The details for the attributes used on PropertyData (property="") and ParameterValue (parameter="") are contained within Metadata element. Metadata content is illustrated below.
Parameter Details
The string used by ParameterDetails is a unique identification for the parameter to be used in conjunction with a ParmeterValue's attribute parameter.
- Name
<Name>"string"</Name>: This string to be displayed in the GUI as the name of the parameter.
- Units
The Units element defines the name of the physical quantity for which defined units are available. For example, units of a parameter which has Stress units (Pa) can be defined as shown below. Use Unitless for parameters without units as shown above.
Caution: Use extreme caution if you are choosing the unit of measure. This value is converted to the Unit System specified for the solution and if you do not enter a supported unit, you could produce incorrect data for the solution.
Property Details
The only PropertyDetails attribute is id="string". The string is a unique identification for the property (prUSER) to be used in conjunction with a PropertyData's attribute property. Following elements are used to further specify PropertyDetails.
- Name
<Name>"string"</Name>: The string to be displayed in the GUI as the name of the user-defined material model.
- Units
This is required for compatibility and should not be modified.