HyperWorks: User's Guide

2020.1

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Entities and Solver Interfaces
A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.
Collectors and Collected Entities
Collectors are named organizational containers for collected entities. Collected entities are nameless entities which must reside within one, and only one, collector. Collected entities are mutually exclusive to a collector.
Load Collectors, Loads and Equations

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

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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.
- Collectors and Collected Entities
  Collectors are named organizational containers for collected entities. Collected entities are nameless entities which must reside within one, and only one, collector. Collected entities are mutually exclusive to a collector.
  - Include Files and SolverSubmodels
  - Assemblies
    Assemblies collect and organize sub-assemblies and components into hierarchical data structures which are intended to reflect the data structure of the product being modeled.
  - Components and Geometric/FE Entities
  - Load Collectors, Loads and Equations
    - Load Collectors
      Load collectors collect and organize loads, constraints, and equations.
    - Loads
      Load management and configuration.
    - Equations
      Equation entities contain mathematical equations that define more complex loads. They are used to define linear constraints in local and global coordinate systems.
  - Part Assemblies and Parts
  - System Collectors and Systems
  - Vector Collectors and Vectors
  - Beamsection Collectors and Beamsection
  - Bags
    Bags collect and organize entities.
  - Multibodies
    Multibodies collect and organize ellipsoids, multibody planes, and multibody joints and are typically used in multi-body analysis.
- Named Entities
  Entities which are given a name but are not collected or organized into containers.
- Morphing Entities
  Entities used for morphing the shape of FE model.
- Optimization Entities
  Entities used to set up optimization problems.
- Control Cards
  Control card entities create solver control cards such as results file I/O options, CPU and memory limits, and others.
- Undefined Entities
  Undefined entities are entities that will not be written to the solver deck.
- Solver Encryption Entities
  The encryption of solver entities is used to translate entity data into an undisclosed language.
- Element Property and Material Assignment Rules
  Element property and material assignment rules are based on the current user profile (solver interface).
- Supported Cards
  Supported cards organized by solver.
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.
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
Entities and Solver Interfaces
A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.
Collectors and Collected Entities
Collectors are named organizational containers for collected entities. Collected entities are nameless entities which must reside within one, and only one, collector. Collected entities are mutually exclusive to a collector.
Load Collectors, Loads and Equations

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

Index

Load Collectors, Loads and Equations

Load Collectors
Load collectors collect and organize loads, constraints, and equations.
Loads
Load management and configuration.
Equations
Equation entities contain mathematical equations that define more complex loads. They are used to define linear constraints in local and global coordinate systems.

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