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Meshing and Elements
Explore the different types of mesh you can create in HyperMesh and create and edit 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D elements.
1D
Explore the different types of 1D mesh you can create in HyperMesh.
0D/1D
Models that require 0D and 1D elements can be created through controllers.
Super Elements
Assign nodes to a super element set.

Welcome
What's New
View new features for Altair HyperWorks 2024.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Tutorials
Learn more about the Altair HyperWorks suite of products with interactive tutorials.
Startup Procedures and Customizations
Start and configure the applications.
Tool Finder
View a list of deprecated panels and their newer, equivalent workflows.
Manage Files and Data
Create, open, import, and save models.
Sessions and Report Templates
Set up sessions and create report templates.
Interface with External Products
Solver interfaces supported in HyperMesh.
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.
- Meshing Preferences
  Define meshing preferences.
- Element Configurations
  Each element has an associated element configuration. An element configuration tells HyperMesh how to draw, store, and work with the element.
- Supported Solver Cards
  Solver cards supported for elements.
- Review Element Quality
  Use the Element Quality view to review element quality while simultaneously editing your model.
- 1D
  Explore the different types of 1D mesh you can create in HyperMesh.
  - Setup 1D Mesh
  - Beam Mesh
  - 0D/1D
    Models that require 0D and 1D elements can be created through controllers.
    - 0D Elements
      Supported 0D elements.
    - Create Acoustic Elements
      Use the Acoustics tool to create 0D/1D acoustic elements.
    - Create Axisymmetric Elements
      Use the Axisymmetrics tool to create axisymmetric 1D elements.
    - Create Beam and Bar Elements
      Use the Beams tool to create 1D beam and bar elements.
    - Create Bond Elements
      Use the Bonds tool to create 0D/1D bond elements.
    - Create Contact Elements
      Use the Contacts tool to create 1D/0D contact elements.
    - Create Electric Elements
      Use the Electrics tool to create 1D electric elements.
    - Create Gap Elements
      Use the Gaps tool to create 0D/1D gap elements.
    - Create Gasket Elements
      Use the Gaskets tool to create 0D/1D gasket sealing elements.
    - Create Joint Elements
      Use the Joints tool to create joint connection elements.
    - Create Link Elements
      Use the link tool to define 1D link elements.
    - Create Mass Elements
      Use the Masses tool to create 1D/0D mass elements.
    - Create Plot Elements
      Use the Plots tool to create 1D plot elements.
    - Create Pretension Elements
      Use the Pretensions tool to create 1D pretension elements.
    - Create Rod Elements
      Use the Rods tool to create 1D rod elements.
    - Create Seatbelt Elements
      Use the Seat Belt tool to define 1D seatbelt elements.
    - Create SPH Mesh
      Use the SPH tool to define 0D Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) mesh.
    - Create Spring Elements
      Use the Spring tool to create 0D/1D spring elements.
    - Create Surface Elements
      Use the Surfaces tool to create 1D surface elements.
    - Create Thermal Elements
      Use the Thermals tool to create 0D/1D thermal elements.
    - Super Elements
      Assign nodes to a super element set.
    - Multi-Strand Elements
      Create XELEM elements.
  - Line Mesh
- 2D
  Explore the different types of 2D mesh you can create in HyperMesh.
- 3D
  Explore the different types of 3D mesh you can create in HyperMesh.
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.

Super Elements

Assign nodes to a super element set.

Restriction: This tool is only available for Nastran interfaces (MSC and NX).

All of the nodes belonging to the super element are displayed as long as you remain in the Super Elements tool. This includes nodes not associated with elements currently displayed.

All nodes initially belong to super element 0.

From the 1D ribbon, click the arrow next to the 0D/1D tool set name and select Super Elements.
Select the nodes to assign.
Specify the ID of the super element.
Click Create to assign the selected nodes to a super element.