PRIMER 22.1

DEFINE: Defining Define Options

DEFINE: Defining Define Options

The * DEFINE keyword in Ansys LS-DYNA is used to define various things including boxes, load curves, tables, coordinate systems and orientation vectors.

The main DEFINE pop-up menu allows any of the sub-categories to be selected. After a category has been selected a separate menu will be displayed allowing items to be created, modified and deleted.

Some DEFINE keywords are edited in PRIMER using the generic Keyword editor. These are:

DEFINE_ALEBAG_BAG
DEFINE_ALEBAG_HOLE
DEFINE_CONSTRUCTION_STAGES
DEFINE_SET_ADAPTIVE
DEFINE_SPOTWELD_RUPTURE_PARAMETER
DEFINE_STAGED_CONSTRUCTION_PART

The other DEFINE keywords are edited in PRIMER using specific editing panels. The links below take you to the relevant sub-keyword sections:

DEFINE_ALEBAG_INFLATOR
DEFINE_BOX
DEFINE_CONNECTION_PROPERTIES
DEFINE_CONTACT_VOLUME
DEFINE_COORDINATE_xxx
DEFINE_CURVE_xxx
DEFINE_DEATH_TIMES
DEFINE_FRICTION
DEFINE_HEX_SPOTWELD_ASSEMBLY
DEFINE_SD_ORIENTATION
DEFINE_SPOTWELD_FAILURE_RESULTANTS
DEFINE_SPOTWELD_RUPTURE_STRESS
DEFINE_TABLE
DEFINE_TRANSFORMATION
DEFINE_VECTOR