HM-3450: Multi-Component Replacement

In this step you will load the LS-DYNA user profile.

1. Start HyperMesh Desktop.
2. In the User Profile dialog, select LS-DYNA.
3. Click OK.

In this step you will import the solver deck file.

1. Open the Import - Solver Deck tab by clicking File > Import > Solver Deck from the menu bar.
2. In the File field, open the Master.k file.
3. Click Import.

In this step, you will replace parts in the Pr_inc.k include file.

1. In the Model Browser, right-click on the Pr_Inc.k include file and select Replace Manual from the context menu.

   
   
   Figure 1.

   The Part-Replace dialog opens.

   
   
   Figure 2.

2. Set the Replace using field to Comp in File, then open the Incoming_idclash.k file, which contains the target, replacement parts.

   
   
   Figure 3.

3. In the Tolerance field, field, enter a tolerance to search for closest nodes and elements to re-establish the connections and other references between the target part and the model. For this tutorial, you can leave the default tolerance of 0.01.
4. Click Preview.
5. In the Component Pairing dialog, check the component pairing.
   1. In the second row, note that there is one–two mapping. If it does not come up for display, click on the second row to add the new pairing.
   2. Click OK.
      Note: When performing Manual part replacement, you have the flexibility to modify the component pairing using add/remove pairing option in component pairing window; whereas, when performing Automatic part replacement, you cannot modify component pairing.

      
      
      Figure 4.

6. In the Entities Selection dialog, specify replacement methods for incoming/existing entities and click OK.
   External entities are shared with other components, along with the selected components that are being replaced, for example sets, groups and output blocks. Internal entities are specific to the components being replaced, for example sets, groups and output blocks.

   • Accept incoming entities (existing entities deleted) deletes all of the internal entities on accept.
   • Accept existing entities (Incoming entities deleted) deletes all of the incoming entities on accept.
   • Merge existing and incoming entities (no entities deleted) retains both existing and incoming entities on accept.

   Note: When performing Automatic part replacement, HyperMesh automatically selects the Accept incoming entities (existing entities deleted) method.

   
   
   Figure 5.

7. Check the status of each entity.
   Note: All internal entities are deleted and all external entities are updated.

   
   
   Figure 6.

In this step you will review ID ranges.

1. Click ID Manager to invoke the ID-Manager from which you can review existing ID ranges defined for the components.
2. Modify ID ranges as needed.
3. Click Close.

In this step you will run the model checker post part replacement.

Under Advanced options, enable the Invoke Model Checker after Accept checkbox to automatically run the Model Checker after you click Accept in the Part-Replace dialog.

Figure 7.

In this step you will accept the part replacement changes.