH:MatStr, DENSITY:Dens, TEMP:Temp, FORCE:Force, MOMENT:Mom, MASS:Mass, ACC:Acc, TRANS:Trans, STRESS:Stress

 

 

 

 

Len

Length units (ft, in, m, cm or mm)

(Chars)

SecProp

Section property units (ft, in, m, cm or mm)

(Chars)

MatStr

Material strength units (Ksf, Psf, Ksi, Psi, MPa, kPa,

Pa, kg/m^2, kg/cm^2, kg/mm^2)

(Chars)

Dens

Mass density units (K/ft^3, K/in^3, lb/ft^3, lb/in^3,

T/m^3, T/cm^3, T/mm^3, kg/m^3, kg/cm^3, kg/mm^3)

(Chars)

Temp

Temperature units (Fahrenheit, Celsius)

(Chars)

Force

Force units (K, lb, kN, N, kg)

(Chars)

Mom

Moment units (Kft, Kin, lbft, lbin, kNm, kNcm, kNmm,

Nm, Ncm, Nmm, kgm, kgcm, kgmm)

(Chars)

Mass

Mass units (K, lb, T, kg)

(Chars)

Acc

Acceleration units (g's, ft/sec^2, in/sec^2, m/sec^2,

cm/sec^2, mm/sec^2, kN/kg)

(Chars)

Trans

Translation units (ft, in, m, cm, mm)

(Chars)

Stress

Stress units (Ksf, Psf, Ksi, Psi, MPa, kPa, Pa,

kg/m^2, kg/cm^2, kg/mm^2)

(Chars)

 

The first line can be "SPACE GASS Text File - Version 1400" if there are no gap, fuse or link members, no members with axial springs, and no variable, plastic, friction or one-way restraints. It can be "SPACE GASS Text File - Version 1265"  if the above conditions are met, plus the highest node, member and plate number does not exceed 32765 and if there is no spectral load data.

 

The "UNITS" line can be omitted if the text file contains all unitless data (ie. master-slave constraints, combination load cases, load case titles, load case groups or load categories).

 

See also Units.