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Results Data
HyperView is a complete environment to visualize, query, and process results data.
Preferences Menu
From the Preferences menu, you can access the Options dialog.
Preferences Menu - Options
Display options are set in the Options dialog.

2021.1

What's New
View new features for HyperWorks 2021.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Video Tutorials
Discover HyperWorks functionality with interactive tutorials.
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 HyperWorks.
Entities and Solver Interfaces
A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.
Model Build and Assembly
Create, organize and manage parts and subsystems.
Geometry
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
Meshing
Different types of mesh you can create in HyperWorks.
Elements
Create and edit 0D/1D entities and edit 2D elements.
Morph
Rapidly change the shape of the FE mesh without severely sacrificing the mesh quality.
Connectors
Create connections between parts of your model.
Composites
HyperMesh composites modelings.
Crash and Safety
Tools used for crash and safety analysis.
Airbag Solutions
Airbag solutions offer airbag folder utilities and exports a resulting airbag in a Radioss deck.
Design Space
Workflow to support topology optimization model build and setup.
Design Explorer
Multi-disciplinary design exploration and optimization tools.
Aerospace
Essential utility tools developed using HyperWorks-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.
Marine
Streamline the creation of properties and 1D stiffener mesh using the info read from Marine CAD tools.
Squeak and Rattle Director
Create evaluation lines, evaluate them, and optimize the interfaces to eliminate squeak and rattle issues.
Geomechanics Director
A Packaged Solution Offering (PSO) that provides a flexible and customizable platform for building and analyzing geomechanical models.
Panels
Panels contains pre-processing and post-processing tools.
Results Data
HyperView is a complete environment to visualize, query, and process results data.
- Working with Models
  Open animation files, measure various distances and angles between entities, and use the Results Browser to view the model structure and find, display, and edit entities.
- Animate and Visualize Results
  Create section cuts and explore the various result plotting tools.
- Create Entities
  Create and edit user-defined data type expressions, derived load cases, and systems. You can also plot a forming limit diagram, generate streamlines, track entities during animation, and create and import/export sets of entities.
- Query Data
  Query entities, create or edit free body diagrams, construct multiple curves and plots from a single result file, and create and plot stress linearization.
- Annotate Models
  Annotate animation files using notes or trace various entities during animation.
- Transform Models
  Define planes of symmetry/axisymmetry or explode a model.
- Overlay Images/Videos
  Select and overlay images or videos in the modeling window for correlation and presentation purposes.
- Rendering Models
  Select a graphics rendering mode and change the appearance of materials.
- Additional Tools for Post-Processing
  The Tools menu provides you access to various panels and dialogs.
- Profiles
  Load preference file profiles to access the various Aerospace tools, NVH utilities, and Vehicle Safety Tools.
- Preferences Menu
  From the Preferences menu, you can access the Options dialog.
  - Preferences Menu - Options
    Display options are set in the Options dialog.
    - Application
      Set general application options such as showing the splash screen or the getting started screen at startup, showing icon labels, whether to scale the user interface, and picking a theme color.
    - Appearance
      Set display options such as background color, foreground color, and mesh lines.
    - Visualization
      Set element mark options and general visualization options.
    - Performance
      Set various general performance options, as well as control the Display Acceleration Block (DAB).
    - Lighting
      Set light sources for illuminating graphics. Lighting settings control the location, direction, and intensity (high/low) of the specular lighting.
    - Mouse
      Set and customize mouse controls.
- Display/Visualization Options
  Explore the various display and visualization tools.
- HyperView - Upfront Data Loader
  A new workflow emphasizing upfront data loading for standard crash post processing use cases.
Plot Data
HyperGraph is a data analysis and plotting tool with interfaces to many CAE 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.
Text Files
TextView math scripts reference vector data from HyperGraph windows to automate data processing and data summary.
Tabulate Results
TableView creates an Excel-like spreadsheet in HyperWorks.
Publishing and Reporting
Create and export Document and Presentation reports with one click and also define your own report structure.

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2021.1

Home
Results Data
HyperView is a complete environment to visualize, query, and process results data.
Preferences Menu
From the Preferences menu, you can access the Options dialog.
Preferences Menu - Options
Display options are set in the Options dialog.

Preferences Menu - Options

Display options are set in the Options dialog.

From the File menu, click the Preferences button to display the Options dialog.

The following options are available on the tree:

Application
Set general application options such as showing the splash screen or the getting started screen at startup, showing icon labels, whether to scale the user interface, and picking a theme color.
Appearance
Set display options such as background color, foreground color, and mesh lines.
Visualization
Set element mark options and general visualization options.
Performance
Set various general performance options, as well as control the Display Acceleration Block (DAB).
Lighting
Set light sources for illuminating graphics. Lighting settings control the location, direction, and intensity (high/low) of the specular lighting.
Mouse
Set and customize mouse controls.

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