Transfer Property IDs from an Existing Model to a New Model

This task is an example of transferring property IDs to a new model.

In this task you will learn how to transfer property IDs from an existing model to a new model.
  1. Import the model or analysis file containing property IDs into HyperMesh.


    Figure 1.
  2. In the Model Browser, right-click and select Create > Field from the menu.
  3. In the Entity Editor, edit the field's corresponding attributes:


    Figure 2.
    1. Set Type to continuous.
    2. Set System Type to real.
    3. Set ource to current model.
    4. Set Data Source Type to propertyid.
    5. In the Source Entity List field, use the elements selector to select property IDs from the current model.
      After selecting source entities, a Table entity is automatically created and populated with values associated to the nodes/element.


      Figure 3.
  4. Delete the old mesh. Do not delete the field or properties created.
  5. Import the new mesh into HyperMesh, or re-mesh the model.
  6. In the Model Browser, right-click on the field entity and select Realize from the menu.
  7. In the Field Realization dialog, define the realization settings:


    Figure 4.