Browsers

Use the browsers in HyperWorks CFD to create, review, and manage the parts,setup parameters, and post-processing entities used in your simulation.

By default, browsers open on the left side of the application. However, you can undock browsers so that they appear as a free-floating dialogs. You can also re-dock browsers on the right-side or the bottom of the application.

Part Browser

Use the Part Browser to create, organize, and manage the CAE part structure/hierarchy.

To open the Part Browser, click View > Part Browser from the menu bar.

The Part Browser displays the relationship between your model's parts/assemblies (), solid bodies (), and surface bodies ().

Solid bodies and surface bodies reflect the content within each part. Solid bodies contain a solid and surface bodies contain a group of surfaces. By reviewing the solid and surface bodies, you can get an idea of model.

New bodies are added to the browser when creating a new solid or surface. When you are ready to validate the model, all bodies should be solid bodies.


Figure 1.

Setup Browser

Use the Setup Browser to create, edit, and review your model's setup parameters.

To open the Setup Browser, click View > Setup Browser from the menu bar.

The Setup Browser contains the different categories of parameters that you can use to setup your simulation and any defined instances.

If you right-click on a parameter and select Create/Open, the corresponding ribbon and tool used to create that parameter are activated.

Once a parameter is defined, it is automatically added to the Setup Browser.

Similarly, you can right-click on a defined parameter in the browser and select Edit to quickly jump into the correct tool and change any options.



Figure 2.

Post Browser

Use the Post Browser to create, edit, and review post-processing visualizations and measurements.

To open the Setup Browser, click View > Post Browser from the menu bar.
Note: The Post Browser is only available when working in the Post ribbon.

The Post Browser contains the model's parts, boundary visualizations, and defined post-processing entities.

To create a new boundary collection set, right-click on Boundary Collections and select Create. In the new collection, all surfaces will be placed in a boundary group called "unassigned".

To control where new boundary groups are added, right-click on any collection and select Make Current.

When you create new boundary group by selecting surfaces, those surfaces will be removed from the existing boundary group.

Right click on any collection and select Delete empty groups to delete any empty boundary group.

Right-click on an entity in the browser and select Edit to quickly jump into the correct tool and change any options.



Figure 3.