Solid Model Strategies

Solid models are models that are made up of solid elements, namely, tetras, pentas, and hexas. In general, a solid model represents a single part with numerous features such as holes, edges, bosses, flanges and ribs.

HyperMorph is designed to make it easy to change the size and shape of features in a solid model. This is done using one of the following methods:

Moving the handles on the part to new locations
Moving the global handles around the part to new locations
Altering the radius or curvature of curved edges of the part
Mapping the nodes of the part to line or surface data.

For solid models, it is only necessary to create a single 3D domain for the entire part. You can also add a global domain and global handles for shape alterations of a general nature.