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2024.1
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  1. Home
  2. Manage Files and Data

    Create, open, import, and save models.

  3. Export Files

    Export various file types from the selected client to another format.

  4. CAD Export

    Learn about the CAD readers supported by the application and the options available for exporting CAD geometry data.

  5. Supported CAD Writers

    Overview of the supported formats, versions, and file extensions.

  • Welcome
  • What's New

    View new features for Altair HyperWorks 2024.1.

  • Get Started

    Learn the basics and discover the workspace.

  • Tutorials

    Learn more about the Altair HyperWorks suite of products with interactive tutorials.

  • Startup Procedures and Customizations

    Start and configure the applications.

  • Tool Finder

    View a list of deprecated panels and their newer, equivalent workflows.

  • Manage Files and Data

    Create, open, import, and save models.

    • Supported File Types

      The following file types can be read, depending upon the active application.

    • Create New Files

      Create a new file.

    • Open Files

      Open a file.

    • Import Files

      Import various file types into the selected client.

    • Warning Messages When Loading Files

      When loading an .hm file, you may receive a warning message depending on the version and solver interface in which the file was last saved.

    • Change Solver Interfaces

      Load a different solver interface in the application.

    • Conversion Between Solver Formats

      Convert finite element models to another solver format.

    • Load Files

      Load command files, scripts, solver template files, preferences, or the Metadata Table.

    • Save Files

      Save all of the data in your current session.

    • Export Files

      Export various file types from the selected client to another format.

      • CAD Export

        Learn about the CAD readers supported by the application and the options available for exporting CAD geometry data.

        • Supported CAD Writers

          Overview of the supported formats, versions, and file extensions.

          • CATIA Composites Link Writer

            Use the CATIA Composites Link option to export composite drape data.

          • FiberSim Writer

            Use the FiberSim option to export composite data.

          • IGES Writer

          • Inspire Writer

          • JT Writer

          • Multiscale Designer Writer

          • Parasolid Writer

          • STEP Writer

        • CAD Export Options

          CAD writers provide options for processing data during export.

        • CAD Export Message Files

          When a CAD file is exported from the application, a .msg file is created, or appended to, in the current working directory.

      • Solver Deck Export

        Export solver input files.

      • 3D Model Export

        Export 3D models.

      • Curve Export

        Export plot data in several different formats so that it can be read by other software applications.

      • Connector Export

        Learn about exporting connector files.

      • HyperMesh Comments

        If you insert special comment cards into your input deck, you can provide HyperMesh with additional information about the colors and names of entities. You can also use comments to preserve information that is not supported by a particular solver, for example, assemblies or system references.

      • Export Settings

        Export settings for AMF, AVI, H3D, JPEG, and GIF files.

    • Include Files

      Most FEA solvers allow you to organize the input deck into separate files and provide a mechanism to include (or refer) these files in the main input deck.

    • Import Templates

      Templates can be imported by means of the File > Import menu.

    • Take a Screen Capture

      Record a video or take a snapshot of the screen.

    • Convert Units

      Use the Units tool to convert a finite element model from its initial unit system to a new unit system.

  • Sessions and Report Templates

    Set up sessions and create report templates.

  • Interface with External Products

    Solver interfaces supported in HyperMesh.

  • Entities and Solver Interfaces

    A solver interface is made up of a template and a FE-input reader.

  • Browsers

    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.

  • Sketching

    Create and edit 2D parametric sketch geometry.

  • Topology

    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 and Elements

    Explore the different types of mesh you can create in HyperMesh and create and edit 0D, 1D, 2D, and 3D elements.

  • 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.

  • Optimization

    Setup an Optimization in HyperMesh.

  • Design Explorer

    Multi-disciplinary design exploration and optimization tools.

  • Validate

    Validate the model built before running solver analysis.

  • Analyze

    Models require loads and boundary conditions in order to represent the various physics and/or physical equivalents to bench and in-use testing.

  • Axisymmetry

    Reduce a full 3D model with axisymmetric surfaces while accounting for imperfections.

  • Concept Modeling

    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.

  • Crash and Safety

    Tools used for crash and safety analysis.

  • Airbag

    Use airbag folder utilities and export a resulting airbag in a Radioss deck.

  • Aerospace

    Essential utility tools developed using HyperMesh-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.

  • PhysicsAI

    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.

  • Results Data

    Results data can be post-processed using both HyperMesh and HyperView.

  • Developer

    The Developer ribbon contains tools for automation and customization.

  • 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

    Use TableView to create an Excel-like spreadsheet.

  • 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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Supported CAD Writers

Overview of the supported formats, versions, and file extensions.

Format Latest Version Supported File Extensions Supported
CATIA Composites Link .h5
FiberSim .h5
IGES
  • v6.0
  • JAMA-IS
  • .iges
  • .igs
Inspire 2024 .stmod
JT 10.7 .jt
Multiscale Designer Writer 2021 .h5
Parasolid v35.0.170
  • .x_t
  • .x_b
  • .xmt_txt
  • .xmt_bin
STEP AP214
  • .step
  • .stp

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