Rapidly change the shape of the FE mesh without severely sacrificing the mesh quality and create, edit, and apply
shapes for subsequent design optimization studies.
The Design Space environment is dedicated to topology optimization model build and setup. It facilitates rapid model creation by generating
the voxel design space for a number of different use cases.
Many essential utility tools using HyperWorks-Tcl have been developed over the years to support Aerospace customers. A few tools have been collected and upgraded to
be compatible with this release.
It is convenient to apply aerospace loads and concentrated mass that is predefined at specific node ID’s from an Excel
file. This requires carefully numbering nodes with specific ID’s, which is a standard practice in aerospace.
Line loads allow total loads (forces and moments) to be applied in a distributed manner on nodes even though the load
is applied on geometry lines or set of nodes forming ordered edges.
Aircraft windows are normally modeled with CROD elements around the hole of the shells. Constant pressure on the window
area is applied by means of force distribution on the edge nodes.
Use the Transformation Tool to translate, scale, reflect or rotate elements with multiple numbers of copies, including
properties and loads, attached to them.
Use multiple combinations of source files (in the form of CSV) and multiple target models (decks or HyperMesh .dbs) to realize field mapping for the creation of new loads, such as temperature and pressure.
Use the Plot SPC/SPCD tool to display the SPC/SPCD assigned to the nodes in their relevant analysis (output) system.
The tool shows the coefficients of the selected degrees of freedom (DOF) and the ID of the system associated to the
node(s) where the constraint is applied.
Many essential utility tools using HyperWorks-Tcl have been developed over the years to support Aerospace customers. A few tools have been collected and upgraded to
be compatible with this release.
PLOAD1 Create and Review
Create and review pressure loads on 1D elements that are fully or partially loaded.
Map Force, Mass, Temperature
It is convenient to apply aerospace loads and concentrated mass that is predefined at specific node ID’s from an Excel file. This requires carefully numbering nodes with specific ID’s, which is a standard practice in aerospace.
Line Loads
Line loads allow total loads (forces and moments) to be applied in a distributed manner on nodes even though the load is applied on geometry lines or set of nodes forming ordered edges.
Window Pressure
Aircraft windows are normally modeled with CROD elements around the hole of the shells. Constant pressure on the window area is applied by means of force distribution on the edge nodes.
Transform Elements
Use the Transformation Tool to translate, scale, reflect or rotate elements with multiple numbers of copies, including properties and loads, attached to them.
Field Looper
Use multiple combinations of source files (in the form of CSV) and multiple target models (decks or HyperMesh .dbs) to realize field mapping for the creation of new loads, such as temperature and pressure.
Plot SPC/SPCD
Use the Plot SPC/SPCD tool to display the SPC/SPCD assigned to the nodes in their relevant analysis (output) system. The tool shows the coefficients of the selected degrees of freedom (DOF) and the ID of the system associated to the node(s) where the constraint is applied.