Imported Temperature for Steady-state Analysis

Apply temperature from an external comma separated values (.csv) file. Available only for thermal steady-state analysis.

  1. In the Project Tree, open the Analysis Workbench.
  2. On the workbench toolbar, click TemperatureImported temperature.
    Imported Temperature dialog will open.
  3. Define units for Coordinates and Temperature.
  4. Click Import from .csv. Browse to the desired .csv file in File Explorer and click Open.
  5. Information from the .csv file is posted at the bottom of Imported Temperature dialog to review. Click OK to create and map the load at specified points/parts.

The .csv file contains one header row and one or more additional data rows.

Imported temperature .csv file format fields are as follows:
  • ID (optional) – Alphanumeric value. Used to identify a specific point.
  • X, Y and Z – Numeric values. Spatial location used to map temperature to the nearest point on a face.
  • Temperature – Numerical value.
  • Part_ID (optional) – Numerical value. ID of the part to map the temperature. Mapping fails if the part with specified part ID is not present at the spatial location defined in X, Y and Z.
  • Part_Name (optional) - Alphanumeric value. Name of the part to map the temperature. Mapping fails if the part with specified part name is not present at the spatial location defined in X, Y and Z.
Note: If both Part ID and Part Name are defined, Part name takes precedence.
Example CSV File
ID,X,Y,Z,Temperature,Part_ID,Part_Name
1,216,417,40,100,15,square tube
2,216.975,417,40.0961,100,15,square tube
3,217.913,417,40.3806,100,15,square tube