hmmflow

Translates ASCII files from MF/FLOW, MF/COOL, MF/WARP, MF/GAS. hmmflow also translates .OUT ASCII results files from MOLDFLOW to HyperMesh binary results files.

Syntax

The syntax to translate ASCII files (other than .OUT files) is:

hmmflow [arguments] <input file> (without extensions) <output file> <model file>

The syntax to translate .OUT ASCII files is:

hmmflow -out [other arguments] <input file><output file> <model file>

Application

Translators

Description

.OUT file translation is separate from the translation of other files. For translating .OUT files, use the -out option. If both .OUT files and other ASCII files need to be translated, run hmmflow twice - once with the -outoption and once without the -out option.

Input

[arguments] can be any of the following:
-flow
Process results from MF/FLOW
-cool
Process results from MF/COOL
-warp
Process results from MF/WARP
-gas
Process results from MF/GAS
-pr
Pressure
-ft
Front Temperature
-ti
Time
-it
Instant Temperature
-ap
Air Trap
-wl
Weld Lines
-gf
Gplentry From
-msh
Maximum Shear
-mst
Maximum Stress
-fa
Flow Angle
-ev
Equivalent Viscosity
-pf
Percent Frozen
-tp
Throughput
-ct
Cooling Time
-sr
Shear Rate
-ss
Shear Stress
-t
Temperature
-mhs
Maximum Hold Pressure
-ht
Hold Time
-pvs
Percent Volume Shrink
-ad
App. Density
-bt
Bottom Temperature
-tt
Top Temperature
-td
Temperature Difference
-pat
Part Average Temperature
-pmt
Part Maximum Temperature
-ptp
Peak T.Pos
-tf
Top Frozen (%)
-df
Diff. Frozen (%)
-rn
Reynolds Number
-fr
Flow Rate
-cp
Circular Pressure
-shpa
Sh. Parallel
-shpe
Sh. Perpendicular
-shis
Sh. Isotropic
-shvo
Sh. Volume
-oran
Oriange (Orientation Angle)
-dpar
Cen.Dist.Par
-dper
Cen.Dist.Per
-gt
Gas Time
-pp
Percent Polymer
-sh
Shear
[other arguments] can be any of the following:
-d
Displacements
-r
Rotations
-w
Warp Value
-gs
Gauss point stresses (if this option is used, stresses at the 3 gauss points are automatically output)
-mx
Moment-x (3 points)
-my
Moment-y (3 points)
-txy
Twist-xy (3 points)
-sxz
Shear-xz (3 points)
-syz
Shear-yz (3 points)
The following options can also be used:
-disk
Translation is performed on disk
-size
Number of entities (10000 default)
-file
Scratch file name
The following files are input from the results translator hmmflow:
  • inputfile.fnr
  • inputfile.fNN, where NN is a number from 0 to 99.
  • inputfile.fer
  • inputfile.tNN, where NN is a number from 0 to 99.
  • inputfile.pnr
  • inputfile.pNN, where NN is a number from 0 to 99.
  • inputfile.per
  • inputfile.vNN, where NN is a number from 0 to 99.
  • inputfile.cep
  • inputfile.cem
  • inputfile.sev
  • inputfile.out

The name of a simulation indicates if it is from MF/FLOW, MF/COOL, MF/WARP, or MF/GAS. The name ends with _F if it is from MF/FLOW, _C if it is from MF/COOL, _W if it is from MF/WARP and _G if it is from MF/GAS.

Only trias and 1D elements are supported.

In the case of model files produced for .OUT files, each element group of the .OUT file corresponds to a HyperMesh component GroupN, where N is the group ID. Each of these groups can be viewed individually by selecting the Display panel from the permanent menu.