Altair HyperGraph 2021.2 Release Notes

General

New Features

Color Mode Support for Curves
HyperWorks HyperGraph supports color modes for curves based on the options file, axis, layer, and default.


Figure 1. Color Mode options
Dynamic Results Plotting
HyperWorks HyperGraph plots results when the solver is running using the View toolbar. Dynamic updates of plots is possible using a set time in a micro dialog.


Figure 2. Dynamic Results Plotting micro dialog

Enhancements

Flexible Report User Interface Enhancements
The Flexible Report user interface has been revamped for a better user experience when using HyperGraph. You can select parameters based on requests upfront without selecting the Channel Mapping dialog. Icons have replaced all buttons.


Figure 3. Flexible Report
Changing Units
Changing units no longer restarts the product, instead it clears the session by keeping the product open.


Figure 4.
Record and Playback
Coverage for record and playback for the HyperWorks Command language (HWC), which allows you to record and playback workflows in HyperGraph, has been expanded to support the creation and editing of notes, axis, datums, legends, and header/footers. Advanced entity selection using the xy mark command supports property-dependent selection of all these entity types.


Figure 5.
Preferences Dialog (replaces Options panel)
HyperWorks HyperGraph preferences are now available in a harmonized dialogue along with other HyperWorks applications. From the menu bar, select File > Preferences to use the same entry point for all HyperWorks applications. Some window-specific settings are moved to the property area of the respective HyperGraph windows in the Browser. Image capture and H3D export-related settings are added to the common section of Preferences, which apply to all HyperWorks applications.


Figure 6. Preferences dialog in HyperWorks HyperGraph
Tutorial Model Files Removed from Installation Package
To reduce the footprint size, the following tutorial model and demo model files are no longer included in the local installation. You can now find zipped tutorial model files and demo model files on Altair One via the Altair Community, Altair Marketplace, and Altair Connect sites. Altair recommends that you create an Altair One account and use it as your primary portal to access product documentation, a Knowledge Base, and customer support.
Tutorial Model Files
  • HyperGraph
  • HyperWorks
  • HyperWorks Collaboration Tools
  • HyperWorks Desktop

Resolved Issues

  • Double-click on a datum line opens the Entity Editor, but not the datum view in the Plot Browser.
  • Dyna ELOUTDET BINOUT/ASCII gives wrong curves or doesn't load.
  • Issue with application error while loading BNDOUT file.
  • Export Curves from 3D bar plot in HyperWorks HyperGraph.
  • Component surface area is read incorrectly for ABSTAT ASCII file.
  • Complex plots with subcase for x vector when using a report template.
  • Note created with Templex function Max = {Y} @ {X} disappears after curve trim operation.
  • LS-Dyna model, run with R1110MF4322 on Ford HPC, history variable analysis is restricted.
  • Multiple dark theme related issues.
  • Multiple subcase set is losing the multiple subcase selection.
  • Crash while exporting 3D curve.
  • Searching in the Browser for a curve in Complex Plot not working.
  • Reading large CSV files with different x vectors.
  • Special character in data file names of session files.
  • Retrieving time data through a Tcl script.

Safety Tools

New Features

Safety Tools Ribbon
In HyperWorks HyperGraph, the Vehicle Safety Tools are available in the new Safety ribbon, with direct access through dedicated icons. The Vehicle Safety Tools preference file is removed.
In HyperGraph, the Vehicle Safety Tools remain accessible from the pull-down menu after loading the Vehicle Safety Tools preference file.

Known Issues

Since the 2021.1 release, there is a known issue with the IIHS Front (25%) tool when plotting intrusion curves. The workaround is to set a specific user variable in a HyperGraph session, close the session, and then start a new session. There is a script that runs the above steps and sets up the required environment such that the tool runs as intended. The script file and the instructions can be shared upon request.

Solver Interfaces

LS-DYNA Interface

Enhancements

LS-DYNA type, request, and components of ASCII files are matching with the binout type, request, and components to accommodate future customizations.
Updated ASCII Files
  • ELOUTDET
  • ABSTAT_CPM
  • SPHOUT
Updated Binary Files
  • ELOUTDET
  • TPRINT

OptiStruct Interface

Reader Updates

  • CNTF file reading is supported.
  • When running topology optimization, mass, volume, volume fraction, and compliance are reported per iteration. HyperGraph provided reader support to extract these values on an iteration-by-iteration basis.

PAM-CRASH 2G Interface

Resolved Issues

  • HyperGraph reader crashes when reading SysWeld ERF result file.

Radioss Interface

Reader Updates

THY File Reader
HyperGraph supports Radioss 2021 global variables in the time history file:
  • Elastic Contact Energy
  • Frictional Contact Energy
  • Damping Contact Energy
Reading New Variables
Updated th.nms1 and th.macro1file to support reading new variables.