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Results Data
HyperView is a complete environment to visualize, query, and process results data.
Create Entities
Create and edit user-defined data type expressions, derived load cases, and systems. You can also plot a forming limit diagram, generate streamlines, track entities during animation, and create and import/export sets of entities.
Create Derived Results
The Expression Builder is a graphical user interface which allows user-defined data type expressions to be authored directly within HyperView.
HyperWorks Result Math
A result manipulation library that enables user-defined data types to be added to a result, and transitions complex data manipulation tasks from HyperView to a reusable, modifiable set of libraries that focus solely on result processing tasks.
Operator Library Reference
Result Math operators are contained within a set of related functions organized by category or industry vertical known as libraries.
Composites Library
The Composites library contains operators that calculate multiple composite failure theories.

What's New
Get Started
Video Tutorials
Manage Files and Data
Sessions and Report Templates
Interface with External Products
Entities and Solver Interfaces
Model Build and Assembly
Geometry
Meshing
Elements
Morph
Connectors
Composites
Crash and Safety
Design Space
Design Explorer
Aerospace
Aeroelasticity
Marine
Squeak and Rattle Director
Panels
Results Data
Plot Data
Multibody Modeling
Media Files
Text Files
Tabulate Results
Publishing and Reporting

2021

What's New
View new features for HyperWorks 2021.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Video Tutorials
Discover HyperWorks functionality with interactive tutorials.
Manage Files and Data
Learn how to create, open, import and save models.
Sessions and Report Templates
Set up your sessions in HyperWorks 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 the CAE parts.
Geometry
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
Meshing
Learn about the 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 and create, edit, and apply shapes for subsequent design optimization studies.
Connectors
Create connections between parts of your model.
Composites
HyperMesh composites modelings.
Crash and Safety
Tools used for crash and safety analysis.
Design Space
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.
Design Explorer
Multi-disciplinary design exploration and optimization tools.
Aerospace
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.
Aeroelasticity
Import an aeroelastic finite element model with Nastran Bulk Data format.
Marine
Use the marine tool set to streamline the creation of properties and 1D stiffener mesh using the info read from Marine CAD tools.
Squeak and Rattle Director
Use Squeak and Rattle Director tool set to create evaluation lines, evaluate them and optimize the interfaces to eliminate squeak and rattle issues.
Panels
Panels contains pre-processing and post-processing tools.
Results Data
HyperView is a complete environment to visualize, query, and process results data.
- Working with Models
  Open animation files, measure various distances and angles between entities, and use the Results Browser to view the model structure and find, display, and edit entities.
- Animate and Visualize Results
  Create section cuts and explore the various result plotting tools.
- Create Entities
  Create and edit user-defined data type expressions, derived load cases, and systems. You can also plot a forming limit diagram, generate streamlines, track entities during animation, and create and import/export sets of entities.
  - Create Derived Results
    The Expression Builder is a graphical user interface which allows user-defined data type expressions to be authored directly within HyperView.
    - Output Parameters
      The output parameters section of the Expression Builder allows you to define the data type label and output for the newly created result.
    - Operators
      The list of available operators is controlled by the template file selected when loading a model and result, and it can be modified by adding or removing <using /> statements in the template.
    - Table Selection
      Once an operator is selected, tables must be selected to form the input.
    - Default Arguments
    - Constant Value Arguments
      When an argument is passed as a constant, it is converted to a constant value table by the Expression Builder.
    - Additional Resources
      Additional resources can be attached to the analysis for the purpose of adding new tables.
    - Authoring Expressions
      The Expression Builder uses a Templex-like syntax to author Result Math XML commands.
    - HyperWorks Result Math
      A result manipulation library that enables user-defined data types to be added to a result, and transitions complex data manipulation tasks from HyperView to a reusable, modifiable set of libraries that focus solely on result processing tasks.
      - Results Browser
      - Result Math Templates
        Various Result Math templates are available whenever a model/result pair is loaded into HyperView.
      - Creating New Datatypes
      - Operator Library Reference
        Result Math operators are contained within a set of related functions organized by category or industry vertical known as libraries.
        
        Math Library
        The Math library contains operators which are used for performing basic math functions to manipulate value tables.
        
        Composites Library
        The Composites library contains operators that calculate multiple composite failure theories.
        
        HillFailureTheory
        Calculates the Hill Ply Failure Index.
        
        HoffmanFailureTheory
        Calculates the Hoffman Ply Failure Index.
        
        TsaiWuFailureTheory
        Calculates the Tsai-Wu Ply Failure Index.
        
        MaxStrainFailureTheory
        Calculates the Max Strain Ply Failure Index.
        
        YamandaSunFailureTheory
        Calculates the Yamanda Sun Failure theory.
        
        HashinFailureTheory
        Calculates the Hashin Failure theory.
        
        PuckFailureTheory
        Calculates the Puck Failure theory.
        
        NVH Library
        The NVH library contains operators which are used for frequency domain and acoustics functions.
        
        Model Library
        The Model library contains functions that deal with model data and how values can be manipulated or transformed through model entity relationships.
        
        Plug-in Library
        The Plug-in library provides support for applying a compiled or interpreted script operation on a value table.
        
        Spatial Library (Beta)
        The Spatial (Beta) library contains functions that deal with minimum distance and result mapping.
        
        Command Arguments and XML Processing
        Operators accept string and table input/output arguments.
        
        Constant Value Tables
        Constant value tables are created from the Constant operator in the Math library.
      - Error Handling
      - Known Limitations
      - Result Math Reference Guide
  - Derived Load Cases
    The Loadcase tool allows you to create a derived load case from other load cases, or from a combination of other load cases and simulation steps.
  - Systems
    Create your own user defined coordinate systems or select result coordinate systems.
  - FLD
    Use the FLD tool a plot a Forming Limit Diagram (FLD) based on a material Forming Limit Curve (FLC) and the major and minor strain output results of a forming simulation.
  - CFD Post-Processing
    HyperView offers CFD post-processing capabilities for a large class of industrial applications.
  - Tracking
    Use the Tracking tool to track any entity during animation.
  - Sets
    Use the Sets tool to create, import, and export sets/groups of components (parts), elements, and nodes.
- Query Data
  Query entities, create or edit free body diagrams, construct multiple curves and plots from a single result file, and create and plot stress linearization.
- Annotate Models
  Annotate animation files using notes or trace various entities during animation.
- Transform Models
  Define planes of symmetry/axisymmetry or explode a model.
- Overlay Images/Videos
  Select and overlay images or videos in the modeling window for correlation and presentation purposes.
- Rendering Models
  Select a graphics rendering mode and change the appearance of materials.
- Additional Tools for Post-Processing
  The Tools menu provides you access to various panels and dialogs.
- Profiles
  Load preference file profiles to access the various Aerospace tools, NVH utilities, and Vehicle Safety Tools.
- Preferences Menu
  From the Preferences menu, you can access the Options dialog.
- Display/Visualization Options
  Explore the various display and visualization tools.
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.
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

Home
Results Data
HyperView is a complete environment to visualize, query, and process results data.
Create Entities
Create and edit user-defined data type expressions, derived load cases, and systems. You can also plot a forming limit diagram, generate streamlines, track entities during animation, and create and import/export sets of entities.
Create Derived Results
The Expression Builder is a graphical user interface which allows user-defined data type expressions to be authored directly within HyperView.
HyperWorks Result Math
A result manipulation library that enables user-defined data types to be added to a result, and transitions complex data manipulation tasks from HyperView to a reusable, modifiable set of libraries that focus solely on result processing tasks.
Operator Library Reference
Result Math operators are contained within a set of related functions organized by category or industry vertical known as libraries.
Composites Library
The Composites library contains operators that calculate multiple composite failure theories.

What's New
Get Started
Video Tutorials
Manage Files and Data
Sessions and Report Templates
Interface with External Products
Entities and Solver Interfaces
Model Build and Assembly
Geometry
Meshing
Elements
Morph
Connectors
Composites
Crash and Safety
Design Space
Design Explorer
Aerospace
Aeroelasticity
Marine
Squeak and Rattle Director
Panels
Results Data
Plot Data
Multibody Modeling
Media Files
Text Files
Tabulate Results
Publishing and Reporting

Composites Library

The Composites library contains operators that calculate multiple composite failure theories.

HillFailureTheory
Calculates the Hill Ply Failure Index.
HoffmanFailureTheory
Calculates the Hoffman Ply Failure Index.
TsaiWuFailureTheory
Calculates the Tsai-Wu Ply Failure Index.
MaxStrainFailureTheory
Calculates the Max Strain Ply Failure Index.
YamandaSunFailureTheory
Calculates the Yamanda Sun Failure theory.
HashinFailureTheory
Calculates the Hashin Failure theory.
PuckFailureTheory
Calculates the Puck Failure theory.

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