Engineering Solutions
Engineering Solutions

2020.1

  1. Home
  2. CFD

    HyperWorks offers high quality tools for CFD applications enabling the engineer to perform modeling, optimization and post-processing tasks efficiently.

  3. CFD Modeling

    Engineering Solutions offers a wide range of tools enabling you to perform CFD modeling in an efficient manner.

  4. 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.

  5. Toolbar

    The options in the CFD toolbar deliver convenient shortcuts to the functions most commonly used.

  • What's New
  • Get Started
  • Tutorials
  • NVH
  • Crash
  • CFD
  • Drop Test
  • Aerospace
  • Current Supported Versions
  • Change Solver Interfaces
  • Types of Interfacing
  • Abaqus Interface
  • ANSYS Interface
  • LS-DYNA Interface
  • Nastran Interface
  • PAM-CRASH 2G Interface
  • OptiStruct Interface
  • Radioss Interface
  • Entities and Solver Interfaces
  • CAD Interfaces
  • Browsers
  • Panels
  • Geometry
  • Meshing
  • Connectors
  • Model Build and Assembly
  • Model Verification
  • Model Setup
  • Morphing
  • Optimization
  • Conversion Between Solver Formats
  • XY Plotting
  • Post-Processing Analysis
Index
Engineering Solutions

2020.1

Engineering Solutions
  • What's New

    View new features for Engineering Solutions 2020.1.

  • Get Started

    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.

        • Toolbar

          The options in the CFD toolbar deliver convenient shortcuts to the functions most commonly used.

      • 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.

      • 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
Engineering Solutions

2020.1

  1. Home
  2. CFD

    HyperWorks offers high quality tools for CFD applications enabling the engineer to perform modeling, optimization and post-processing tasks efficiently.

  3. CFD Modeling

    Engineering Solutions offers a wide range of tools enabling you to perform CFD modeling in an efficient manner.

  4. 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.

  5. Toolbar

    The options in the CFD toolbar deliver convenient shortcuts to the functions most commonly used.

  • What's New
  • Get Started
  • Tutorials
  • NVH
  • Crash
  • CFD
  • Drop Test
  • Aerospace
  • Current Supported Versions
  • Change Solver Interfaces
  • Types of Interfacing
  • Abaqus Interface
  • ANSYS Interface
  • LS-DYNA Interface
  • Nastran Interface
  • PAM-CRASH 2G Interface
  • OptiStruct Interface
  • Radioss Interface
  • Entities and Solver Interfaces
  • CAD Interfaces
  • Browsers
  • Panels
  • Geometry
  • Meshing
  • Connectors
  • Model Build and Assembly
  • Model Verification
  • Model Setup
  • Morphing
  • Optimization
  • Conversion Between Solver Formats
  • XY Plotting
  • Post-Processing Analysis
Index

Toolbar

The options in the CFD toolbar deliver convenient shortcuts to the functions most commonly used.



Figure 1.
The CFD application has the following toolbar options:
Table 1.
Deletes the selection
Opens the Organize Panel
Opens the Create Single Component dialog
Opens the Edge Edit Panel
Opens the Surface Edit Panel
Opens the Surfaces Panel
Opens the Line Mesh Panel
Opens the Automesh Panel
Opens the CFD Tetramesh Panel
Launches HyperMesh

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