HyperWorks: User's Guide

2020.1

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Geometry
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
Edit Geometry
Explore the tools used to edit geometry.
Split Surfaces and Solids
Use the Split tools to create fixed points and split surfaces or solids using a variety of methods.

What's New
Get Started
Video Tutorials
Manage Files and Data
Interface with External Products
Entities and Solver Interfaces
Model Verification
Model Build and Assembly
Geometry
Meshing
Elements
RBE2s, RBE3s, and MPCs
Composites
Crash and Safety
Design Explorer
Aerospace
Marine
Panels

2020.1

HyperWorks: User's Guide

What's New
View new features for HyperWorks 2020.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Video Tutorials
Discover HyperWorks functionality with interactive tutorials.
Manage Files and Data
Learn how to create, open, import and save models.
Interface with External Products
Solver interfaces supported in HyperWorks.
Entities and Solver Interfaces
A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.
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 Build and Assembly
Create, organize, and manage the CAE parts.
Geometry
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
- Create Geometry
  Explore the tools used to create geometry.
- Edit Geometry
  Explore the tools used to edit geometry.
  - Split Surfaces and Solids
    Use the Split tools to create fixed points and split surfaces or solids using a variety of methods.
    - Split Interactive
      Use the Split: Interactive tool to quickly create fixed points on surfaces and edges, and split surfaces with lines. You can also remove fixed points from surfaces or surface edges to unsplit them.
    - Split with Nodes
      Use the Split: Nodes tool to split surfaces using ordered (node list/path) and non-ordered nodes selections.
    - Split with Lines
      Use the Split: Lines tool to split surfaces and solids using lines, bounding lines, offset lines, and graphical lines.
    - Split with Surfaces
      Use the Split: Surfaces tool to split surfaces and solids using surfaces.
    - Split with Planes
      Use the Split: Planes tool to split lines, surfaces, or solids.
    - Perform Parametric Trimming
      Use the Split: Parametric tool to restore suppressed fixed points.
  - Stitch Surfaces and Suppress Edges
    Use the Stitch tool to stitch and unstitch adjacent or overlapping surfaces, and suppress or unsuppress edges.
  - Lines, Surfaces, and Edge Fillets
    Use the Fillets tool to create a constant radius on lines, surfaces, and edges.
  - Imprint Surfaces
    Use the Imprint tool to imprint points, nodes, lines, or surface onto target surfaces, thus creating new fixed points or edges.
  - Combine, Subtract, Intersect, Detach Solids
    Use the Boolean tool to combine solids, subtract one solid from another, detach solids, and find the intersection out of the solids.
  - Find and Fill Cavities
    Use the Plug tool to find and fill cavities. The Plug tool can also be used to remove protrusions, holes, and complex features.
  - CAD Update
    In this section you will learn about updating CAD metadata and parameters.
- Geometry Cleanup
  Clean up problematic areas on geometry.
Meshing
Learn about the different types of mesh you can create in HyperWorks.
Elements
Create and edit 0D/1D entities and edit 2D elements.
RBE2s, RBE3s, and MPCs
Create, review, and edit RBE2/RBE3 elements and MPC equations.
Composites
HyperMesh composites and tools.
Crash and Safety
Tools used for crash and safety analysis.
Design Explorer
Multi-disciplinary design exploration and optimization tools.
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.
Marine
Use marine tools to create a stiffener mesh.
Panels
Panels contains pre-processing and post-processing tools.

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HyperWorks: User's Guide

2020.1

Home
Geometry
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
Edit Geometry
Explore the tools used to edit geometry.
Split Surfaces and Solids
Use the Split tools to create fixed points and split surfaces or solids using a variety of methods.

What's New
Get Started
Video Tutorials
Manage Files and Data
Interface with External Products
Entities and Solver Interfaces
Model Verification
Model Build and Assembly
Geometry
Meshing
Elements
RBE2s, RBE3s, and MPCs
Composites
Crash and Safety
Design Explorer
Aerospace
Marine
Panels

Split Surfaces and Solids

Use the Split tools to create fixed points and split surfaces or solids using a variety of methods.

Split Interactive
Use the Split: Interactive tool to quickly create fixed points on surfaces and edges, and split surfaces with lines. You can also remove fixed points from surfaces or surface edges to unsplit them.
Split with Nodes
Use the Split: Nodes tool to split surfaces using ordered (node list/path) and non-ordered nodes selections.
Split with Lines
Use the Split: Lines tool to split surfaces and solids using lines, bounding lines, offset lines, and graphical lines.
Split with Surfaces
Use the Split: Surfaces tool to split surfaces and solids using surfaces.
Split with Planes
Use the Split: Planes tool to split lines, surfaces, or solids.
Perform Parametric Trimming
Use the Split: Parametric tool to restore suppressed fixed points.

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