PCF Material Mapping - CAESAR II - Help

CAESAR II Users Guide

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The PCF_MAT_MAP.TXT file maps PCF material names to a corresponding CAESAR II material number. Note that the first line is currently reserved to the CAESAR II version number. The match in this file must be an exact match. If no match is found, then the software searches the CAESAR II material database to find the "best match" (where the "best match" tries to do an intelligent match, adjusting for dashes, spaces, "GR", "SA" versus "A", and so forth) for the material name.

PCF COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 is used by the software to set the material attribute for each component. If the COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 value is not defined or recognized, the software applies the default material as specified by the Material Number value in the dialog box.

Any material specified by the PCF COMPONENT-ATTRIBUTE3 which is not a standard CAESAR II material as defined in the Tools > Materials dialog under the Material > Edit… menu must be mapped inside the PCF_MAT_MAP.TXT file.

To Modify the PCF_MAT_MAP.TXT File

This file is in the CAESAR II System folder.

This is an optional task. You can review the default file and determine if you need to make changes to fit your model.

  1. Open the PCF_MAT_MAP.TXT file in any text viewer, such as Notepad.

    The CAESAR II default file looks like this.

  2. Modify any of the materials definitions.

  3. Save and close the file.