Component Table

It is accessed by loading the LS-DYNA user profile and clicking the Component Table button on the LS-DYNA Utility menu.

The table contains a variety of tools that allow you to review, edit, and update the model. The essential features are:

LS-DYNA components with various associated properties and materials are listed in separate columns.
You can select the column types from a set of available options.
There are two modes of operation: review and editable. Use the review mode to review the component information without changing any values. Use the editable mode to change values for the selected components.
There are enhanced selection, review, display, and filter options for components.
Components can be sorted according to any available column.
The current configuration is saved automatically to a file at the end of a session and recalled on reload. You can also save and load a configuration file.
The table data can be exported in CSV and HTML formats.
Right-click on the table to display menu options. All pull-down menu options are also available using a right-click.
Columns can be moved or swapped by holding the left mouse button on a column title and dragging it to the desired location.
Columns can be resized by positioning the cursor along a column border, pressing the left or right mouse button, and dragging the border to a new position.
The Shift or Control key combined with a left-click can be used to select multiple rows.

The following tools are available in the LS-DYNA Component Table:

Table

Table 1.
Refresh	Regenerates the table with all the parts in the model.
Editable	Sets the table mode to editable mode, allowing you to change values for the selected components.
Filter	Enables the filtering GUI.
Configure	Specify the number and type of columns listed in the table.
Save	Saves the information listed in the table in CSV or HTML format.
Quit	Quit the table function.

Selection

Table 2.
All	Selects all rows or parts.
None	Selects none or deselects parts/rows that were previously selected.
Reverse	Reverses the selection.
Displayed	Selects the rows or the displayed parts.
User	User graphic interaction to select parts.

Display

By default, the table is invoked with only the displayed parts. You can refresh the table to show a new part being displayed or use one of the following display commands.

Table 3.
All	Displays all the components in the model.
None	Turns off every component displayed.
Reverse	Reverses the display of the part.
Show selection	Displays the components of the selected rows.
Show only Selection	Displays only the components of the selected rows.
Hide selection	Hides the components of the selected rows from the display.
By Material	Displays components sorted by material.
By Properties	Displays components sorted by properties.
By Thickness	Displays components sorted by thickness values.

Action

Table 4.
Delete Selection	Deletes selected rows (parts) from the model.

User

Table 5.
Set MatDB Path...	Opens a dialog on which you can set the location of an external database of material definitions.
Refresh Material List	Updates the list of available materials in the Component Table.

Editable Mode

When the Component Table is in editable mode, you can change values for all selected components at the same time. Select the Table > Editable option to open the Component Table in editable mode. Cells with a white background can be manually edited. When you click on an editable cell, it is selected with a cursor. Once a cell is selected, enter a value and press Enter.

If you want to assign the same value to multiple components at once, select the column type and value from the Assign Values menu and click Set. All the selected components will be updated with the assigned values.

Filter

The Component Table supports advanced filtering based on available columns. The Table > Filter menu option opens the Filter dialog.

You can write any valid string with a wildcard (*) in any of the available column types and click Apply to filter the table. For example, if you want to show all components that start with letter ‘c’ and use material ‘steel’, you can use the dialog as shown below.

Note: The filter strings are case sensitive.

Show All turns off the filtering and displays all the components. Select the Table > Configure > Filter on top option to keep the Filter dialog posted after clicking Apply or Show All. Otherwise, it closes.

Configure Columns

Column types can be selected from the Table > Configure > Columns menu option. The table displays only the selected columns. The available columns types are:

Table 6.
Vis	Visualization status. 1 = display on, 0 = display off.
Part name	HyperMesh name of the component (maximum 32 characters).
Part id	HyperMesh ID of the component.
Material name	Material name associated with the component.
Material id	Material ID associated with the component.
Material type	Material type associated with the component.
Thickness	Thickness of elements specified in *section_shell.
Section name	*Section name associated with the component.
Section id	*Section ID associated with the component.
Section type	Type of the *Section associated with the component.
Color	Component color.
Int points	Number of integration points specified for the *Section_shell.
HGID	Hourglass ID associated with component.
Elem form	Element formulation for the *section of the component.
Elems	Number of elements in the component.
Nodes	Number of nodes in the component.
Mass	Total mass of the component.
cg_x	Center of gravity for the x coordinate.
cg_y	Center of gravity for the y coordinate.
cg_z	Center of gravity for the z coordinate.

Components All or Displayed mode

The Component Table lists components in two modes: All or Displayed. If All is selected from the Table > Configure > Components menu, the table will list all the components in the model. If Displayed is selected, only the visible components will be shown. Blank components are not shown in the Displayed mode even though their display status is on.