Imported Temperature for Steady-state Analysis
Apply temperature from an external comma separated values (.csv) file. Available only for thermal steady-state analysis.
- In the Project Tree, open the Analysis Workbench.
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On the workbench toolbar, click
Temperature → Imported temperature.
Imported Temperature dialog will open. - Define units for Coordinates and Temperature.
- Click Import from .csv. Browse to the desired .csv file in File Explorer and click Open.
- 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
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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