Load Step: Boundary
In the Boundary dialog, define and edit the *BOUNDARY card.
To open this dialog, select Boundary from the tree and a load collector from the Load collector table.
Load Step: Boundary: Define Tab
In the Define tab, define *BOUNDARY cards on individual nodes or geometry (surfaces, points, lines). You can also define the boundary on node sets.
Boundary Types | Abaqus Keyword |
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Default (disp) | *BOUNDARY |
Velocity | *BOUNDARY, TYPE = VELOCITY |
Acceleration | *BOUNDARY, TYPE = ACCELERATION |
Temperature | *BOUNDARY on dof 11 |
Electric potential | *BOUNDARY on dof 9 |
It is recommended that you use only one boundary type per load collector in HyperMesh. If you need to use multiple boundary types in the same STEP, define each type in a separate load collector and add them to the same load step.
- Nodes or geometry
- Node sets
The layout of the Define tab changes, based on your selection.
Define Boundary On: Nodes or Geometry
Use the Define Boundary on: Nodes or geometry option to define various types of boundaries on individual nodes or geometry.
Boundaries created on nodes have a special graphical display in HyperMesh. Loads created on geometric entities like surfaces, lines or points are automatically mapped to FEA mesh on export. You can also map them using the Map Loads on Geometry button.
Button | Action |
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Define from 'Contraints' panels | Opens the Constraints panel to create/update boundary
conditions. To create a boundary on nodes, go to the create subpanel, select the nodes button, pick the desired nodes from HyperMesh graphics, check the constrained degrees of freedoms, and click create. To create a boundary on geometry, go to the create subpanel, select surfs, points, or lines using the switch, pick the desired geometry from the HyperMesh graphics, check the constrained degrees of freedom, and click create. Note:
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Map Loads on Geometry |
Opens the HyperMesh loads on geom panel to map loads on geometry to FEA mesh entities. Click Map loads to map all geometric loads in the current load collector to FEA entities. Note:
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Define Boundary On: Node Sets
The Define Boundary on: Node sets option defines various types of boundaries on node sets.
Column | Description |
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Nset | The name of the node sets. Node sets can only be added or deleted from this column using the → or ← buttons, respectively. |
1st dof | The first degree of freedom. You can input any integer or any
of the following types in this column: XSYMM, YSYMM, ZSYMM, ENCASTRE, PINNED, XASYMM, YASYMM, ZASYMM, NOWARP, NOOVAL, NODEFORM |
Last dof | The last degree of freedom |
Magnitude | The magnitude |
Load ID | The ID of the load collector |
Button | Action |
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Review Set | Reviews the selected node sets by highlighting them in the HyperMesh graphics. Right-click the Review button to clear the review selections. |
Create/Edit Set | Opens the Entity Sets panel in HyperMesh. When you finish creating/editing the set, click return. The Step Manager is updated with the new set appearing in the element set list. |
→ | Add the selected node set from the pull down menu to the data line table on the right. |
← | Delete the selected node set from the data line table. |
Review | Reviews the selected node set in the data line table. Right-click Review to clear the highlighted selections. |
Update | Updates the HyperMesh database with the data lines defined in the table. By default, HyperMesh does not create a display for loads defined with sets. |
Display/Review from panel | Opens the appropriate HyperMesh panel. Use the Review button to expand the loads and constraints on the sets for visualization purposes. |
For tips on entering information and navigating in the Define tab, see Step Manager Tab Environment.
Load Step: Boundary: Delete Tab
In the Delete tab, delete boundaries and other loads from HyperMesh.
Option | Description |
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All loads in current collector | The Delete button deletes all the loads from the current load collector. |
All 'Boundary' in current collector | The Delete button deletes only *BOUNDARY loads from the current load collector. |
By selection | The Pick Loads button opens the HyperMesh
load selector panel. Pick the loads you want to delete and click
proceed. The corresponding Reset button resets the selected loads. The Delete button deletes the selected loads. |
Load Step: Boundary: Parameter Tab
In the Parameter tab, define optional parameters for the *BOUNDARY card.
The supported parameters are: Amplitude, OP, Load Case, Fixed, and Region Type.
Click Update to activate the optional parameter selection in the HyperMesh database.