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Response Contribution Set - Fluid dialog box (Nastran)
Use this dialog box to define the entities for contribution by specifying a contribution set.
Common options for Pressure and Acoustic Power response types
| Modeling Object | |
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| Name | Defines the name of the modeling object. |
| Label | Specifies a unique numerical identifier for the modeling object. |
| Properties | |
| Description | Enter a brief description or click to open a text editor where you can enter a longer description. |
| Response Type | Displays the response type of Pressure and Acoustic Power. |
Pressure response type options
| Group Reference | Acoustic mode contributions express the contribution of a given acoustic mode to the response at the selected fluid nodes.Lets you select a pre-defined group of nodes in the fluid mesh for the contribution set.For more information, see Group Reference options. |
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| Select Object | Lets you select the nodes to define the contribution set. Note: To request pressure modal contribution on microphones, include microphone nodes in the entity selection.ExcludedLets you remove individual entities from within the selected object. |
| Stacked Smart Selector Methods | Opens the Smart Selector Methods dialog box where you can specify a progression of smart selection filters.For more information, see Smart Selector Methods dialog box. |
Acoustic Power response type options
| New Group | Opens the New Group dialog box, which lets you define a new group.See Create a group by manually selecting the contents. |
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| Find | Lets you search for an object by entering the full name of the object. For example, to find a group named ABC_group, you must type ABC_group into the search box.After typing the name, press Enter or click Find . If the object is found, it will be selected automatically. |
| Filter by Name | Lets you filter the list by the names of the objects. This filter supports wildcards. The default wildcard of * displays all entries in the list. For example, to filter the list to display every object with a name starting with the letter "a," enter a* as the filter string. |
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Response Contribution Set - Fluid dialog box (Nastran), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series
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