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Importing LMS Virtual.Lab durability XML files

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Importing LMS Virtual.Lab durability XML files
Use the Import LMS Virtual.Lab Durability XML File command to import an LMS Virtual.Lab durability
XML file to Simcenter 3D Pre/Post. During the import process, the software reads the LMS Virtual.Lab
durability XML file, creates Simcenter 3D FEM and Simulation files, and imports the entities of the LMS
Virtual.Lab durability model to each file. During the import process, an information window displays the
import progress by listing the imported features and the unsupported data or properties. The import
progress skips the unsupported data and continues the process.

While the XML file does not contain the mesh information, you can retrieve mesh source files to create a
mesh. The XML file may contain a link to an input or result file that you can choose to create the mesh.
Otherwise, you can specify any input or result file from which the mesh can be extracted.

The software imports data in new FEM and Simulation files. The imported data includes meshes, fields,
groups, physical and material properties, modeling objects, simulation objects, loads, constraints, and
solutions. The Simulation file also contains the converted durability entities, including the specialist
durability load events, simulation objects, analysis types, local definitions, material properties, and
solutions. For more information on imported data, see Supported LMS Virtual.Lab Durability data.

You need to solve the model in the specialist durability solution process to retrieve the durability results.

Note:
To import the LMS Virtual.Lab data, you must first enable the feature toggle in the Feature
Toggles dialog box.

1. Choose File→Utilities→Feature Toggles.

2. In the Description column, locate the Enable import of VLXML files of Specialist
Durability toggle.

3. In the State column for the toggle, right-click and choose On.

Where do I find it?

Application Pre/Post

Prerequisites A Simulation file as the work part and displayed part

Import LMS Virtual.Lab Durability XML File

Command Finder

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Supported LMS Virtual.Lab Durability data

The following table lists the LMS Virtual.Lab Durability XML data entries that are supported for import.

LMS Virtual.Lab Durability XML Simcenter 3D Pre/Post Comments

Mesh
FeMeshPart Mesh Supported formats:
Property
• Simcenter Nastran (op2, dat,
Material bdf)
• ANSYS (inp, rst)
• Abaqus (inp, odb)
From an odb file, only nodes
and elements are imported.
• Simcenter Samcef (dat, sdb)
• I-deas (unv)
Group
GroupSet Groups Only manual groups are
supported.
Manual Group Groups Only nodes and elements are
supported.
Material
SNCurve Material Only if the SN Curve is defined in
an external provider file.
Durability simulation object
Material Material
Specialist Durability load event
ModeSet Data source defined in Supported formats:
durability load events
• Simcenter Nastran (op2)
• ANSYS (rst)
• Abaqus (odb)
• Simcenter Samcef (des)

ModeSet used in the definition of

the block load event should have
only one data source.
LoadFunctionSet Pattern in block load event
Load History in
superposition event
LoadFEAssignment Superposition Event

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TransientResultSet
DurabilityCombineEventCase
Durability Load Length
Specialist Durability analysis
Durability Task Definition
Durability Analysis Case
Fatigue Parameter
Method Parameter
Specialist Durability weld
DurabilitySeamWeldSet
DurabilitySpotWeldSet
DurabilitySeamWeld
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Comments
Transient Event The scales defined in a ModeSet
are not supported.
Load length is not supported.
Duty Cycle
Specialist durability
solution process
Load Length in durability
load events
Local Definition
Specialist durability
solution process
Specialist durability Supported analysis types:
solution process
• Stress life
• Strain life
• Nominal stress seam weld
• Notch stress seam weld
• Force based spot weld
• Stress based spot weld
Durability simulation Only the parameters related to
objects supported Durability Analysis
Cases are imported.
Durability simulation External Provider is not supported.
objects
Only the parameters related to
supported Durability Analysis
Cases are imported.
Seam weld set
Spot weld set
Universal seam weld The importer only supports the
connection seam welds that the Auto-detect
Seam Weld command can detect.
Universal seam weld
connection elements
Durability seam weld
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LMS Virtual.Lab Durability XML Simcenter 3D Pre/Post Comments

Durability simulation
objects
Spot Weld Universal spot weld The importer only supports the
connection spot welds that the Auto-detect
Spot Weld command can detect.
Universal spot weld
connection elements
Durability spot weld

Import an LMS Virtual.Lab durability XML file

To import an LMS Virtual.Lab durability XML file, you need to start from a Simulation file.

1. Make the Simulation file the work part and the displayed part.

2. Choose Specialist Durability tab→Virtual Lab group→Import LMS Virtual.Lab Durability XML
File .

3. In the Input Selection group, click Browse to select an LMS Virtual.Lab durability XML file.

4. From the Mesh Source Origin list, select one of the following:

• From XML to select from the mesh source file names that the importer identifies from the links
in the XML file.
In the Mesh Source from XML group, select a mesh source file from the Mesh Source list.

Note:
The software lists the mesh source file names, without checking if the files exist in the
paths that are specified in the XML file. You need to verify this yourself.

• Specify to select any mesh source file you want.

In the Specify Mesh Source group, under File to Import, click Browse to select a mesh
source file.

5. From the Select Solver list, select a supported solver. The list of available solvers depends on the
type of the selected mesh source file.

6. In the Change Unit group, specify the units for the Mass, Length, Time, and Temperature
dimensions for the mesh source file.

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7. In the Output Selection group, under Folder to Create the Files, click Browse to define the
location for the new FEM and Simulation files.

8. In the FEM Part Name box, set the name for the new FEM file.

9. In the SIM Part Name box, set the name for the new Simulation file.

10. In the Log File Name box, set the name for the log file.

11. Click OK.

Import LMS Virtual.Lab Durability XML File dialog box

Input Selection
XML Model to Sets the file location and name for the LMS Virtual.Lab durability XML file. Click
Import Browse to select an XML file.

Mesh Source Origin Specifies the method to identify an input or result file from which the mesh is
extracted:
From XML Lets you select a mesh source file from the Mesh Source list.
Specify Lets you specify the mesh source file.

Mesh Source from XML or Specify Mesh Source

Mesh Source list Available when Mesh Source Origin is set to From XML.
Lets you select a mesh source file from the list of source files that are linked to
the XML file.
File to Import Available when Mesh Source Origin is set to Specify.

Sets the file location and name for the mesh source file. Click Browse to
select a file.
Select Solver Specifies the solver. Based on the type of the selected mesh source file, you can
select one of the following solvers:

• Simcenter Nastran and MSC Nastran (.op2.and .dat)

• Simcenter Samcef (.sdb and .dat)

• ANSYS (.inp, .rst)

• Abaqus (.inp, .odb)

From a .odb file only nodes and elements are imported.
Unit Displays the units that are defined in the mesh source file. If the unit system is
not defined in the file, it shows None.

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Change Unit Lets you select a unit for each of the following dimensions. It overwrites the
defined units in the mesh source file.

• Mass

• Length

• Time

• Temperature
Use Solver File Uses the units specified in the solver file instead of those you defined in the
Units if Available Change Unit group.
Output Selection
Folder to Create the Sets a file location for the new files. Click Browse to define the location.
Files
FEM Part Name Sets the name for the new FEM file.
SIM Part Name Sets the name for the new Simulation file.
Log File Name Sets the name for the log file.

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