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Multibody Modeling
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multibody Dynamics.
Vehicle Modeling
Explore the various vehicle modeling tools.
Full Vehicle Events and Altair Driver
Altair Driver File
Driver uses the Altair Driver File (ADF) to access all the event parameters in the Solver.
Demand Path

2021.2

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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
  - Leaf Spring Modeling
  - Road Modeling
  - Tire Modeling
  - Full Vehicle Events and Altair Driver
    - Full Vehicle with Driver
      This section describes how to build events in the full vehicle model with Altair Driver. The new event user interface is supported only for models with Altair Driver. The interface exports .adf and .xml files and submits them to MotionSolve. Files can be edited or updated in the Event Editor. Eighteen event types are supported.
    - Event Types
      This section describes all of the full vehicle events currently supported with Altair Driver. It also describes all of the events and their parameters.
    - Driver Overview
      The Altair Driver is a set of MotionView models and libraries that allows MotionView users to control and script vehicle events.
    - Controllers Library
      Controllers form the core of the driver. The Controller Library has various basic controllers its arsenal to calculate different driver outputs.
    - Additional Altair Driver File Blocks
    - Altair Driver Mathematical Methods
    - Troubleshooting Driver Modeling
    - MotionView Interface
      Driver can be loaded using the Model Wizard of MDLLIB when the Full Vehicle with Driver option is chosen. Driver has some special requirements to interface with the vehicle model. These requirements are resolved automatically if the vehicle model is built using the Full vehicle with advanced driver option in the Model Wizard in MDLLIB.
    - Altair Driver File
      Driver uses the Altair Driver File (ADF) to access all the event parameters in the Solver.
      - TeimOrbit Format
      - Altair Driver File Blocks
      - Open Loop Controllers
        Open-loop controllers define vehicle inputs directly without feedback (for example, steering wheel angle vs. time).
      - Path Controllers/Lateral Controllers
      - Demand Path
        
        Driver Demand File (DDF)
        
        Predefined Paths
        
        Sequence of Straights and Arcs
      - Longitudinal Controllers
      - Demand Signal
      - Additional Controllers
      - Engine Speed Controller/Gear Shift Controller
  - 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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2021.2

Home
Multibody Modeling
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multibody Dynamics.
Vehicle Modeling
Explore the various vehicle modeling tools.
Full Vehicle Events and Altair Driver
Altair Driver File
Driver uses the Altair Driver File (ADF) to access all the event parameters in the Solver.
Demand Path

Demand Path

The demand path for any event is provided in the feedforward steering controller block. The demand path can be given in the following ways.

Driver Demand File (DDF)
Predefined Paths
Sequence of Straights and Arcs

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