Entity labels and names during import (Simcenter Samcef)

The following tables detail how Simcenter Samcef labels and/or names are preserved when you import these entities.

Samcef labels

Simcenter Samcef entity	Keep Samcef labels when importing?	Notes
Csys	Yes
Nodes	Yes
Elements	Yes
Materials	Yes	If a material with the same label exists in the SC materials database, a new label is created.
Physical properties	N/A
Beams sections	N/A
Groups	No
Functions	No	The software does not use labels for functions (table fields).
Plies	No
Laminates	N/A
Macros	Yes
Output Requests	N/A

Simcenter Samcef names

The following table details how Simcenter Samcef entities names are preserved in the import.

Simcenter Samcef entity	Keep Samcef names when importing?	Notes
Csys	N/A	No name in Simcenter Samcef for this entity.
Nodes	N/A	No name in Simcenter Samcef for this entity.
Elements	N/A	No name in Simcenter Samcef for this entity.
Materials	Yes	Optional name in Simcenter Samcef.If the material's name does not exist in Simcenter Samcef, the import workflow creates a name based on the Simcenter Samcef material's ID.
Physical properties	N/A	No name in Simcenter Samcef for this entity.
Beams sections	Yes
Groups	Yes	Optional name in Simcenter Samcef.If the group's name does not exist in Simcenter Samcef, the import workflow creates a name based on the Simcenter Samcef group's ID.
Functions	Yes	Optional name in Simcenter Samcef.If the function's name does not exist in Simcenter Samcef, the import workflow creates a name based on the Simcenter Samcef function's ID.
Plies and Laminates	N/A
Macros	Yes
Output Requests	N/A

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