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Introductory Studies
HS-1100: Leveraging Historical Data with Existing Data Model
Learn how to organize and leverage historical data from result files. Existing Data model helps organize result files of any sort by defining a common name for all and move them to their respective run folder. In this tutorial, historical data will be extracted of five OptiStruct simulations (*.h3d files).
Define Media Source

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Discover HyperStudy functionality with interactive tutorials.
- Access the Model Files
  Learn how to access and download required model files.
- Introductory Studies
  - HS-1010: Set Up a Simple Study
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to set up a study on simple functions defined using a Templex template.
  - HS-1015: Work with an Internal Math Model
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to set up a study on simple functions defined using an Internal Math model.
  - HS-1020: Work with a Parameterized File Model for Size Variables
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to create a template file for size variables, and how to import them to HyperStudy.
  - HS-1021: Work with a Parameterized File Model for Shape Variables
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Learn how to create a template file for shape variables and how to import them to HyperStudy.
  - HS-1025: Work with a HyperMesh and HyperMorph Model
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to import size and shape variables to HyperStudy from HyperMesh.
  - HS-1030: Parameterize a MotionView Model
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to use HyperStudy to perform an optimization with MotionSolve.
  - HS-1035: Optimization Study using an Excel Spreadsheet
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to use couple HyperStudy with a spreadsheet, identify input variables and output responses, and run an Optimization study.
  - HS-1036: Set Up an Excel Model with a Visual Basic Script
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to couple HyperStudy with a spreadsheet containing Visual Basic scripts and identify input variables and output responses.
  - HS-1040: Minimization of Internal Rosenbrock Function
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Learn how to register a Compose/OML or python function in HyperStudy using the Preference file (.mvw), and then use the registered function for output response evaluation in the study.
  - HS-1050: Minimization of External Rosenbrock Function
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to optimize a 2D Rosenbrock function using Compose or Python.
  - HS-1060: Link Variables of a Model to Output Responses of Other Models
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Learn how to link variables of a model to output responses of other models.
  - HS-1070: Define Discrete Size Variables with Conditional Linking for use in HyperStudy
    Tutorial Level: Advanced Learn how to define discrete input variables that are conditionally linked.
  - HS-1080: Set Up an Operator Model
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Learn how to use the Operator model type to run a script that uses a combination of HyperView and HVTrans to split the solver result file in multiple result files, one for each component in the model.
  - HS-1090: Define Discrete Size Variables with the Lookup Model
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Learn how to define discrete size input variables with the Lookup model. You will establish links between the input variables imported from a parameterized file with the output responses imported from a .csv file using the Lookup model.
  - HS-1100: Leveraging Historical Data with Existing Data Model
    Learn how to organize and leverage historical data from result files. Existing Data model helps organize result files of any sort by defining a common name for all and move them to their respective run folder. In this tutorial, historical data will be extracted of five OptiStruct simulations (*.h3d files).
    - Browse to Data Folder and Import Files
    - Define Media Source
    - Perform DOE
      In this step, DOE method will allocate each .h3d file to its respective run folder. The dataset will allow visualization of stress contour change through a set of design points.
- Advanced Solvers
- Approach Overview
- Design of Experiment (DOE)
- Fit
- Optimization
- Stochastic
- Sampling Fit
- Additional Materials
  Access additional solver tutorials through Altair Connect.
Manage Files and Data
Create, open, import, and save models.
Perform Studies
A study is a self-contained project in which models, variables, output responses, and approaches are defined.
Learn the Approaches
Each approach in HyperStudy serves a different purpose in the design study.
Customize HyperStudy
Customize HyperStudy by registering solver scripts, functions, and optimizers, and defining user preferences files.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts used to access HyperStudy features.
Frequently Asked Questions
This section provides quick responses to typical and frequently asked questions regarding HyperStudy.

Define Media Source

Go to the Media Sources tab at the Define Output Responses step. There are two ways to add media sources: automatically (only .h3d files) and manually. For the manual process, click Add Media Source. Otherwise, click Find Media.

Drag the beam.h3d file from approaches/setup_1- def/run__00001/m_1 to the work area.
In the Label box, rename the media source Stress Contour.

Figure 1.
Click … in the Tool Settings column and configure contour settings as shown below. Click OK.

Figure 2.