Overview of the Summary Templates supported by the solver interfaces.
ANSYS
Path Within HyperWorks
Installation
Description
.../templates/summary/ansys/components
Reviews components of the current database containing 1-D,
2-D and 3-D elements
.../templates/summary/ansys/elements
Reviews all elements of the current database
.../templates/summary/ansys/loads
Reviews the loads of the current database
.../templates/summary/ansys/ctr_of_gravity
Calculates the model’s center of gravity
.../templates/summary/ansys/mom_of_inertia
Determines area properties
.../templates/summary/ansys/materials
Reviews material properties of the current database
.../templates/summary/ansys/id_info
This reviews the minimum and maximum IDs of nodes, elements,
components, materials, properties, and so on.
Note: To use the mom_of_inertia template, create a planar area
with shell43/shell63 elements (quads and trias) in the x-y plane.
LS-DYNA
LS-DYNA summary template files are located in the
template/summary/ls-dyna directory.
Template
Description
elements
Provides a listing of element types and the number of each
type contained in the current model. It also indicates the total
number of elements in the model.
errorcheck
Gives a brief overview of problems that exist in the model.
sharedrigids
Highlights the elements with nodes that are shared among
rigids.
ctr_of_gravity
Calculates each part’s center of gravity and the model's
center of gravity based on the procedure described in the Mass
Calculations section.
components
Describes the components and their properties contained in
the model. The template lists the name, ID, property name and
ID, material name and ID, mass, nodal mass added to each part,
thickness and numbers of elements in each part. The mass is
calculated using the same procedure as the mass panel.
mom_of_inertia
Calculates each component's and the model’s moment of inertia
based on the procedure described in the Mass Calculations
section.
Both the errorcheck template and
sharedrigids template check for shared rigids, but the
template highlights only the second element that uses a node. If an element in a
rigid material is sharing a node with another rigid, only the first element in that
component is highlighted.
Possible error messages:
Elements in components pointing to a *SECTION card of the wrong type
Zero or negative thickness
Rigid elements, components, or interfaces sharing nodes
Components do not have a *SECTION card selected
Components do not have a necessary *PART card defined
Components do not have a material selected
A more advanced error check tool is available on the Tools option on the
Utility menu. This tool checks components, rigids,
joints, properties, boundary conditions, and other model entities and displays the
results in a user-friendly format that enables you to select an error and go
directly to the relevant part of the model to make corrections.
Marc
Note:Marc is not available in Engineering Solutions.
Template
Description
ctr_of_gravity
Calculates the center of gravity of the model.
mom_of_inertia
Calculates the moment of inertia of each component of the
model as well as the moment of inertia of the entire
model.
show_normals2d.sum
Shows the orientation of a 2-D rigid body which consist of
plot elements of type FACET_2.
reverse_normals2d.sum
Reverse the orientation of a 2-D rigid body.
Nastran
Template
Description
elements
Summarizes the number of each element type in the current
HyperMesh database.
loads
Summarizes the forces and moments applied to the current
model.
ctr_of_gravity
Calculates the center of gravity of the model.
errorcheck
Summarizes some common model errors.
mom_of_intertia
Calculates the mass moment of inertia of each component of
the model as well as the mass moment of inertia of the entire
model. The mass moment of inertia of the entire model is
presented in matrix format.
components
Summarizes the component information in the current HyperMesh database.
The Mass Moment of Inertia template writes out the mass matrix in the following
form, Figure 1.
where Figure 2.
For Inertia Matrix for Model (Using Origin As Reference), the following
applies, Figure 3.
For Inertia Matrix for Model (Using Center of Gravity As Reference), the
following applies, Figure 4.
Summary templates
with a _txt appendix, for example,
components_txt, can be used to export summary template
information to a text file only.
Template Name
Description
ctr_of_gravity
Lists the component and model center of gravity.
moment_of_inertia
Lists the moment of inertia for components and for the
model.
components
Lists the components with ID, thickness, mass, and number of
elements.
You can write the result data in other units using
the command, "*uservariableset("#MASS_UNIT_FACTOR",[1.0])" at
the beginning of the components file in the include directory of
the summary files. All calculated values are multiplied with
this factor before being written. You can change this value for
your own purpose.
Non-structural masses are also listed in
addition to the structural masses.
elements
Lists the elements with their PAM-CRASH 2G equivalent keywords.
groups
Lists the groups with their PAM-CRASH 2G equivalent keywords, type, and
ID.
materials
Lists the materials and their corresponding elements. The model
mass is calculated for each material. Lumped masses and type 3 rigid
bodies are also listed.
sensor
Lists the sensors and their PAM-CRASH 2G keywords and types.
property
Lists the number of airbags, friction card, gaspec definitions,
and rupture models.
find_cnodes
Displays the CNODEs as temporary nodes.
id_info
Lists the IDs and ranges of used HyperMesh entities.
nsmas
Lists the non-structural masses in the model together with the
attached components.
Permas
Note:Permas is not available in Engineering Solutions.
Template
Description
elements
Summarizes the number and type of elements in the current
HyperMesh model for a Permas analysis.
ctr_of_gravity
Calculates the center of gravity of the model.
mom_of_inertia
Calculates the moment of inertia of each component of the
model, as well as the moment of inertia of the entire
model.
OptiStruct
The optistruct template generates OptiStruct input decks.
The optistructlf template generates OptiStruct input decks using the long format for CELAS,
CONM2, FORCE, GRID, MAT1, MAT2, MAT8, MAT9, MOMENT, MPC, PBEAM, PBEAML, PCOMP,
PCOMPG, PBARL, PROD, and PSHELL bulk data entries.
DVGRID bulk data entries are written in long format with both templates.
All settings necessary to interface with OptiStruct can
be loaded by loading the OptiStruct user profile.
Template
Description
components
Summarizes the name, number, material, mass, and number of
elements for each component in the current HyperMesh database.
constraints
Summarizes the name, number, response, lower, and upper
bounds for each constraint in an optimization problem defined in
the current HyperMesh database.
ctr of gravity
Calculates the center of gravity of the model.
elements
Summarizes the number of each element type in the current
HyperMesh database.
loads
Summarizes the forces and moments applied to the current
model.
mom of inertia
The mom_of_inertia template calculates the moments of inertia
of the model. The mass moment of inertia of the entire model is
presented in matrix format.
errorcheck
Summarizes the model errors.
responses
Summarizes the name and type of responses in an optimization
problem defined in the current HyperMesh database.
The Mass Moment of Inertia template writes out the mass matrix in the following
form, Figure 5.
where Figure 6.
For Inertia Matrix for Model (Using Origin As Reference), the following
applies, Figure 7.
For Inertia Matrix for Model (Using Center of Gravity As Reference), the
following applies, Figure 8.
