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Physical Property Table
Name Defines the name of the physical property table.
Label Defines the unique numeric identifier for the physical property table.
Properties
Material Assigns an isotropic, orthotropic, or anisotropic material with thermal properties to the associated 3D solid elements.Select a material from the list of materials assigned to the model, or click Choose material to define a new material.
Material Orientation
Material Orientation Type Specifies the type of coordinate system used to define the material orientation.
Material Orientation Appears when Material Orientation Type is not set to Absolute.Lets you use the standard coordinate system tools to define the material orientation based on a local coordinate system.For more information about the CSYS dialog box, see CSYS dialog box.
Thermo-Optical Properties
Radiation Activates radiation calculations for the elements in the mesh collector.Note: Only the free faces of 3D elements exchange radiation.
Thermo-Optical Properties Defines the emissivity for modeling radiation.Black BodyDefines an emissivity of 1.Thermo-Optical PropertiesDefines a constant or temperature-varying emissivity.Thermo-Optical Properties-AdvancedDefines the infrared and solar thermo-optical properties for modeling gray radiation or wavelength-dependent thermo-optical properties for modeling non-gray radiation.Select Black Body or a modeling object from the list, or click Open Manager to define a new modeling object.Click Edit to modify the specified modeling object.Click More Options to search and filter regions. The following options are available.FindLets you search for an object by entering the full name of the object. For example, to find a region named ABC_region, type ABC_region in the search box and press Enter or click Find . If the object is found, it will be selected automatically.Filter by NameLets you filter the list by the names of the objects. This filter supports wildcards. The default wildcard is the asterisk (), and it 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.
Additional Options
Integration Network Controls the element integration order and options for bubble function degrees-of-freedom.BUBBLESpecifies reduced shear integration with bubble functions. This method minimizes both shear and Poisson’s ratio locking. Additionally, this method does not cause modes of deformation that lead to no strain energy.Note: You cannot use this option with tetrahedral elements or with parabolic hedahedral or pentahedral elements.TWOSpecifies reduced shear integration without bubble functions.THREESpecifies standard isoparametric integration.
Stress Output Location Specifies the location for stress and strain output. You can output stress and strain at Gauss points or at nodes (grids).
Integration Scheme Controls whether the software uses reduced or full shear integration.
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