Browsers supply a great deal of view-related functionality in HyperMesh 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.
Use the series of action mode tools on the right-hand side of the Link Entity Browser to control both entity selection
and the display of the model in the graphics area.
In the Common Top View, right-click on an empty space or right-click on an entity to access the context menu. The options in context menu varies accordingly.
In the Browser Configuration dialog you can alter the columns that display in the Link Entity Browser, and change how special features, such as
the find between, operate.
The middle section of the Connector Browser contains a tree view of all the connections contained in the model, and has its own set of tools similar to the
ones found in the Link Entity Browser.
This tool set, located at the bottom of the Connector Browser, provides tools for output of a Master Connectors File, opening specific connector-related HyperMesh panels, or utilize specialized visualization options.
A link is a reference to a separate entity. One or more links are added to a connector. The entities to which the
links refer are connected during realization.
Combine aligned single point connectors into line connectors or combine several aligned seam line connectors into
larger one(s) using the Combine option.
Existing connector links can be converted to one of the following link types: Part, Comp, or Prop. Connector link
conversion requests a clear 1:1 relation between a component and a property, otherwise the conversion is not unique
and will not be performed.
The find parts feature in the Connector Browsercontext menu finds the entities/part(s) connected by specific connector(s), and isolates them in the graphics area.
The Utility menu contains options that allow you to customize the standard interface to include function buttons, radio options, and
text that have HyperMesh-supplied and user-defined macros associated with them.
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.
Browsers supply a great deal of view-related functionality in HyperMesh 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.
The Link Entity Browser displays all of the links that are connected using the
connectors in the model.
Predefined browser view modes available in this browser include: Common Top view,
Component Link view, Property Link view, Part Link view and Connector Group
view.
Note: If a connector uses an element-type link, the component containing the
element is also listed in the Link Entity Browser. Isolating this link displays
the whole component instead of the single element. In the browser configuration
window, activating the Show Primary Links Only option,
for example, will list only real component links in the component link
view.
The information displayed in this browser can be used to quickly locate certain links
and appropriate connectors in the graphics area.
The global display tools, action mode tools, and context menu
options (show, hide, isolate, and isolate only) work exactly as they do in the
Model Browser, when all of the view options are inactive
(contain a grey background). The only difference is that they will only work on
component, property, and part links.
When one or more of the view options are active (contain an orange background), the
show, hide, isolate, and isolate only options behavior and appearances will change.
To indicate a change in their behavior, a connector symbol will appear in the
icon.
The action mode tools take into account the connector-link-relations, and the display
results depend on the active view options. Therefore, parts of the model are
separated into the following three categories that are based on the link
selection:
1st link entity
Selected links
linked connectors
Connectors which reference at least one of the selected links
2nd link entity
Links which are referenced by the linked collectors
Note: In this case, connectors and their realizations are treated as being a
separate category from their links, in order to prevent unpredictable
cross-references.
HyperMesh only uses this type of categorical separation when one of
the view options are active and you select the show, hide, isolate, and isolate only
options from the context menu or from the action mode tools.
No other functionality uses this categorization at all.
The base features in the Link Entity Browser can be changed from the Link Entity
Browser configuration window.
Action Mode Tools
Use the series of action mode tools on the right-hand side of the Link Entity Browser to control both entity selection and the display of the model in the graphics area.
Global Display Tools
Use this tool set to display or hide the graphics for supported entities in the browser list.
Context Menu
In the Common Top View, right-click on an empty space or right-click on an entity to access the context menu. The options in context menu varies accordingly.
Configuration Window
In the Browser Configuration dialog you can alter the columns that display in the Link Entity Browser, and change how special features, such as the find between, operate.