Model Checking with HyperMesh
Johan Gunnarsson
03.11.2015
HyperWorks Best Practice
www.altairhyperworks.de/BestPractice
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Outline
Mesh Quality Tools
Quality View
Quality Report
Quality Index
Comparison Tool
Model Checker Browser
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Mesh Quality Tools
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Mesh Quality Tools Quality View
Go to the Visualization toolbar and set visualization as By Element Quality
Investigate each element criteria and evaluate the overall quality of a 2D mesh
review the different 2D element criteria's
adjust the threshold values
select specific criteria's to investigate further
Fail values are used by default
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Mesh Quality Tools Quality Report
Mesh > Checks > Elements > Quality Report
The report consists of:
Single summary HTML page with brief description
Links to pages with detailed information on mesh quality of each model
Links to input file and criteria file
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Mesh Quality Tools Quality Index
Mesh > Checks > Elements > Quality Index
The Quality Index is a function of twelve criteria with user-defined weight factors. It
calculates a single value to represent the quality of the displayed 2D mesh.
Higher Quality Index indicates worse quality
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Mesh Quality Tools Quality Index
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Mesh Quality Tools Quality Index
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Mesh Quality Tools
Live Demo
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Comparison Tool
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Comparison Tool
Geometry > Check > Surfaces > Comparison
Mesh > Check > Elements > Comparison
A tool to perform a CAD-CAD, CAD-FE or FE-FE
comparison to identify geometrical differences
The Generate tab defines the options to be used to
generate the comparison results
Location:
Auto
Position
Recursive
Rotate
Same side
Symmetry
Translate
Note:
The locations available depend on the type
of comparison (CAD-CAD, CAD-FE or FE-FE)
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Comparison Tool
The Review tab controls the comparison review
mechanism options
Match types:
Unmatched
Intersected
Overlapped
Matched
How the match types are calculated depends on the
sort of comparison (CAD-CAD, CAD-FE or FE-FE)
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Comparison Tool
The Results tab displays area based qualitative results for comparison
The Sets tab is used to create entity sets from the generated comparison
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Comparison Tool
Live Demo
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Model Checker Browser
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Model Checker Browser
Tools > Model Checker > OptiStruct
(also supports RADIOSS, Nastran, LS-DYNA, Abaqus and
ANSYS User Profiles)
Identify, review and correct errors upfront
3 types of checks:
Error: The solver will not run if there are errors
Warning: The solver will still run with these warnings
Info: General model info
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Model Checker Browser
Act on the failed checks by applying Auto Correction or Manual Correction
Modular architecture enabling configurable templates and addition of custom checks
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Model Checker Browser
Live Demo
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Summary
Mesh Quality Tools
Quality View
Quality Report
Quality Index
Comparison Tool
Model Checker Browser
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HyperWorks BestPractice Webinare
30-mintige GoTo-Webinare in deutscher Sprache:
Optistruct Optimierung
23. Okt., 11:00 Uhr
HyperMesh Entity Editor
28. Okt., 11:00 Uhr
Inspire und Evolve
30. Okt., 11:00 Uhr
Model Checking mit HyperMesh
03. Nov., 11:00 Uhr
Optistruct Kontakte
13. Nov., 11:00 Uhr
Tipps und Tricks fr die CFD Vernetzung
in HyperWorks 14
23. Nov., 11:00 Uhr
Mapping von Umformergebnissen auf FE-Netze
fr Struktur- und Crashsimulation
27. Nov., 11:00 Uhr
Bidirektionale HyperWorks PowerPoint Anbindung
02. Dez., 11:00 Uhr
SixSigma mit HyperStudy
10. Dez., 11:00 Uhr
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