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Multibody Modeling
MotionView is a general pre-processor for Multibody Dynamics.
MotionView Ribbons
The MotionView ribbons allows you to quickly access tools and standard functions, and is located along the top of MotionView.
Geometry
Create and edit points, bodies, lines (curve graphics), solids (graphics), markers and vectors, edit grounded/ungrounded bodies, create and edit rigid body groups, configure gravity, and select material properties.
Graphics
Use the Graphics tool to create and edit visualizations for entities during pre-processing and post-processing.
Edit Graphics

2021.2

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.
  - Assembly
    Create and edit systems, assemblies, and analyses, use wizards to build models quickly, create and edit belt/pullies, NLFE stabars, and NLFE springs, access the EDEM and Track Builder tools.
  - Geometry
    Create and edit points, bodies, lines (curve graphics), solids (graphics), markers and vectors, edit grounded/ungrounded bodies, create and edit rigid body groups, configure gravity, and select material properties.
    - Points
      Use the Points tool to create and edit individual points, points on a vector, points along a curve, points at the center of a circle, and parametric points.
    - Bodies
      Use the Bodies tool to create and edit rigid, point mass, and deformable/flexible bodies.
    - CG/Inertia Summary
      The total mass, center of gravity, and inertia of the models or bodies within a model can be quickly obtained through the CG/Inertia Summary utility.
    - Lines
      Use the tool to create curve graphics from a set of selected points or nodes. The generated curve graphics can be used to setup 2D rigid to rigid contact or advanced joints, such as point to curve or curve to curve joints. Based on the selected set of points or nodes belonging to a file graphic or CAD graphic, this tool creates a 3D cartesian curve and a curve graphic.
    - Graphics
      Use the Graphics tool to create and edit visualizations for entities during pre-processing and post-processing.
      - Create Graphics
      - Edit Graphics
        
        Box
        There are three ways in which a box graphic (or cuboid) can be defined based on the location of the graphic reference frame about which the graphic is being created. The dimensions for the graphic are also specified using this reference frame.
        
        CAD
        
        Curve
        A curve graphic is created by positioning a 3D curve entity (Cartesian or parametric curve) in a reference frame (marker). The reference frame can be an explicit marker or can be implicitly defined using a body-point-orientation method.
        
        Cylinder
        
        Deformable Curve
        
        Deformable Surface
        
        Ellipsoid
        
        File
        The file graphic type is used when realistic shapes of the bodies of the mechanism are to be included in the model.
        
        Graphic Systems
        A graphic system entity acts similar to that of a general system entity - it is intended to be used as a container for graphic entities, and it can be used repetitively. Like general systems, graphic systems can use attachments that refer to entities that are external to the system - this allows you to use them repetitively by parameterizing the body, point, etc. that are typically needed to define the graphics within the graphic system.
        
        Outline
        
        Sphere
        
        Spring
        
        Surface
        
        Tube
        
        Tire
      - Modify the Visual Attributes of a Graphic
        From the Graphics panel’s Visualization tab, you can modify the visual attributes of the graphic types.
    - Markers
      Use the Markers tool to create coordinate systems and reference frames.
    - Vectors
      Use the Vectors tool to create and edit vectors.
    - Ground
      Use the Ground tool to change a rigid body to a grounded state.
    - Rigid
      Use the Rigid tool to group bodies into a rigid group.
    - Materials
      Use the tool to view, add, and edit the material properties that are used for NLFE bodies.
  - Model
    Create and edit various model entities.
  - Analyze
    Create and edit outputs, create and edit templates, run the solver, view reports, access the Load Export utility, use the Optimization Wizard, open HyperStudy, utilize many pre-processing and post-processing capabilities with regards to flexible bodies (or flexbodies), run MS/EDEM cosimulation in batch mode, and generate H3D from EDEM.
- 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.
- 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.
MotionView Ribbons
The MotionView ribbons allows you to quickly access tools and standard functions, and is located along the top of MotionView.
Geometry
Create and edit points, bodies, lines (curve graphics), solids (graphics), markers and vectors, edit grounded/ungrounded bodies, create and edit rigid body groups, configure gravity, and select material properties.
Graphics
Use the Graphics tool to create and edit visualizations for entities during pre-processing and post-processing.
Edit Graphics

Edit Graphics

Box
There are three ways in which a box graphic (or cuboid) can be defined based on the location of the graphic reference frame about which the graphic is being created. The dimensions for the graphic are also specified using this reference frame.
CAD
Curve
A curve graphic is created by positioning a 3D curve entity (Cartesian or parametric curve) in a reference frame (marker). The reference frame can be an explicit marker or can be implicitly defined using a body-point-orientation method.
Cylinder
Deformable Curve
Deformable Surface
Ellipsoid
File
The file graphic type is used when realistic shapes of the bodies of the mechanism are to be included in the model.
Graphic Systems
A graphic system entity acts similar to that of a general system entity - it is intended to be used as a container for graphic entities, and it can be used repetitively. Like general systems, graphic systems can use attachments that refer to entities that are external to the system - this allows you to use them repetitively by parameterizing the body, point, etc. that are typically needed to define the graphics within the graphic system.
Outline
Sphere
Spring
Surface
Tube
Tire

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