About the PAM-CRASH Component

The PAM-CRASH component allows you to create a direct link to PAM-CRASH. The component reads an input file and generates a list of input and output parameters. You can modify the input parameter values from the PAM-CRASH component editor. The component executes the PAM-CRASH simulation with the updated values and generates an output file from which the output parameters are read.

The component can do the following:

• Divide mesh data to reduce the time to update the input file.
• Map input/output parameters to Isight parameters by selecting parameters from the PAM-CRASH component editor.

You can use Isight process components (such as DOE and Optimization) to iterate through the design space and optimize the model.

The following figure shows the PAM-CRASH Component Editor:

To start the PAM-CRASH Component Editor, double-click the PAM-CRASH component icon . When you have finished configuring the PAM-CRASH Component Editor, click OK to close the editor. For more information about inserting components and accessing component editors, see Working with Components in the Isight User’s Guide.