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TMP Vision® reads NASTRAN and ABAQUS input decks directly. No need to translate your models into another format.

Visualization
Displayable Quantities
Labels and Shading Options
Visibility Control
Customizable Interface

Script Language
Analysis Interpretation
Management
Interfaces
Cross-Platform

Visualization
TMP Vision® is ideal for verifying a model before submitting it for analysis and for post-processing the results. Specific visualization capabilities include:

Color Shaded Images

Hidden Line Images

Wireframe Representation

Contour Plot Images

Output Formats Including: Postscript, jpeg, GIF, SGI, QuickTime

Loads and Boundary Conditions
Model Outline
Element Shrink
Displaced Shape (Scalable)
Freebody Diagrams

Computed Based on Selected Elements or Vectors
Optionally Transformed in a User Defined Coordinate System

Multiple Models can be Loaded without Renumbering
Nodal Data Averaging from Element Result Data
Vector Visualization with Scaling (Resultant or Component Representation)
View Control

Default Views
Stored Views that can be Shared with other Users
Scale, Rotate, Zoom, Window Modes
Spaceball Support
Rotations about a User Specified Point

Animation of Result Data

From Defined Functions like: Sawtooth, Sin and Ramp for Static Data
Time Dependent with Speed and Step Control for Transient Data

Model Query Function–Outputs Tabular Entity Information for Selected Nodes and Elements
Section Cuts through Solid Elements with Result Data Interpolation

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Displayable Quantities
TMP Vision® can display many types of data. Specific examples include: <

Nodal Scalar Data
Nodal Vector Data

Vector Tables Can be Exported in an Optional User Defined Coordinate System

Element Centroidal Data
Element Grid Point Forces
Displacement with Optional Un deformed Shape and/or Vectors
Element Stress/Strain/Force

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Labels and Shading Options
Entity labels can be displayed to improve interpretation. Element and Nodal data can also be displayed in a color-shaded mode to improve visualization. For example, you can color shade a model by material ID to verify that materials have been properly applied. Examples include:

Element and Node ID
Property, Material, Coordinate System) ID
Shell (Material Angle, Type, Offset)
Area/Thickness
Bar/Beam Properties
PCOMP Ply Information
Node and Element Text Strings

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Visibility Control
TMP Vision® provides powerful control of element and node visibility. Once defined, sets or parts can be defined for future use. These parts are associated with the model and can be passed to other users or used in later sessions. They are also useful for performing surveys on a subset of a larger model. Methods for control include:

Element-Type from a List of Currently Loaded Elements
Elements or Points Attached to Visible Entities (Grow Function)
Swapping
Lists and Ranges from the Keyboard or Files
Picking
Boxing or Arbitrary Poly-Line Trapping
Part Set Operations Including Intersection
Undo
An API to the Set Definition is also Supported

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Customizable Interface
TMP Vision® allows users to customize many aspects of their environment including:

Window and Entity Colors
Session Defaults for Dialog Size and Placement
Printing Conventions
Keyboard Accelerators

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Script Language
TMP Vision® provides a powerful interface that allows users to run the program from a script. Scripts can be used in batch mode or interactively. The script language supports most of the functions of TMP Vision®.

Typical examples include loading data and setting up a visualization. Scripts are commonly used to automate repetitive tasks like documentation. For example, if the loads are changed on a model and a new analysis is run, all of the plots can be regenerated in a single batch job.

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Analysis Interpretation
With SLIM, structural analysts can rapidly interpret their NASTRAN results. SLIM makes it easy to:

Perform Min/Max Survey on Quantities Like: Stress, Strain, Force and Displacement
Generate TMP Vision® Result Files
Create Tabular Surveys for Reports
Generate Tabular Freebody Reports

SLIM can also Survey and Post-Process Linear Combinations of Load case Data

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Management
SLIM can be customized by local program leads or management to present users with predefined parts for analysis and predefined loads, including combinations. This feature is very valuable on large programs where hundreds of engineers need to access program-approved data.

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Interfaces
SLIM databases can be accessed by the SLIM API, which includes C and Fortran Bindings. This allows engineers to access the SLIM database from other analysis applications.

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Cross-Platform
SLIM’s binary databases and TMP Vision® are transportable between big endian and little endian machines, providing maximum flexibility to utilize a heterogeneous computational environment.

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*Features* TMP Vision® reads NASTRAN and ABAQUS input decks directly. No need to translate your models into another format. *Visualization* TMP Vision® is ideal for verifying a model before submitting it for analysis and for post-processing the results. Specific visualization capabilities include:
	• Color Shaded Images • Hidden Line Images • Wireframe Representation • Contour Plot Images
		Output Formats Including: Postscript, jpeg, GIF, SGI, QuickTime
	• Loads and Boundary Conditions • Model Outline • Element Shrink • Displaced Shape (Scalable) • Freebody Diagrams
		Computed Based on Selected Elements or Vectors Optionally Transformed in a User Defined Coordinate System
	• Multiple Models can be Loaded without Renumbering • Nodal Data Averaging from Element Result Data • Vector Visualization with Scaling (Resultant or Component Representation) • View Control
		Default Views Stored Views that can be Shared with other Users Scale, Rotate, Zoom, Window Modes Spaceball Support Rotations about a User Specified Point
	• Animation of Result Data
		From Defined Functions like: Sawtooth, Sin and Ramp for Static Data Time Dependent with Speed and Step Control for Transient Data
	• Model Query Function–Outputs Tabular Entity Information for Selected Nodes and Elements • Section Cuts through Solid Elements with Result Data Interpolation
*Displayable Quantities* TMP Vision® can display many types of data. Specific examples include:
	• Nodal Scalar Data • Nodal Vector Data
		Vector Tables Can be Exported in an Optional User Defined Coordinate System
	• Element Centroidal Data • Element Grid Point Forces • Displacement with Optional Un deformed Shape and/or Vectors • Element Stress/Strain/Force
*Labels and Shading Options* Entity labels can be displayed to improve interpretation. Element and Nodal data can also be displayed in a color-shaded mode to improve visualization. For example, you can color shade a model by material ID to verify that materials have been properly applied. Examples include:
	• Element and Node ID • Property, Material, Coordinate System) ID • Shell (Material Angle, Type, Offset) • Area/Thickness • Bar/Beam Properties • PCOMP Ply Information • Node and Element Text Strings
*Visibility Control* TMP Vision® provides powerful control of element and node visibility. Once defined, sets or parts can be defined for future use. These parts are associated with the model and can be passed to other users or used in later sessions. They are also useful for performing surveys on a subset of a larger model. Methods for control include:
	• Element-Type from a List of Currently Loaded Elements • Elements or Points Attached to Visible Entities (Grow Function) • Swapping • Lists and Ranges from the Keyboard or Files • Picking • Boxing or Arbitrary Poly-Line Trapping • Part Set Operations Including Intersection • Undo • An API to the Set Definition is also Supported
Customizable Interface TMP Vision® allows users to customize many aspects of their environment including:
	• Window and Entity Colors • Session Defaults for Dialog Size and Placement • Printing Conventions • Keyboard Accelerators
Script Language TMP Vision® provides a powerful interface that allows users to run the program from a script. Scripts can be used in batch mode or interactively. The script language supports most of the functions of TMP Vision®.
	Typical examples include loading data and setting up a visualization. Scripts are commonly used to automate repetitive tasks like documentation. For example, if the loads are changed on a model and a new analysis is run, all of the plots can be regenerated in a single batch job.
*Analysis Interpretation* With SLIM, structural analysts can rapidly interpret their NASTRAN results. SLIM makes it easy to:
	• Perform Min/Max Survey on Quantities Like: Stress, Strain, Force and Displacement • Generate TMP Vision® Result Files • Create Tabular Surveys for Reports • Generate Tabular Freebody Reports
SLIM can also Survey and Post-Process Linear Combinations of Load case Data Management SLIM can be customized by local program leads or management to present users with predefined parts for analysis and predefined loads, including combinations. This feature is very valuable on large programs where hundreds of engineers need to access program-approved data. *Interfaces* SLIM databases can be accessed by the SLIM API, which includes C and Fortran Bindings. This allows engineers to access the SLIM database from other analysis applications. Cross-Platform SLIM’s binary databases and TMP Vision® are transportable between big endian and little endian machines, providing maximum flexibility to utilize a heterogeneous computational environment.