Browsers provide a structured view of model data, which you can use to review, modify, create, and manage
the contents of a model. In addition to visualization, browsers offer features like search, filtering, and sorting,
which enhance your ability to navigate and interact with the model data.
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.
A part is an engineering representation of a physical part, and a part assembly is a group of part assemblies and/or
parts. Part Instances, which are recognized from PDM, are automatically converted to Part Instances on import into
HyperMesh.
The part assembly can be saved as a self-contained binary file, which will include the part assembly based hierarchy
and attributes such as components, properties, and materials.
Parts and part assemblies without a UID cannot be saved to the Library. Considering this, the UID field in the Save Representation dialog can be edited.
All BOM-related information, including part/assembly hierarchy, part attributes, and representation information is organized
and displayed in the Part Browser.
Manage all of the IDs for the entities that you create, and define ID ranges for all of the entities in each Include
file in relation to the full model in order to avoid ID duplication.
Perform automatic checks on CAD models, and identify potential issues with geometry that may slow down the meshing
process using the Verification and Comparison tools.
Local coordinate systems can be used for setting up loads/boundary conditions that do not act in the global axis direction,
transforming results, defining material orientation, and many other operations.
Use the Auto Contacts tool to determine contact interfaces between selections of components or elements. Based on
the user-specified options like proximity tolerance, surface creation method, main surface type, and secondary type,
the tool generates contacts based on set segments or node and element combinations.
Tools and workflows that are dedicated to rapidly creating new parts for specific use cases, or amending existing
parts. The current capabilities are focused on stiffening parts.
Use PhysicsAI to build fast predictive models from CAE data. PhysicsAI can be trained on data with any physics or
remeshing and without design variables.
Explore, organize and manage your personal data, collaborate in teams, and connect to other data sources, such as
corporate PLM systems to access CAD data or publish simulation data.
Part Assemblies can also be saved to the Library. This saves all parts as one Part
Assembly representation rather than individual Part representations. This enables
mesh connectivity between parts to be retained upon unloading and loading of the
Part Assembly.
In the Part Browser, right-click on part assemblies and
select Representations > Save from the context menu.
The Save Representation dialog
displays.
Change the Parts selection in the bottom left to Part Assemblies.
Figure 1.
Edit the Major Revision and Study
Revision columns to reflect the intended revisions.
Select the Representation type.
To overwrite representations that already exist in the repository, select the
Overwrite available checkbox.
To only save parts locally, deselect the Save to Library
checkbox.