Engineering Solutions

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CFD
HyperWorks offers high quality tools for CFD applications enabling the engineer to perform modeling, optimization and post-processing tasks efficiently.
CFD Modeling
Engineering Solutions offers a wide range of tools enabling you to perform CFD modeling in an efficient manner.
Meshing
Engineering Solutions offers several meshing algorithms for lines/edges (1D), surfaces (2D) and volumes (3D) which can be accessed via the Mesh menu.
3D Volume Meshing
Engineering Solutions provides several CFD volume meshing schemes to generate high quality grids in an automated manner.

2020.1

Engineering Solutions

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HyperWorks Engineering Solutions is a modeling and visualization environment for NVH, Crash, CFD, Drop Test and Aerospace using best-in-class solver technology.
Tutorials
Discover Engineering Solutions functionality with interactive tutorials.
NVH
Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) is an important vehicle attribute that directly affects the customer experience.
Crash
The Crash application offers a tailored environment in HyperWorks that efficiently steers the Crash CAE specialist in CAE model building, starting from CAD geometry and finishing with a runnable solver deck in Radioss, LS-DYNA and PAM-CRASH 2G.
CFD
HyperWorks offers high quality tools for CFD applications enabling the engineer to perform modeling, optimization and post-processing tasks efficiently.
- CFD Modeling
  Engineering Solutions offers a wide range of tools enabling you to perform CFD modeling in an efficient manner.
  - CFD User Profile
    The CFD user profile provides an environment tailored to the needs of a CFD analyst to perform all pre-processing steps in an efficient way.
  - Mesh Utility Menu
    The CFD Mesh tab on the Utility menu provides shortcuts to commonly used panels and to specific tasks used for CFD analysis and optimization.
  - General Workflow
    The following is a general guideline for CFD modeling.
  - Geometry Generation/Cleanup
    The following options are available from the Geometry menu.
  - Meshing
    Engineering Solutions offers several meshing algorithms for lines/edges (1D), surfaces (2D) and volumes (3D) which can be accessed via the Mesh menu.
    - 1D Edge Meshing
      The Line Mesh panel allows you to create a chain of one dimensional elements such as beams along a line.
    - 2D Surface Meshing
      Engineering Solutions has a centralized plate and shell mesh generation tool called the Automeshing Secondary panel. Most of the element creation panels use this module, which supplies as much automated assistance as possible.
    - 3D Volume Meshing
      Engineering Solutions provides several CFD volume meshing schemes to generate high quality grids in an automated manner.
      - CFD Tetramesh Panel
        Use the CFD Tetramesh panel to generate hybrid grids, containing hexa/penta/tetra elements in the boundary layer and tetra elements in the core or fare field.
      - Tetra Remeshing
        Local remeshing of a tetramesh can become necessary if baffles have to be included in an existing mesh or if the mesh has to be refined locally.
      - Multi Volume Meshing (Sequential)
        If the flow domain is split into several parts and each part is meshed independently, you need to ensure that the mesh is consistent/matching at the interfaces.
      - Cartesian Hex Core Meshing
        Create a hex-core mesh inside any arbitrary volume defined by a surface mesh consisting of 2D first order elements: tria3 and quad4.
      - Curvilinear Hex Core Meshing
        The Curvilinear Hex Core meshing tool is designed for tube style systems, for example exhaust tubes, in which a centerline of the geometry can be generated easily.
      - Wind Tunnel Meshing
        The Wind Tunnel Mesh button on the Utility menu opens the Wind Tunnel Meshing function.
      - Pyramid Generation
        Create pyramids on the outer quad faces of components/collectors containing 3D/volume elements, or on 2D quad elements in which case pyramids are created on the side of the quads’ normals.
    - Check Mesh Quality
      Mesh quality can be checked using the Check Elems panel. The Check Elems panel allows you to verify the basic quality of your elements and to verify the geometric qualities of those elements.
    - Tetra Mesh Optimization
      Use the Tetra Mesh Optimization to improve the quality of a tetra mesh with respect to several element criteria.
    - Adaptive Wrapper
      The Adaptive Wrapper is a useful utility to get a clean, water tight shell mesh out of 2D mesh containing several intersecting parts and small gaps which do not need to be modeled.
  - BCs Menu
  - Tools Menu
  - Tips for CFD Solvers
  - Export/Import for CFD Solvers
- Shape Optimization
  This section describes the basic ideas of Engineering Solutions's morphing technology and how it can be combined with HyperStudy and a CFD solver to perform automated design or optimization studies.
- CFD Post-Processing
  HyperView is a powerful CFD post-processor which can import result data from all major CFD solvers (AcuSolve, CFD++, Fluent, and so on) via the EnSight format.
Drop Test
The Drop Test Manager is an automated solution that allows you to either simulate a single drop test or a choice of multiple iterations with the aim of finding the sensitivity of process variables like initial orientation and drop height in a typical drop test by controlling the run parameters and conditions with ease.
Aerospace
Many essential utility tools using HyperWorks-Tcl have been developed over the years to support Aerospace customers. A few tools have been collected and upgraded to be compatible with this release.
Current Supported Versions
Currently supported solver interface versions.
Change Solver Interfaces
Load a different solver interface in Engineering Solutions.
Types of Interfacing
Engineering Solutions uses three types of external interfacing.
Abaqus Interface
Overview of the Abaqus Interface.
ANSYS Interface
Overview of the ANSYS interface.
LS-DYNA Interface
Overview of the LS-DYNA interface.
Nastran Interface
Overview of the Nastran interface.
PAM-CRASH 2G Interface
Overview of the PAM-CRASH 2G interface.
OptiStruct Interface
Overview of the OptiStruct interface.
Radioss Interface
Overview of the Radioss interface.
Entities and Solver Interfaces
A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.
CAD Interfaces
Support provided by the CAD readers and writers.
Browsers
Browsers supply a great deal of view-related functionality in Engineering Solutions by listing the parts of a model in a tabular and/or tree-based format, and providing controls inside the table that allow you to alter the display of model parts.
Panels
Panels contains pre-processing and post-processing tools.
Geometry
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
Meshing
Learn about the different types of mesh you can create in HyperWorks.
Connectors
Create connections between parts of your model.
Model Build and Assembly
Create, organize, and manage the CAE parts.
Model Verification
Perform automatic checks on CAD models, and identify potential issues with geometry that may slow down the meshing process using the Verification and Comparison tools.
Model Setup
Overview of how to build a finite element model.
Morphing
Morph the shape of your finite element model.
Optimization
Setup an Optimization in Engineering Solutions.
Conversion Between Solver Formats
Convert finite element models to another solver format.
XY Plotting
Study relationships between data vectors in results files.
Post-Processing Analysis
Learn how to use post-processing functions.

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Engineering Solutions

2020.1

Home
CFD
HyperWorks offers high quality tools for CFD applications enabling the engineer to perform modeling, optimization and post-processing tasks efficiently.
CFD Modeling
Engineering Solutions offers a wide range of tools enabling you to perform CFD modeling in an efficient manner.
Meshing
Engineering Solutions offers several meshing algorithms for lines/edges (1D), surfaces (2D) and volumes (3D) which can be accessed via the Mesh menu.
3D Volume Meshing
Engineering Solutions provides several CFD volume meshing schemes to generate high quality grids in an automated manner.

3D Volume Meshing

Engineering Solutions provides several CFD volume meshing schemes to generate high quality grids in an automated manner.

CFD Tetramesh Panel
Use the CFD Tetramesh panel to generate hybrid grids, containing hexa/penta/tetra elements in the boundary layer and tetra elements in the core or fare field.
Tetra Remeshing
Local remeshing of a tetramesh can become necessary if baffles have to be included in an existing mesh or if the mesh has to be refined locally.
Multi Volume Meshing (Sequential)
If the flow domain is split into several parts and each part is meshed independently, you need to ensure that the mesh is consistent/matching at the interfaces.
Cartesian Hex Core Meshing
Create a hex-core mesh inside any arbitrary volume defined by a surface mesh consisting of 2D first order elements: tria3 and quad4.
Curvilinear Hex Core Meshing
The Curvilinear Hex Core meshing tool is designed for tube style systems, for example exhaust tubes, in which a centerline of the geometry can be generated easily.
Wind Tunnel Meshing
The Wind Tunnel Mesh button on the Utility menu opens the Wind Tunnel Meshing function.
Pyramid Generation
Create pyramids on the outer quad faces of components/collectors containing 3D/volume elements, or on 2D quad elements in which case pyramids are created on the side of the quads’ normals.

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