PROPCON Reference Manual

PDMS PROPCON

Reference Manual

Version 11.6

pdms1160/PROPCON Reference Manual

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Contents

1Introduction...................................................................................................1-1 1.1General Description..................................................................................................1-1 2Properties Data.............................................................................................2-1 2.1Setting Up a Properties Database............................................................................2-1 2.2Description.................................................................................................................2-1

2.2.1Design Layout Data....................................................................................2-1

2.2.2Material Property Data...............................................................................2-1

2.2.3Case Data.....................................................................................................2-1

2.2.4Component Data..........................................................................................2-1

2.2.5Constraint Data...........................................................................................2-2

2.2.6Run Data......................................................................................................2-2

2.2.7Units Specification......................................................................................2-2 2.3Material Property Data.............................................................................................2-2

2.3.1Hierarchy Description.................................................................................2-2

2.3.2Material Properties.....................................................................................2-2

2.3.3Pointers from the Design DB and Specification........................................2-4 2.4Case Data..................................................................................................................2-4

2.4.1Hierarchy Description.................................................................................2-4

2.4.2Pointer from the Design DB.......................................................................2-5 2.5Component Data.......................................................................................................2-5

2.5.1Hierarchy Description.................................................................................2-5

2.5.2Pointer from the Specification....................................................................2-6 2.6Constraints Data.......................................................................................................2-6

2.6.1Hierarchy Description.................................................................................2-6

2.6.2Pointer from the Design DB.......................................................................2-7 2.7Run Data....................................................................................................................2-7

2.7.1Hierarchy Description.................................................................................2-7 3Some General Commands...........................................................................3-1

3.1Introduction...............................................................................................................3-1 3.2The CLOCK Command.............................................................................................3-2 3.3The COPY Command................................................................................................3-2 3.4The DELETE Command...........................................................................................3-2 3.5The END Command..................................................................................................3-3 3.6The GOTO Command................................................................................................3-3 3.7The INCLUDE Command.........................................................................................3-3 3.8The LOCK Command................................................................................................3-3 3.9The NAME Command...............................................................................................3-4 3.10The NEW Command.................................................................................................3-4 3.11The OLD Command..................................................................................................3-4 3.12The QUERY Command.............................................................................................3-5 VANTAGE PDMS PROPCON Reference Manual contents-i

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