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Multibody Modeling
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multibody Dynamics.
Vehicle Modeling
Explore the various vehicle modeling tools.
Components Library
Bushings

What's New
Get Started
Video Tutorials
Manage Files and Data
Sessions and Report Templates
Interface with External Products
Entities and Solver Interfaces
Model Build and Assembly
Sketching
Geometry
Meshing
Elements
Morph
Connectors
Composites
Validate
Crash and Safety
Airbag Solutions
Design Space
Design Explorer
Aerospace
Aeroelasticity
Certification
Marine
Squeak and Rattle Director
Geomechanics Director
Panels
Results Data
Plot Data
Multibody Modeling
Media Files
Text Files
Tabulate Results
Publishing and Reporting

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2021.2

HyperWorks

What's New
View new features for HyperWorks 2021.2.
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.
Sketching
Create and edit 2D parametric sketch geometry.
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 modeling.
Validate
Validate the model built before running solver analysis.
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
Results data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperView.
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.
- MotionView Overview
  MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multi-body Dynamics.
- Model Browser
  The Model Browser allows you to view the MotionView model structure while providing display and editing control of entities.
- MotionView Ribbons
  The MotionView ribbons allows you to quickly access tools and standard functions, and is located along the top of MotionView.
- MotionView CAD Interfacing
  MotionView supports the importing of several types of CAD and FE formats.
- Flexible Bodies
  MotionView has many pre-processing and post-processing capabilities with regards to flexible bodies, or flexbodies, for multi-body dynamics models.
- Preferences Dialog
  From the Preferences dialog, you can access various MotionView options for your model.
- Vehicle Modeling
  Explore the various vehicle modeling tools.
  - Build and Analyze Models
  - Vehicle Libraries
  - Components Library
    - Accessing Auto Entities in MotionView
    - Symmetry Options
    - Bump and Rebound Stops
    - AutoRider
      The AutoRider models the mass and inertia of a human body and includes graphics for the human body.
    - Bushings
      - AutoBush
        The AutoBush is a bushing model that is designed to easily simulate bushings used in ground vehicles. The AutoBush entity reads bushing stiffness (force-displacement) and damping (force-velocity) data from a file written in the TeimOrbit format.
      - AutoBush FD
      - Use the Altair Bushing Model with MotionView
        This section provides information about using the Altair Bushing Model, also known as AutoBushFD, with MotionView. The Altair Bushing Model is a sophisticated model that you can use to simulate the behavior of bushings in vehicle dynamics, durability and NVH simulations.
    - AutoDamper
      The AutoDamper entity is a force-velocity model designed to easily simulate a shock absorber used in ground vehicles. The AutoDamper entity reads force-velocity data from a file written in the TeimOrbit format.
    - Springs
    - Tires
    - Plotting Auto Entities in HyperGraph
    - TeimOrbit File Format
    - Test Rig
  - Leaf Spring Modeling
  - Road Modeling
  - Tire Modeling
  - Full Vehicle Events and Altair Driver
  - Road Tools
  - 1D Vehicle System Models
  - Update Model Utility
  - Aerodynamic Forces
- Tcl/Tk Reference Guide
  Reference material for the HyperWorks Desktop scripting interface which is a set of Tcl/Tk commands.
- MDL Reference Guide
  Reference materials for the MotionView MDL Language, Tire Modeling, and the MDL Library.
- MotionSolve Reference Guide
  Reference material detailing command statements, model statements, functions and the Subroutine Interface available in MotionSolve.
- Templex and Math Reference Guide
  Reference material for Templex (a general purpose text and numeric processor) and additional mathematical functions and operators.
- MotionView Python Reference Guide
  Reference materials for the MotionView Python Language.
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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HyperWorks

2021.2

Home
Multibody Modeling
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multibody Dynamics.
Vehicle Modeling
Explore the various vehicle modeling tools.
Components Library
Bushings

What's New
Get Started
Video Tutorials
Manage Files and Data
Sessions and Report Templates
Interface with External Products
Entities and Solver Interfaces
Model Build and Assembly
Sketching
Geometry
Meshing
Elements
Morph
Connectors
Composites
Validate
Crash and Safety
Airbag Solutions
Design Space
Design Explorer
Aerospace
Aeroelasticity
Certification
Marine
Squeak and Rattle Director
Geomechanics Director
Panels
Results Data
Plot Data
Multibody Modeling
Media Files
Text Files
Tabulate Results
Publishing and Reporting

Index

Bushings

AutoBush
The AutoBush is a bushing model that is designed to easily simulate bushings used in ground vehicles. The AutoBush entity reads bushing stiffness (force-displacement) and damping (force-velocity) data from a file written in the TeimOrbit format.
AutoBush FD
Use the Altair Bushing Model with MotionView
This section provides information about using the Altair Bushing Model, also known as AutoBushFD, with MotionView. The Altair Bushing Model is a sophisticated model that you can use to simulate the behavior of bushings in vehicle dynamics, durability and NVH simulations.

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