FE Model Import Options
Import options used to determine how FE models are imported.
- Import
- Type of entities to import.
- All
- Import all entities in the selected file.
- Custom
- Select entities to import from the selected file.
- Display
- Turn the display of newly imported load collectors and/or system
collectors on/off. Tip: This option can help improve the performance for FE input models containing large numbers of loads/systems.This option is supported for all import readers. Existing load collectors and system collectors are not affected by this option.
- All
- Turn the display of newly imported load collectors and system collectors on.
- Custom
- Select entities to display.
- Solver options
- Define Solver Import Options import settings by clicking Select Options.
- Create comps
- Method for creating components on import.
- By HM Comments
- Honor the HyperMesh comments $HMNAME COMP, $HMMOVE, and $HMDPRP in the selected file that were created by HyperMesh in any previous export of the model.
- By Property
- Ignore any $HMNAME COMP, $HMMOVE, and $HMDPRP comments that may be in the selected file and automatically create components based on each property in the file. The component name will be the name of the property. The property will also be created and assigned to the component, not the elements. (By Property Hierarchy)
- By 1 Component
- Ignore any $HMNAME COMP, $HMMOVE, and $HMDPRP comments that may be in the selected file and create one component into which all elements in the selected file will be organized. Properties will be created and assigned directly to the elements. (By Component Hierarchy)
- Assign props
- Method for assigning properties to elements on import.
- By HM Comments
- Honor the $HMNAME COMP, $HMMOVE, and $HMDPRP comments and assign properties to elements accordingly. Any elements listed in the $HMDPRP comment will have their property directly assigned, and the remaining elements will take their property from the component.
- On Element
- Honor the $HMNAME COMP and $HMMOVE comments and directly assign properties to all elements based on their card definitions.
- On Component
- Honor the $HMNAME COMP and $HMMOVE comments and leave all
elements to take their property from their
components.Note: Elements can take a property assignment from the component in which it resides, or it can have a property directly assigned to it. Direct assignment takes precedence over component assignment.
- Import as include
- Load and display non-include files as include files.
- Include files
- Method for importing includes.
- Merge
- Import the contents from all include files into the HyperMesh model, but do not maintain their references. When exporting, all entities are written into the master file.
- Preserve
- Preserve data in individual include files along with their references in the master model. Review the contents of individual include files in the Include browser. When exporting, entities are written into the corresponding include files along with their references in the master file.
- Skip
- Do not import data in the include file into HyperMesh. Include references are maintained and written out to the master model during export.
- ID Rules
- Imports ID management rules that were defined in the ID Manager and
exported to a solver deck as an XML block at the end of each Include
file.Restriction: Available when Include files is set to Preserve.
- Create Part Assemblies/Parts
- Create a part hierarchy for each component in the absence of part/part assembly comments, and assign a UID to each newly created part/part assembly.
- FE overwrite
- Overwrite entities that have matching IDs. If checked off, entity IDs are offset to avoid duplicates.
- ID Offset
- Adjust offset settings.
- Display import errors
- Display any errors that occur during the import procedure.