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MSC.PatranPCLHandbook

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settings.pcl

p3prolog.pcl

p3midilog.pcl

p3epilog.pcl

.Patran.EventMaps

InaNutshell7

WhatisPCL?7

WhatcanPCLbeusedfor?8

HowdoesPCLwork?9

Allyoureallyneedtoknowisonthispage!10

Documentation10

PCLforEveryone11

EnteringEquations11

EnteringData12

SessionFiles13

RebuildingModels14

PCLfortheMoreAdventurous17

ParametricModeling17

AddingaGraphicalUserInterface,GUI21

Exercise1:SessionFiles22

PCLProgrammingBasics24

Overview24

PCLExpressions26

Expressions,Comments,SyntaxTips26

Identifiers28

NamingConventions28

Variable/FunctionScope29

StructureofaPCLFunction30

FunctionBasics30

SimplePCLfunctionExample31

Exercise2:HelloWorld!33

Exercise3:EffectivePCL34

PCLOperators35

Stringcomparisons35

PCLVariablesandConstants36

Datatypes36

VariableScope37

DirectlyAllocatedArrays38

Virtualarrays39

Virtualstrings41

LoopControlStatements42

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ForLoop42

WhileLoop42

RepeatLoop43

BREAK44

CONTINUE45

Exercise4:WritingFiles46

Exercise5:ReadingFiles48

ConditionalControlStatements49

IFStatement49

SWITCHStatement50

StructureofaPCLFunction51

CompilingandLinkingPCLFunctions54

PrimaryPCLDirectives55

CompilingPCLoutsideofMSC.Patran59

LinkingCompiledLibraries60

OtherPCLDirectives61

StartUpFiles62

Exercise6:p3epilog.pcl63

Debugging64

DebuggingCompileErrors64

DebuggingRuntimeErrors65

AccessingPCLFunctions67

FromTheCommandLine67

FromAnyMSC.PatranForm68

PCLFunctionswithFieldVariables69

MSC.PatranBuilt-InFunctions70

NamingConventionsforApplications71

NamingConventionsforOtherOperations72

Exercise7:GroupElementsByShape74

GraphicalUserInterface75

ThePCLClassStatement76

PCLWidgets77

RequiredFunctionsforBuilding/DisplayingaForm78

Theinit()Function78

ThedisplayOFunction79

WidgetCallbacks82

WhatAreThey?82

WhatAreTheyUsedFor?83

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CallbackArguments(WidgetFunctionData)83

WidgetPlacement85

WidgetVariables87

ModifyingWidgets88

GettingDatafromWidgets89

PuttingitallTogether(Example)90

Exercise8:SimpleForm92

TheC-PreprocessorandIncludeFiles93

Exercise9:Callbacks

HandlingErrorsandMessaging

ErrorsfromBuilt-InFunctions

CustomErrorMessages

UsingUserMessagesDatabase

WithoutaMessagesDatabase

TakingAdvantageoftheUNDOFeature96

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SelectMechanism99

SelectMechanismGUIMechanics,99

SelectDataboxes,SelectFrames,andSelectMenus..…100

GUIPCLExample02

ListProcessor03

ListProcessorMechanics03

AllYouReallyNeedtoKnow103

105

l1a06

Exercise10:FormtoGroupElmsByShape.106

107

110

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ExecutingProgramsOutsideofMSC.PatranJ

SpawningRemoteProcesses12

UsingCandFortranexecutablestoaccessaMSC.Patrandatabasedirectly.115

ExternalAccessofanMSC.PatranDatabase116

SpecialWidgets118

FileWidget118

SpreadsheetWidget121

Exercise11:FileWidget122

AddingHelp/DescriptiontoyourPCL123

PercentComplete124

Functions124

Example124

EventManager125

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General125

Functions126

Example126

PrimitiveGraphics127

GraphicObjects127

GraphicSegments128

Example129

AnotherExample130

Exercise12:PrimitiveGraphics131

MSC.PatranCustomization132

AddingUtilityProgramstotheMainMenu132

Example133

Example:p3_user_menu.my_menu.def134

CustomizingtheMSC.PatranToolbar135

Exercise13:PulldownMenu138

Exercise14:Toolbar139

SomeFinalThoughts141

AppendixA144

Built-inFunctionExamples144

DocumentationforatypicalMSC.Patranbuilt-infunction145

Togetallthenodesandtheirglobalcoordinates146

Togetthetopologyofeveryelement147

Togettheshapeofeveryelement148

Togetalltheelementconnectivityforallelements149

Togettheelementsassociatedtoaparticularelementpropertyset150

Togetanelementpropertyvalue(shellthickness)foraspecificelement151

Togetamaterialpropertyvalue153

Togetalistofallgroups154

Togetthenodesandelementsassociatedtothecurrentgroup154

Togetresultvaluesforspecifiedelements155

AppendixB164

Strings&StringFunctions164

Declaration165

Initialization165

StringComparisons165

Functions166

AppendixC174

NoteworthyFunctions174

sys_move_raw(...)175

mth_array_search(...)176

mth_sort(...)177

mth_sort_row(...)178

mth_sort_column(...)178

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fem_geom_edgejength(...)179

fem_geom_face_area(...)179

fem_geom_elem_volume(...)179

fem_geom_elem_location(...)180

AppendixD181

FormSpacingParameters(appforms.p)181

*SPACING182

AppendixE207

MSC.PatranArchitecture207

AppendixF209

SharewareCompilingFunctions209

AppendixG212

ParametricPatran212

AppendixH218

AdditionalListProcessorNotes218

ListProcessorMechanics219

ListProcessorFunctions220

ListProcessorSublistFunctions221

ListProcessorAttributeFunctions222

MiscellaneousListProcessorFunctions223

ListProcessorExamples224

EasytoUseListProcessorFunctions228

Appendix1229

KeyMapping229

AppendixJ232

WidgetClassification232

AppendixK235

UserDefinedAOM235

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InaNutshell

WhatisPCL?

□PCLstandsforPatranCommandLanguage

□Comprehensive,fullyfunctionalcomputerprogramming

language

□SpecificallyanduniquelysuitedforMCAEapplications

□DeliveredasapartofMSC.Patran

□Versatileandeasytouse

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InaNutshell

WhatcanPCLbeusedfor?

□Integrateapplicationorsite-specificprogramswiththe

MSC.Patranuserinterfaceanddatabase

□Generateparametric/variationalmodelsfordesign/optimization

□Integratecommercialand/orin-houseanalysiscodeswith

MSC.Patran

□Displaycustomgraphics

□AccesstheMSC.Patrandatabase

□Createnewand/orenhancedMSC.Patranfunctionality

□Databasemanagementforanalysisfiles

□Eliminatetedious,repetitiveprocedures

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InaNutshell

HowdoesPCLwork?

□AllMSC.PatrancommandsarefirstinterpretedbythePCL

commandinterpreter

□PCLexpressionsareinterpretedbyaCprogram

□PCLfunctionscanbecompiledintolibraries(moreefficient

binaryrepresentation)and“l(fā)inked”withaMSC.Patransession

□ttBuilt-in^^PCLfunctionsarewritteninCorFORTRAN

□MSC.PatranformsandmenuscanbecreatedviaPCLcallsto

Xlib,theX-windowfunctionlibrary

□FORTRANandCfunctionscanbe"linked”withMSC.Patran

throughPCL

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InaNutshell

Allyoureallyneedtoknowisonthispage!

Documentation

□PCLandCustomization-GeneralprogrammingguideforPCL.

Howtobuildforms,compile,managelibraries,accessthe

database,read/writefiles,etc.

□PCLReference-Descriptionoffunctionswrittentothe

sessionfile.

□Develop:TheMSC.PatranToolkit-Documentationof

additionalfunctionsfordatabaseaccess,etc.

ProgrammingTaskDocumentationComments

BasicprogrammingPCL&Customization,chaptersMathfunctions,string

2&3functions,fileaccess

functions,compiling,library

management,etc.

GraphicaluserinterfacePCL&Customization,chapter5Functionsforcreatingforms

ListprocessorPCL&Customization,chapterFunctionsforparsingastring

5.5orpicklist,i.e.,"Elm1:9:2"

Applications,sessionfile,PCLReferenceGuideAllfunctionswrittentothe

resultutilitiessessionfile

GraphicsPCL&Customization,chapterFunctionsfordrawinggraphic

3.2primitivessuchaslines,

arrows,text,etc.

DatabasefunctionsPCL&Customization,chapter8Functionstoaccessdatain

thedatabase(i.e.,node

coordinates,element

connectivity,element

properties,etc.)

ArchitecturePCL&Customization,chaptersFunctionsforcreating

6&7analysispreferences

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PCLforEveryone

EnteringEquations

□UseofPCLwhencreatingspatialfields:"iddtHEES

Action:Create

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MethodPCLFunction

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fieldvariableasopposedtoaPCLu

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CoordinateSystem

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ScalarFunction

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PCLforEveryone

EnteringData

□UseofPCLwhenenteringgeometriccoordinates:

[5/16.'00]

ThePCLinterpreter“evaluates”expressionsenclosedinback

ties,"、'：

Otherexamples:

[radius/length'00]

<'cosr(theta)>11>

['MyFunction(radius)'01]

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PCLforEveryone

SessionFiles

□SessionandjournalfilesarecomprisedentirelyofPCL

commands.Modelchanges(dimensions,meshdensity,etc.)

canbemadequicklybyeditingandthenreplayingthesession

orjournalfiles.

$#Sessionfilepatran.ses.01startedrecordingat16-Aug-0114:33:54

$#Recordedby:MSC.Patran2001

STRINGasm_create_patch_xy_created_ids[VIRTUAL]

asm_const_patch_xyz(“1"，"<10100>",n[000]”,"Coord0",@

asm_create_patch_xy_created_ids)

$#1Patchcreated:Patch1

STRINGsgm_edit_surface_add_h_edit_ids[VIRTUAL]

n

sgm_edit_surface_add_hole(1,1.,TRUE,""r**[550]"z","Surface1"，@

sgm_edit_surface_add_h_edit_ids)

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PCLforEveryone

RebuildingModels

□Thefollowingsessionfilecreatesatrimmedsurface,10“x10”

witha1"diameterholeatthecenter.Notethattheparameter

thatcontrolsthediameteroftheholeisindicatedbelow.

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|k$#Recordedby:MSC.Patran2001

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asm_const_patch_xyz(”1","<10100>z[000],"Coord0",@

asm_create_patch_xy_created_ids)

$#1Patchcreated:Patch1

STRINGsgm_edit_surface_add_h^e3^tids[VIRTUAL]

sgm_edit_surface_add_hole(1(1.)TRUE,"","[550]","","Surface1",@

sgm_edit_surface_add_h_edit_ia8^^

$#1SurfaceEdited:Surface1

$#Sessionfilepatran.ses.01stoppedrecordingat16-Aug-0114:34:52

A.Create/Surface/XYZ

B.Edit/Surface/AddHole

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PCLforEveryone

□Inthesessionfilebelow,theprevioussessionfileiseditedto

changetheholediameterfrom155to4”

$#Sessionfilepatran.ses.01startedrecordingat16-Aug-0114:33:54

$#Recordedby:MSC.Patran2001

STRINGasm_create_patch_xy_created_ids[VIRTUAL]

asm_const_patch_xyz(“1"，"<10100>"，**[000]"，"Coord0",@

asm_create_patch_xy_created_ids)

$#1Patchcreated:Patch1

STRINGsgm_edit_surface_add_h^e3^fcids[VIRTUAL]

sgm_edit_surface_add_hole(114.)TRUE,"","[550]","","Surface1",@

sgm_edit_surface_add_h_edit_ia8^^

$#1SurfaceEdited:Surface1

$#Sessionfilepatran.ses.01stoppedrecordingat16-Aug-0114:34:52

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PCLforEveryone

□Sessionfilescanbeexecutedor“played”byselecting

File/Session/Play...fromthetopmenu.

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