2021.2

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Transform, Mirror, and Scale, Entities
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2021.2

What's New
View new features for HyperWorks 2021.2.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
- User Interface
  Explore the HyperWorks user interface.
- Adjust the View
  View controls enable you to control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
- Find and Search for Tools
  Quickly find and open the tools, panels, and browsers that are available from the ribbons or from the Utility Browser, as well as create entities and solver cards.
- Graphical Selection
  Select and deselect entities to modify with other HyperWorks tools. Selected entities are outlined to indicate their selection state.
- Move, Snap, and Orient
  Translate, rotate, and align the model.
- Measures
  Use the Measure tool to measure length, angles, radii, areas, volumes, centers of gravity, and bounding boxes.
- Working with Entities
  Learn how to manipulate entities in HyperWorks.
  - Basic Entity Operations
    Learn the basics of working with entities.
  - Entity Editor Operations
    Learn how to work with entities using the Entity Editor.
  - Entity Attribute Default Settings
    Define the mandatory, default value, and/or hidden state settings for entity attributes.
  - Transform, Mirror, and Scale, Entities
    Use the tools in the Home ribbon group menu to transform, mirror/reflect, and adjust the dimensions of entities.
    - Transform Elements
      Use the Transformation Tool to translate, scale, reflect or rotate elements with multiple numbers of copies, including properties and loads, attached to them.
    - Mirror Entities
      Use the Mirror tool to mirror/reflect selected entities across a symmetry plane.
    - Scale Entities
      Use the Scale tool to increase or decrease an entity's dimensions in you model
  - Add Metadata
    Add metadata to all types of entities. The added metadata can be saved to an *.hm file.
- Undo-Redo
  Undo and redo actions performed in HyperWorks.
- Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
  Default keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls.
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.
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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2021.2

Home
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Working with Entities
Learn how to manipulate entities in HyperWorks.
Transform, Mirror, and Scale, Entities
Use the tools in the Home ribbon group menu to transform, mirror/reflect, and adjust the dimensions of entities.

Transform, Mirror, and Scale, Entities

Use the tools in the Home ribbon group menu to transform, mirror/reflect, and adjust the dimensions of entities.

Restriction: Only available in HyperMesh

Transform Elements
Use the Transformation Tool to translate, scale, reflect or rotate elements with multiple numbers of copies, including properties and loads, attached to them.
Mirror Entities
Use the Mirror tool to mirror/reflect selected entities across a symmetry plane.
Scale Entities
Use the Scale tool to increase or decrease an entity's dimensions in you model

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