MotionView User's Guide

2020.1

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MotionView Overview
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multi-body Dynamics.
Model File Management
Open and save model files, import/export models, and import/export a solver deck.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
MotionView Overview
MotionView Menus
Project Browser
MotionView Panels
MotionView CAD Interfacing
Flexible Bodies
MotionView Solver Interfacing
Vehicle Modeling
Optimization
Functional Mockup Unit (FMU)
MotionView Interface with Collaboration Tools
Tcl/Tk Reference Guide
MDL Reference Guide
MotionSolve Reference Guide
Templex and Math Reference Guide
MotionView Python Reference Guide (Beta)

2020.1

MotionView User's Guide

What's New
View new features for MotionView 2020.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Tutorials
Discover MotionView functionality with interactive tutorials.
MotionView Overview
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multi-body Dynamics.
- Using MotionView
  Learn more about using MotionView.
- End User Workflow
  A multibody system study generally involves the following broad steps. The following sections give a brief introduction on using MotionView and the related HyperWorks products to conduct such a study:
- Model File Management
  Open and save model files, import/export models, and import/export a solver deck.
  - Opening and Saving a Model File
    MBD model files are files written using the Model Definition Language (MDL). These model files (*.mdl) can then be opened and saved in MotionView using the File menu, or the Open Model or Save Model buttons on the Standard toolbar.
  - Importing and Exporting Models
    The import feature facilitates reading in systems from the wizard library, or the MDL data statements (properties), or a combination of the two using an MDL file. The export feature facilitates exporting wizard selection choices in the existing model and/or the MDL data statements (properties), or a combination of the two into an MDL file.
  - Importing and Exporting a Solver Deck
- Container Entities
  MotionView supports and encourages a modular model building approach. Different entities can be aggregated into containers, thereby arranging a model into a collection of different assemblies or sub-systems.
- Model Entities
  Learn more about MotionView model entities.
- Collectors
  A collector is a yellow button on a panel that enables you to select an entity type either graphically or from the topics/motionview/collectors_select_entity_dialog_r.html.
- Data Entry
  Explore data entry in MotionView.
- Use the Expression Builder
  The expression builder allows you to enter expressions in text boxes without extensive typing and memorization. It can be used to construct mathematical expressions that are a function of the model parameters.
- Select an "Entity" Dialog
  The Select an "Entity" dialog allows you to change the entity in a collector.
- SolverMode
  MotionView contains an implicit variable called SolverMode. In MDL, SolverMode can be used in an "if" context to define topology (include Templex templates). MotionView retains the "if" result for both cases so that when you toggle the solver type, the associated text becomes active within the user interface.
- MotionView in Batch Mode
  Batch mode allows you to generate a solver input model file from an MDL model file and run the solver job without starting the MotionView user interface.
MotionView Menus
Explore the MotionView menus which provide access to the various wizards, dialogs, tools, and panels.
Project Browser
The Project Browser allows you to view the MotionView model structure while providing display and editing control of entities.
MotionView Panels
Explore the various panels and tools in MotionView.
MotionView CAD Interfacing
MotionView supports the importing of several types of CAD and FE formats.
Flexible Bodies
MotionView has many pre-processing and post-processing capabilities with regards to flexible bodies, or flexbodies, for multi-body dynamics models.
MotionView Solver Interfacing
Solvers and translators supported in MotionView.
Vehicle Modeling
Explore the various vehicle modeling tools.
Optimization
Discover optimization with MotionView, MotionSolve, and HyperStudy.
Functional Mockup Unit (FMU)
Learn more about the Functional Mockup Unit (FMU) in MotionView and MotionSolve.
MotionView Interface with Collaboration Tools
MotionView supports a limited version of interface with HyperWorks Collaboration Tools.
Tcl/Tk Reference Guide
Reference material for the HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface which is a set of Tcl/Tk commands.
MDL Reference Guide
Reference materials for the MotionView MDL Language, Tire Modeling, and the MDL Library.
MotionSolve Reference Guide
Reference material detailing command statements, model statements, functions and the Subroutine Interface available in MotionSolve.
Templex and Math Reference Guide
Reference material for Templex (a general purpose text and numeric processor) and additional mathematical functions and operators.
MotionView Python Reference Guide (Beta)
Reference materials for the MotionView Python Language.

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MotionView User's Guide

2020.1

Home
MotionView Overview
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multi-body Dynamics.
Model File Management
Open and save model files, import/export models, and import/export a solver deck.

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
MotionView Overview
MotionView Menus
Project Browser
MotionView Panels
MotionView CAD Interfacing
Flexible Bodies
MotionView Solver Interfacing
Vehicle Modeling
Optimization
Functional Mockup Unit (FMU)
MotionView Interface with Collaboration Tools
Tcl/Tk Reference Guide
MDL Reference Guide
MotionSolve Reference Guide
Templex and Math Reference Guide
MotionView Python Reference Guide (Beta)

Model File Management

Open and save model files, import/export models, and import/export a solver deck.

Opening and Saving a Model File
MBD model files are files written using the Model Definition Language (MDL). These model files (*.mdl) can then be opened and saved in MotionView using the File menu, or the Open Model or Save Model buttons on the Standard toolbar.
Importing and Exporting Models
The import feature facilitates reading in systems from the wizard library, or the MDL data statements (properties), or a combination of the two using an MDL file. The export feature facilitates exporting wizard selection choices in the existing model and/or the MDL data statements (properties), or a combination of the two into an MDL file.
Importing and Exporting a Solver Deck

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