A method describes how Smart Materials should retrieve values that have to be placed within a PCD or other neutral file. In many cases, the Method value is completed by the entry in the Source field to specify where the value can be found if a certain method is used. In most of the PDS objects, the methods for how to store the values in Smart Materials are different.
The existing methods vary depending on the values that should be retrieved. The methods are explained in detail within the description of each value.