Launch the Comparison Browser

Use the Comparison Browser to compare and identify the topology difference between two models/part assemblies/parts.

The Comparison Browser supports CAD Offset and Comparison checks. After a comparison check, the results are reported in PowerPoint, Excel, and a CSV file. In addition, the results can be reviewed and modified directly in HyperMesh.

From the menu bar, click View > Browsers > HyperMesh > Comparison.

The Comparison Browser opens.

Browser User Interface

Overview of the Verification and Comparison Browser user interfaces.

The Verification and Comparison Browsers consists of a search, filter, column data and Entity Editor.

You can switch to the Part Browser any time to perform detailed operations on a part.

Column Details

By default, the following attributes are listed as columns in the first pane.

Name: Description
ID: Part assembly and model IDs.
Color: Part entity colors.
MVD Part Name: Part entity name.
MVD PID: Entity specific property ID’s. At the part level, the IDs for referenced properties are displayed. At Component level, IDs of the referenced properties are displayed.
UID: Part assembly and part Unique IDs.
MVD Revision: Major revision, Study revision, and Library Part revision.
MVD Material: Material name of the part.
MVD Design Material: Design material from CAD metadata.
MVD Thickness: Entity specific thickness. At the part level, it displays the thicknesses of the referenced properties. At component level, it shows the thickness of the referenced property.
MVD Design Thickness: Design thickness from CAD metadata.
MVD Contact Thickness: Contact thickness from CAD metadata.
MVD Material Query: 0 or 1.
MVD Vendor: String of vendor names – you must write some text for reference.
MVD Action: Type of operation for the part entity.
MVD Modeling Type: Type of modeling – either mid-plan or skin mesh for the part entity.
MVD Status: String of text – you must write some text for reference
MVD Mesh Size: Mesh size for the part entity.
MVD Solver: Solver name string – you must write the value.
MVD PID Rule: Keep existing or incoming IDs.
MVD Match %: Similarity value of both parts. For detailed calculation, see Generate Comparison Results.
MVD Base PID: Part ID of the CAD/FE part that is topologically matching.
MVD Base Material: Material name of the CAD/FE part that is topologically matching.
MVD Base Thk: Thickness value of the CAD/FE part that is topologically matching.
MVD Error: Errors accrued in respective operation on the part.
MVD Function Name: Sub assembly name of the part.
MVD Assembly Name: Assembly name of the part.
MVD Counter Parts: Matching or intersecting part’s UDMID.
MVD Bounding Box: Bounding box of the part.
MVD Oriented Bounding Box: Oriented bounding box of the part.
MVD Weight: Weight of the part.
MVD Delta Weight: Weight difference between part and counter part.
MVD Load Collectors: Load collector card name of the part.
MVD Contacts: Contact card names of the part.
MVD Boundary Conditions: BCs card names of the part.
MVD Representation File: Default representation file path of the part.

Context Menu

Overview of the Verification and Comparison Browser context menus.

Name

Description

Import

Import CAD or FEM as a BOM file into the Verification Browser for manual cleanup, and then run verifications. It is recommended to use a respective check in case no data cleanup in necessary, as this Import function is integrated into each verification function.

Export

Export an .xml file to a specified location. You can use this .xml file to run Model verification using the XML option.

Check

Check functions. For more information, refer to Perform Model Checks.

“Check (Comparison, Representation Comparison)”, “Multiple Checks".

Parts

Consists of part functions.

“Count”,”Rename”, “Renumber” “Export”, “Delete” , “Load”, “Load in other”, “Load in HyperView Player”, “Unload".

Representations

Consist of representation import options “Load”, “Load in other HM”, “Load in Hyper View Player”, “Unload”, and “Save”.

Review Results

Comparison and Intersection results are directly displayed in HyperMesh graphics. For Comparison function, you can right-click Base Part and select review to display the base part and matched variant parts in the graphics area along with mismatched area with temp nodes.

CSV

Compare: Compare and identify unmatched information between a CSV file and the imported BOM file. Results will be populated in the Error column. The CSV file header details can be configured through the Configuration option, under the CSV comparison section.
Export: Export selected parts and children parts in to a CSV file.
Update: Read a CSV file exported with the Export function, and update the information displayed in the Verification browser. The Entities column is the reference column considered for updating the BOM.

Tools

Consist of “Divide Slides”, “Open In Explorer”, “Reset Results”, “Get Revision menus”, details are available in the functional detail sections.

Configuration

Open the configuration dialog.