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Supported features for importing radiation models

Features supported for import

Feature	Imported as
Primitive	Primitive. For supported types, see Primitive types supported for import table.
Primitive created by parameters	Primitive created by parameters
Primitive created by points	Primitive created by points
Primitive translations and rotations	Primitive translations and rotations
Element position and sequence	Same position and sequence
Element material properties	See Correspondence table for material properties, below
Element thickness	Physical Property: Thickness

Primitive types supported for import

Primitive type	ESARAD	TSS	Thermica	Step-Tas
Box	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cylinder	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Disk	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ellipsoid	No	Yes	No	No
Paraboloid	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Polygonal	No	Yes	No	No
Prism	Yes	No	No	No
Quad	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rectangle	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sphere	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Torus	No	Yes	No	No
Trapezoid	Yes	Yes	No	No
Triangle	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Features not supported for import

Unsupported Feature	Notes
Primitives created by boolean operations	All primitives used in boolean operations are imported rather than the resultant primitive.

Correspondence table for material properties

Space Systems Thermal Material Property	ESARAD Property	TSS Property	Thermica Property	Step-Tas Property
Mass Density	density	density	-	mass_density
Thermal Conductivity	cond	beta_cond1	-	thermal_conductivity
Specific Heat	spec heat	spec_heat	-	constant_pressure_specific_heat_capacity

Note:

Orthotropic conductivity is supported for import/export with TSS (beta_cond = KXX, gamma_cond = KYY, theta_cond = KZZ).

Correspondence table for thermo-optical properties

Space System Thermal Thermo-Optical Properties	ESARAD Property	TSS Property	Thermica Property	Step-Tas Property
IR Emissivity Front	ir emiss (opt1)	ir_eps (a-side)	EPSILON(e1)	infra_red_emittance
IR Emissivity Reverse	ir emiss (opt2)	ir_eps (b-side)	EPSILON(e2)	infra_red_emittance
IR Specular Reflectivity Front	ir spec refl (opt1)	ir_spec (a-side)	SPECE(se1)	infra_red_specularity
IR Specular Reflectivity Reverse	ir spec refl (opt2)	ir_spec (b-side)	SPECE(se2)	infra_red_specularity
IR Transmissivity Front/Rev	ir transm (opt1)	ir_trans	-	infra_red_diffuse_transmittance
Solar Absorptivity Front	solar absorp (opt1)	sol_eps (a-side)	ALPHA(a1)	solar_absorptance
Solar Absorptivity Reverse	solar absorp (opt2)	sol_eps (b-side)	ALPHA(a2)	solar_absorptance
Solar Specular Reflectivity Front	solar refl (opt1)	sol_spec (a-side)	SPECA(s1)	solar_specularity
Solar Specular Reflectivity Reverse	solar refl (opt2)	sol_spec (b-side)	SPECA(s2)	solar_specularity
Solar Index of Refraction Front	-	sol_refract (a-side)	-	solar_refraction_index
Solar Index of Refraction Reverse	-	sol_refract (b-side)	-	solar_refraction_index
Solar Transmissivity Front/Rev	solar transm (opt1)	sol_trans	-	solar_diffuse_transmittance

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