Nastran Analysis Interface Module (AIM)
Natran Analysis Interface Module (AIM)
FEA DesignVariable

Structure for the design variable tuple = ("DesignVariable Name", "Value"). "DesignVariable Name" defines the reference name for the design variable being specified. This string will be used in the FEA input directly. The "Value" must be a JSON String dictionary (see Section JSON String Dictionary). In Nastran the DesignVariable Name will be the LABEL used in the DESVAR input. For this reason the user should keep the length of this input to a minimum number of characters, ideally 7 or less.

JSON String Dictionary

If "Value" is JSON string dictionary (eg. "Value" = {"designVariableType": "Property", "groupName": "plate", "upperBound": 10.0, "fieldName": "TM"}) the following keywords ( = default values) may be used: