The program converts units
when evaluating an expression. However, you need to make sure that all
terms of the expression have the proper units.The available parameter types depend on the selected filter as listed in the following table:
|
Filter |
Parameter Type |
|
All |
All parameter types |
|
Material |
Density |
|
|
Elastic Modulus |
|
|
No Units (can be used for Poisson's ratio) |
|
|
Shear Modulus |
|
|
Specific Heat |
|
|
Tensile/Compressive Strength |
|
|
Thermal Conductivity |
|
|
Thermal Expansion Coefficient |
|
|
Yield Strength |
|
Mesh |
Length/Displacement |
|
|
No Units |
|
Model dimensions |
Model dimensions (linear, angular, or pattern instances) |
|
Others |
Area |
|
|
No Units |
|
|
Stress |
|
|
Volume |
|
Structural Loads/Restraints |
Acceleration |
|
|
Angle/Rotation |
|
|
Angular Acceleration |
|
|
Angular Velocity |
|
|
Distributed stiffness |
|
|
Force |
|
|
Length/Displacement |
|
|
Moment/Torque |
|
|
Pressure |
|
|
Rotational stiffness |
|
|
Stiffness |
|
|
Velocity |
|
Thermal Loads/Restraints |
Convection Coefficient |
|
|
Distributed Heat Resistance |
|
|
Heat Flux |
|
|
Heat Power |
|
|
No Units |
|
|
Temperature |
|
|
Time |
|
|
Total Heat Resistance |
The program converts units
when evaluating an expression. However, you need to make sure that all
terms of the expression have the proper units.