Selecting the Curve Parameters

You can select the curve parameters in the function 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 Curve subtab.

    The Curve, Curve data, Curve ID, and Parameters and associated Values for the selected curve appear. You can edit the parameter values.

    You can select the following parameters for each curve:

    • Scale factor for abscissa (SFA)
    • Scale factor for ordinate (SFO)
    • Shift value for abscissa (OFFA)
    • Shift value for ordinate (OFFO)

  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. 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. The parameter value is displayed in the Value column.

    When a parameter is added to the Isight Parameter area, its name is modified. For example, when an OFFA parameter of curve with Curve_ID 1 is added to the Isight Parameter area, its name changes to CURVE_1_OFFA (CURVE_1 indicates Curve ID).

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

  6. If desired, edit the Isight Parameter Value.

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

  8. Click OK to close the editor and to return to the Design Gateway.