Creo Configuration Management Tool
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Sets the integration method used for Ansys SHELL181. reduced - uses uniform reduced integration. full - uses full integration. Default is full
Defines if advanced result types, like various strains, are visible by default
Warn about gaps or overlaps at contacts before solving
Always assume large deflection in the solver calculations. Added in Creo 8
Allow the best method to be selected automatically
Specify the number of required natural frequencies for the modal solution
Set the number of processor cores to be used by Creo Ansys solver. Currently supports 1-4 cores
Allow the most appropriate solver to be automatically selected for your model
Choose whether to replace the constraints with Inertia Relief to allow solution for unconstrained models. Added in Creo 9
Used to specify fringe colors in Pro/FEM-POST results. Specify blue, black, cyan, magenta, green, yellow, red, and white. Enter colors as a dash-delimited string (lowest to highest value). The default is blue-cyan-green-yellow-red-magenta-white
Controls the enclosure volume transparency in shaded model display. You can change the value in the range between 0.0 and 1.0. The bigger the value, the more transparent the enclosure volume. The default value is 0.92. Controls transparency of enclosure volumes
Yes - The user will be prompted to select a file to retrieve the mesh from, or enter a file name to save the mesh to. No - The user will not be prompted to select or enter a mesh file name
Toggle transfer of load set names to ANSYS
Toggle transfer of groups/layers to ANSYS
The value that FEM created elements of aspect ratio are compared against
Specify the default solver to be used in FEM mode
The value that FEM created elements of distortion indices are compared against
Sets the minimum acceptable default angle between adjacent element edges. Enter value between 0 and 90
Yes - Store and retrieve automatically the FEM mesh in the mesh file upon its creation and on entering Creo Simulate, respectively. This option triggers Hierarchical Mesh mode. No (default) - Do not store or retrieve the FEM Mesh automatically
Enable inertia relief in FEM mode. Creo Simulate will output PARAM,INREL,-2 to a Nastran deck file or XYZ to ANSYS PREP7 file
Yes - All Solver files will be retained after running the analysis. No - All Solver files will be deleted after running the analysis
Yes - The FEM mesh will automatically be retrieved from the current working directory on entering Creo Simulate. No - The mesh will not be retrieved automatically. The default is NO
Yes - The FEM mesh will be saved in the current working directory after it is created. No - The mesh will not be saved automatically after it is created. The default value is No
Controls the default setting of the Create Solid-Shell Links check box on the FEM Mesh Settings dialog box. By default this option is set to YES, and the check box is selected
Yes - The menu item Operations appears in the FEM MESH menu, providing access to functionalities to manipulate the finite element mesh. No - the menu FEM MESH will not have the item Operations
The value that FEM created elements of mid ratios are compared against
Specify the version number of neutral file
Yes - Generate individual element for each pair of independent node and dependent node. Nastran output creates multiple RBAR cards. No - Generate a single element between the independent node and all dependent nodes. Nastran output creates a single RBE2 card
Yes - Issue a warning whenever the current operation invalidates the existing FEM mesh. No (default) - Erase the mesh without notification when it becomes incompatible with the model
Sets the default shell element type in FEM mode
Sets the maximum acceptable default skew angle value, measured in degrees. Enter a value between 0 and 90
Interrupt the Nastran solver after the specified time limit in minutes using the TIME executive card. A negative number directs the solver to use its own default. The default value of this option is -1
Sets the minimum acceptable default taper value. Enter a value between 0 and 1
Sets the maximum acceptable default warp angle value, measured in degrees. Enter a value between 0 and 90
Specifies the ANSYS equation solver type to be used. Supported solver types: FRONTAL, ITERATIVE (JCG), POWERSOLVER (PCG), ICCG, AUTO, and SPARSE
Specifies the Y-direction based on compressed and uncompressed geometry. The default value is uncompressed
Specify the path to ANSYS executable. Sets path to ANSYS executable
Specifies the path to the Genesis executable. Sets path to Genesis executable
Specify the path to MSC/NASTRAN executable. Sets path to MSC/NASTRAN executable
Specifies the path to the NEi Nastran executable. Sets path to NEi Nastran executable
Specifies the name of the user-defined solver to be included in the SOLVE menu. See also pro_solver_path
Specifies the path to the user-defined solver whose name is defined in the SOLVE menu. See also pro_solver_name. Sets path to user-defined solver executable
Forces assembly link calculations to take into account the separation of linked shells
Treats Mass Idealizations as additive if they are applied to the same entity and suppresses Mass precedence rules
Yes - Deletes the points inserted during an AutoGEM session when deleting mesh elements. No - Retains the points inserted during an AutoGEM session when deleting mesh elements
Sets the default value for the ratio of Edge Length / Radius of curvature
Sets the value for the target ratio of Edge Length / Radius of curvature for automatic creation of a global AutoGEM Control
Set the value to the part thickness. This causes AutoGEM to perform more boundary refinement, and can be very useful for thinner parts
Create automatic thin solids during mesh
Sets the default maximum angle tolerance for auto-mapping of pressure load. The valid range is from 0 to 90 degrees
Sets the default maximum distance tolerance (relative to model size) for auto-mapping of pressure load. The default value is 0.0012
Set the value of characteristic thickness for auto-detection of shell pairs. Using this as a threshold value, auto-detection will find surface pairs with thickness smaller than this value
Yes - Regenerate model on entrance to Creo Simulate. No - Don't regenerate the model
Specifies the path where the Beam Sections will be stored. Sets path where Beam Sections are stored
Allow cone selection for creation of bearing load
Enables node reaction calculations for point constraints within links. The default value is NO
No - Suppress Jacobian checks at corner nodes. ANSYS and Nastran checks parabolic elements Jacobian at the integration points only and FEM will fix too curved elements for the same criterion. Yes - Jacobian is checked both at integration points and corner nodes. FEM mode will fix too curved elements accordingly
Specify the value of contact penetration depth in percentage (greater than 0.0 up to 100.0 with default as 5.0)
Modifies the convergence tolerance for contact. The specified factor will be multiplied by the default tolerance
Toggle display of AutoGEM Controls
Toggle automatic arrow scaling
Toggle display of Load arrows to have tails or heads touching
Toggle display of Beam Release icons
Toggle display of beam section icons
Toggle display of beam icons
Specify the display mode of icons for Beams
Toggle display of contact icons
Toggle display of crack icons
Toggle display of Fastener icons
Specify the display mode of icons for Fasteners
Yes - Geometrical references are highlighed when selecting a load/constraint
Toggle display of simulation objects in Dynamic Spin
Specifies whether internal edges of mesh elements should be displayed in the wireframe mode. The default is "No"
Toggle display of distributed load vectors over entire entity
Toggle display of load icons
Yes - The load/constraint name appears in the label
Toggle display of Load values
Toggle display of loads and constraints defined on lower-level components of assembly
Specify the display mode of icons for Loads and Constraints
Toggle zoom-insensitive behavior of shaded icons for Loads and Constraints
Toggle display of mass icons
Specify the display mode of icons for Masses
Toggle zoom-insensitive behavior of shaded icons for Masses
Toggle display of Material Assignment icons
Toggle display of Simulation Measure icons
Toggle display of Mesh together with Model
Yes - The Mesh/AutoGEM control name appears in the label
Yes - The Mesh/AutoGEM control value appears in the label
Toggle display of Mesh Controls
Toggle display of Mesh entities
Specify the mode of mesh display in FEM preprocessor
Specify the quality of mesh display in Creo Simulate
Toggle the display of shell thickness in Creo Simulate mesh. YES - Display shells with real thickness. NO - Display shells with zero thickness
Control display of Mesh through a specified percentage of shrinking of its elements
Toggle the display of the Simulation model setup in the lower left corner of Creo screen
Toggle display of Simulation Object names
Toggle display of Rigid Link DOF icons
Toggle display of Rigid Link icons
Toggle display of shell icons
Specify the display mode of icons for Shells
Toggle display of spring icons
Toggle display of structure constraint icons
Toggle display of structure load icons
Toggle display of Thermal Boundary Condition icons
Toggle display of thermal load icons
Toggle display of Weighted Link DOF icons
Toggle display of Weighted Link icons
Toggle display of Weld icons
Yes - Creo Simulate will perform an expanded set of diagnostic checks during meshing a model or running an analysis. These include checks for interferences in an assembly and for singular geometry. No - Creo Simulate will not perform expanded checks
Controls the maximum angle between a surface to be extended during shell compression and its adjacent surfaces. If the angle is higher than specified, the adjacent surfaces is extended. The default is 30 degrees. The range is from 0 to 90 degrees
Controls the use of biaxiality correction. The default value is YES
Controls which method is used to model biaxiality: SIMPLE calculates a simple biaxiality ratio only, STANDARD uses nCode method of assessment and AUTO performs the standard method, but may recalculate depending on the results of the assessment. The default value is AUTO
Specifies the percentage confidence in the predicted life result value. The default value is 90, and range is from 0.1 to 99.9
Controls the use of external material data. The default value is NO
Specifies the value for the lives beyond cutoff. The default value is 1e20 and range is from 1e15 to 1e30
Specifies the value for the maximum factor of safety. The default value is 5.0 and range is from 2.0 to 5e6
Controls the application of the mean stress correction. The default value is YES
Controls which method is used to model mean stress: the Morrow Correction or the Smith-Watson-Topper Approach. The default value is MORROW
Specifies a factor used to determine the Life Confidence quantity. The default value is 3 and range is from 1.1 to 100
Specifies the directory for user files (for example, external material files). The default value is the current directory. Sets directory for simulation user files
Controls writing of surface stresses to a neutral file. The default value is NO
Default number of sub-divisions for mapped meshing in FEM mode. Default value is 10 and range is from 1 to 99
Yes - use PSHELL cards, No - use PCOMP cards for laminate composite shells in NASTRAN output file
Specifies the path to the Simulation post processor HTML report preferences file. Sets path to Simulation HTML report preferences file
Sets the default method for calculating coefficients for hyperelastic materials. If set to "normalized", normalized stresses will be used. If set to "non-normalized", non-normalized stresses will be used
Determines how many icons are drawn for a distribution. 1 is fewer, 10 is the highest
Control whether unpaired surfaces are ignored when meshing the model
Sets the default for the display of diagnostics during the run of an analysis in Creo Simulate Native mode. If set to prompt, the user is prompted to run diagnostics every time he/she starts a run
Set the default value of accuracy for live simulation. The value varies from 0.05 to 1.0, and can be changed by multiples of 0.05
No - The user is prompted to load the existing Creo Simulate mesh file from the current working directory. Yes - The mesh file, if exists, is loaded automatically and the mesh is displayed
Sets the type of load preview: vectors, fringe or mesh
Mass normalize modes. If set to no, the modes are normalized to a maximum displacement of 1. The default is no
Specifies the convention used for defining Poisson's ratio for anisotropic materials as being either Tsai (Column-normalized) or Jones (Row-normalized). This option affects only the labels for Poisson's ratio on the Material data form
Specify the maximum number of iterations for contact analysis. The default is 200
Specifies the maximum amount of memory in megabytes to be allocated during FEM meshing. If this option is not set, or set to zero, the mesher can use all available memory
Specify whether modal displacement superposition should be used in dynamic analyses
If set to yes, use the modal stress superposition method to compute the stress results. If set to no, use the superconvergent stress recovery method
Default number of sub-divisions for mapped meshing in Native mode. Default value is 3 and range is from 1 to 99
Output newton and snapthrough debug info to pas file
Modifies the convergence tolerance for newton loop. The specified factor will be multiplied by the default tolerance
Output load deflection curve to ldc file
Outputs FEM mesh element IDs on each layer into XML file
Override the default axis selection for symmetry constraint
Use perturbation solvers in the calculation of local sensitivity. The default is yes
Specifies the background color of the work area for the results display. The default value is PROE
Sets the thickness for beams and 2D-shells display in Post Processor. Numerical values specify the thickness in pixels
Sets the default for the behavior of mouse spinning the model in results
Enables legacy selection of geometrical entities from Creo Simulate results postprocessor on Creo Simulate geometry
Determines if the legend will be continuous tone (YES) or discrete colors (NO)
The default number of legend levels (from 1 to 16; the default is 9)
If set to NO, the legend is not displayed in newly created results windows by default
If set to NO, the gray minimum and maximum values are not displayed by default in the legend
This string sets the default color legend used in the definition of a results window. This file will be looked up in the sim_pp_template_dir location, or, if this is not specified, in the current working directory
Set this option to Yes to link the vaulted Simulate results to the model that is checked in, for this session. The default value of this option is Yes
Choose Absolute (Yes) or Relative (No) path to "rwd" file
Sets the default value for the display of the WCS location in dynamic query in results
Enables to hide the model outline in capping/cutting surface display
Yes - Averages results in Simulate Results. Applicable only for Creo Simulate Structure Mode Analysis types
Sets the default directory for results template files. Sets directory for results template files
To draw 2D arrows instead of 3D arrows while post-processing vector results. It is useful when system memory is not sufficient to display3D vector arrows
Flags to denote VRML1.0 or VRML2.0 (default) output
Flag to enable the inclusion of feature edges in the VRML file. The default value is NO
A factor to compare Simulate properties and warn about large variations
Sets the default value for reentrant geometry detection in both Isolation for Exclusion AutoGEM Control and expanded diagnostics checks. The valid range is from 0 to 180 degrees. The default is 120 degrees
Yes - The system ignores unopposed surfaces when meshing the model; the system also deselects the UseUnopposed option. No - the system uses the unopposed surfaces in the shell model
Forces results post-processing after the first pass of an SPA analysis
Specify the directory for Creo Simulate run output storage. By default, the current directory is used. Sets directory for Creo Simulate run output storage
Specify the directory for Creo Simulate run temporary storage. By default, the current directory is used. Sets directory for Creo Simulate run temporary storage
Controls the size of the elements that touch the tip of the crack, relative to the size of the crack
Sets the element aspect ratio criterion for the mesh smoothing process
Sets the element edge angle criterion (Quad elements only), measured in degrees, for the mesh smoothing process
Sets the element skew angle criterion (Quad elements only), measured in degrees, for the mesh smoothing process
Sets the element taper criterion (Quad elements only) for the mesh smoothing process
Sets the element warp angle criterion (Quad elements only), measured in degrees, for the mesh smoothing process
Modifies the start tolerance for snapthrough. The specified factor will be multiplied by the default tolerance
Specifies the amount of memory in megabytes reserved for solving equations and for storing element data created by the iterative solver. The default value is 512
If set to YES (default), the elements that touch the end of the spot weld are created in a circle the same diameter as the weld (AutoGEM only)
Sets the default for the interfaces created between the geometry in a structural model for meshing and running analysis
Run the Sturm sequence test for a modal analysis. By default, the solver automatically decides when to perform the Sturm sequence test
Sets on or off the superconvergent stress recovery algorithm
Sets the default for the interfaces created between the geometry in a thermal model for meshing and running analysis
Controls the characteristic thickness for automatic thin solids
Allows layers to become groups for Creo Simulate Independent mode
Sets the value of Fix Separation for fasteners created in Wildfire 5.0 or earlier with Fix Separation set to Auto
Sets the value of Frictionless Interface for Fasteners created in Wildfire 5.0 or earlier
Define how automatic contact creation will be handled for inactive studies. Only applicable if contacts are present in the model. Added in Creo 9
Set the default Live Simulation type
Define the behavior upon selection of simulation entities references
Yes - Activate FEM mode of Creo Simulate. No (default) - Activate Native mode of Creo Simulate
Specify Creo Simulate mode - Structure (default) or Thermal. This option is used only if the information about Creo Simulate mode is not yet stored with the model
Define whether Probes of other simulations studies will be automatically hidden upon Study activation
If set to yes the Process Guide will advance to the next set automatically upon completion of the current step
If set to yes, the Process Guide will be launched automatically upon entry into Creo Simulate, if template files are present
Specifies the default location of the Process Guide template files. Sets directory for Process Guide template files
Sets the file path of a NASTRAN deck template. Use full path to avoid problems. Sets file path of NASTRAN deck template