TNOW
| (Simulation control) |
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| Last updated on : 08-08-2013 |
TNOW GlobalTime LocalTime FuncTmMd 2ndStgTime
| OPERAND | DESCRIPTION | DEFAULT |
|---|---|---|
| GlobalTime | Current global time | 0.0 |
| LocalTime | Local time | 0.0 |
| FuncTmMd | Function time method = 0 Use global time for function = 1 Use local time for function | Â |
| 2ndStgTime | The second-stage time | 0.0 |
DEFINITION
TNOW specifies the current simulation process time. (2ndStgTime is used for timing the second stage of a simulation, if the simulation contains two stages. For example, in hydraulic forming, a dwell may follow the forming. Thus the clock of the second global time starts when the dwell starts. This is a sort of like multiple operations but in one simulation.)
REMARKS
For initial runs GlobalTime = 0. For continuing and remeshing runs, GlobalTime indicates the current process time at the specified step number. If GlobalTime, LocalTime or 2ndStgTime is less than -1E20, the input value will be ignored. This is to facilitate updating one of them without changing the other (useful in multiple operations). Applicable simulation types: Isothermal Deformation, Heat Transfer, Non-Isothermal Deformation