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Elements
Create and edit 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D elements.
Edit Elements
Many of the methods to check and edit mesh are based around determining mesh quality, but others check for mesh penetration, detect holes, and locate edges or features.

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What's New
View new features for HyperWorks 2022.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
Video Tutorials
Discover HyperWorks functionality with interactive tutorials.
Startup Procedures and Customizations
Start HyperWorks and configure the applications.
Manage Files and Data
Create, open, import, and save models.
Sessions and Report Templates
Set up sessions 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.
Sketching
Create and edit 2D parametric sketch geometry.
Geometry
Create, edit, and cleanup geometry.
FE Geometry
FE geometry is topology on top of mesh, meaning CAD and mesh exist as a single entity. The purpose of FE geometry is to add vertices, edges, surfaces, and solids on FE models which have no CAD geometry.
Meshing
Different types of mesh you can create in HyperWorks.
Elements
Create and edit 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D elements.
- Elements
  Elements are FE idealizations for a portion of a physical part.
- 0D Elements
  Supported 0D elements.
- Edit Elements
  Many of the methods to check and edit mesh are based around determining mesh quality, but others check for mesh penetration, detect holes, and locate edges or features.
  - 2D Elements
    Supported 2D elements.
  - Adjust Normals
    Use the Normals tool to display and reverse the normals of elements or surfaces. The orientation of element normals can also be adjusted. The normal of an element is determined by following the order of nodes of the element using the right-hand rule.
  - Review Orientation
    Use the Orientation Review tool to display/review and modify frequently used coordinate systems used in CAE analysis.
  - Review Element Quality
    Use the Element Quality view to review element quality while simultaneously editing your model.
  - Automatically Fix 2D Element Quality
    Use the Auto Quality tool to automatically correct element quality.
  - Edit 2D Surface Mesh Elements
    Use the Edit Elements tools to manually improve the quality of surface mesh elements and nodes.
  - Replicate Mesh
    Use the Replicate tool to replicate a mesh from one location to another, with options to keep the original mesh, as well as to replicate into multiple copies. The replicated elements replace the original elements, maintaining relevant information like properties, thicknesses, and other solver attributes.
  - Refine Elements
    Locally refine 2D elements and attached 1D elements using either the Auto Quads tool, the Box tool, or the Manual tool. These are most useful for aerospace and marine applications, where specific transition patterns are required from the refined mesh to the existing mesh.
  - Coarsen Mesh
    Simplify a mesh by combining many small elements into a smaller number of larger ones.
  - Detach Elements
    Use the Detach tool to detach elements from the surrounding structure. You can detach elements from a portion of your model so that it can be translated or moved, or you can offset the new nodes by a specified value. You can also use this panel to detach and remove elements from your model.
  - Imprint and Extend Elements
    Use the Imprint/Extend tool to extend a mesh to meet another mesh and form a good connection between them, or to imprint overlapping meshes so that they match one another.
  - Fuse 2D Shell Meshes
    Use the Fuse tool to connect close proximity, overlapping, and intersecting parts.
  - Fill Holes, Gaps, Patches
    Use the Hole/Gap Fill tool to fill holes, gaps, and patches in first order and second order elements.
  - Apply Thickness to Midsurface
    Use the Map Thickness tool to apply thickness values to shell elements on midsurfaced geometry.
  - Trim Elements Inside Boxes
    Use the Box Trim tool trim the model, or selected subset, to fit any defined box volumes.
  - Change Element Configuration
    Make changes to the configuration of existing elements.
  - Change Element Type
    Change existing element types.
  - Change Element Order
    Change a group of elements from second order elements to first order elements, or vice versa.
  - Solid Mesh Optimization
    The Solid Mesh Optimization tool can be used to improve the quality of a tetra, hexas, and second order meshes with respect to several element criteria.
  - Edit Element Nodes
    Associate nodes to a point, line, or surface/solid face; move nodes along a surface; place a node at a point on a surface; remap a list of nodes to a line; or project nodes to an imaginary line passing through two nodes.
  - Split Plate, Solid, and Hexa Elements
    Use the Split panel to split plates or solid elements. In addition, hexa elements can also be split using a technique that moves progressively through a row of elements in the model
  - Hand Build, Combine, Split, and Modify Elements
    Stitch two unconnected meshes by adding elements between them, split elements at weld locations, and combine and split elements to fix connectivity in the transitional area between fine and coarse mesh areas.
  - Connect Intersecting 2D Elements
    Connect intersecting triangular and quadrilateral 2D elements.
  - Compare Models
    Perform a model-based CAD-CAD, CAD-FE or FE-FE comparison between two models, or two selections of entities, and find and report geometrical/shape differences.
Model Build and Assembly
Create, organize and manage parts and subsystems.
Composites
HyperMesh composites modeling.
Connectors
Create connections between parts of your model.
Morph
Rapidly change the shape of the FE mesh without severely sacrificing the mesh quality.
Skeleton Modeling
Create a reduced ordered model to facilitate optimization at the concept phase.
Design Space
Workflow to support topology optimization model build and setup.
Design Explorer
Multi-disciplinary design exploration and optimization tools.
Validate
Validate the model built before running solver analysis.
Crash and Safety
Tools used for crash and safety analysis.
Airbag Solutions
Airbag solutions offer airbag folder utilities and exports a resulting airbag in a Radioss deck.
Aerospace
Essential utility tools developed using HyperWorks-Tcl.
Aeroelasticity
Import an aeroelastic finite element model with Nastran Bulk Data format.
Certification
Framework to plug certification methods to assess margin of safety from the model and result information.
Marine
Streamline the creation of properties and 1D stiffener mesh using the info read from Marine CAD tools.
Squeak and Rattle Director
Create evaluation lines, evaluate them, and optimize the interfaces to eliminate squeak and rattle issues.
Geomechanics Director
Explore the GeoD user interface.
Panels
Panels contains pre-processing and post-processing tools.
Results Data
Results data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperView.
Plot Data
HyperGraph is a data analysis and plotting tool with interfaces to many 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.
Tabulate Results
TableView creates an Excel-like spreadsheet in HyperWorks.
Text Files
TextView math scripts reference vector data from HyperGraph windows to automate data processing and data summary.
Publishing and Reporting
Create, define, and export reports.

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2022

Home
Elements
Create and edit 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D elements.
Edit Elements
Many of the methods to check and edit mesh are based around determining mesh quality, but others check for mesh penetration, detect holes, and locate edges or features.

Edit Elements

Many of the methods to check and edit mesh are based around determining mesh quality, but others check for mesh penetration, detect holes, and locate edges or features.

2D Elements
Supported 2D elements.
Adjust Normals
Use the Normals tool to display and reverse the normals of elements or surfaces. The orientation of element normals can also be adjusted. The normal of an element is determined by following the order of nodes of the element using the right-hand rule.
Review Orientation
Use the Orientation Review tool to display/review and modify frequently used coordinate systems used in CAE analysis.
Review Element Quality
Use the Element Quality view to review element quality while simultaneously editing your model.
Automatically Fix 2D Element Quality
Use the Auto Quality tool to automatically correct element quality.
Edit 2D Surface Mesh Elements
Use the Edit Elements tools to manually improve the quality of surface mesh elements and nodes.
Replicate Mesh
Use the Replicate tool to replicate a mesh from one location to another, with options to keep the original mesh, as well as to replicate into multiple copies. The replicated elements replace the original elements, maintaining relevant information like properties, thicknesses, and other solver attributes.
Refine Elements
Locally refine 2D elements and attached 1D elements using either the Auto Quads tool, the Box tool, or the Manual tool. These are most useful for aerospace and marine applications, where specific transition patterns are required from the refined mesh to the existing mesh.
Coarsen Mesh
Simplify a mesh by combining many small elements into a smaller number of larger ones.
Detach Elements
Use the Detach tool to detach elements from the surrounding structure. You can detach elements from a portion of your model so that it can be translated or moved, or you can offset the new nodes by a specified value. You can also use this panel to detach and remove elements from your model.
Imprint and Extend Elements
Use the Imprint/Extend tool to extend a mesh to meet another mesh and form a good connection between them, or to imprint overlapping meshes so that they match one another.
Fuse 2D Shell Meshes
Use the Fuse tool to connect close proximity, overlapping, and intersecting parts.
Fill Holes, Gaps, Patches
Use the Hole/Gap Fill tool to fill holes, gaps, and patches in first order and second order elements.
Apply Thickness to Midsurface
Use the Map Thickness tool to apply thickness values to shell elements on midsurfaced geometry.
Trim Elements Inside Boxes
Use the Box Trim tool trim the model, or selected subset, to fit any defined box volumes.
Change Element Configuration
Make changes to the configuration of existing elements.
Change Element Type
Change existing element types.
Change Element Order
Change a group of elements from second order elements to first order elements, or vice versa.
Solid Mesh Optimization
The Solid Mesh Optimization tool can be used to improve the quality of a tetra, hexas, and second order meshes with respect to several element criteria.
Edit Element Nodes
Associate nodes to a point, line, or surface/solid face; move nodes along a surface; place a node at a point on a surface; remap a list of nodes to a line; or project nodes to an imaginary line passing through two nodes.
Split Plate, Solid, and Hexa Elements
Use the Split panel to split plates or solid elements. In addition, hexa elements can also be split using a technique that moves progressively through a row of elements in the model
Hand Build, Combine, Split, and Modify Elements
Stitch two unconnected meshes by adding elements between them, split elements at weld locations, and combine and split elements to fix connectivity in the transitional area between fine and coarse mesh areas.
Connect Intersecting 2D Elements
Connect intersecting triangular and quadrilateral 2D elements.
Compare Models
Perform a model-based CAD-CAD, CAD-FE or FE-FE comparison between two models, or two selections of entities, and find and report geometrical/shape differences.

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