Geometric Modeling

New Features

Create Fillet Tool
Added a tool to create a fillet on geometry. It is useful to design surfaces with sharp angles. You can select lines and define the radius for creating the fillet.
Direct Teamcenter Integration
A new option has been added to connect to PDM systems, such as Teamcenter, Windchill, or OpenPDM. You can search for specific models and directly import BOM or CAD files into a HyperMesh CFD session. This option also allows you to automatically import a new revision of a part when it is updated in the PDM system.
Tool to Bulk Rename Parts
A right-click option has been added in the Part Browser to bulk rename parts. You can select multiple parts and either add a prefix or suffix, or find and replace specific words or characters.

Enhancements

Auto Enclosure Improvement
This tool has been enhanced to avoid shape distortion. Other improvements include:
  • Cavity modeling improvements.
  • Improved the gap utility to improve patch quality.
Template Manager Improvements
Enhanced Template Manager to cover all tools for external aerodynamics modeling. You can define the entire manual process with the Template Manager using assembly names, part names, or metadata.
Performance Improvement for Model Check
Mesh check performance in the Discrete ribbon > Check tool has been significantly improved and new options have been added to fix free edges. For large models, checks are now completed in under one minute.
Split Part with Save CAD Representation Avoids Using the Original CAD Representation
This keep the original part as is with the original CAD representation.
Multi-select Legend List
You can now multi-select the legend list and perform operations such as show/hide/isolate/delete on the selection. The list is also sorted alphabetically by default.
Advance Selection Dialog Update
The dialog now retains the previously used selection filter. The list is populated alphabetically. The column width and dialog size are consistent for all advance selection dialogs.

Resolved Issues

  • The user interface first freezes, then eventually crashes, while entering V-P values for a porosity model.
  • Batch mesher does not properly save a rigid body mesh.
  • Nodal condition for zero pressure is not written to the INP file.
  • Decimate utility does not work on Linux.
  • Several terminal messages on invoke for HyperMesh CFD.
  • Wrong results when using the Cavity Wrap option.
  • Crash on exit for HyperMesh CFD on Linux.
  • HyperMesh CFD crashes on invoke.
  • Wrapping destroys a shape by swapping edges.