Including a File in Your Template File

You can embed a separate file in your template file. You can include files only in input parses.

You may want to include a file for the following reasons:

If an output file from an upstream simulation is exactly part of an input file downstream.

To create different templates for different parts of an input file and include them all in a main template. This scenario is common in finite element analysis where you might have a geometry template, a loads template, etc.

To prepare part of a file using the iSIGHT File Parser and include it in a Fast Parser template.

  1. Double-click the Fast Parser component icon .

    The Fast Parser Component Editor appears.

  2. From the Fast Parser Component Editor, place the cursor in the area of the template file where you want to include the outside file.

  3. Click the button.

    1. In the Include File text box, enter the path and name of the file, or click Browse to navigate to the file.

      The name of the file appears in the Include File text box.

    2. Click OK to save your changes and to return to the Fast Parser Component Editor.

      Isight adds the file to the specified location in the Fast Parser template file.

  4. (optional) Select the file, and click the button to delete it.

  5. Click OK to save your changes and to close the Fast Parser Component Editor.