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Essential utility tools developed using HyperMesh-Tcl.
Assembly Tools
Create an assembly structure from a .csv file definition.

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Reduce a full 3D model with axisymmetric surfaces while accounting for imperfections.
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Tools and workflows that are dedicated to rapidly creating new parts for specific use cases, or amending existing parts. The current capabilities are focused on stiffening parts.
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Use airbag folder utilities and export a resulting airbag in a Radioss deck.
Aerospace
Essential utility tools developed using HyperMesh-Tcl.
- Assembly Tools
  Create an assembly structure from a .csv file definition.
  - Aircraft Transformation
    Apply a full transformation (translation and rotation) to the element, node, component and system entities.
  - Compare Models
    Use the Compare Models tool to compare the difference between two decks (ID comparison runs through offset).
  - Instantiate Entities
    Use the Instantiate Entity tool to duplicate N time with a given prefix name (material, property, load collector).
  - List Browser
    Use the List Browser for arbitrary grouping partial FE models and exporting to solver decks for analysis.
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- Connection Tools
- Spatial ID Manager Tools
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- System Tools
- Node Tools
Aeroelasticity
Import an aeroelastic finite element model with Nastran Bulk Data format.
Certification
Framework to plug certification methods to assess margin of safety from the model and result information.
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Use PhysicsAI to build fast predictive models from CAE data. PhysicsAI can be trained on data with any physics or remeshing and without design variables.
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Results data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperView.
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HyperGraph is a data analysis and plotting tool with interfaces to many file formats.
Multibody Modeling
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multibody Dynamics.
Media Files
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Tabulate Results
Use TableView to create an Excel-like spreadsheet.
Text Files
TextView math scripts reference vector data from HyperGraph windows to automate data processing and data summary.
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Create, define, and export reports.
Collaboration Tools
Explore, organize and manage your personal data, collaborate in teams, and connect to other data sources, such as corporate PLM systems to access CAD data or publish simulation data.

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Assembly Tools

Create an assembly structure from a .csv file definition.

You can create an assembly structure (product structure) similar to a PDM system using the Assembly Browser or Part Browser (Module Browser). Both tools are provided using the same .csv file format described below. You can import this file and the tool automatically creates the product structure in the database. You can drag and drop components into the assembly tree to organize the models in a similar manner to CAD or PDM product structures.

Figure 1. A .csv File Format for the Product Structure Definition

When you import this .csv file as an assembly or part you will get the following organization in the Assembly Browser (assembly csv) or Part Browser (part csv).

Figure 2. A Product Structure is Created in the Assembly Browser

Organize Aerospace Components

Use this tool to split a monolithic FE model (imported from solver data files) into suitable HyperMesh components. These components are then manually moved into assembly product structures to create a real world aerospace model. Two useful methods can be used to split the monolithic FE model into components. One involves using the coordinate system and the other uses ID ranges.

Using the coordinate system

Shell and beam models can be split using a local coordinate system.

Figure 3. A Single Component Model

Click Assembly > Organize Aero Components Using Cord-System.
Select the local system and the elements to be organized. It is required that you create empty components where these elements are to be split using the coordinate system. The elements are separated based on the system directions (within the Angle Deviation tolerance) and are moved to the empty components.
Figure 4. The Model is Split into Components using the Local System Direction

Using ID ranges

Aerospace users typically assign ID ranges to specific components. Using these definitions from a .csv file, the elements are automatically separated into component names defined in the .csv file.

Figure 5. ID Range .csv File with Component Names

Figure 6. Based on ID Ranges, Elements are Separated into Components