HM-4625: Assemblies Using DYNA

In this tutorial, you will learn how to weld between geometry surfaces and shell elements, welding using a master connectors file and duplicating and reflecting connectors, create connectors from existing welds to create new welds of a different type, swap welded part, and understand why connectors may fail to realize and how to correct the problems.

Before you begin, copy the following files from <hm.zip>/interfaces/lsdyna/ to your working directory:
  • frame_assembly_1.hm
  • frame_assembly_2.hm
  • frame_assembly_3.hm
  • frame_assembly_4.hm
  • body_side_assembly.hm
The part assembly used in the first four exercises of this tutorial is depicted in the following image.


Figure 1.