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Interface with External Products
Solver interfaces supported in HyperMesh.
HyperMesh Solver Interfacing
Supported solvers in HyperMesh.
EXODUS Interface
Overview of the EXODUS interface.

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Set up sessions and create report templates.
Interface with External Products
Solver interfaces supported in HyperMesh.
- Change Solver Interfaces
  Load a different solver interface in the application.
- HyperMesh Solver Interfacing
  Supported solvers in HyperMesh.
  - Current Supported Versions
    Currently supported solver interface versions.
  - Types of Interfacing
    HyperMesh uses three types of external interfacing.
  - Abaqus Interface
    Overview of the Abaqus Interface.
  - ANSYS Interface
    Overview of the ANSYS interface.
  - EXODUS Interface
    Overview of the EXODUS interface.
  - Feko Interface
    The Feko interface provides a pre-processing environment for preparing and editing Feko mesh element and material data.
  - LS-DYNA Interface
    Overview of the LS-DYNA interface.
  - Nastran Interface
    Overview of the Nastran interface.
  - PAM-CRASH 2G Interface
    Overview of the PAM-CRASH 2G interface.
  - Permas Solver Interface
    Overview of the Permas interface.
  - OptiStruct Interface
    Overview of the OptiStruct interface.
  - Radioss Interface
    Overview of the Radioss interface.
- HyperView Solver Interfacing
  Supported solvers in HyperView.
- HyperGraph Solver Interfacing
  Supported solvers in HyperGraph.
- MotionView Solver Interfacing
  Solvers and translators supported in MotionView.
Entities and Solver Interfaces
A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.
Browsers
Browsers provide a structured view of model data, which you can use to review, modify, create, and manage the contents of a model. In addition to visualization, browsers offer features like search, filtering, and sorting, which enhance your ability to navigate and interact with the model data.
Sketching
Create and edit 2D parametric sketch geometry.
Topology
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
FE Geometry
FE geometry is topology on top of mesh, meaning CAD and mesh exist as a single entity. The purpose of FE geometry is to add vertices, edges, surfaces, and solids on FE models which have no CAD geometry.
Meshing and Elements
Explore the different types of mesh you can create in HyperMesh and create and edit 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D elements.
Model Build and Assembly
Create, organize and manage parts and subsystems.
Composites
HyperMesh composites modeling.
Connectors
Create connections between parts of your model.
Morph
Rapidly change the shape of the FE mesh without severely sacrificing the mesh quality.
Skeleton Modeling
Create a reduced ordered model to facilitate optimization at the concept phase.
Design Space
Workflow to support topology optimization model build and setup.
Optimization
Setup an Optimization in HyperMesh.
Design Explorer
Multi-disciplinary design exploration and optimization tools.
Validate
Validate the model built before running solver analysis.
Analyze
Models require loads and boundary conditions in order to represent the various physics and/or physical equivalents to bench and in-use testing.
Axisymmetry
Reduce a full 3D model with axisymmetric surfaces while accounting for imperfections.
Concept Modeling
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.
Crash and Safety
Tools used for crash and safety analysis.
Airbag
Use airbag folder utilities and export a resulting airbag in a Radioss deck.
Aerospace
Essential utility tools developed using HyperMesh-Tcl.
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.
PhysicsAI
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.
Results Data
Results data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperView.
Developer
The Developer ribbon contains tools for automation and customization.
Plot Data
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
MediaView plays video files, displays static images, tracks objects, and measures distances.
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.
Publishing and Reporting
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.

EXODUS Interface

Overview of the EXODUS interface.

The EXODUS interface enables you to store a large amount of topological and result data in a binary format for finite element analysis.

In HyperMesh, the import and export of EXODUS files is supported in the EXODUS interface. An EXODUS file (*.ex, *.exo, *.ex2) can be read using File > Import > Solver Deck, and the finished model can be written using File > Export > Solver Deck.

EXODUS supports the following types of entities, which can be created from the Solver Browser:

Blocks (Component)
Control Cards
Coordinate Frames (System)
Functions (Curve)
Loads
Materials
Plots
Sets
TiedJoints (Group)

The following loads are migrated to new loads:

Acceleration
Boundary
Flux
Force
Moment
Pressure
Temperature
Velocity
Legacy decks are realized to new loads on import of binary or ASCII file exported from previous releases.