Solver-Specific Import Options
Solver-specific options used to determine how FE models are imported.
Abaqus
- Generic material
- Import a model in the generic material mode.
- Expand load on sets
- Expand all loads on sets to individual nodes/elements.
- Expand sets defined by range
- Import all sets with the GENERATE parameter as regular sets.Tip: This is useful when node/element IDs are renumbered during import.
- Retain existing ID's
- Retain any pre-existing entity IDs during import.
- Import Elset from components
- When importing an input file, create an element set with the same name as the component.
- Organize orphan entities
- Organize orphan entities into separate collectors.
- Resolve NMAP
- Imported files containing node mapping are converted to node mapping using coordinates.
ANSYS
- Convert contact elements
- Converts contact elements to surfaces.
H3D
- Import as Plotel Elements
LS-DYNA
- Include files
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- Create includes assemblies
- Automatically create assemblies for each include.
- LS-DYNA
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- Read *INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL / *INITIAL_STRAIN_SHELL
- Read the *INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL and *INITIAL_STRAIN_SHELL keywords from the solver deck before importing in HyperWorks. By default, both of these checkboxes are selected, which results in HyperWorks automatically reading the keywords. If you clear these checkboxes, then the data from the *INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL and *INITIAL_STRAIN_SHELL keywords will be exported to a .hmx file.
- Use HyperMesh names
- Use HyperMesh names (if present) in the solver deck as a comment and name in the LS-DYNA keyword.
- Skip *INCLUDE_STAMP files
- Skip the include file upon import.
- ANSA Comments
- Parse ANSA comments from solver decks.
- ConstrainedExtraNodes_PID_NID
- Associate the keywords *CONSTRAINED_EXTRA_NODE_SET with the name Xtranodes_PID_NID; where PID is the ID of the *PART keyword and NID is the ID of the Node set ID referenced in this keyword.
- Write maximum ID's per include
- Assign a max ID per Include file instead of assigning a global max ID to elements and properties that do not have solver IDs.
- Check unsupported fields/lines
- Display a warning message if unsupported fields\lines are found in the deck.
- Organize orphan entities
- Organize orphan entities into separate collectors.
- Skip Hyperbeam messages
- Skip HyperBeam entity related errors, warnings and information messages.
- Read HM Assembly as SET_PART_TREE
- Read HM Assembly as SET_PART_TREE.
Moldflow
- MPI
- Import *.udm files for MPI selected as UDM in the pop-up window.
- HyperMesh
- Load/save .hm file.
Nastran (MSC) and Nastran (NX)
- Delete duplicate
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- Nodes
- Delete duplicate node IDs on import; only the final imported node of a given ID will be retained.
- Systems
- Delete duplicate systems IDs on import; only the final imported systems of a given ID will be retained.
- Tolerance
- Delete duplicate tolerance IDs on import.
- Read comments
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- Nastran nodes/elements
- Import comment lines on nodes and elements.
- ANSA
- Read ANSA comments.
- FEMAP
- Read FEMAP Comments.Restriction: Only available for Nastran (NX).
- Patran
- Read Patran comments.
- Create SET's based on Patran Group
- Create SET's based on Patran Group in deck.
- Materials Metadata
- Read materials metadata comments.
- Organize when missing comments
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- Use element to property ratio
- Defines how imported elements are organized into components.
When importing an FE model and the HyperMesh
Comments option is selected but no HyperMesh comment cards exist,
Nastran users can specify a
ratio to be considered when importing HyperMesh entities. On import,
HyperWorks will calculate the ratio of
the number of elements to the number of properties:
- If the calculated ratio is less than the specified ratio, all the elements are put into one component.
- If the calculated ratio is greater than the specified ratio, one component is created for each property.
- Ratio
- Specify a ratio to be considered when importing HyperMesh entities.
- Systems, vectors, beamsects
- Organize orphan systems, vectors, beamsects into separate collectors.
- Elements
- Organize elements in the absence of HyperMesh comments.
- Constraints
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- Convert SPC1 to SPC
- Imports SPC1 format as SPC format.
- Sets
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- Expand formula sets on import
- Expand formula sets on import.
OptiStruct
- Delete duplicates
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- Nodes
- Delete duplicate node IDs on import; only the final imported node of a given ID will be retained.
- Systems
- Delete duplicate systems IDs on import; only the final imported systems of a given ID will be retained.
- Read comments
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- Nastran nodes/elements
- Import comment lines on nodes and elements.
- ANSA Comments
- Read ANSA comments.
- PATRAN
- Read Patran comments.
- Materials Metadata
- Read materials metadata comments.
- Organize when missing comments
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- Use element to property ratio
- Defines how imported elements are organized into components.
When importing an FE model and the HyperMesh
Comments option is selected but no HyperMesh comment cards exist,
OptiStruct users can specify
a ratio to be considered when importing HyperMesh entities. On import,
HyperWorks will calculate the ratio of
the number of elements to the number of properties:
- If the calculated ratio is less than the specified ratio, all the elements are put into one component.
- If the calculated ratio is greater than the specified ratio, one component is created for each property.
- Ratio
- Specify a ratio to be considered when importing HyperMesh entities.
- Systems, vectors, beamsects
- Organize orphan systems, vectors, beamsects into separate collectors.
- Elements
- Organize elements in the absence of HyperMesh comments.
- Sets
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- Expand formula sets on import
- Expand formula sets on import.
PAM-CRASH
- Skip Hyperbeam messages
- Skip HyperBeam entity related errors, warnings and information messages.
Radioss
- Organize orphan entities
- Organize orphan entities into separate collectors.
- Organize rigid bodies
- Organize rigid bodies into a separate collector during import.
- Read engine file
- Read the Radioss engine cards if an engine file (_0001.rad) is available with the imported input deck.
- Read initial shell data
- Read and import Radioss initial state cards of 2D elements.
- Read initial brick data
- Read and import Radioss initial state cards of 3D elements.
- Read Optimization file
- Read optientities from the corresponding *.radopt file.
- Skip Hyperbeam messages
- Skip HyperBeam entity related errors, warnings and information messages.