Rule for PDS Geometry Generation
Smart Materials geometries appended' to the corresponding commodity codes are considered to be the base of the PDS geometry generation (see S.40.22).
If a tablesuffix is used for the generation of the PDL name, those geometries that do not correspond to the tablesuffix are ignored.
Tables with a name prefixed by MAL_ only use geometries with the tablesuffix.
For the rest of the geometries, only those that have at least one attribute relevant for PDS geometry are used.
All remaining tables are joined, and the result is written.
Schedules
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The leading S (S-) of the schedule is eliminated. (If the PDL Header Replacement Chars field on PDS 10.01 contains the minus (-), S- will be replaced by S$ and therefore NOT eliminated.)
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Schedules can only be set if idents exist.
Conversion of Geometrics
If another unit of measurement is selected on PDS 20.01 for the geometry attributes, these units are converted in accordance with A.10.13. The unit assigned on A.50.01 is entered automatically when you enter an attribute here. If the unit is not changed, no conversion is carried out.
The text for the attribute can be changed, without any influence on the data on A.50.01.
The conversion is carried out via the following formula:
(Value * Add1)*Factor + Add2
Different unit text for the PDS geometries
For the PDS geometries, the value translated from A.10.14 is shown in the line Units=.....