Interfacing with PAM-CRASH 2G

This section discusses how the HyperGraph applications interface with the PAM-CRASH 2G solver.

HyperGraph hgdaisy External Reader

Description Supports Does Not Support
Reads PAM-CRASH and PAM-CRASH 2G DSY files (results files generated by the solver) into HyperGraph.

The PAM-CRASH DSY reader is enhanced to handle higher version result files.

No ESI license is required to use this reader.

NODES
Displacements
Velocities
Accelerations
BEAMS and BARS
FAXI
Axial force
FSSH
Transverse S Shear force
FTSH
Transverse T shear force
MTOR
Torsion moment
MSN1
S moment at n1
MTN1
T moment at n1
MSN2
S moment at n2
MTN2
T moment at n2
SHELLS
MXX
Local bending moment about x-axis
MYY
Local bending moment about y-axis
MXY
Local twisting moment in xy plane
EPMA
Maximum plastic strain over thickness
EPMI
Minimum plastic strain over thickness
NXX
Local membrane stress resultant in x-direction
NYY
Local membrane stress resultant in y-direction
NXY
Local in-plane shear membrane stress resultant
THIC
Resultant shell thickness
SOLIDS
SXX
Stress in X-direction
SYY
Stress in Y-direction
SZZ
Stress in Z-direction
SXY
Shear stress in XY-direction
SYZ
Shear stress in YZ-direction
SZX
Shear stress in ZX-direction
EPLE
Equivalent plastic strain
TOOLS
THIC
Resultant shell thickness
Stamp options.

Usage

To run from the command prompt to convert PAM-CRASH or PAM-CRASH 2G DSY files into Altair Binary Files (ABF files):
-hgdaisy dsyfile outfile.

To run in HyperGraph:

By default this reader is registered. If it is not, register it before reading DSY files. It is located in the HWDIR\externalreaders\bin\$PLATFORM\plot directory. After registering the reader, you can read DSY files directly into HyperGraph.

HyperGraph hgthp Result Reader

Description Supports
Reads PAM-CRASH and PAM-CRASH 2G THP binary files (time history files generated by the solver) into HyperGraph.

Also reads ASCII files generated by exporting curves from PAMVIEW.

hgthp can be run from the command prompt to convert THP files into Altair Binary Files (ABF files).

The PAM-CRASH THP reader is enhanced to handle higher version result files.

No ESI license is required to use this reader.

The PAM-CRASH and PAM-SAFE options.
Solid Elements
Only the first seven variables of Table A in the PAM-CRASH Notes Manual, Plot Output 5, (output qualifiers SXYZ and EPLE).
Shell and Membrane Elements
Only the first fourteen variables of Table A in the PAM-CRASH Notes Manual, Plot Output 7, (output qualifiers MXYZ to STRA).
Beam and Bar Elements
Only the first fourteen variables of Table A in the PAM-CRASH Notes Manual, Plot Output 13, (output qualifiers FAXI to RTN2).
Results for nodal time histories, transmission sections, airbags, airbag chambers, airbag walls, materials, contacts, and rigid walls are also supported.
A new data type, shell_user, is added to display the results for user-defined shell materials.

Usage

To run from the command prompt:
–hgthp thpfile outfile.

To run in HyperGraph:

By default this reader is registered. If not, register it before reading THP files. It is located in the HWDIR\externalreaders\bin\$PLATFORM\plot directory. After the reader is registered you can read THP files or PAM-CRASH ASCII files directly into HyperGraph.

HyperGraph erfh5 Result Reader

HyperGraph and HyperView uses same ERFH5 result reader to support ERF (HDF5) results.

HyperGraph reader supports Femzip ERF (HDF5) results, femzip library version 6.1.2019.

The PAM-CRASH ERF (HDF5) reader is enhanced to handle higher version result files.

PAM-CRASH ERF reader support ERF (HDF5) results that use modular input definition.

Entity pools are also used to handle duplicate IDs shared across different modules in the same model. These entities will be represented by their module IDs along with their parent entity module IDs.