HyperWorks 11.0
HyperMesh User Guide
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HyperWorks® 11.0 Release Notes
Trademark and Registered Trademark Acknowledgments
Listed below are Altair® HyperWorks® applications. Copyright© Altair Engineering Inc., All Rights Reserved for: HyperMesh® 1990-2011; HyperCrash™ 2001-2011; OptiStruct® 1996-2011; RADIOSS® 1986-2011; HyperView® 1999-2011; HyperView Player® 2001-2011; HyperStudy® 1999-2011; HyperGraph® 1995-2011; MotionView® 1993-2011; MotionSolve® 2002-2011; HyperForm® 1998-2011; HyperXtrude® 1999-2011; Process Manager™ 2003-2011; Templex™ 1990-2011; Data Manager™ 2005-2011; MediaView™ 1999-2011; BatchMesher™ 2003-2011;
TextView™ 1996-2011; HyperMath™ 2007-2011; ScriptView™ 2007-2011; Manufacturing Solutions™ 2005-2011; HyperWeld™ 2009-2011; HyperMold™ 2009-2011; solidThinking™ 1993-2011; solidThinking Inspired™ 2009-2011; Durability Director™ 2009-2011; Suspension Director™ 2009-2011; AcuSolve™ 1997-2011; and AcuConsole™ 2006-2011.
In addition to HyperWorks® trademarks noted above, GridWorks™, PBS™ Gridworks®, PBS™ Professional®, PBS™ and Portable Batch System® are trademarks of ALTAIR ENGINEERING INC., as is patent # 6,859,792. All are protected under U.S. and international laws and treaties. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Altair HyperMesh User's Guide
Graphical User Interface
...2
Toolbar/Panel Changes in HyperMesh 11.0
...3 Standard Toolbar Changes
...5 Standard Views Toolbar Changes
...6 Visualization Toolbar Changes
...8 Geometry Panel Changes
...14
HyperMesh Color Options dialog
...19
HyperMesh Menu Bar
...22 HyperMesh Toolbars ...23 Collectors Toolbar ...25 Checks Toolbar ...27 Display Toolbar ...29 Visualization Toolbar ...37 Element and ply visualization
...40 HyperMesh tabs ...41 HyperMesh Calculator Browsers ...44
Basic Browser Operations
...46 Sorting Entities ...47 Filtering Entities ...50 Finding Entities ...52 Dialogs ...54 Connector Browser ...56 Link Entity Browser
...57 Link Entity Browser Action Modes Tools
...59 Link Entity Browser View Option Toggle buttons
...65 Link Entity Browser Advanced Action Buttons
...66 Link Entity Browser Global Display Tools
...67 Link Entity Browser Context Menu
...69 Link Entity Browser Configuration Window
...71 Connector Entity Browser
...74 Connector Entity Browser Action Modes Tools
...76 Connector Entity Browser View Option Toggle Buttons
...82 Connector Entity Browser Advanced Action Buttons
...83 Connector Entity Browser Global Display Tools
...84 Connector Entity Browser Context Menu
...88 Connector Entity Browser Configuration Window
...91 Utility Tool Set - Connector Browser
...92 Link Definition ...93 Add Link ...96 Remove Links ...97 Update Links ...100 Modifying Link Rules
...103 Modifying Link States
...106 Part Replacement
...111 Find Connectors from Parts or Links
...112 Find Connectors from Realizations
...113 Find Links from Connectors
...114
Entity State Browser
...116 Entity State Browser Context Menu
...118
Model Browser
...122 Model Browser Views
...129 Model Browser Optimization View
...131 Model Browser Include View
...133 Direct/Indirect Property Assignment
...135 Direct/Indirect Property View
...140 Display Controls & Browser Modes
...141 Global Display Tools
...142 Local Display Controls
...144 Action Mode Tools
...152 Context-Sensitive Menu
...156 Configuring the Model Browser
...158
Loadsteps Browser
...160 Loadsteps Browser: OptiStruct & Nastran Profiles
...162 To Create a New Loadstep
...163 To Edit a Loadstep
...165 To Display a Loadstep
...166 To Rename, Renumber, Delete, or Edit the Card of a Loadstep
...167 To Edit the Global Options of a Loadstep
...168 Loadsteps: Auto-manage Load References
...169
Mask Browser
...171 Mask Browser Context Menu
...172
Set Browser
...173 To Set Display Options for the Set Browser
...174 To Use the Set Browser's Right-click Functionality
...176 To Change the Set Browser's Display and Export States
...177
Solver Browser
...181
...183 Default Utility Menu
...184 QA/Model Utility Menu
...187 BOM Comparison Tool
...188 BOM Comparison Tool GUI
...190 BOM Comparison Tool Control Section
...192 BOM Comparison Tool Tree Section
...194 BOM Comparison Tool Master Column
...195 BOM Comparison Tool BOM Display Section
...198 BOM Comparison Tool Metadata Display Section
...199 BOM Comparison Tool Failed Records Section
...200 Disp Utility Menu
...201 Geom/Mesh Utility Menu
...203 Preserve Edges
...205 Project Points
...206 Auto Connectors Macro
...209 Master Weld Files
...210 Diameter vs. Thickness Files
...211 ACM Welds ...214 CWELD Elements ...215 Midsurf Thickness ...219 To assign thickness and z-offset values using the Elements option
...220 To assign thickness and z-offset values using the Properties on Components
option
...221 To assign thickness and z-offset values using the Properties on Elements option
...222 To organize elements using the Organize Only option
...223 To contour thickness and z-offset values using the Elements option
...224 To contour thickness and z-offset values using the Properties on Components
option
...225 To contour thickness and z-offset values using the Properties on Elements option
...226 Gauge File Format & Example
...227 Midsurf Thickness Behavior Under Different User Profiles
...235 Quick TetraMesh
...239 Fix 2nd Order Midnodes
...243 Add Washer
...246 Trim Hole Macro
...248 Fill Hole Macro
...250 Box Trim Macro
...253 Bead utility
...255 Fix Sliver Tetra Elements
...259 Abaqus Utility Menu
...261 Contact Manager
...263 Interface Tab
...290 Surface Tab
...330 Surface Interaction Tab
...341 Dummy Positioning Process Manager
...343 Solid Face Alignment Utility
...344 Step Manager
...347 Step Manager Dialog Environment
...349 Step Manager Tab Environment
...350 Abaqus Step Manager Step Tab
...430 Abaqus Step Manager Load Case Tab
...432 ANSYS Utility Menu
...433 ANSYS Component Manager
...435 To Create a Component Collector
...437 To Create a Component Card with the Component Manager
...438 To Edit a Component Card
...439 ANSYS Material Macro
...441 Create Material Dialog
...442 Edit Material Dialog
...443 ANSYS Section Macro
...445 Create Section Dialog
...447 Edit Section Dialog
...449 To Create a SECDATA Card with the Section Macro
...453 ANSYS Real Sets Macro
...455 Create Real Sets Dialog
...456 Edit Real Sets Dialog
...457 ANSYS ET Type Macro
...459 Create ETType Dialog
...460 Edit ETType Dialog
...461 ANSYS Convert to Special 2nd Order Macro
...464 ANSYS Contact Manger
...469 Auto Contact - ANSYS Interface
...471 To Set Up an Auto Contact Run
...473 Auto Contact Browser
...475 Modifying Auto Contact Entities
...476 Modal Analysis Tool
...477 LS-DYNA Utility Menu
...479 Error Check ...482 Part Info ...483 Name Mapping ...484 Clone Part
...486 Part Replacement
...492 To use the Convert To Rigid macro
...493 Convert To Rigid Flow Chart
...494 Component Table
...499 Material Table
...501 Customizing Views of the Material Table
...503 Creating, Editing, and Loading Materials
...505 Managing Materials
...506 Sort Materials
...507 Create a New Material
...508 Edit a Material's Properties
...509 Merge Materials
...510 Find Duplicate Materials
...511 See the Load Curve for a Material
...512 Export Data from the Material Table
...513 MADYMO Utility Menu
...516 NASTRAN Utility Menu
...517 Nastran1 Page
...518 BCTABLE Manager
...521 Nastran Part Replacement
...525 Rigid Spider ...526 PartInfo ...527 Component Table ...534 Property Table ...538 Materials Table ...539 RSSCON Create ...540 RSPLINE Create ...541 TABLE Create ...543 Nastran2 Page ...544 Convert Shells ...545 Display SETs ...546 Tag on Nodes ...547 SPOINT ...548 PAM-CRASH 2G Utility Menu
...549 Tool Menu
...552 Dummy Positioning Tool Start Macro
...557 Part Replacement Macro
...559 Part Info Macro
...560 Substructure Tool Macro
...561 RBODY Manager Macro
...564 Apply Initial Metric Macro
...565 Organize Xlinks Macro
...566 MASS Manager Macro
...567 Input Fields in the Show ID Ranges User Interface
...568 Find Menu ...569 Card Menu ...571 Sum Menu ...572 M1 Menu ...574 M2 Menu ...577 Conn Menu ...579 GES Macro ...582 Component Table Macro
...583 PERMAS Utility Menu
...584 Convert Groups
...585 Creating an NLLOAD Card
...588 RADIOSS (Block Format) Utility Menu
...589 Tools Menu ...591 RBODY Manager ...594 Part Info ...595 Clone Part ...596 Create Part ...597 ADMAS Manager ...599 Engine File Tool
...614 Meshless Welds Macro
...620 Material Table Macro
...622 Model Check Macro
...623 Component Table ...631 Other Tools ...632 Accelerometer Tool ...633 Relative Displacement Tool
...635 BCs Manager Tool
...640 RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format), OptiStruct Utility Menu
...641 Summary Page ...643 FEA Page ...645 I-DEAS to RADIOSS ...646 Export in MDL ...647 Part Replacement ...651 Material Table ...653 Component Table ...655 Property Table ...657 Load Collector Table
...660 RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format) Model Checker
...663 Opti Page ...665 Voxelmesh ...667 Matfrac ...668 Reg. Volfrac ...669 PBAR, PROD Opti.
...670 CBAR, CROD Opti.
...672 Design Variables
...675 Design Constraints
HyperMesh Entities & Solver Interfaces
...686
Example Template Code
...688
Example FE-Input Code
...695
User Profiles
...697
Include Files
...700 Support of Includes: Abaqus
...701 Support of Includes: LS-Dyna
...702
Nodes
...708
Collectors and Collected Entities
...712 Assemblies ...718 Components ...729 Points ...730 Lines ...731 Surfaces ...732 Solids ...733 Elements ...816 Bar2 ...817 Bar3 ...818 Gap ...819 Hex8 ...820 Hex20 ...821 Joint ...822 Mass ...823 Master3 ...824 Master4 ...825 Penta6 ...826 Penta15 ...827 Plot ...828 Pyramid5 ...829 Pyramid13 ...830 Quad4 ...832 Quad8
...833 RBE3 ...834 Rigid ...835 Rigidlink ...836 Rod ...837 Slave1 ...838 Slave3 ...839 Slave4 ...840 Spring ...841 Tetra4 ...842 Tetra10 ...843 Tria3 ...844 Tria6 ...845 Weld ...846 Connectors ...847 Load Collectors ...881 Loads ...903 Accelerations ...904 Constraints ...905 Fluxes ...906 Forces ...907 Moments ...908 Pressures ...909 Temperatures ...910 Velocities ...911 Equations ...916 System Collectors ...920 Systems ...931 Vector Collectors ...936 Vectors ...937 Beamsection Collectors ...952 Beamsections ...956 Multibodies ...960 Ellipsoids ...961 Multibody Planes ...962 Multibody Joints ...967 Bags ...969 Generic ...970 Optimization Problem ...971 FBD Forces (All Loads)
...972 FBD Forces (Applied Loads Only)
...974 FBD Displacements
...975 Resultant Force & Moment
...976 FBD Cross-section ...977 ADM Part ...978 ADM Material ...979 Named Entities ...980 Blocks ...984 Curves ...991 Contact Surfaces ...995 Control Volumes ...1011Groups ...1087Load Steps ...1103Materials ...1200Laminates ...1204Output Blocks ...1224Plots ...1227Plies ...1230Properties ...1272Sensors ...1279Sets ...1295Tags ...1297Titles ...1299 Morphing Entities ...1300Domains ...1301Handles ...1303Morph Constraints ...1304Morph Volumes ...1305Shapes ...1306Symmetries ...1307 Optimization Entities ...1308Design Variables ...1312Design Variable Links ...1315Design Variable Property Relationships ...1319Discrete Design Variables ...1321Optimization Responses ...1324Optimization Constraints ...1327Optimization Equations ...1329Optimization Table Entries ...1331Objectives ...1334Objective References ...1336Optimization Constraint Screenings
...1338Optimization Controls ...1341
Control Cards
...1392
Element Property and Material Assignement Rules
...1395
Supported Cards by Solver
...1486
Unsupported Cards by Solver Geometry ...1501 Terminology ...1504Nodes ...1505Free Points ...1506Lines ...1507Faces ...1508Surfaces ...1509 Fixed Points ...1510 Free Edges ...1511 Shared Edges ...1512 Suppressed Edges ...1513 Non-manifold Edges ...1514Solids ...1515 Bounding Faces ...1516 Fin Faces ...1517 Full Partition Faces
...1518CAD Cleanup Tolerance ...1519Geometry Cleanup Tolerance ...1520Geometry Feature Angle ...1521
CAD Interfacing
...1522CAD Import ...1523 CAD Reader Support
...1525 ACIS Reader Support
...1526 CATIA Reader Support
...1528 DXF Reader Support
...1529 IGES Reader Support
...1531 JT Reader Support
...1532 Parasolid Reader Support
...1533 PDGS Reader Support
...1534 Pro E Reader Support
...1535 SolidWorks Reader Support
...1536 STEP Reader Support
...1537 Tribon Reader Support
...1540 UG Reader Support
...1543 VDAFS Reader Support
...1546 ACIS Import Options
...1550 CATIA Import Options
...1556 DXF Import Options
...1558 IGES Import Options
...1567 JT Import Options
...1572 Parasolid Import Options
...1576 PDGS Import Options
...1578 Pro E Import Options
...1583 SolidWorks Import Options
...1587 STEP Import Options
...1592 Tribon Import Options
...1602 UG Import Options
...1615 VDAFS Import Options
...1619 CAD Import Message Files
...1620 CAD Import Difficulties
...1621 CAD Metadata Naming
...1623CAD Export ...1624 CAD Writer Support
...1625 IGES Writer Support
...1626 CAD Export Options
...1627 IGES Export Options
...1629 Functionality ...1630Creating Geometry ...1635Editing Geometry ...1639Querying Geometry Meshing ...1642 0-D Elements ...1643 SPH Mesh
...1644SPH Mesh Generation Input ...1645SPH Mesh Type and Pitch ...1646Material Density or Mass of Filled Volume ...1647Filling Options ...1648Solver Interfacing ...1649Visualization of SPH (Mass) Elements ...1650
Line Meshing
...1652
Surface Meshing
...1653Automatic Mesh Generation ...1655 Element Biasing ...1656 Linear Biasing ...1657 Exponential Biasing ...1658 Bellcurve Biasing
...1659 Linked or Locked Edges
...1660 Smoothing Algorithms
...1661 Mesh Generation Algorithms
...1663 Using the Automeshing Secondary Panel
...1664Shrink Wrap Meshing ...1665 Loose Shrink Wrap Mesh
...1670 Tight Shrink Wrap Mesh
...1674Generate 2D BL Mesh ...1676 Meshing a 2D Planar Area with Boundary Layers
...1682
Volume Meshing
...1683Solid Meshing Practices ...1684 Partitioning Solids for Mappability
...1687Solid Map Meshing ...1689Tetra Meshing ...1692 CFD Meshing in HyperMesh
...1693 Boundary Layers
...1695Tetramesh Process Panel ...1697 Geometry Import Panel - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1699 Geometry Cleanup Panel - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1700 Cleanup & Organize Holes Panel - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1702 Mesh Holes Panel - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1704 User Defined Features - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1706 Fillets Organize & Cleanup - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1708 Mesh User Defined Features - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1709 Global Organize & Cleanup - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1710 Global Mesh - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1711 Element Cleanup - Tetramesh Process Manager
...1714Volume Shrink Wrap ...1715Acoustic Cavity Meshing ...1718 Acoustic Cavity Tab
...1721Voxel meshing ...1723
Checking & Editing Mesh
...1724Element Quality ...1725 How Element Quality is Calculated
...1726 Element Quality Calculation: HyperMesh
...1731 Element Quality Calculation: HyperMesh-Alt
...1734 Element Quality Calculation: OptiStruct
...1736 Element Quality Calculation: Radioss (BulkData)
...1738 Element Quality Calculation: Abaqus
...1740 Element Quality Calculation: ANSYS
...1747 Element Quality Calculation: Medina
...1749 Element Quality Calculation: Moldflow
...1750 Element Quality Calculation: Nastran
...1752 Element Quality Calculation: Patran
...1758Hole Detection tool ...1764Penetration check ...1766Mesh Coarsening ...1769 BatchMesher ...1770About BatchMesher ...1772 To start BatchMesh on a PC: ...1773 To start BatchMesh in UNIX:
...1774BatchMesher Setup ...1776Batch Mesh Tab ...1779Configurations Tab ...1781Run Status Tab ...1784User Procedures Tab ...1786BatchMesher Customization ...1788User-registered Procedures ...1790BatchMesher Parameter Editor ...1791 Editing Parameter Files
...1794 Basic Options: Target Element Size, Import Model Tolerance, Extract Midsurface
...1795 Geometry Cleanup Options
...1797 Create Mesh Options
...1799 Special Component Selection Options
...1800 Editing Criteria Files
...1802hw_batchmesh ...1805BatchMesher Error Codes ...1807Grid Computing with BatchMesher
Connectors
...1811
Connector Entity
...1812
Connector Definition
...1814Example of Connecting Assemblies ...1815
Connector Terminology
...1816Connector Location ...1819Connector Realization ...1820 How HyperMesh determines realization
...1825 HiLock Realization
...1831Connector Rules ...1832Connector State ...1833Link Entity State ...1834Link Entity
...1835Number of Layers ...1836Re-connect Rules ...1837
Connector Review
...1838
Connectors User Control Mode
...1839
Master Connectors File
...1841
Multiple Weld File Format
...1842 Spotweld Interface ...0 Import Templates ...1844 FE Configuration File ...1849FE Configuration Examples ...1851Abaqus Connector Types ...1860LS-DYNA Connector Types ...1871Nastran Connector Types ...1896OptiStruct Connector Types ...1920PAM-CRASH Connector Types ...1922RADIOSS Connector Types
Model Setup ...1929 Properties ...1930HyperLaminate ...1931 Environment ...1933 Menus ...1936 Toolbar ...1937 Laminate Browser ...1939 Create Entities ...1940 Review and Update Entities
...1941 Rename Entities ...1942 Duplicate Entities ...1943 Delete Entities ...1944 HyperLaminate Solver ...1946 To Select HLS loadcases for the current laminate
...1947 Define/Edit Pane
...1956 To Define a new HyperLaminate Solver loadcase
...1957 To Review or modify an existing HL Solver loadcase
...1958 Review/Results Pane
...1960 Define a New Material:
...1962 Review or Modify an Existing Material
...1963 Define a New Laminate
...1965 Review and Modify an Existing Laminate
...1966 Define a New Design Variable
...1967 Review and Modify an Existing Design Variable
...1969 HyperBeam View
...1970 Section Browser and Parameter Definition
...1974 HyperBeam View Toolbar
...1975 Graphics Window
...1980 HyperBeam Results Pane
...1982 HyperBeam Sections
...1983 Example: Creating and Assigning a Standard Section
...1987 Example: Creating and Assigning a Shell Section
...1992 Cross Sectional Properties Calculated by HyperBeam
...1996 Working with Beamsections in HyperMesh
...1998 Importing and Exporting HyperBeam Comments
...2000 Example: Importing and Automatic Beamsection Creation
...2001
Importing Geometry
...2003Import Error Messages ...2004
Creating Collectors
...2005Changing the Current Component Collector ...2006Changing the Current Load Collector ...2007
Creating Geometry Data
...2011 Temporary Nodes ...2012 Picking Surfaces ...2013 Editing Surfaces ...2015 Associativity ...2016 Geometry Cleanup ...2018 Applying Loads ...2020 Creating Systems ...2021 Control Cards
...2022Using the Card Previewer ...2023
Boundary Conditions
...2024Loads on Geometry ...2025 Terminology and Definitions
...2026 Application of Loads to Geometry
...2027 Exporting Loads
...2028 Visualization of Loads on Geometry and on Mesh
...2029 Creating Load Collectors
...2030
Transformation Manager Morphing
...2036
Approaches to Morphing
...2038The Domains and Handles Concept ...2039 Global Domains and Handles
...2044 Local Domains and Handles
...2051 Partitioning
...2053 Dependent Handles
...2057 Working with Shapes
...2059 Setting Up Optimization
...2060The Morph Volume Concept ...2061The Freehand Concept ...2062
Space Frame Model Strategies
...2063Creating Handles and Domains - Space Frame Model ...2066Matching a Mesh, Line, or Surface Data ...2070Making Parametric Changes ...2073Controlling Global Morphing with Handle Placement ...2077Mirror Images - Using 1-Plane Symmetry ...2080Reducing 3D to 2D - Using Linear Symmetry ...2083Reducing 3D to 1D - Using Planar Symmetry ...2086
Shell Model Strategies
...2087Creating Handles and Domains - shell model ...2094Morphing on Local Domains ...2110Morphing Global Handles ...2111Using Constraints ...2113Using Biasing ...2115
Solid Model Strategies
...2116Creating Handles and Domains - solid model ...2123Viewing Solid Models
Optimization
...2126
Model Browser Optimization View
...2127
The Menu Bar
...2128
The Panels
Conversion between Solver Formats
...2131
Abaqus Conversion Tools
...2132Abaqus to Nastran Conversion ...2137Abaqus to RADIOSS (Block Format) Conversion ...2141Abaqus to RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format), OptiStruct Conversion ...2146
ANSYS Conversion Tools
...2147ANSYS to Abaqus Conversion ...2150ANSYS to Nastran Conversion ...2152ANSYS to RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format) Conversion ...2154
LS-DYNA Conversion Tools
...2155LS-DYNA to Nastran Conversion ...2157LS-DYNA to RADIOSS (Block Format) Conversion ...2163LS-DYNA to RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format) Conversion ...2165
Nastran Conversion Tools
...2176Nastran to LS-DYNA Conversion ...2179Nastran to RADIOSS (Block Format) Conversion ...2182
PAM-CRASH 2G to RADIOSS (Block Format) Conversion
...2189
RADIOSS Conversion Tools
...2190RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format), OptiStruct to Abaqus Conversion ...2197RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format) to ANSYS Conversion ...2200RADIOSS (Block Format) to PAM-CRASH 2G Conversion
XY Plotting ...2209 XY Plots Module ...2211 Creating an XY Plot ...2212 Modifying an XY Plot ...2213
Working with Multiple XY Plots
...2214
Modifying Multiple XY Plots
...2215
Creating Curves on XY Plots
...2216Reading Curves from an ASCII File ...2217Creating Analysis Based Curves ...2218Creating Curves Using Simple Math Operators ...2219Creating Curves from Files or Math Expressions ...2220
Modifying Curve Attributes
...2221
Displaying Selected Curves on Plots
...2222
Curve Editor
...2224To create a new curve: ...2225To display curves in the graph area: ...2226To change the graph's attributes: ...2227To change a curve's attributes: ...2228To delete a curve: ...2229To rename a curve:
Post-processing Analysis
...2231
HyperMesh Results Database
...2232
Results Translation
...2233hmabaqus Results Translation ...2238 Translating Complex Results
...2239 Translating Element Results for Different Positions
...2240 Supported Result Types
...2244Post-processing Actran Results ...2246hmansys Results Translation ...2253MADYMO Results Translation ...2255hmnast Results Translation ...2256 hmnast Utility
...2260 Splitting Punch Files
...2271 To translate two punch files and read them in HyperMesh:
...2272 hmnasto2 Utility
...2277 To create a model file from an op2 file and load the model file
...2278 hmnastf06 Utility
...2279 hmnastop Utility
...2280 Translating Complex Results
...2281 To post-process NASTRAN results in HyperMesh:
...2283hmpam Results Translation ...2284 PAM-CRASH Results Translation
...2290 Viewing the Results
...2291 Reading XY-Plotting Data from the THP (DSY) File
...2295 PAM-CRASH 2G Results Translation
...2301 Viewing the Results
...2302 Reading XY-Plotting Data from the THP (DSY) File
...2307PERMAS Results Translation ...2308RADIOSS (Fixed Format) Results Translation ...2310 Analysis Results Files
...2311RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format) Results Translation ...2312
Specifying the Results File
...2313
Creating Deformed Geometry Plots
...2314
Creating Animations
...2315
Creating Vector Plots
...2316
Creating Contour Plots
...2317
Creating Assigned Plots
...2318
Adding Plot Identification
...2319
Inspecting the Results
...2320
Free Body Diagrams
...2322FBD Displacements ...2323 To extract displacement data for a user-defined node set
...2326FBD Forces ...2327 To select a results file
...2328 To select a sub-case
...2329 To select entities
...2330 To specify output options
...2332FBD Cross-section manager ...2333 To define a cross-section manually
...2335 To define a cross-section automatically
...2336FBD Resultant Force and Moment ...2337 To select a results file
...2338 To select a sub-case
...2339 To select a cross-section
...2340 To specify output options
...2343 To review and manage FBD load collectors
...2345FBD Export Manager ...2346 To export FBD, Displacement, or Resultant Force & Moment collectors
...2348FBD Grid Point Force Balance ...2355FBD Solver Interfacing ...2356 Abaqus - Free Body Diagrams
...2357 Ansys - Free Body Diagrams
...2358 Nastran - Free Body Diagrams
...2359 Radioss (Bulk Data) and OptiStruct - Free Body Diagrams
...2360
H3D Writer
...2361Creating an H3D file from HyperMesh ...2362 Create an H3D file from HyperMesh:
...2363Embedding a HyperView Player Object in HTML Documentation ...2365Sharing H3D Files ...2367H3D FAQ
HyperMesh Interfacing with External Products
...2369
Abaqus Solver Interface
...2371
Actran Solver Interface
...2372
ANSYS Solver Interface
...2373RBE3 Elements ...2376Tips and Techniques ...2378Pressure Load on Beam Elements ...2380FE Input Enhancement ...2381
LS-DYNA Solver Interface
...2383Recommended Process ...2384Mass Calculation ...2385Exporting Decks ...2386
MADYMO Solver Interface
...2388
MARC Solver Interface
...2389
Nastran Solver Interface
...2390
PAM-CRASH 2G Solver Interface
...2393
PERMAS Solver Interface
...2395
RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct Interface
...2397
RADIOSS (Block Format) Interface Overview
...2399Supported Cards ...2400 Supported ENGINE Cards in RADIOSS (Block Format)
...2403 Unsupported ENGINE Cards in RADIOSS (Block Format) 5.1, 9.0 and 10.0
...2405
Samcef Interface
...2406Contact .MCT ...2408Contact .STI
Graphical User Interface
This section describes parts of the HyperWorks Desktop user interface which only display when HyperMesh is the active application.
HyperMesh Color Options dialog HyperMesh Menu Bar
HyperMesh Toolbars HyperMesh Tabs
Toolbar/Panel Changes in HyperMesh 11.0
The HyperMesh user interface has undergone significant changes since version 10, including updated toolbar icons and the transfer of more functionality to the toolbars and drop-down menus. The following topics outline the changes from version 10 to version 11.
In many cases, multiple toolbar buttons can appear in the same location. These buttons have a down-arrow ( ) next to them, and clicking this arrow reveals a menu of available buttons for that toolbar space. Such menus are common in the Standard Toolbar, but also appear in some of the buttons on other toolbars as well.
The "New " button in the Standard Toolbar can have different functions depending on w hat you select from the menu. Some options are not available in HyperMesh.
Separate topics detail the changes for specific areas of functionality. Note that toolbars which have not changed fundamentally are not described; only those with substantially different organization or icon imagery are detailed here.
Standard Toolbar Changes Standard Views Toolbar Changes
Visualization Toolbar Changes Geometry Panel Changes
Standard Toolbar Changes
Note: This chart illustrates the differences between the formerly stand-alone HyperMesh 10.0 and the new, integrated HyperMesh Desktop 11.0. Some small differences, particularly in the Pull Down Menu locations, may exist between HyperMesh 11.0 stand-alone and HyperMesh Desktop versions.
Where an old toolbar button has been replaced by one with multiple options (as described in Panel/Dialog Reorganization in HyperMesh 11.0), the corresponding new options are listed separately and indented under the old button's name.
Function
Old
10.0
New
11.0
New 11.0 Location
Alternate Location
(Pull down menus)
New File (varies) Standard Toolbar File > New
Model Standard Toolbar File > New > Model
Session Standard Toolbar File > New > Session
Open File (varies) Standard Toolbar File > Open
Model Standard Toolbar File > Open > Model
Session Standard Toolbar File > Open > Session
Save File (varies) Standard Toolbar File > Save
Model Standard Toolbar File > Save > Model
Session Standard Toolbar File > Save > Session
Import (varies) Standard Toolbar File > Import
Session Standard Toolbar File > Import > Session
Model Standard Toolbar File > Import > Model
Geometry Standard Toolbar File > Import > Geometry
Connectors Standard Toolbar File > Import > Connectors
Export (varies) Standard Toolbar File > Export
Model Standard Toolbar File > Export > Model
Solver Deck Standard Toolbar File > Export > Solver Deck
Geometry Standard Toolbar File > Export > Geometry
Connectors Standard Toolbar File > Export > Connectors
Curves Standard Toolbar File > Export > Curves
User Profile Standard Toolbar File > Load > User Profile
Load File ---- (varies) Standard Toolbar File > Load
Load Results Standard Toolbar File > Load > Results
Load Preference ---- Standard Toolbar File > Load > Preference
Load Solver Template
---- Standard Toolbar File > Load > Solver Template
Run
Tcl/TK Script ---- Pull-Down Only File > Run > Tcl/TK Script
Standard Views Toolbar Changes
Function
Old
10.0
New
11.0
New 11.0 Location
Alternate Location
(Pull down menus)
Previous View Standard Views Toolbar None
Fit Model Standard Views Toolbar None
Refresh Graphics Area (Plot Refresh)
Standard Views Toolbar None
XY Top Plane View Standard Views Toolbar None
XY Bottom Plane View
Standard Views Toolbar None
XZ Left Plane View Standard Views Toolbar None
XZ Right Plane View Standard Views Toolbar None
YZ Rear Plane View Standard Views Toolbar None
YZ Front Plane View Standard Views Toolbar None
Isometric View Standard Views Toolbar None
Reverse View Standard Views Toolbar None
User View/True View Standard Views Toolbar Model Browser Context Menu
Visualization Toolbar Changes
While most of the functionality in the visualization toolbar remains the same, some of the icons used are quite different from previous versions and the organization of buttons isn't quite the same. In addition, the menus for geometry and mesh styles work differently; rather than right-clicking the button to select from its menu, you must click the separate down-arrow button beside it (as described in Panel/Dialog Reorganization in HyperMesh 11.0).
Function
Old
10.0
New
11.0
New 11.0
Location
Alternate Location
Geometry Color Visualization Toolbar None
Wireframe Geometry Visualization Toolbar None
Wireframe Geometry and Surface Lines
Visualization Toolbar None
Shaded Geometry and Surface Edges
Visualization Toolbar None
Shaded Geometry Visualization Toolbar None
Element Color Mode Visualization Toolbar None
Wireframe Elements (skin only)
Visualization Toolbar None
Wireframe Elements Visualization Toolbar None
Shaded Elements and Mesh Lines
Visualization Toolbar None
Shaded Elements and Feature Lines
Visualization Toolbar None
Shaded Elements Visualization Toolbar None
Transparency Visualization Toolbar None
Geom/Mesh Styles n/a None: this legacy
feature from pre-10.0
Use the Model Browser's optional
has been removed. to change styles for each component.
Shrink Elements Visualization Toolbar None
Visualization Options
Geometry Panel Changes
The Geometry panels have been changed for version 11 to use toolbars instead of radio buttons for selection of subpanels. In addition, some functions have been moved--for example, the functions of the Circles panel were moved into the Lines panel and Primitives features were moved into Surfaces and Solids.
The table below summarizes these changes as they relate to the older 10.0 panel structure. Note also that many new geometry subpanels and functions have been added for version 11, but these tables focus on the new locations of functions that are already familiar to users of version 10 and earlier--they serve as a roadmap for users to find the tools that they are already familiar with. For full details on geometry panels, including new functions, see the dedicated panel help for each geometry panel listed in the "See Also" section at the end of this topic.
Unless otherwise stated, the New 11.0 Name is a subpanel of the same panel as the old 10.0 location.
10.0 Nodes Panel
Subpanels
New
Icon
New 11.0 Name
Alternate Location (Pull down
menus)
Type In Nodes Panel > XYZ
Points Panel > XYZ
Geometry > Create > Nodes > XYZ Geometry > Create > Free Points > XYZ
Pick Geom On Geometry (points,
lines, surfs)
Geometry > Create > Nodes > On Geometry
On Line Extract On line Geometry > Create > Nodes > Extract on
Line
Interpolate on Line Geometry > Create > Nodes > Interpolate on Line
At point On Geometry Geometry > Create > Nodes > On Geometry
Between Interpolate Nodes Geometry > Create > Nodes > Interpolate
Interpolate On Line Geometry > Create > Nodes > Interpolate on Line
Interpolate On Surface Geometry > Create > Nodes > Interpolate on Surface
10.0 Lines Panel
Subpanels
New
Icon
New 11.0 Name
Alternate Location (Pull down
menus)
From Nodes Linear Nodes Geometry > Create > Lines > Linear Nodes
Standard Nodes Geometry > Create > Lines > Standard Nodes
Smooth Nodes Geometry > Create > Lines > Smooth Nodes
Controlled Nodes Geometry > Create > Lines > Controlled Nodes
Offset Offset Geometry > Create > Lines > Offset
Midline Geometry > Create > Lines > Midline
From Surf Edges
Extract edge Geometry > Create > Lines > Extract Edge
From Features Features Geometry > Create > Lines > Features
At Intersection Intersect Geometry > Create > Lines > Intersect
At Tangent Tangent Geometry > Create > Lines > Tangent
Fillets Fillet Geometry > Create > Lines > Fillet
10.0 Circles Panel
Note: The Circles panel no longer exists. Its features have been moved entirely into the Lines,
Subpanels
New
Icon
New 11.0 Name
Alternate Location (Pull down
menus)
Center & Radius
Lines Panel > Arc Center and Radius
Geometry > Create > Lines > Arc Center and Radius
Lines Panel > Circle Center and Radius
Geometry > Create > Lines > Circle Center and Radius
Points & Vector
Lines Panel > Arc Nodes and Vector
Geometry > Create > Lines > Arc Nodes and Vector
Lines Panel > Circle Nodes and Vector
Geometry > Create > Lines > Circle Nodes and Vector
Three Points Lines Panel > Arc
Three Nodes
Geometry > Create > Lines > Arc Three Nodes
Lines Panel > Circle Three Nodes
Geometry > Create > Lines > Circle Three Nodes
Find Center Nodes Panel > Arc
Center
Geometry > Create > Nodes > Arc Center
Points Panel > Arc Center
Geometry > Create > Free Points > Arc Center
10.0 Surfaces Panel
Subpanels
New
Icon
New 11.0 Name
Alternate Location (Pull down
menus)
Ruled Ruled Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Ruled
Spline/Filler Spline/Filler Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Spline/Filler
Drag/Spin Drag along Vector Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Drag Along Vector
Drag Along Line Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Drag Along Line
Drag Along Normal Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Drag Along Normal
Spin Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Spin
From FE From FE Geometry > Create > Surfaces > From FE
Fillets Fillet Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Fillet
10.0 Solids Panel
Subpanels
New
Icon
New 11.0 Name
Alternate Location (Pull down
menus)
Bounding Surfs
Bounding Surfaces Geometry > Create > Solids > Bounding Surfaces
Drag Along Vector
Drag Along Vector Geometry > Create > Solids > Drag Along Vector
Drag Along Normal
Drag Along Normal Geometry > Create > Solids > Drag Along Normal
Drag Along Line
Drag Along Line Geometry > Create > Solids > Drag Along Line
Spin Spin Geometry > Create > Solids > Spin
10.0 Primitives Panel
Note: The Primitives panel no longer exists; its functions have been entirely migrated to the
Subpanels
New
Icon
New 11.0 Name
Alternate Location (Pull down
menus)
Square/Block Surfaces > Square Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Square
Solids > Block Geometry > Create > Solids > Block
Cylinder/Cone Surfaces > Cylinder
Full
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Cylinder Full
Surfaces > Cylinder Partial
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Cylinder Partial
Surfaces > Cone Full Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Cone Full
Surfaces > Cone Partial
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Cone Partial
Solids > Cylinder Full Geometry > Create > Solids > Cylinder Full
Solids > Cylinder Partial
Geometry > Create > Solids > Cylinder Partial
Solids > Cone Full Geometry > Create > Solids > Cone Full
Solids > Cone Partial Geometry > Create > Solids > Cone Partial
Sphere Surfaces > Sphere
Center and Radius
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Sphere Center and Radius
Surfaces > Sphere Four Nodes
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Sphere Four Nodes
Surfaces > Sphere Partial
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Sphere Partial
Solids > Sphere Center and Radius
Geometry > Create > Solids > Sphere Center and Raidus
Solids > Sphere Four Nodes
Geometry > Create > Solids > Sphere Four Nodes
Torus Surfaces > Torus
Center and Radius
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Torus Center and Radius
Surfaces > Torus Three Nodes
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Torus Three Nodes
Surfaces > Torus Partial
Geometry > Create > Surfaces > Torus Partial
Solids > Torus Center and Radius
Geometry > Create > Solids > Torus Center and Radius
Solids > Torus three Nodes
Geometry > Create > Solids > Torus Three Nodes
HyperMesh Color Options dialog
Location: Preferences menu > colors
This dialog allows you to specify the colors you wish to use for various elements of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) as well as for different types of geometry and mesh entities. These categories are broken down into separate tabs.
General Tab
The General tab controls the colors of the background in the graphics area, the direction of the gradient, and the colors used by the global axes.
You can select any colors you wish for background 1 and background 2. These control the background gradient:
You can also use the series of gradient boxes to change the direction or style of the gradient. The boxes themselves illustrate the gradient pattern that they apply, but not the current colors.
Finally, you can specify the colors of the X, Y, and Z global axis vectors, and the color of their letter labels (X/ Y/Z), that display in the bottom corner of the graphics area.
Click Reset to return to the default settings. Apply immediately applies your changes, but does not close the window. Close closes the window without applying the current settings.
Geometry tab
Different types of geometric features are broken down first by dimensionality (2D surfaces, 3D solids) and each has no influence on geometry of the other type. However, a third category, By mappable display
mode (solids), applies to qualities of solids rather than parts of them. These colors apply specifically to how
many possible directions solids can be mapped in, and are specific to the mappable geometry display mode. They will not show in any other display mode, even if the model contains solid entities.
Surface data
free edges Edges of surfaces that do not connect to any other surfaces.
shared edges Edges of surfaces that connect to one other surface.
suppressed edges Shared edges that have been manually suppressed so that the automesher will
cross the edge as if it were not there at all.
t-junctions Edges shared by 3 or more surfaces.
3d solids
fin faces Fin faces are surfaces that split a 3D solid entity, but only partway
through--they do not actually extend through the entire entity.
bounding faces The outer faces of solid entity.
full partition faces The faces of adjoined solids
2d faces (topo) When using the by 2D topo visualization mode, this is the color of 2D faces
that aren't part of a solid.
ignored (topo) The color of 2D faces when using the by 2D topo visualization mode.
edges (comp) Mesh edges when coloring mesh with the by comp visualization mode.
by mappable display control (solids)
1 dir. map Visualization for solids that can be mapped (for 3D meshing) in one direction.
3 dir. map Visualization for solids that can be mapped (for 3D meshing) in three
directions.
ignored map Default visualization for solids that require partitioning to become mappable.
not mappable Visualization for solids that have been edited, but still require further
partitioning to create mappable solids
Mesh tab
Mesh Lines refers to the visual (non-geometric) lines that define the edges of each element.
Elems, no prop/mat means elements that do not currently have any properties or materials assigned to
them, either directly or inherited from the collectors that they belong to.
Elems, unresolved prop/mat means elements that do have a property or material assigned, but the
referenced prop/mat cannot be found in the current model. For example, they might reference "Mat9" but no material with that name exists in the current model. One possible source of such elements is from include files.
HyperMesh Menu Bar
The menu bar, located just beneath the title bar, enable access to many types of HyperMesh functionality. Most menu options access HyperMesh panels, but some options perform other tasks such as configuring the layout of the HyperMesh environment.
Each menu contains many different options, and clicking on the menu name (such as Geometry) "pulls down" a list of the options available in that menu:
Notice that there are three lists of options displayed in this screen shot; this is because some menu items have sub-menus of additional options. This approach sub-groups similar features together, rather than presenting every option in a single list (which could result in very long lists).
Menu items can work in several different ways:
Sub-Menu heading These items are marked with a triangular arrow. Selecting a menu heading opens a menu of options related to the
sub-menu heading. This method allows similar commands to be grouped logically, and helps prevent any single menu list from becoming excessively long.
Toggle When clicked, these items are marked with a checkbox and activate or deactivate a feature. One example is the Solver
Browser item found in the View menu; clicking it alternates
between showing and hiding the Solver Browser in one of the tab area sidebars.
Command Most menu items simply execute a command when selected, such as accessing a specific HyperMesh panel.
There are multiple ways to select a pull-down menu or a menu item within it:
Mouse Click the menu or menu item with the mouse.
Keyboard (menu) First, press the alt key to activate the menu area. Then: Use the keyboard key indicated by the menu or item; these keys are underlined (as the "F" in the File menu). or
Use the left and right arrow keys to move among the menu headings, and the up and down arrow keys to open a menu and navigate among its options.
Keyboard (menu item) Menu items can be selected with the keyboard in two ways: Use the keyboard key indicated by the menu item; these keys are underlined (as the "O" in the Open menu item). or
Use the arrow keys to move among list of options, and press enter to select a highlighted option.
Each of the pull-down menus in HyperMesh groups certain types of functions:
File Contains functions to load, save, import, and export models and other files.
Note: To work with only one model at a time, use Open. To add extra models to your workspace, use Import.
Edit Tools for masking, deleting, or finding entities.
View Change the angle of view on the model, lighting, or visibility and location of tab area items, among other options.
Collectors Tools for creating and renaming collectors, assemblies, etc.
Mesh Meshing tools, such as automesh, tetramesh, solid map, element edit, etc.
Connectors Create, edit, realize/unrealize, and manipulate various types of connectors.
Materials Create, edit, and assign Material cards to components.
Properties Create, edit, and assign Property cards to components.
BCs Boundary Conditions such as forces, pressures, moments, or constraints.
Setup Model properties such as materials, connectors, and contact surfaces.
Tools Morph, Rotate, Translate, Reflect, or Scale entities, among other options.
Morphing Create, edit, and manipulate mesh-morphing entities with HyperMorph.
Post View results of solved simulations (contour or vector plots, for example).
XY Plots Create plots (graphs) of simulation qualities and/or results.
Preferences HyperMesh preferences such as User Profiles, global options, and keyboard configuration.
Applications Quickly access other HyperWorks programs, such as OptiStruct.
HyperMesh Toolbars
Toolbars contain groups of icon buttons used to perform the most common tasks. Each toolbar can be docked to any of the toolbar locations. Toolbars can also be undocked or free-floating anyway in the HyperMesh application window.
Many toolbars are common to both HyperMesh and other HyperWorks Desktop applications, so they are described in the HyperWorks Desktop user's guide. The toolbars described here are specific to HyperMesh.
Toolbars Included in HyperMesh:
Collectors
Checks Display
Collectors Toolbar
The Collector toolbar controls basic operations of creating, editing, deleting, card editing, organizing, and renumbering HyperMesh collectors. The Collectors toolbar can be turned on and off from the View >
Toolbars menu.
The detailed behavior of each tool button is described in the table below.
Button Left-click LEFT Behavior Right-click RIGHT Behavior
Assemblies Left-click to open the
Assemblies panel.
Same
Component s
Left-click to open the
Components panel.
Same
Materials Left-click to open the
Materials panel.
Same
Properties Left-click to open the
Properties panel.
Same
Load Collectors
Left-click to open the Load
Collectors panel Same System Collectors Vector Collectors BeamSectio n Collectors MultiBodies
Left-click to open the System
Collector, Vector Collector, BeamSection Collector, or MultiBody panels. Select option from Menu Or Left-click lower right arrow Right-click to expand options; Left-click an icon to set new current icon and perform the icon’s left-click behavior.
Delete Left-click to open the Delete panel.
Card Edit Left-click to open the Card
Edit panel.
Same
Organize Left-click to open the
Organize panel.
Same
Renumber Left-click to open the
Renumber panel.
Checks Toolbar
The Checks toolbar contains quick access to functionality for various checks and calculations that are commonly used in the model building process.
The Checks toolbar can be turned on and off from the View menu's Toolbars sub-menu. The detailed behavior of each tool button is described in the table below:
Button Left-click LEFT Behavior Right-click RIGHT Behavior
Distance Opens the Distance panel Same
Length Opens the Length panel Same
Mass/Area Calc
Opens the Mass Calc panel Same
Edges Opens the Edges panel Same
Features Opens the Features panel Same
Faces Opens the Faces panel Same
Normals Opens the Normals panel Same
Penetration/ Intersection Check
Opens the Penetration panel Same
Check Elements
Opens the Check Elements panel
Same
Model Summary
Opens the Summary panel Same
Loads Summation
Opens the Loads Summary tab
Same
Display Toolbar
The Display toolbar controls what entities are displayed in the graphics area, primarily by masking entities to hide or display them. Other display controls for all collectors and entities are manipulated at a high level using the Model Browser and the Mask Browser.
The Display toolbar can be turned on and off from the View menu's Toolbars sub-menu. The Model
Browser and Mask Browser can be turned on and off from the View menu. The detailed behavior of each
button is described in the table below.
Button Left-click LEFT Behavior Right-click RIGHT Behavior
Mask Opens the Mask panel Same
Reverse Elements
Reverses the mask state of all elements in currently displayed collectors
Reverse All Reverses the mask state of all entities (elements, loads, etc…) in currently displayed collectors. Unmask Adjacent
Unmask the row of elements adjacent to the currently displayed ones. If some of the unmasked elements reside in components which are currently not displayed, those components will also be unmasked
Same
Unmask All Unmask all entities (elements, loads, etc…) in currently displayed collectors.
Same
Mask Not Shown
Mask all entities (elements, loads, etc…) located outside of the graphics area but in currently displayed collectors.
Unmask Shown Unmask all entities (elements, loads, etc…) located outside of the graphics area but in currently
displayed collectors.
Spherical Clipping
Open the Spherical Clipping panel, which lets you select a center point and radius for the spherical clipping and enable or disable it.
Same
Find Open the Find panel Same
Display Numbers
Open the Numbers panel Same
Display Element Handles
Toggle element handles on/off. The same operation can be performed from the Graphics subpanel located in the
Preferences > Graphics menu. Same Display Load Handles
Toggle load handles on/off. The same operation can be performed from the Graphics subpanel located in the
Preferences > Graphics menu. Same Display Fixed Points
Toggle fixed points on/off. The same operation can be performed from the Graphics subpanel located in the
Preferences > Graphics
menu.
Visualization Toolbar
The Visualization toolbar controls how entities are visualized in the graphics area, including control for setting the geometry and mesh color mode The visualization toolbar can be turned on and off from the View menu, Toolbars sub-menu.
The detailed behavior of each tool button is described in the table below.
Button Left-click
LEFT Behavior Right-click RIGHT Behavior Pick a differen t mode
Automatically selects one of the following color modes based on the currently active panel.
All colors can be changed from the
Options > Colors panel. This panel can
be accessed from the Menu bar via
Preferences > Colors or by pressing
the <o> key.
Same
Pick a differen t mode
All surfaces and solid faces are colored by the color assigned to the component in which that geometry resides. All surface edges and solid face edges are colored black. A component's color can be changed using the Model Browser >
Component View.
Same
Pick a differen t mode
Surfaces are colored gray (2D faces (topo) with surface edges colored by topology: red (free edges), green (shared edges), yellow (t-junctions), or blue (suppressed edges). Solid faces and face edges are colored transparent green (bounding faces) with internal faces colored yellow (full partition faces).
Same
Pick a differen t mode
Surfaces are colored gray (2D faces (topo) with surface edges colored by topology: red (free edges), green (shared edges), yellow (t-junctions), or blue (suppressed edges). Solid faces and face edges are colored blue, ignoring solid topology.
Pick a differen t mode
Surfaces and surface edges are colored blue, ignoring surface topology. Solid faces and face edges are colored transparent green (bounding faces) with internal faces colored yellow (full partition faces).
Same
Pick a differen t mode
Surfaces are colored by component with surface edges colored by topology. Solid faces are colored by component with solid face edges colored by topology.
Same
Pick a differen t mode
Surfaces display in wireframe mode, with surface edges colored blue (ignoring topology). Solid faces are colored by mappability: red (not mappable), yellow (1d mappable), or green (3d mappable). Solid face edges are colored by topology.
Same Shaded Geome try with Surface Edges
Button: set geometry mode to shaded
with surface edges.
Arrow (lower-right): Select option from menu
Same
Shaded Geome try
Button: set geometry mode to shaded. Arrow (lower-right): Select option from menu Same Wirefra me Geome try with Surface s Lines
Button: set geometry to wireframe with
surface lines.
Arrow (lower-right): Select option from menu Same Wirefra me Geome try
Button: set geometry to wireframe mode.
Arrow (lower-right): Select option from menu
Same
Transp arency
Opens the Transparency panel Same
Pick a differen t mode
All elements are colored by the color assigned to the component in which that element resides. A component's color can be changed in the Model Browser
by right-clicking its color box and picking a new color.
Pick a differen t mode
All elements are colored by the property assigned to that element. Properties are assigned to elements directly or
indirectly. Properties are assigned directly to the element by using the
Property > Assign panel. Indirect
element properties are inherited from the component in which the element resides; component properties are assigned in the Component > Assign panel. Directly assigned properties override indirect ones. Solvers in group #1 (RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct, Nastran) can support both direct and indirect element property assignment. Solvers in group #2 (RADIOSS (Block), LS-DYNA) only support indirect element property assignments. Any element without a property is colored gray. A property's color can be changed in the
Model Browser by right-clicking its
color box and picking a new color
Same
Pick a differen t mode
All elements are colored by the material assigned to that element. Materials are assigned to elements differently for solver group #1 and solver group #2; Solver Group #1 (RADIOSS (Bulk Data), OptiStruct, Nastran) assign materials to properties, and then properties to elements (either directly or indirectly as discussed in Color by Property). Elements with both direct and indirect property assignments use the material associated with the direct element property assignment. Solver group #2 (RADIOSS (Block), LS-DYNA) assigns materials to elements indirect by assigning materials to the component in which the element resides using the
Component > Assign panel. Any
element which does not have a material assigned to it, directly or indirectly, will be colored gray. A material's color can be changed in the Model Browser by right-clicking its color box and picking a new color.
Pick a differen t mode
All elements are colored based on the assemblies they belong to. Each assembly receives a different color (although models with many assemblies may have colors repeated for more than one assembly). Any elements that do not belong to an assembly are colored gray. An assembly's color can be changed in the Model Browser by right-clicking its color box and picking a new color.
Same
Pick a differen t mode
All elements are colored by their topology: green (1D), blue (2D), and red (3D).
Same
Pick a differen t mode
All elements are colored by their element configuration (mass, reb2, spring, bar, rod, gap tria3, quad4, tetra4, etc.). An element's configuration color can be changed from the Element Types panel.
Same
Pick a differen t mode
Shell elements are colored according to their thickness values; if no thickness is specified for any element they will all be the same color. However, elements with thickness values are colored individually according to their thicknesses, and a key to indicate which thickness corresponds with each color displays in the corner of the graphics area.
This feature works in conjunction with the Detailed Element display option described below. Same Shaded Elemen ts with Mesh Lines
Set current element visual mode to
shaded with mesh lines. Elements are
shaded, and surface mesh lines display. Left-click the lower right arrow to expand the Options Menu.
Select option from menu Right-click to expand Options Menu; Left-click an icon to
set new current icon and perform icon’s left behavior. Shaded Elemen ts with Feature Lines
Set current element visual mode to
shaded with feature lines. Elements
are shaded but have no mesh lines, while feature lines display.
Left-click the lower right arrow to expand the Options Menu.
Select option from menu Right-click to expand Options Menu; Left-click an icon to set new current icon and perform icon’s left behavior. Shaded Elemen ts
Set current element visual mode to
shaded. Elements are shaded, but no
lines display.
Left-click the lower right arrow to expand the Options Menu.
Select option from menu Right-click to expand Options Menu; Left-click an icon to set new current icon and perform icon’s left behavior. Wirefra me Elemen ts (skin only)
Set the current element visual mode to
wireframe (skin only). Internal mesh
lines will not display.
Left-click the lower right arrow to expand the Options Menu
Select option from menu Right-click to expand Options Menu; Left-click an icon to set new current icon and perform icon’s left behavior. Wirefra me Elemen
Set the current element visual mode to
wireframe. Internal and surface mesh
lines display. Select option from Right-click to expand Options
