The method “readGroupsFromSamcefDat” reads Groups from a Samcef Bacon data file and returns a Hash containing the list of Groups. (This method is similar to “readGroupsFromPatranSession” also defined in “Post” module.) The keys are Group names, and the values are the Groups. The method has two arguments:
The definition of Groups must be done according to the “.SEL” command of the Bacon files. Only the lines in the “.SEL” commands are considered. More model definition command may be present in the file but they are ignored. Examples of use of the method follow: