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Accessing analysis commands

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Abstract

This article describes the way some typical commands defined with the CAE domain can be reused in your workbench. The objective is to shared directly some command header with all their resources. The aim of this solution is to be completely independent of shared library name.

General overview.
Default commands.
Analysis Meshing Tools commands.
Generative Structural Analysis commands.

General overview.

The provided solution is based on the usage of a set of global functions located in CATAfrCommandHeaderServices header. This class allow to manage command headers.

CATAfrGetCommandHeader returns a pointer to a command header. This command header must be created before by a workshop or workbench initialization. Only the loaded workshop or workbenches are taken into account. If the corresponding workbench is not loaded use CATAfrCreateCommandHeader.
CATAfrCreateCommandHeader creates a command header from an official V5 command header. After calling this service the identifier can be used in a toolbar or in a menu to give an access to the corresponding command.

This way of accessing command headers as been implemented by analysis domain and you will find after the list of provided commands.

As example usage, refer to the Workbench provided with the use cases. In the implementation of CATISAMWorkshopConfiguration, retrieve of create the command header in the CreateCommands method, then you are able to use it in your own toolbar with the CreateWorkbench method.

...
void CAAAniCfg::CreateCommands() { 
   CATCommandHeader* PHeader = NULL; 
   CATAfrGetCommandHeader( "CATSamDumpFieldModel",PHeader); 
   if (NULL == PHeader) CATAfrCreateCommandHeader( "CATSamDumpFieldModel");
}...

With this new mechanism, we will potentially no more support the usage of creating command headers by referencing a command and library name.

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Default commands.

The following commands is provided without any license.

	Command header Identifier	Command usage
	CATSamDumpFieldModel	This command allows to dump the content of the field model in a 2D Graph.

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Analysis Meshing Tools commands.

The following commands is provided with the analysis meshing tools package. Some of the commands can be used without particular license, other will require specific meshing products like FEM Surface or FEM Solid.

	Command header Identifier	Command usage
	CATAmtGroupPointHdr	Defines a point group
	CATAmtGroupLineHdr	Defines a line group
	CATAmtGroupSurfaceHdr	Defines a surface group
	CATAmtGroupProxiPointHdr	Defines a point group by neighborhood
	CATAmtGroupProxiLineHdr	Defines a line group by neighborhood
	CATAmtGroupProxiSurfaceHdr	Defines a surface group by neighborhood
	CATAmtGroupBoundaryLineHdr	Defines a line group by Boundary
	CATAmtGroupBoundarySurfaceHdr	Defines a surface group by Boundary
	CATAmtEmptyMeshPartHdr	Removes the global mesh of the current meshpart
	CATAmtUpdateMeshPartHdr	Updates the current meshpart
	CATAmtActivateMeshPartHdr	Activates / deactivates the meshpart
	CATAmtUpdateMeshSetHdr	Update all meshes
	CATAmtUpdateMeshColorSetHdr	Color meshes
	CATAmtAnalyzeMeshPartHdr	Analyze
	CATAmtShrinkCtxHdr	Modifies the element's shrink
	CATAmt1DMesherHdr	Generates beams on wireframe geometry
	CATAmtAdv1DMesherHdr	Generates beams on wireframe geometry
	CATAmtBasicSurfHdr	Generates triangle/quadrangle elements to modelize surface part
	CATAmtSmartSurfHdr	Generates triangle/quadrangle elements to modelize surface part
	CATAmtOctree2DHdr	Generates triangle elements to modelize surface part
	CATAmtAdvOctree2DHdr	Generates triangle elements to modelize surface part
	CATAmtGHS3DHdr	Generates tetrahedrons from a surface boundary mesh
	CATAmtOctree3DHdr	Generates tetrahedron to modelize solid part
	CATAmtAdvOctree3DHdr	Generates tetrahedron to modelize solid part
	CATAmtSweep3DHdr	Generates extruded mesh through a volume
	CATAmtFreeEdgesHdr	Displays the free edges of the mesh
	CATAmtInterferHdr	Checks meshes to detect intersections / interferences
	CATAmtDuplicateHdr	Checks meshes to detect duplicate elements
	CATAmtQualityHdr	Analyzes elements quality, select and tune quality criteria
	CATAmtVisuModeHdr
	CATAmtCuttingPlaneHdr	Mesh inspection using an exact/approximate cutting plane
	CATAmtOrientationHdr	Visualization of elements orientation
	CATAmtShrinkHdr	Sets/Shrink the element's
	CATAmtMPSummaryHdr	Nodes To Nodes Connections Summary
	CATAmtMPSummaryContextualHdr	Nodes To Nodes Connections Summary
	CATAmtVisuTypeHdr
	CATAmtMeasureBetweenHdr	Measures between two elements
	CATAmtMeasureItemHdr	Measures an element
	CATAmtMeshOffsetHdr	Selects a size and a direction to offset the mesh
	CATAmtQuadToTriHdr	Splits quadrangular elements of the mesh into triangular elements
	CATAmtMoveNodeOpHdr	Move Mesh Nodes to a set of geometrical nearest points
	CATAmtImportMeshHdr	Imports a mesh in a specific format ( Bulk Data, CATIA V4... )
	CATAmtExportMeshHdr	Exports a mesh in a specific format ( Bulk data, CATIA V4...)
	CATAmtWeldSpotHdr	Generates elements to modelize spot welding connections
	CATAmtWeldSeamHdr	Generates elements to modelize seam welding connections
	CATAmtWeldSurfHdr	Generates elements to modelize surfaces welding connections
	CATAmtPointPointHdr	Generates elements to modelize nodes to nodes connections
	CATAmtHalfPointHdr	Generates spring elements
	CATAmtMPTranslationHdr	Generates Translation Mesh
	CATAmtMPRotationHdr	Generates Rotation Mesh
	CATAmtMPSymmetryHdr	Generates Symmetry Mesh
	CATAmtMPExtrTranslationHdr	Generates Extruded Mesh with translation
	CATAmtMPExtrRotationHdr	Generates Extruded Mesh with rotation
	CATAmtMPExtrSymmetryHdr	Generates Extruded Mesh with Symmetry
	CATAmtMPExtrSpineHdr	Generates Extruded mesh along spine
	CATAmtCoating1DHdr	Generates bars from surface parts.
	CATAmtCoating2DHdr	Generates faces from solid parts.

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Generative Structural Analysis commands.

The following commands are provided with the generative structural analysis package. Some of the commands can be used without particular license, other will require specific analysis products like EST or GAS or GDY.

	Command header Identifier	Command usage
	CATGPSElementTypeHdr	Changes the element type of all octree mesh parts
	CATGPSLocalMeshSizeHdr	Creates a local mesh size on a geometry
	CATGPSLocalMeshSagHdr	Creates a local mesh sag on a geometry
	CATGPSProp3DHdr	Creates a new 3D property for the selected 3D body
	CATGPSProp2DHdr	Creates a new 2D property for the selected 2D or 3D body
	CATGPSProp1DHdr	Creates a new 1D property for the selected 1D body
	CATGPSImpProp1DHdr	Creates a new imported beam property
	CATGPSMappedPropertyHdr	Creates a new mapping property for the selected part
	CATGPSModelCheckHdr	Displays the model checker to check the consistency of the current model
	CATGPSMaterialWithNoSupport2Hdr	Creates a new user material
	CATGPSVertexGroupHdr	Creates a new point group
	CATGPSEdgeGroupHdr	Creates a new line group
	CATGPSSurfaceGroupHdr	Creates a new surface group
	CATGPSBodyGroupHdr	Creates a new body group
	CATGPSBoxGroupHdr	Creates a new box group
	CATGPSSphereGroupHdr	Creates a new sphere group
	CATGPSVertexByProxiHdr	Creates a new point group by neighborhood
	CATGPSLineByProxiHdr	Creates a new line group by neighborhood
	CATGPSSurfByProxiHdr	Creates a new surface group by neighborhood
	CATGPSLineBoundaryGroupHdr	Creates a new line group by boundary
	CATGPSSurfBoundaryGroupHdr	Creates a new surface group by boundary
	CATGPSGeneConnDesignHdr	Creates a new general analysis connection
	CATGPSPointConnDesignHdr	Creates a point analysis connection
	CATGPSPointConnDesignWOPHdr	Creates a new point analysis connection within one part
	CATGPSLineConnDesignHdr	Creates a line analysis connection
	CATGPSLineConnDesignWOPHdr	Creates a new line analysis connection within one part
	CATGPSSurfConnDesignHdr	Creates a Surface Analysis Connection
	CATGPSSurfConnDesignWOPHdr	Creates a new surface analysis connection within one part
	CATGPSPointPointConnDesignHdr	Creates a new points to points analysis connection
	CATGPSPointHalfConnDesignHdr	Creates a new point analysis interface
	CATGPSSliderConnectionHdr	Creates a new slider connection property
	CATGPSContactConnectionHdr	Creates a new contact connection property
	CATGPSFastenedConnectionHdr	Creates a new fastened connection property
	CATGPSFastenedSpringConnectionHdr	Creates a new fastened spring connection property
	CATGPSPressureFittingHdr	Creates a new pressure fitting connection property
	CATGPSBoltTighteningHdr	Creates a new bolt tightening connection property
	CATGPSRigidConnectionHdr	Creates a new rigid connection property
	CATGPSSmoothConnectionHdr	Creates a new smooth connection property
	CATGPSVirtBoltTighteningHdr	Creates a new virtual bolt tightening connection property
	CATGPSVirtSpringBoltTighHdr	Creates a new virtual spring bolt tightening connection property
	CATGPSGenericDistantHdr	Creates a new user-defined distant connection property
	CATGPSSpotWeldingConnectionHdr	Creates a new spot welding connection property
	CATGPSSeamWeldHdr	Creates a new seam welding connection property
	CATGPSSurfWeldHdr	Creates a new surface weld connection property
	CATGPSPointPointPropHdr	Nodes to Nodes Connection Property
	CATGPSHalfPointPropHdr	Creates a new node interface property
	CATGPSClampHdr	Creates a new clamp on a geometry
	CATGPSPlanPlanHdr	Creates a new surface slider on a geometry
	CATGPSSliderHdr	Creates a new slider on a geometry
	CATGPSSlidingPivotHdr	Creates a new sliding pivot on a geometry
	CATGPSBallJoinHdr	Creates a new ball join on a geometry
	CATGPSPivotHdr	Creates a new pivot on a geometry
	CATGPSRestraintHdr	Creates a new user-defined restraint on a geometry
	CATGPSIsostaticHdr	Creates a new isostatic restraint on the entire model
	CATGPSPressureHdr	Creates a new pressure on a geometry
	CATGPSDistributedForceHdr	Creates a new distributed force on a geometry
	CATGPSMomentHdr	Creates a new moment on a geometry
	CATGPSBearingLoadHdr	Creates a new bearing load on a geometry
	CATGPSImportedForceHdr	Creates a new imported force on a geometry
	CATGPSImportedMomentHdr	Creates a new imported moment on a geometry
	CATGPSAccelerationHdr	Creates a new acceleration on a geometry
	CATGPSRotationHdr	Creates a new rotation force on a geometry
	CATGPSEnforcedDispHdr	Associates a new enforced displacement to a restraint
	CATGPSLineicForceHdr	Creates a new line force density on a geometry
	CATGPSSurfacicForceHdr	Creates a new surface force density on a geometry
	CATGPSBodyForceHdr	Creates a new volume force density on a geometry
	CATGPSForceDensityHdr	Creates a new force density on a geometry
	CATGPSTemperatureFieldHdr	Creates a new temperature field on a body
	CATGPSTemperatureFieldFromThermalSolutionHdr	Creates a new temperature field from a thermal solution on a body
	CATGPSCombineLoadHdr	Creates a combination of loads defined in current model
	CATGPSLoadAssemblyHdr	Creates an assembly of loads defined in sub-analyses
	CATGPSDistributedMassHdr	Creates a distributed mass on a geometry
	CATGPSLineicMassHdr	Creates a line mass density on a line geometry
	CATGPSSurfacicMassHdr	Creates a surface mass density on a surface geometry
	CATGPSInertiaMassHdr	Distributes mass and inertia on the selected support(s)
	CATGPSCombineMassHdr	Creates a combination of masses defined in current model
	CATGPSApplyMaterialHdr	Applies material on Analysis Connection
	CATGPSComputeHdr	Meshes, computes and generates the solutions
	CATGPSComputeAdaptHdr	Computes taking into account the adaptivity process
	CATGPSAdaptivityEntityHdr	Creates a new adaptivity entity
	CATGPSAdaptLocalHdr	Creates a local adaptivity specification
	CATGPSVirPartSmoothHdr	Creates a new smooth virtual part
	CATGPSVirPartContactHdr	Creates a new contact virtual part
	CATGPSVirPartRigidHdr	Creates a new rigid virtual part
	CATGPSVirPartSpringHdr	Creates a new rigid spring virtual part
	CATGPSVirPartSmoSpriHdr	Creates a new smooth spring virtual part
	CATGPSPeriodicHdr	Creates a new periodicity condition
	CATGPSGraphResultHdr	Displays the results graph
	CATGPSElfiniListingHdr	Displays the listing
	CATGPSExternalStorageHdr	Defines the storage location for analysis computation
	CATGPSClearSelectedSolutionHdr	Clears the storage of the selected solution
	CATGPSLocateScratchHdr	Defines the temporary data directory
	CATGPSStaticCaseHdr	Creates a new static analysis case
	CATGPSFrequencyCaseHdr	Creates a new frequency analysis case
	CATGPSBucklingCaseHdr	Creates a new buckling analysis case
	CATGPSCombinedStaticCaseHdr	Creates a new combined analysis case
	CATGPSStaticConstrainedModeCaseHdr	Creates a new static constrained modes case, first step in the implementation of the Craig-Bampton method
	CATGPSCreateSolutionCaseHdr	Creates a new solution case
	CATGPSCreatePreprocessingCaseHdr	Creates a new preprocessing case
	CATSPMImageDeformedMeshHdr	Displays the deformed mesh
	CATSPMImageVonMisesIsoHdr	Displays the Von Mises stress
	CATSPMImageDispHdr	Displays the displacement
	CATSPMImagePrincipalStressHdr	Displays the principal stress
	CATSPMImageErrorHdr	Displays the stress estimated precision
	CATSPMImageMeshHdr	Displays the mesh
	CATSPMActivationHdr	Activates/Deactivates images
	CATSPMAnimateHdr	Animates analysis images
	CATSPMCutPlaneAnalysisHdr	Activates cut plane on images
	CATSPMDeformHdr	Modifies the amplification magnitude
	CATSPMImageExtremaHdr	Detects extrema on images
	CATSPMExtremaLocalUpdateHdr	Launches local update on extrema
	CATSPMFocusOnExtremumHdr	Focus on extremum
	CATSPMInfosHdr	Gives information on the selected object
	CATSPMGenerateImageHdr	Generates one or more images
	CATSPMLockUnlockColorMapHdr	Locks/Unlock the Color Map
	CATSPMLayoutHdr	Activates layout for all activated images
	CATSPMSimplificationHdr	Allows to choose a simplified representation for an image to accelerate its display
	CATSPMSaveAsNewTemplateHdr	Saves the customized image as template
	CATSPMExportingDataHdr	Exports data from the selected image
	CATSPMBasicReportHdr	Generates a basic HTML report
	CATSPMReportHdr	Generates a report on the selected feature
	CATSPMAdvReportHdr	Generates a customized HTML report
	CATSPMEnvelopComputerHdr	Creates a new Envelop Case
	CATSPMAddEnvelopTypeHdr	Generates one or more envelop types

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History

Version: 3 [January 2008]	Document updated
Version: 2 [March 2006]	Document updated
Version: 1 [June 2005]	Document created
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