HvTrans
It is general practice to delete your result files on completion of your project as they tend to be big in size. The HvTrans utility is a result translator available along with the HyperWorks suite that allows you to translate the result file to H3D format that is Altair proprietary and a compressed format. The utility allows you to compress the data and also pick and choose results and their components that are of interest to you.
This utility is different from creating a H3D file from within HyperView because it allows you to select the subcase, simulation, results, compression information, and model file to be contained in the H3D file. The H3D file created from HyperView only contains the currently displayed information within HyperView.
This chapter guides you on how to use HvTrans to translate and compress your results to the H3D format.
To open the HvTrans GUI:
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On Windows: From the Start menu > Programs > HyperWorks 2017 > Tools > HvTrans
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On LINUX/UNIX: Run the following script <HyperWorks Install Directory>/altair/scripts/hvtrans
HvTrans allows you to extract or translate results into an H3D file.To begin using HvTrans, you must first open a result file. When you load a result file, the HvTrans dialog displays the same result information displayed in the HyperView Animation window. The following file types are supported for result translation:
| ABAQUS ODB File (*.odb) | ANSYS Result (*.rth, *.rst, *rmg) |
| CFD Ensight File (*.encas, *.case) | DYNA DB File (*.db) |
| FEMZIP d3plot File (*d3plot*) | Hyper3D File (*.h3d) |
| HyperMesh Result File (*.res) | LS-DYNA d3plot File (*d3plot, *.ptf) |
| MARC File (*.t16) | Moldflow Result File (*.udm) |
| NASTRAN/OptiStruct OP2 File (*.op2) | Nike3D n3plot File (*n3plot) |
| PAM-CRASH DSY File (*.dsy) | RADIOSS (A) Result File (*A001) |
| UNV File (*.unv) | FEMZIP DSY (*dsy) |
Once the file has been loaded, the loadcases, simulation steps, and results that are desired in the H3D file are selected within the GUI. These options are all contained on the left side of the GUI. On the right size, compression information, model file information, and component information is selected. These options allow you to customize the H3D file to contain only the information you wish to save. Finally, Translate is selected to create the H3D file.
Use the interactive image below to roll over the various options in the HvTrans GUI.
HvTrans can also be run through a batch mode. For additional information on how to set this up, please refer to the Online Help.