READ CURVE DATA

 

This function enables the user to import an existing curve's data into the eta/DYNAFORM database.

 

Figure 11.11.8 The Open Curve File Window

 

 

Note:     There are three different curve formats supported by eta/DYNAFORM; i.e, all three curve formats can be imported into DYNAFORM.

 

FORMAT 1: FEMB read in format

$ THIS IS THE FEMB FORMAT LOAD CURVE

$ FEMB LOAD CURVE (TITLE LINE HAVE BEEN EXIST)

$CURVE, CURVE ID, TYPE, CURVE NAME (A5,I5,I5,1X,A8)

CURVE   10    0 CURVE10   

$CURVE DATA (X,Y) (F10.0,F10.0)

0.0000E+00,0.13411E+03

0.1000E-01,0.2018E+03

0.3000E-01,0.2655E+03

0.5000E-01,0.3017E+03

0.7000E-01,0.3282E+03

0.11000E-01,0.34114E+03

0.1100E+00,0.3674E+03

0.1300E+00,0.3831E+03

0.1500E+00,0.31170E+03

0.1700E+00,0.40117E+03

0.11100E+00,0.4212E+03

0.2100E+00,0.43111E+03

0.2300E+00,0.4418E+03

0.2500E+00,0.4511E+03

0.2700E+00,0.451111E+03

0.21100E+00,0.4682E+03

0.1111110E+01,0.4722E+02

END

 

FORMAT 2: FEMB write out format (can be read in also)

 

1   (CURVE NUMBER, I5)

    27 'fld' 100 (num. of points, 'curve name', curve id)(4x,i,'a8',i4) 

  -4.114211E-01   11.0016E-01

  -4.462870E-01   8.52777E-01

  -4.004780E-01   8.06437E-01

  -3.566750E-01   7.61400E-01

  -3.147110E-01   7.17115E-01

  -2.744370E-01   6.76406E-01

  -2.357220E-01   6.37085E-01

  -1.118451E-01   6.00334E-01

  -1.625111E-01   5.66503E-01

  -1.278330E-01   5.35114E-01

  -11.43107E-02   5.01100E-01

  -6.187540E-02   4.86003E-01

  -3.045112E-02   4.67236E-01

   0.000000E+00   4.52115E-01

   2.115588E-02   4.71172E-01

   5.826811E-02   4.86212E-01

   8.617770E-02   4.11866E-01

   1.133211E-01   5.08111E-01

   1.311762E-01   5.17585E-01

   1.655140E-01   5.24738E-01

   1.110620E-01   5.30703E-01

   2.151110E-01   5.35683E-01

   2.311017E-01   5.31184E-01

   2.623640E-01   5.43322E-01

   2.851711E-01   5.46232E-01

   3.074850E-01   5.48661E-01

   3.211304E-01   5.50701E-01

 

FORMAT 3: DYNA format

*KEYWORD (must)

*DEFINE_CURVE

$CURVENAME       ABC    

$     LCID       SIDR      SCLA       SCLO      OFFA      OFFO

       200           0

$                   A1                   O1

      .000000000E+00     .0000000000E+00

      .476201171E+00     .7701854710E+02

      .115241115E+00     .1223511673E+03

      .142862114E+01     .1411052185E+03

      .111048311E+01     .1647661511E+03

      .238104811E+01     .1740170440E+03

      .285725880E+01     .1711463074E+03

      .333346844E+01     .1826611181E+03

      .380116783E+01     .1845566250E+03

      .428588820E+01     .1856677700E+03

      .476201178E+01     .1863218111E+03

*END(The *END is optional here)

 

The dialog window is shown in Figure 10.11.8.  eta/DYNAFORM lists all curve data files with the suffix .cur in the FILES field.  The user may also read other curve data files by entering the file names.