Selecting the Shell Thickness and Material ID Parameters

You can select the parameters in the PART(Shell Thickness) definition.

Before you begin: You must first select the input file and prepare the component (see Selecting an Input File and Preparing the Component).

  1. Double-click the PAM-CRASH component icon .

    The PAM-CRASH Component Editor appears.

  2. From the PAM-CRASH Component Editor, click the Input tab.

  3. Click the Shell Thickness subtab.

    The parameters in the Shell Thickness definition appear in the parameter area. The Name, ID, and Type of each parameter are displayed.

  4. Select the parameters you want to use in your Isight model by doing any of the following:

    Option Description
    Click the check box Select an individual parameter.
    Check Select all the parameters.
    Uncheck Clear all the selected parameters.

  5. If desired, search for the parameters by their Part Name, PID or Part Type.

    1. Select the search mode from the list adjacent to the Search field.
    2. Enter the keyword in the Search field.
    3. Click Search.

    The selected item, if present, is highlighted.

  6. Add the selected parameters to the Isight Parameter area at the bottom of the component editor.

    Click to add the selected parameters to the Isight Parameter area.

    Click to remove the selected parameters from the Isight Parameter area.

    In the Isight Parameter area, the PAM-CRASH Parameter column displays the name of the parameter in PAM-CRASH, and the Isight Parameter column displays the name of the parameter in Isight. Additional parameter details such as the Value and Part Type are displayed.

    When a parameter is added to the Isight Parameter area, its name gets modified. For example, when a Material ID (MID) parameter of bumper PID 8 (where 8 is the Part ID) is added to the Isight Parameter area, its name changes to P8MID (P8 indicates Part ID, and MID indicates that it is a Material ID parameter).

    The parameters added to the Isight Parameter area are added to Isight and can be used with your Isight model.

  7. If desired, edit the Isight Parameter Name and Value.

  8. Click to move the selected parameter up in the table, or click to move the selected parameter down in the table.