Comparison Browser

Use the Comparison Browser to compare and identify the topology difference between two models/part assemblies/parts.

To open the Comparison Browser, click the Assembly ribbon then click the Comparison tool.

The Comparison Browser supports CAD Offset and Comparison checks. After a comparison check, the results are reported in PowerPoint, Excel, and a CSV file. In addition, the results can be reviewed and modified directly in HyperWorks.

You can switch to the Part Browser any time to perform detailed operations on a part.

Configuration Options

Configure the display and behavior of the Comparison Browser.

For more detailed information on configuring the Comparison Browser, see Configure Model Verification Settings.

Browser Attributes

Right-click on a column heading in the browser to configure the displayed attributes.

ID: Part assembly and model IDs.
Color: Part entity colors.
MVD Part Name: Part entity name.
MVD PID: Entity specific property ID’s. At the part level, the IDs for referenced properties are displayed. At Component level, IDs of the referenced properties are displayed.
UID: Part assembly and part Unique IDs.
MVD Revision: Major revision, Study revision, and Library Part revision.
MVD Material: Material name of the part
MVD Design Material: Design material from CAD metadata.
MVD Thickness: Entity specific thickness. At the part level, it displays the thicknesses of the referenced properties. At component level, it shows the thickness of the referenced property.
MVD Design Thickness: Design thickness from CAD metadata.
MVD Contact Thickness: Contact thickness from CAD metadata.
MVD Material Query: 0 or 1.
MVD Vendor: String of vendor names – you must write some text for reference.
MVD Action: Type of operation for the part entity.
MVD Modeling Type: Type of modeling either mid-plan or skin mesh for the part entity.
MVD Status: String of text – you must write some text for reference
MVD Mesh Size: Mesh size for the part entity.
MVD Solver: Solver name string – you must write the value.
MVD PID Rule: Keep existing or incoming IDs.
MVD Match %: Similarity value of both parts. For detailed calculation, see Generate Comparison Results.
MVD Base PID: Part ID of the CAD/FE part that is topologically matching.
MVD Base Material: Material name of the CAD/FE part that is topologically matching.
MVD Base Thk: Thickness value of the CAD/FE part that is topologically matching.
MVD Error: Errors accrued in respective operation on the part.
MVD Function Name: Sub assembly name of the part.
MVD Assembly Name: Assembly name of the part.
MVD Counter Parts: Matching or intersecting part’s UDMID.
MVD Bounding Box: Bounding box of the part.
MVD Oriented Bounding Box: Oriented bounding box of the part.
MVD Weight: Weight of the part.
MVD Delta Weight: Weight difference between part and counter part.
MVD Load Collectors: Load collector card name of the part.
MVD Contacts: Contact card names of the part.
MVD Boundary Conditions: BCs card names of the part.
MVD Representation File: Default representation file path of the part.