Solver Deck Export Options

Options used to export solver decks.

Export
Type of entities to export.
All
Export all entities in the current database.
Custom
Select entities to export from the selected file.
Click Select Entities to open the Export State Browser and select the checkboxes in the export column to set the export state of any HyperMesh entity. Only the entities which have a checkbox activated will be exported to the template. When finished setting the export state for all entities, click the Export tab. The export behavior for each entity is explained in Entity Export Behavior.
Displayed
Export only the entities that are currently displayed.
  • Entities that have a display state and/or a mask state are displayed on the screen are exported. This includes elements, loads, equations, systems, vectors, groups, components, blocks, contactsurfs, multibodies, ellipsoids, mbplanes, mbjoints, assemblies, control cards (that are enabled), loadcols, systemcols, vectorcols, and connectors.
  • Entities that do not have a display state and/or a mask state are exported if at least one of the entities it contains is displayed. For example, entity sets do not have a display state (on/off). If an entity set contains elements and some of the elements are displayed, the set is exported. However, the contents of the set are limited to the displayed portion only. If this set contains 20 elements, five of which are displayed and remaining turned off, the exported set will contain only five elements. Entities in this category include: entity sets, output blocks, loadsteps, control vols, and beamsect cols.
  • Entities that do not have a display state and/or a mask state are exported if the entity is being used by a displayed entity. For example, materials do not have a display state, but if a displayed component or element uses it, that material is exported. Entities in this category are: nodes, materials, properties, entity sets, and curves.
  • Sometimes entities that are not displayed are exported anyway, if the entity is referred to by another entity that is displayed. For example, when a vector is turned off, but is used in defining the orientation of a beam element, the vector will be exported in order to export the beam element correctly. Entities in this category are: vectors, systems, beamsections, multibodies, and components.
  • Any entity that is used or required by an attribute of a displayed entity is also exported. For example, if a material is defined as an attribute on an element, that material is exported. All entities in the HyperMesh database belong to this category.
  • Any entity that points to a displayed entity is exported. Tags and titles belong to this category.
Solver options
Define Solver Export Options export settings by clicking Select Options.
Comments
Select the type of comments to write upon export.
HyperMesh
Write HyperMesh comments upon export. When unchecked, HyperMesh comment cards are ignored.
Connectors
Export all of the connectors in the model. This operation appends the master connector file xml data to the end of the solver input file as solver comments and thus does not effect the operation of the solver. This operation can remove the necessity to perform a FE-absorb on a imported model since the connector information is retained in the solver input file.
Part Assemblies/Parts
Export an xml comment block containing HyperMesh part assemblies/parts, along with PDM metadata.
Include files
Method for exporting includes.
Merge
Import the contents from all include files into the HyperMesh model, but do not maintain their references. When exporting, all entities are written into the master file.
Preserve
Preserve the data in individual include files along with their references in the master model. Review the contents of individual include files in the Include Browser. When exporting, entities are written into the corresponding include files along with their references in the master file.
Skip
Do not import data in the include file into HyperMesh. Include references are maintained and written out to the master model during export.
ID Rules
Export ID management rules defined in the ID Manager as an XML block at the end of each Include file.
Restriction: Available when Include files is set to Preserve.
Prompt warnings of ID Conflicts
Display prompt when there are ID conflicts.
Prompt to save invalid elements
Display prompt to save invalid elements.
Prompt before overwrite
Display prompt before overwriting information.