Engineering Solutions

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Engineering Solutions is a modeling and visualization environment for NVH, Crash, CFD, Drop Test and Aerospace using best-in-class solver technology.
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Explore the Engineering Solutions user interface.
Work with Files
Engineering Solutions requires the use of different types of data files, from its own database files which contain data on model geometry, mesh, loads, boundary conditions, and so on, to property cards, main weld files and many more.
Export Files
In Engineering Solutions exporting various file types from the selected client to another format. The Export tab allows you to export a model to CAD line and surface data or finite element models.
HyperMesh Comments
If you insert special comment cards into your input deck, you can provide HyperMesh with additional information about the colors and names of entities. You can also use comments to preserve information that is not supported by a particular solver, for example, assemblies or system references.
HMFLAG
HMFLAG

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2021.1

Engineering Solutions

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Engineering Solutions is a modeling and visualization environment for NVH, Crash, CFD, Drop Test and Aerospace using best-in-class solver technology.
- User Interface
  Explore the Engineering Solutions user interface.
  - Title Bar
    The title bar displays the name of the file that is currently opened, along with the active product and user profile.
  - Menu Bar
    The menu bar contains pull-down menus that provide access to standard functions such as file management operations, system preferences, and help.
  - Toolbars
    Each toolbar contains a group of icon buttons that provide access to common tools.
  - Tab Area
    The tab area organizes browsers, Utility menus for the solver interfacing user profiles, and other functionality not shown in the panel area in different tabs.
  - Modeling Window
    The modeling window displays your model, geometry and plots.
  - Search and Find Engineering Solutions Tools
    Quickly find and open the tools, panels, and browsers that are available from the menu bar pull-downs or from the Utility Browser, as well as create solver cards.
  - Panels
    Panels contains pre-processing and post-processing tools.
  - Status Bar
    The status bar displays information pertaining to the currently loaded model as well as descriptions of the pages and panels.
  - Undo-Redo
    Undo and redo actions performed in Engineering Solutions.
  - Display Controls
    Control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
  - Visualization Controls
    Use the Visualization controls to change many of the visual states in Engineering Solutions and HyperView.
  - Input Controls
    Input controls allow you to manipulate your methods of entering and controlling different aspects of Engineering Solutions.
  - Work with Files
    Engineering Solutions requires the use of different types of data files, from its own database files which contain data on model geometry, mesh, loads, boundary conditions, and so on, to property cards, main weld files and many more.
    - Types of Files
      Engineering Solutions uses the proprietary (.hm) format for database files which include geometry, meshing, connectors, loads and forces, materials, and everything else that is necessary to pre-process a model prior to sending itto a solver.
    - Retrieve and Save a File
      BINARY database files are the primary files used by Engineering Solutions and use the file extension .hm.
    - Import Files
      In Engineering Solutions various file types can be imported into the selected client. The Import tab allows you to input external CAD line and surface data or finite element models. You can also import/merge model files (.hm) into the current model session.
    - Export Files
      In Engineering Solutions exporting various file types from the selected client to another format. The Export tab allows you to export a model to CAD line and surface data or finite element models.
      - Export Geometry
        Export a CAD file.
      - Export Models
        Export model files.
      - HyperMesh Comments
        If you insert special comment cards into your input deck, you can provide HyperMesh with additional information about the colors and names of entities. You can also use comments to preserve information that is not supported by a particular solver, for example, assemblies or system references.
        
        HM_ASSEM
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HM_COMP_BY_PROP
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMASSOC
        Associate an existing node to an existing surface.
        
        HMASSEM
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMASSEM_COMP_ID
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMASSEM_ID
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMBEAMSEC
        Import comment to sort and organize property types and info into HyperMesh.
        
        HMBEGINDOC
        Import comment that indicates the beginning of the model documentation into HyperMesh.
        
        HMCOMP
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMCONT
        Continuation card for the HMBEAMSEC card.
        
        HMCURVE
        Preserves the style information for load curves.
        
        HMDB
        Points to a material database file for the solver.
        
        HMDISPLAY
        Defines the base location of a velocity load in HyperMesh.
        
        HMDPRP
        Import comment to sort and organize design properties into HyperMesh.
        
        HMENDDOC
        Import comment that indicates the end of the model documentation into HyperMesh.
        
        HMENT
        Preserves the ADMASS card upon import in Radioss.
        
        HMERROR
        Export comment that detects a problem upon export.
        
        HMFIXEDSURFPOINT
        Describes weld points for the automesher.
        
        HMFOOTERBEGIN
        Import comment that indicates the beginning of the footer for the deck.
        
        HMFOOTEREND
        Import comment that indicates the end of the footer for the deck.
        
        HMFLAG
        HMFLAG
        
        HMGPMV
        Defines a conduction group identification number in HyperMesh.
        
        HMMOVE
        Change the input component of an element.
        
        HMNAME
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMNAME ASSEM
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMNAME COMP
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMNAME GROUP
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMNAME MAT
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMNAME PROP
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMNAME SET
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMORIENT
        Defines a global origin for the analysis.
        
        HMOUTPUT
        Gives the date and time that the deck was written and serves as a signal that the deck was created by HyperMesh.
        
        HMPLOTELM
        Preserves plot element information in solvers that do not support plot elements.
        
        HMREFSYSTEM
        Re-associate nodes/systems with their local systems.
        
        HMSET
        Import comment to sort and organize entity sets into HyperMesh.
        
        HMSET_SET_ID
        Import comment to sort and organize entity sets into HyperMesh.
        
        HMSETTYPE
        Import comment to sort and organize entity types into HyperMesh.
        
        HMSUPPORT
        Import comment to associate support loads into a load collector in HyperMesh.
        
        HMTAG
        Preserves tag information in solvers that do not support tags.
        
        HMUNSUPPORTED
        Import comment to indicate to the reader that information in this section should be retained in the unsupported area of HyperMesh.
        
        HWCOLOR
        Import comment to color an entity in HyperMesh.
    - Include Files
      Most FEA solvers allow you to organize the input deck into separate files and provide a mechanism to include (or refer) these files in the main input deck.
- Preferences
  Configure the view and behavior of Engineering Solutions.
Tutorials
Discover Engineering Solutions functionality with interactive tutorials.
NVH
Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) is an important vehicle attribute that directly affects the customer experience.
Squeak and Rattle Director
Use Squeak and Rattle Director tool to create evaluation lines, evaluate them and optimize the interfaces to eliminate squeak and rattle issues.
Crash
The Crash application offers a tailored environment in HyperWorks that efficiently steers the Crash CAE specialist in CAE model building, starting from CAD geometry and finishing with a runnable solver deck in Radioss, LS-DYNA and PAM-CRASH 2G.
CFD
HyperWorks offers high quality tools for CFD applications enabling the engineer to perform modeling, optimization and post-processing tasks efficiently.
Drop Test
The Drop Test Manager is an automated solution that allows you to either simulate a single drop test or a choice of multiple iterations with the aim of finding the sensitivity of process variables like initial orientation and drop height in a typical drop test by controlling the run parameters and conditions with ease.
Aerospace
Essential utility tools developed using HyperWorks-Tcl.
Interface with External Products
Solver interfaces supported in Engineering Solutions.
Entities and Solver Interfaces
A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.
CAD Interfaces
Support provided by the CAD readers and writers.
Browsers
Browsers supply a great deal of view-related functionality in Engineering Solutions by listing the parts of a model in a tabular and/or tree-based format, and providing controls inside the table that allow you to alter the display of model parts.
Panels
Panels contains pre-processing and post-processing tools.
Geometry
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
Meshing
Different types of mesh you can create in HyperWorks.
Connectors
Create connections between parts of your model.
Model Build and Assembly
Create, organize and manage parts and subsystems.
Model Verification
Perform automatic checks on CAD models, and identify potential issues with geometry that may slow down the meshing process using the Verification and Comparison tools.
Model Setup
Overview of how to build a finite element model.
Morphing
Morph the shape of your finite element model.
Optimization
Setup an Optimization in Engineering Solutions.
Conversion Between Solver Formats
Convert finite element models to another solver format.
XY Plotting
Study relationships between data vectors in results files.
Post-Processing Analysis
Learn how to use post-processing functions.

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Engineering Solutions

2021.1

Home
Get Started
Engineering Solutions is a modeling and visualization environment for NVH, Crash, CFD, Drop Test and Aerospace using best-in-class solver technology.
User Interface
Explore the Engineering Solutions user interface.
Work with Files
Engineering Solutions requires the use of different types of data files, from its own database files which contain data on model geometry, mesh, loads, boundary conditions, and so on, to property cards, main weld files and many more.
Export Files
In Engineering Solutions exporting various file types from the selected client to another format. The Export tab allows you to export a model to CAD line and surface data or finite element models.
HyperMesh Comments
If you insert special comment cards into your input deck, you can provide HyperMesh with additional information about the colors and names of entities. You can also use comments to preserve information that is not supported by a particular solver, for example, assemblies or system references.
HMFLAG
HMFLAG

What's New
Get Started
Tutorials
NVH
Squeak and Rattle Director
Crash
CFD
Drop Test
Aerospace
Interface with External Products
Entities and Solver Interfaces
CAD Interfaces
Browsers
Panels
Geometry
Meshing
Connectors
Model Build and Assembly
Model Verification
Model Setup
Morphing
Optimization
Conversion Between Solver Formats
XY Plotting
Post-Processing Analysis

HMFLAG

HMFLAG

Syntax

HMFLAG entity_type, slave

Type

HyperMesh Comments

Input

entity_type: COMPS, GROUPS
slave

Supported Solvers

LS-DYNA

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