Include Files

Include files enable solver decks to be split into separate files for organizational purposes, and provide a mechanism to include these files in a master solver beck, typically using an include statement.

Solver include files can generally have any solver card defined within them, therefore the include file entity has the capability to store and organize all entities. Every entity is stored and organized into an include file. There is a special include file called the Master Model which corresponds to the master solver deck and is automatically created for every Engineering Solutions model. New entities are automatically stored and organized into the current include file. If there are no include files defined then entities are automatically stored and organized into the Master Model.

The contents of the Master Model can be observed by changing the entity view in the Model Browser to Include View.

Every include file has a name and a location with a full or relative path.

Include file structures can be imported and exported with solver decks. By default, the solver include file structure is preserved during import. Include files are generated to match and organize all data within the solver include files into the appropriate include file. Solver include file references are also preserved in the Master Model. During export, all entities are written into their corresponding solver include files along with their references in the master solver deck. Change this functionality by selecting a different setting from the Include export option in the File Options dialog that opens when you export a solver deck.

Abaqus

  • Complete information is required for each keyword. A keyword and its data lines must be part of the same file.
  • Complete information is required for cards that contain multiple sub-keywords. For example, all sub-keywords and their data lines in a *Material card must be part of the same include file.
  • Complete information is required for *Step cards. All history keywords and their data lines must be a part of the same file.
  • The Abaqus solver interface is comprised of four types of include files, which define the sequence of the *Include keywords in the model.
    • Model (start) is written at the beginning of the deck, after the *Node block.
    • Model (middle) is written in the middle of the deck, after the *Material block.
    • Model is written at the end of the model definition.
    • History keywords are written after the model definition.
  • Include file names are sorted according to their names in the browser. The sequence in the exported model is primarily determined by include file type. Within each type the sequence is determined by the order in which they are created.
  • Include file path syntax.
    • File names can include a full or relative path name. Relative path names must be in relation to the directory from which the job was started. If a path is not specified, it is assumed that the file is located in the same directory from which the job was submitted.
    • From Engineering Solutions, it is, however, not always possible to predict the directory from which the job will finally be submitted. Therefore a relative path must be defined. This relative path should be defined with respect to the folder where the corresponding *Include keyword appears. If you run the job from a different folder in subsequent runs, you must also update the path name.

LS-DYNA

  • The LS-DYNA keywords *INCLUDE, *INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART, *INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET, *INCLUDE_TRANSFORM, *INCLUDE_COMPENSATION_OPTION are mapped to include files.
  • You can switch to different types of includes (with the exception of *INCLUDE_TRANSFORM and *INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART, *INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET) using the context menu Include File option in the Model Browser.
  • INCLUDE_TRANSFORM is managed using the Transformation Manager.
  • During import, if the same include file is referenced more than once using *INCLUDE_TRANSFORM, then it is imported, but appended with .#, where # = 1…n and is shown in the Model Browser. These will not be exported unless you clear the Instance checkbox.
  • During import, *INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART and *INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET are imported, by default, as read only to preserve the associativity.
  • During import, an include file can be read when *INCLUDE comes after *INCLUDE_TRANSFORM.
  • In the solver options of the Import Browser, an option to choose the type of the Include file is available at the time of importing a file as include to the file in session. This allows you to set the include file type as one of the following: INCLUDE, INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART, INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET, INCLUDE_COMPENSATION_options. This is the only option to attach any file of type INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART, INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET.

Radioss

  • Radioss Keyword #include is mapped to the Include files.
  • A solver deck can be directly imported as an Include file, when the import option Import as include is enabled in the Import Browser.
  • The order of the include files in the Model Browser is dependent from their appearance order in the solver deck.
  • During import, if the same Include file is referred more than once, then it is imported but appended with .# where # = 1…n and shown in the Model Browser. These will not be exported unless you clear the Instance checkbox.