Imported Thickness (Group)

Specifies the shell thickness data imported from external files. You import thickness data into Mechanical by:

  • Linking the Model cell of a supported system to the Setup cell of an upstream External Data system in the Project Schematic and opening the Mechanical from Workbench. Once open, the application automatically inserts an Imported Thickness folder in the Outline as well as an Imported Thickness child object. See the steps in the Importing Data section of the External Data System documentation for the steps to configure your systems in Workbench.

  • Use the Imported Thickness option of the Geometry object context toolbar in Mechanical. This option is also available from the context (right-click) menu option Insert of the Geometry object as well as the context menu of the geometry window. When selected, the application automatically inserts an Imported Thickness folder in the Outline as well as an Imported Thickness object.

For a 3D analysis, imported data is specified as shell thickness. For a 2D analysis, it is defined as a plane element thickness. Plane element thicknesses are calculated as an average value from nodal thickness values and it is input as a real constant for the element.

Object Properties

Tree Dependencies

Insertion Methods

Right-click Options

API Reference

Additional Related Information

Object Properties

The Details pane for the Imported Thickness folder includes the following properties .

CategoryProperties/Options/Descriptions

Definition
Type

A read-only type description with the entry: Imported Data.

Interpolation Type

Read-only field with the entry: External File.

Suppressed

Controls whether the Imported Thickness characteristics are considered in the solving of the simulation.

Source

Read-only property that describes the upstream data source. If you import data from an upstream External Data system in Workbench, the entry indicates the corresponding cell of the system, such as A2::Setup1. If you Import Data into Mechanical, the entry is set to External Data.

Data Management

Delete Mapped Data Files: Deletes the files generated by the application during the mapping process. Options include Yes and No (default).

Tree Dependencies

Insertion Methods

  • Automatically generated from Workbench configured systems.

  • Select the Geometry object and select the Imported Thickness option from the Shells group on the Geometry Context Tab. You can also right-click the Geometry object, or within the Geometry window, and select Insert > Imported Thickness.

  • Created through a link to an upstream Polyflow system.

Right-click Options

In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:

  • Insert > Thickness

  • Import Thickness: Import the data.

  • Edit: If you have already selected a file, this option re-opens the External Data dialog enabling you to modify the imported object's details.

  • Reload: Reloads data from the source file(s).

  • Suppress/Unsuppress

  • Clear Generated Data

API Reference

See the Imported Load Group section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.

Additional Related Information

See the following sections for more information: