Property sets (TSET)

Process settings, boundary conditions and mesh elements are all described in data blocks within the study file.

Each data block is assigned a reference number known as a TSET, that defines the nature of the block content, for example, TSET {40800} refers to "Part surface (Midplane) (default)" elements. Several data blocks in a single study file can share the same TSET. For example, different elements of the part may have different thicknesses. In order to differentiate between data entries of the same type (TSET), for example part surface (Midplane) elements, but with different properties, for example different thicknesses, TSetSub values are added.

References for TSET numbers can be found in the file 'tcodeset.dat', which is found in the data folder of the program installation folder.C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Simulation Moldflow Synergy 20xx\data\dat\tcodeset.dat

Example:

TSET{40800 1 "Part surface (Midplane) (default)"
   TSet #     = 40800	         TSetSub # = 1
   Group name = "Part surface (Midplane) (default)"

• The primary TSET number defines the data group. In this example, 40800 describes elements within the group "Part surface (Midplane) (default)".
• The group name refers to the selection made by the user from the User Interface, during the analysis set up. The user chose to use a Midplane mesh and has defined the element in question as a part element.
• TSetSub differentiates between data in the same group but with different properties.

Example:

TRI3{117 0 3 0 0 "" 40800 1 745   746   793}
TRI3{118 0 3 0 0 "" 40800 2 1777 1762 1761}

TSET{40800 1 "Part surface (Midplane) (default)"
  TCOD{3026   "" 2.0000001e-003}
…
}
TSET{40800 2 "Part surface(Midplane) (default)"
  TCOD{3026   "" 2.5000001e-003}
…
}

Elements 117 and 118 are both shell elements, as described by the block reference TRI3 { }, and are therefore both defined by the same TSET describing part surface elements, 40800. However, they have different properties, one being thicker than the other. As a result, they are defined by different TSetSub numbers, where TSetSub=1 is thinner than TSetSub=2.

Note: If you change the content of a TSET data block, the change will affect all entities referenced to that block. The studymod utility does not split TSET blocks into TSetSub blocks. The split must be performed in the original study, by creating a sub-group of entities.