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.
Create weld points at a predefined pitch distance so that the model build process can continue without the need to
wait for the published weld data from CAD. Autopitch is useful when working with elements, not geometry.
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.
Restriction: Available in Abaqus, Nastran, and OptiStruct.
For Nastran and OptiStruct, it
creates RBE3 elements for the head and CBUSH element for the body. For Abaqus, it creates DCOUP3D elements for the head and element for
the body. The head elements project and connect to the nodes of the adjoining shell
elements.
Figure 1.
Sealing Options
Option
Action
create vector
Create orthogonal
vectors for each CBUSH element created during the sealing
realization. These vectors are used to define the orientations
of the CBUSH elements, which is important to the stiffness
defined in the related PBUSH cards.