Defining ACT-Based Properties as Input Parameters in Mechanical

To define an ACT-based property as a parameter, add the attribute isparameter to the XML file and set it to true.

For example, the following code creates a property named float_unit. The property is a pressure and its value is a float. 

<property name="float_unit" caption="float_unit" control="float" unit="Pressure" isparameter="true"/>

Note:  Other attributes such as default and isload can also be added. When adding a default value for a quantity, you must define both the value and the unit, placing the unit in brackets like this: default="12 [C]"

The attribute isparameter adds a check box to the Details view for the property, making it possible for this property to be selected for parameterization.

Once the property is selected for parametrization, it automatically displays in both the Outline and Table views for the Parameter Set bar.

 

The following code is extracted from the XML file for this example. You can see how the definition of the property float_unit is incorporated into the file.

<load name="CustomPressure" version="1" caption="CustomPressure" icon="tload" support="false" 
isload="true" color="#0000FF">    
	<callbacks>
		<getsolvecommands order="1">writeNodeId</getsolvecommands>
	</callbacks>
	<property name="Geometry" caption="Geometry" control="scoping">
		<attributes selection_filter="face"/>
	</property>
	<property name="float_unit" caption="float_unit" control="float" unit="Pressure" isparameter="true"/>
</load>