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 HyperMesh Tutorials: ANSYS Solver Interface

ANSYS .................................................................................................................................... 1

HM-4400: Exploring the ANSYS Interface .................................................................................. 2

HM-4410: Setting Up a Model in ANSYS .................................................................................... 8

HM-4420: Defining ANSYS Contacts for 2-D Models in HyperMesh .............................................. 28

HM-4430: Defining ANSYS Contacts for 3-D Models in HyperMesh .............................................. 37

HM-4440: Introduction to the Contact Manager ....................................................................... 47

HM-4450: Introduction to HyperBeam .................................................................................... 58

HM-4460: Composite ............................................................................................................ 71

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ANSYS
The following ANSYS tutorials are available:

HM-4400: Exploring the ANSYS Interface

HM-4410: Setting Up a Model in ANSYS
HM-4420: Defining ANSYS Contacts for 2-D Models in HyperMesh
HM-4430: Defining ANSYS Contacts for 3-D Models in HyperMesh
HM-4440: Introduction to the Contact Manager
HM-4450: Introduction to HyperBeam
HM-4460: Composite

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HM-4400: Exploring the ANSYS Interface
In this tutorial, you will learn about:
 ANSYS FE-input reader
 ANSYS Template
 ANSYS Utility Menu
 ANSYS Interface Online Help
 ANSYS User Profile
 Model Import
 Model Export

HyperMesh’s ANSYS FE input reader, template, macro menu, and user profile sets the foundation for
using ANSYS with HyperMesh.

Tools

ANSYS FE Input reader

ANSYS Solver is one of the leading software products in the computer aided engineering (CAE) field.
This software is used to simulate designs in general engineering and aerospace industries. ANSYS has
the capability to solve structural, thermal, and fluid models. Different analysis like static structural,
dynamic, modal, harmonic, buckling, spectrum, steady state and transient thermal, and radiation can
be solved. Both linear and non-linear analysis are supported by ANSYS.
HyperWorks has recognized ANSYS as one of the major solvers available in the current CAE field.
HyperWorks has extended its support to ANSYS solver by recognizing its element types, solution
methods, and file formats. You get benefits from using both HyperWorks tools and ANSYS solver.
During pre-processing of the model, you can define ANSYS elements and apply loads and boundary
conditions that can be read by ANSYS. Once the analysis is done in ANSYS, both deck and result files
can be read back in HyperMesh and HyperView. You can post-process the results of the analysis solved
by ANSYS.
ANSYS solver writes analysis model data in the form of a script file. It also writes the model in binary
file format. HyperMesh and HyperView can read the model data written in script format. These files are
saved with file extension .cdb. Newer versions of ANSYS use BLOCK format to write their model data in
script file. HyperMesh and HyperView can transfer the ANSYS model data into HyperMesh.
ANSYS solver writes model data in BLOCK format. Older versions of ANSYS (ANSYS 5.4 or earlier) uses
APDL format. HyperMesh can read both types.

ANSYS Utility Menu

To open the ANSYS Utility menu, click View > Browsers > HyperMesh > Utility from the menu
bar. The ANSYS Utility menu contains the following macros and tools.

Macro Description

Component Manager Create, edit, and view HyperMesh components.

This tool is available across all solvers, but it has been customized for
ANSYS. From the Component Manager, you can list the element types,
thickness for shell elements, property type, material name, number of
elements, and nodes in the component for each component.

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 To update element attributes, click Table > Editable from the menu
bar.
To create new components, click Action > New from the menu bar. If
components were created incorrectly, the Remarks column will
inform. Incorrect components will be displayed in red.

Material Create, edit, and view material collectors in your model.

When started, you can create both MP and MPDATA material sets, and
edit the name and ID of the material set, as well as material values.

Section Create beam and shell sections.

When started, the Section dialog opens and lists all of the existing
beam or shell sections with subtypes. Click New to create new
sections. You can use HyperBeam to create sections and then attach
them to beamsection card images. Click Edit to edit sections by their
name, ID and type.

Real Sets Create and update ANSYS real properties.

When started, a table that lists the real sets in the model opens, and
you can review the values in each property set. Click New to create
new real sets, or go to the card images of each real set. Click Edit to
update by ID, element type or values.

ET Type Create and update ANSYS ET Types.

When started, a table listing ET Types in the model opens and you can
review the values in each ET Type. Click New to create new ET Types
or to go to card images of each ET Type. Click Edit to update by ID,
element type or values.

Contact Manager Create 2D and 3D contact pairs.

This marco automatically generates the corrects contact pairs. You can
add contact properties, material properties, and set normals for
contacts. Tutorials have been added in the online help to describe how
to use the Contact Manager to create contacts.

Convert to Special 2nd Convert fully second order elements to special second order elements.
Order Macro
For more information on this marco, refer to the ANSYS Convert to
Special 2nd Order Macro help.

Update Pre 8.0 HM Model Updates old .hm files, prior to 70-SA2-043 update, to .hm 8.0 files.
Once you load an old .hm file, click Update Pre 8.0 HM Model. If you
do not update old .hm files, interface data such as ANSYS element
types, properties, and sections will be lost. For complete transfer of
data, it is advised that you complete the model in all respects in older
versions before transferring to the new interface.

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Import Tab

Access the Import tab by clicking File > Import > Session, Model, Solver Deck, Geometry, or
Connectors from the menu bar, or clicking from the Standard toolbar.

The Import tab contains the following options:

 Import type: Use these icons to select the type of model you will be importing. For this
exercise, click to import a FE model.
 File type: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh will automatically select ANSYS as
the file type.
 File: From this location, navigate to your working directory and select the file you would like to
import.

 Advanced Import Options: To access advanced import options, click next to Import
options.
 Import: Select all or custom entities to import into HyperMesh.
 Display: Select all or custom entities to display in HyperMesh.
 Create Comps: Choose to create components on import by HM Comments, Property, 1
Component, or Material.
 Include files: Choose if you want to preserve, skip, or merge your include files into
HyperMesh.
 FE overwrite: The imported models ID numbers will override the ID numbers currently in the
model.
 ID Offset: Define what ID numbers your entities will start their numbering.
 Display import errors: Displays any errors while importing the model.

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Export tab

Access the Export tab by clicking File > Export > Model, Solver Deck, Geometry, Connectors or
Curves from the menu bar, or clicking from the Standard toolbar.

The Export tab contains the following options:

 Export type: Use these icons to select the type of model you will be exporting. For this
exercise, click to export a FE model.
 File type: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh will automatically select ANSYS as
the file type to export a .cdb file.
 Template: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh will automatically select ANSYS as
the default template.
 File: From this location, navigate to your working directory and select the name of the file you
would like to export.
 Export: Choose to export All, Displayed, or Custom entities.
 Solver Options: Opens the Ansys Options dialog, from which you can select the Combine
loads in loadstep check box. If selected, this option will combine point loads applied at the
same location within a load step.
 Comments: Select the HyperMesh checkbox to export all HyperMesh comments; select the
Connector checkbox to include connectors during export.
 Include Files: In ANSYS, this option only allows you to merge include files.
 Prompt to save invalid elements: Select this check box to save invalid elements.
 Prompt before overwrite: Select this check box to warn you before HyperMesh overwrites
existing information.

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Exercise

Step 1: Load the ANSYS user profile

Setting the user profile to ANSYS saves you time.
1. Start HyperMesh Desktop.

2. Select a user profile by clicking Preferences > User Profiles from the menu bar, or clicking on
the Standard toolbar.
3. In the User Profile dialog, select Ansys.

4. Click OK. HyperMesh sets the defaults for ANSYS.

Step 2: Import a model

HyperMesh can import ANSYS model data in script format. In this step, you will import an ANSYS deck
written by the ANSYS solver. The same procedure can be followed to read a HyperMesh-written deck.
1. From the menu bar, click File > Import > Solver Deck.

2. Verify that (Import Solver Deck) is selected.

3. Set File type to Ansys.
Note: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh automatically sets File type to Ansys.

4. In the File field, click .

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5. In the Select Ansys file dialog, navigate to your working directory and open the
tuning_fork_ansys.cdb file.
6. Click Import. A model appears in the graphics area.

Step 3: Export the model

HyperMesh can export ANSYS model data in script format. In this step, you will export an ANSYS
model from HyperMesh.
1. From the menu bar, click File > Export > Solver Deck.

2. Verify that (Export Solver Deck) is selected.

3. Set File type to Ansys.
Note: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh automatically sets the File type to Ansys.

4. In the File field, click .

5. In the Select Ansys file dialog, navigate to the location you would like to export your file to and
then save the file as 4400_export.
6. Click Export.

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HM-4410: Setting Up a Model in ANSYS
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
 Load the ANSYS user profile
 Retrieve the HyperMesh model files for this tutorial
 Add an element type
 Apply the real constants for the elements of the model
 Apply the material properties for elements of the model
 Update each component with respective element type
 Update each component with respective real constants
 Update each component with respective material properties

The model setup includes: setting up of element type, real constants, material properties and
component structure in HyperMesh for ANSYS.

Exercise 1

Step 1: Load the ANSYS user profile

1. Start HyperMesh Desktop.
2. In the User Profile dialog, select Ansys.

Step 2: Retrieve the model file

1. Open a model file by clicking File > Open > Model from the menu bar, or clicking on the
Standard toolbar.
2. In the Open Model dialog, navigate to
<installation_directory>\tutorials\hm\interfaces\ansys and open the chapter2_1.hm file.

3. If your model's elements and mesh lines are not shaded, click on the Visualization toolbar.

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Step 3: Add an element type
1. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Sensor from the context menu. HyperMesh
creates and opens a sensor (Et Type) in the Entity Editor.
Note: The Entity Editor displays the new Sensor's (Et Type) card details.

2. For Name, enter a new name for the Et Type.

3. Optional: For ID, enter a new ID for the Et Type.
Note: By default, HyperMesh sets the ID to 1. If you create a new Et Type, HyperMesh will set the
ID to n+1.
4. For Element Type, select a new element type.
Note: By default, HyperMesh set the Element Type to SHELL181. The elements in this model are
of type SHELL181, therefore you do not need to change the element type for this tutorial.

SHELL181
 Suitable for analyzing thin to moderately-thick shell structures. It is a 4-node element with six
degrees of freedom at each node: translations in the x, y, and z direction; rotations about the x,
y, and z axes (if the membrane option is used, the element has translational degrees of freedom
only). The degenerate triangular option should only be used as filler elements in mesh
generation.
 Well-suited for linear, large rotation, and/or large strain nonlinear applications. Change in shell
thickness is accounted for nonlinear analysis. In the element domain, both full and reduced
integration schemes are supported. SHELL181 accounts for follower (load stiffness) effects of
distributed pressures.

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  May be used for layered applications for modeling laminated composite shells or sandwich
construction. The accuracy in modeling composite shells is governed by the first order shear
deformation theory.
5. Set the element stiffness (KeyOpt1), integration (KeyOpt3), layer data storage (KeyOpt8),
thickness (KeyOpt9), and/or initial stress (KeyOpt10) options by selecting their corresponding
checkboxes in the Value column. A value appears below each KeyOpt you selected.

6. For each KeyOpt you selected, assign a value.

Note: For this tutorial, use the default value assigned to each KeyOpt.

7. Open the Solver browser by clicking View > Browsers > HyperMesh > Solver from the menu
bar.
8. Review the ET Type you just created.

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Step 4: Define material properties
1. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Material from the context menu.
HyperMesh creates and opens a material in the Entity Editor.

2. For Name, enter Steel.

3. Optional: For ID, enter a new ID.
Note: By default, HyperMesh sets the ID to 1. If you create a new material, HyperMesh will set the
ID to n+1.
4. Click the Color icon, and select a color.
5. Set Card Image to MATERIAL.

6. Select the EX checkbox.

7. For MP_EX_LEN, enter 1.

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8. Under MP_EX_LEN=, next to Data: C, click .
9. In the MP_EX_LEN= dialog, enter 2.1e5.

10. Click Close.

11. Select the NUXY checkbox.
12. For MP_NUXY_LEN, enter 1.

13. Under MP_NUXY_LEN=, next to Data: C, click .

14. In the MP_NUXY_LEN= dialog, enter 0.3.
15. Click Close.
16. Go to the Solver browser and review the material you just created.

Step 5: Create the section card for the shell elements in the model
1. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Beam Section Collector from the context
menu. HyperMesh creates and opens a beam section collector in the Entity Editor.

2. For Name, enter SECTl.

3. Optional: For ID, enter a new ID.
Note: By default, HyperMesh sets the ID to 1. If you create another new beam section collector,
HyperMesh will set the ID to n+1.
4. Click the Color icon, and select a new color.
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5. Set TYPE to SHELL.
6. Under SECDATA, for PLIES, enter 1.

7. Under PLIES, next to Data: TK, click .

8. In the Plies dialog, enter 10 for TK (ply thickness).
9. For MAT, click Unspecified >> Material.

10. In the Select Material dialog, select Steel and then click OK.

11. For THETA (ply angle), keep the default value 0.0.
12. For NUMPT (Integration points through ply thickness), enter 3.0.
13. Click Close.

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14. In the Model browser, Beam Section folder, right-click on SECT1 and select Duplicate from the
context menu. HyperMesh creates a new beam section collector using the same card data as
SECT1, except a different Name and ID are specified.
15. For Name, enter SECT2.
16. Click the Color icon, and select a new color.

17. Under PLIES, next to Data: TK, click .

18. In the PLIES dialog, change the value for TK from 10 to 5.
19. Leave MAT, THETA, and NUMPT unchanged.
20. Click Close.

21. Go to the Solver browser and review the two sections you just created.

Step 6: Update each component with the respective element type, property,
material, and section information
1. In the Model browser, Component folder, click Base. The Entity Editor opens and displays the
component's corresponding data.

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2. For Type, click Unspecified >> ETType.

3. In the Select ETType dialog, select sensor1 (SHELL181) and then click OK.

4. For Section, click Unspecified >> Beamsectcol.

5. In the Select Beamsectcol dialog, select SECT1 and then click OK.
Note: You do not have to assign a Property or Material to this component, because this
information is already defined in SECT1.

6. In the Model browser, Component folder, click Rib. The Entity Editor opens and displays the
component's corresponding data.
7. For Type, click Unspecified >> ETType.
8. In the Select ETType dialog, select sensor1 (SHELL181) and then click OK.
9. For Section, click Unspecified >> Beamsectcol.
10. In the Select Beamsectcol dialog, select SECT2 and then click OK.
Note: You do not have to assign a Property or Material to this component, because this
information is already defined in SECT2.

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11. In the Model browser, Component folder, click mass. The Entity Editor opens and displays the
component's corresponding data.
Note: The mass component does not currently have a type, property, or material attached to it.
12. For Type, click Unspecified >> ETType. You need to attach the element type MASS21 to the
mass component. This element type is not available in the Select ETType dialog because it does
not exist in the model, therefore you need to create and attach it to the component.
MASS21
 A point element that can have up to six degrees of freedom: translations in the nodal x, y, and z
directions; rotations about the nodal x, y, and z axes. A different mass and rotary inertia may
be assigned to each coordinate direction.
 Defined by a single node, concentrate mass components (Force*Time²/Length) in the element
coordinate directions and rotary inertias (Force*Length* Time²) about the element coordinate
axes. The element coordinate system may be initially parallel to the global Cartesian coordinate
system or to the nodal coordinate system (KEYOPT(2)). The coordinate system rotates with the
nodal coordinate rotations during a large deflection analysis. Options are available to exclude
the rotary inertia effects and to reduce the element to a 2-D capability (KEYOPT(3)). If the
element requires only the mass input, it is assumed to act in all appropriate coordinate
directions
13. Click Cancel.
14. Right-click on Type and select Create from the context menu. The Create Sensors dialog opens.

15. Set Element Type to MASS21.

16. Set KeyOpt3 to 3-D mass without rotary inertia.
17. Click Close. HyperMesh creates and attaches the new sensor to the mass component.

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18. Create a property card that associates a small mass to the mass elements by right-clicking on
Property and selecting Create from the context menu.

19. In the Create Properties dialog, the Card Image is automatically set to MASS21p because the
element type attached to the mass component is MASS21.
20. Set KeyOpt3 to 3-D mass without rotary inertia.
21. Under Real Constants, enter 0.001 for MASS.
22. Click Close. HyperMesh creates and attaches the new property to the mass component.

23. For Material, click Unspecified >> Material.

24. In the Select Material dialog, select Steel and then click OK.

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25. The component CERIG contains ANSYS rigid elements. These elements define the rigid region and
do not require an element type, property, or material, therefore you do not have to assign a card to
this component.

Step 7: Review the element type, property(Real Set), material, and section
assigned to each component
1. From the menu bar, click Tools > Component Table.
2. In the Components dialog, check the element type, material, property (Real Set), and section
assigned to each component to verify they are defined correctly.

Step 8: Save your model

1. From the menu bar, click File > Save As > Model.
2. In the Save Model As dialog, navigate to your working directory and save the file.
3. To apply boundary conditions and create load steps for your model, proceed to Exercise 2.

Exercise 2

Introduction to ANSYS Load Steps

This exercise introduces the concept of ANSYS load steps in HyperMesh. In HyperMesh, you need to
have each load or constraints in a separate load collector (load cols). With the help of these load
collectors, you can create multiple load steps depending on the requirement. The combination of loads
with constraints, form a load step. If you have created load steps in your model, the exported *.cdb
file will have all of the load step information. This *.cdb file when imported into ANSYS, automatically
creates the *.so files in the working directory which can be used later if needed.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
 Load the ANSYS user profile.
 Retrieve the HyperMesh model file for this tutorial.
 Create constraint load collectors.
 Apply the constraints to the model.
 Apply the force on mass elements with force1 load collector.
 Apply the force on mass elements with force2 load collector.
 Apply the force on mass elements with force3 load collector.
 Create multiple load steps.
 Add /SOLU & LSSOLVE in control cards
 Export the deck to ANSYS *.cdb format

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Optional - Step 1: Load the ANSYS user profile
You only need to perform this step, if you did not complete Exercise 1.
1. Start HyperMesh.
2. In the User Profile dialog, set the user profile to Ansys.

Optional - Step 2: Retrieve the HyperMesh model file

You only need to perform this step, if you did not complete Exercise 1.
1. From the menu bar, click File > Open > Model.
2. In the Open Model dialog, navigate to
<installation_directory>\tutorials\hm\interfaces\ansys and open the chapter2_2.hm file.

3. If you model's elements and mesh lines are not shaded, click on the Visualization toolbar.

Step 3: Create a constraints load collector

1. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Load Collector from the context menu.
HyperMesh creates and opens a load collector in the Entity Editor.
2. For Name, enter constraints.
3. Click the Color icon, and select a new color for the load collector.
4. Create three more load collectors labeled force1, force2, and force3.

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Step 4: Apply the constraints to the model
1. In the Model browser, Load Collector folder, right-click on constraints and select Make Current
from the context menu.
Note: When new loads are created, Hypermesh will place them in this collector.
2. Open the Constraints panel by clicking BCs > Create > Constraints from the menu bar.
3. Select all of the dof (degree of freedom) checkboxes.

4. Click nodes >> by path.

5. Select a starting node and an end node on the left side of the model as indicated in the following
image.

6. Click create.

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7. Repeat steps 4.4 and 4.5 to select a starting node and an end node on the right side of the model
as indicated in the following image.

8. Click create.

9. Click return to exit the Constraints panel.

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Step 5: Apply the force on mass elements with the force1 load collector
1. In the Model browser, Load Collector folder, right-click on force1 and select Make Current from
the context menu.
2. Open the Forces panel by clicking BCs > Create > Forces from the menu bar.
3. Verify that the entity selector is set to nodes.
4. Select the two nodes in the center of the two bolt holes as indicated in the following image.

5. In the magnitude= field, enter 500.

6. Set the orientation selector to z-axis for the direction of application of the force.
7. In the uniform size= field, enter 20.
8. Click create.

9. Click return to exit the Forces panel.

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Step 6: Apply the force on mass elements with the force2 load collector
1. In the Model browser, Load Collector folder, right-click on force2 and select Make Current from
the context menu.
2. For better visualization, press F5 to open the Mask panel.
3. Set the entity selector to loads.
4. Select the two forces you created in step 5.8.
5. Click mask.
6. Click return.
7. Open the Forces panel.
8. Verify that the entity selector is set to nodes.

9. On the Standard Views toolbar, click .

10. Select the left side node in the center of the bolt hole as indicated in the following image.

11. In the magnitude= field, enter 500.

12. Set the orientation selector to z-axis for the direction of application of the force.
13. Click create.
14. Select the right side node in the center of the bolt hole as indicated in the following image.

15. In the magnitude= field, enter -500.

16. Set the orientation selector to z-axis for the direction of application of the force.

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17. Click create.

18. Click return to exit the Forces panel.

Step 7: Apply the force on mass elements with the force3 load collector
1. In the Model browser, Load Collector folder, right-click on force3 and select Make Current from
the context menu.
2. Open the Mask panel.
3. Verify that the entity selector is set to loads.
4. Select the two forces you created in steps 6.13 and 6.17.
5. Click mask.
6. Click return.
7. Open the Forces panel.
8. Verify that the entity selector is set to nodes.
9. Select the two nodes in the center of the two bolt holes as indicated in the following image.

10. In the magnitude= field, enter -500.

11. Set the orientation selector to z-axis for the direction of application of the force.
12. Click create.

13. Click return to exit the Forces panel.

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Step 8: Create multiple load steps
1. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Load Step from the context menu.
HyperMesh creates and opens a load step in the Entity Editor.

2. For Name, enter Step1.

3. For Loadcol IDs, click 0 Loadcols >> Loadcols.

4. In the Select Loadcols dialog, select constraints and force1.

5. Click OK.
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6. Create a second load step labeled Step2, and assign it the load collectors constraint and force2.
7. Create a third load step labeled Step3, and assign it the load collectors constraint and force3.
8. In the Model browser, review the Load Collectors and Load Steps you created.

9. Open the Solver browser by clicking View > Browsers > HyperMesh > Solver from the menu
bar.
10. Review the Load Collectors and Load Steps you created.

Step 9: Add /SOLU, ANTYPE, and LSSOLVE in the control cards

1. Open the Control Cards panel by clicking Setup > Create > Control Cards from the menu bar.
2. In the Card Image, click /SOLU to exit the PREP7 preprocessor and enter the SOLU
preprocessor.

3. Click return.
4. Because you are solving the model for static analysis, click ANTYPE.

5. Set type to STATIC and status to NEW.

6. Click return.
7. Click LSSOLVE.
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 Tip: If you do not see the LSSOLVE control card, click next.

8. Set the minimum number of load steps by entering 1 in the LSMIN field.
9. Set the maximum number of load steps by entering 3 in the LSMAX field.
10. Set the load step increment by entering 1 in the LSINC field.

This card image commands the solver to solve all three load steps.

11. Click return to exit the card image.

12. Click return to exit the Control Cards panel.

Step 10: Export the deck to ANSYS *.cdb format.

1. Open the Export tab by clicking File > Export > Solver Deck from the menu bar.
2. Set File type to Ansys.
Note: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh automatically sets the File type to Ansys
and loads ANSYS as the default Template.
3. In the File field, navigate to your working directory and save the file as 4410_export.cdb.
4. Click Export.

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HM-4420: Defining ANSYS Contacts for 2-D Models in HyperMesh
Before you begin this tutorial, it is recommended that you complete HM-1000: Getting Started with
HyperMesh and Exploring the ANSYS Interface.
You can use the ANSYS Contact Manager to automate the procedure to create surface-to-surface
target/contact element-pairs. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Contact Manager to create
ANSYS 2D surface-to-surface target/contact element-pairs.

Step 1: Load the ANSYS user profile

1. Start HyperMesh Desktop.
2. In the User Profile dialog, set the user profile to Ansys.

Step 2: Retrieve the model file

1. From the menu bar, click File > Open > Model.
2. In the Open Model dialog, navigate to
<installation_directory>\tutorials\hm\interfaces\ansys and open the hm-
ansys_contact_manager_2-d_tutorial.hm file. A model loads in the graphics area.

3. If the load collector is displayed, in the Model browser, click next to the load collector to turn off
the display of its element.

4. In the graphics area, click once to make it the current window for keyboard commands.
5. Fit the model to the graphics area by pressing f.

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Step 3: Launch the ANSYS Contact Manager
1. Open the Ansys Contact Manager by clicking Tools > Contact Manager from the menu bar.

Step 4: Create a new 2D contact

1. Click New to create a new contact.
2. In the Create New Contact Pair dialog, set Creation method to Flexible.
3. Set Contact type to 2D.
4. Set Create from to Surface to surface.

Step 5: Select the target body component

1. Click Pick Target to select the target body component.
2. In the panel area, click comps.

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3. Select the component, DISK_42.

4. Click select.
5. Click proceed.

Step 6: Select the target surface elements

1. In the Target Elements Selection dialog, click Elements. HyperMesh extracts and displays the
edges of the selected contact body.
2. While pressing SHIFT, drag your mouse over the lower half of the edge elements as indicated in
the following image.

3. Click proceed.
4. In the Target Element Selection dialog, click Next.

Step 7: Define the target component details

1. In the Target Component Details dialog, review the target component's default name, ID, and
color, and the ET Type's default name, ID, and type.
Note: You can modify all of these fields, except for Type.
2. Click the Color icon, and select a new color for the target/contact component.

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3. Select the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox to assign KEYOPTS values to the target components.
Note: By default, this checkbox is selected. If you clear the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox, HyperMesh
will not assign any KEYOPTS to the target component.

4. Click Next. HyperMesh displays the full model in the graphics area.

Step 8: Select the contact body component

1. In the Contact Components Selection dialog, click Components.
2. In the panel area, click comps.

3. Select the component, BOX_42.

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4. Click select.
5. Click proceed.
6. In the Contact Components Selection dialog, click Next. HyperMesh extracts and displays the
edges of the selected contact body.

Step 9: Select the contact surface elements

1. In the Contact Elements Selection dialog, click Elements.
2. While pressing SHIFT, drag your mouse over the top edge as indicated in the following image.

3. Click proceed.
4. In the Contact Elements Selection dialog, click Next.

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Step 10: Define the contact element component
1. In the Contact component Details dialog, review the target component's default name, ID, and
color, and the ET Type's default name, ID, and type.
Note: You can modify all of these fields, except for Type.
2. Click the Color icon, and select a new color for the target/contact component.
3. Select the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox to assign KEYOPTS values to the target components.
Note: By default, this checkbox is selected. If you clear the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox, HyperMesh
will not assign any KEYOPTS to the target component.

4. Click Next. HyperMesh displays the full model in the graphics area.

Step 11: Define the contact property

1. In the Contact Property dialog, review the target and associated contact elements that were
identified by a shared real constant set.
Note: The real constant set includes all of the real constants for both the target and constant
elements.

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2. Under Define Property, select New or None.
 New creates a new property with the real constant values. HyperMesh will point both the target
and contact components to the new property.
 None will not assign any real constants to the target/contact elements.
Note: A Property must be applied in order for it to be displayed in the Component Table. A
contact pair is identified when the target and contact component share the same property
card.
3. In the Value column of the table, modify or enter the target/contact element's real constant
values.
4. Reset to default values by clicking Reset Defaults.

5. Click Next.

Step 12 (Optional): Define a new contact material

1. In the Contact Material dialog, set Define Material to New.
2. In the MU field, enter 0.45.
3. In the other fields, define additional material values as needed.

4. Click Next.
5. Go to step 15 below.

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Step 13 (Optional): Select an existing contact material
1. In the Contact Material dialog, set Define Material to Same as.
2. From the Same as drop-down list, select an existing material.
3. Click Next.
4. Go to step 15 below.

Step 14 (Optional): Do not assign any material properties

1. In the Contact Material dialog, set Define Material to None.
2. Click Next.

Step 15: View a summary of the contact

1. In the Ansys Contact Manager dialog, review a summary of the contact you created.

2. In the table, select the contact pair.

3. Right-click on the contact pair and select Summary from the context menu. A summary appears
that lists all of the details of the contact pair, such as the target contact component's name and ID,
and the ETType's name, ID, and properties and material values.

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4. To create a new contact, click New.
5. To modify an existing contact, select the appropriate cell in the table and then click Edit.
6. Close the Contact Manager by clicking Close.

Step 16 (Optional): Add /SOLU, ANTYPE, and SOLVE in the control cards
If your model needs to be solved in ANSYS, add the following control cards.
1. Open the Control Cards panel by clicking Setup > Create > Control Cards from the menu bar.
2. Click /SOLU to exit the PREP7 preprocessor and enter the SOLU preprocessor.

3. Click return.
4. Since you are solving the model for static analysis, click ANTYPE.

5. Set type to STATIC and status to NEW.

6. Click return.
7. Click SOLVE.
Note: If you do not see the SOLVE control card, click next.

8. Click return to exit the card image.

9. Click return to exit the Control Cards panel.

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HM-4430: Defining ANSYS Contacts for 3-D Models in HyperMesh
Before you begin this tutorial, it is recommended that you complete HM-1000: Getting Started with
HyperMesh and Exploring the ANSYS Interface.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Contact Manager to create ANSYS 3D surface-to-surface
target/contact element-pairs.

Step 1: Load the ANSYS user profile

1. Start HyperMesh Desktop.
2. In the User Profile dialog, set the user profile to Ansys.

Step 2: Retrieve the HyperMesh model file

1. From the menu bar, click File > Open > Model.
2. In the Open Model dialog, navigate to
<installation_directory>\tutorials\hm\interfaces\ansys and open the hm-
ANSYS_contact_manager_3-D_tutorial.hm file. A model loads in the graphics area.
3. If the load collector is displayed, in the Model browser, click next to the load collector to turn off
the display of its elements.

4. In the graphics area, click once to make it the current window for keyboard commands.
5. Fit the model to the graphics area by pressing f.

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Step 3: Launch the ANSYS Contact Manager
1. Open the Ansys Contact Manager by clicking Tools > Contact Manager from the menu bar.

Step 4: Create a new 3D contact

1. Click New to create a new contact. The Create New Contact Pair dialog opens.
2. Set Creation method to Flexible.
3. Set Contact type to 3D.
4. Set Create from to Surface to surface.

Step 5: Select the target body component

1. Click Pick Target to select the target body component.
2. In the panel area, click comps.

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3. Select the component, CYLINDER_SOLID45.

4. Click select.
5. Click proceed. HyperMesh extracts and displays the faces of the selected target body.

Step 6: Select the target surface elements

1. In the Target Elements Selection dialog, click Elements.

2. On the Standard Views toolbar, click .

3. While pressing SHIFT, drag your mouse over the lower half of the model as indicated in the
following image.

4. Click proceed.
5. In the Target Element Selection dialog, click Next.

Step 7: Define the target component details

1. In the Target Component Details dialog, review the target component's default name, ID, and
color, and the ET Type's default name, ID, and type.
Note: You can modify all of these fields, except for Type.

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2. Click the Color icon, and select a new color for the target/contact component.
3. Select the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox to assign KEYOPTS values to the target components.
Note: By default, this checkbox is selected. If you clear the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox, KEYOPTS
will not be assigned to the target component.

4. Click Next. The full model displays in the graphics area.

Step 8: Select the contact body components

1. In the Contact Components Selection dialog, click Components.
2. In the panel area, click comps.

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3. Select the component, BOX_SOLID95.

4. Click select.
5. Click proceed.
6. In the Contact Components Selection dialog, click Next. HyperMesh extracts and displays the
edges of the selected contact body.
Tip: Press f to fit the model to the graphics area if the box is not visible in the graphics area.

Step 9: Select the contact surface elements

1. In the Contact Elements Selection dialog, click Elements.
2. Select one element on top of the upper face of the box as indicated in the following image.

3. In the panel area, click elems >> by face. HyperMesh selects all of the contact surface elements
on top of the upper face of the box.

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4. Click proceed.
5. In the Contact Elements Selection dialog, click Next.

Step 10: Define the contact element component

1. In the Contact component Details dialog, review the target component's default name, ID, and
color, and the ET Type's default name, ID, and type.
Note: You can modify all of these fields, except for Type.
2. Click the Color icon, and select a new color for the target/contact component.
3. Select the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox to assign KEYOPTS values to the target components.
Note: By default, this checkbox is selected. If you clear the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox, KEYOPTS
will not be assigned to the target component.

4. Click Next. The full model displays in the graphics area.

Step 11: Define the properties

1. In the Contact Property dialog, review the target and associated contact elements that were
identified by a shared real constant set.
Note: The real constant set includes all of the real constants for both the target and constant
elements.
2. Set Define Property to New or None.
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  New creates a new property with the real constant values. HyperMesh will point both the target
and contact components to the new property.
 None will not assign any real constants to the target/contact elements.
Note: A Property must be applied in order for it to be displayed in the Component Table. A
contact pair is identified when the target and contact component share the same property
card.
3. In the Value column of the table, modify or enter the target/contact element's real constant
values.
4. To reset the default values, click Reset Defaults.

5. Click Next.

Step 12 (Optional): Define a new contact material

1. In the Contact Material dialog, set Define Material to New.
2. In the MU field, enter 0.45.
3. In the other fields, define additional appropriate material values.

4. Click Next.
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5. Go to step 15 below.

Step 13 (Optional): Select an existing contact material

1. In the Contact Material dialog, select Same as under Define Material.
2. From the Same as drop-down list, select an existing material.
3. Click Next.
4. Go to step 15 below.

Step 14 (Optional): Do not assign any material properties

1. In the Contact Material dialog, set Define Material to None.
2. Click Next.

Step 15: Review the normals

After you click Next in the Contact Material dialog, the Contact/Target Normals dialog opens and
the element normals display in the graphics area. The target and contact element normals should point
toward each other. If they do not, the solution will not be performed correctly in the ANSYS user
profile. In this step, you will review the normals vector direction, and reverse them if needed.

1. Show or hide a normal by selecting or clearing its corresponding checkbox under Display
Component and then clicking .
Note: By default, these checkboxes are selected.

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2. Adjust the size of a normal by entering a value in the Size field and then clicking .
3. Reverse the direction of a normal by selecting its corresponding checkbox under Display

Component and then clicking .

4. When you are done reviewing the normals, click OK.

Step 16: View a summary of the contact

1. In the Ansys Contact Manager dialog, review a summary of the contact you created.

2. In the table, select the contact pair.

3. Right-click on the contact pair and select Summary from the context menu. A summary appears
that lists all of the details of the contact pair, such as the target contact component's name and ID,
and the ETType's name, ID, and properties and material values.

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4. Click New to create a new contact.
Note: You are encouraged to create another pair of target/contact elements by selecting
CYLINDER_SOLID45 as the target body component and BOX_SOLID45 as the contact
body component. The BOX_SOLID45 elements are first order elements, whereas the
BOX_SOLID95 elements are second order which is why you have to create the contacts
separately.
5. Modify an existing contact by selecting the appropriate cell in the table and then clicking Edit.
6. Click Close to exit the Contact Manager.

Step 17 (Optional): Add /SOLU and SOLVE in the control cards

If your model needs to be solved in ANSYS, add the following control cards.
1. Open the Control Cards panel by clicking Setup > Create > Control Cards from the menu bar.
2. Click /SOLU to exit the PREP7 preprocessor and enter the SOLU preprocessor.

3. Click return.
4. Click SOLVE.
Note: If you do not see the SOLVE control card, click next.

5. Click return to exit the card image.

6. Click return to exit the Control Cards panel.

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HM-4440: Introduction to the Contact Manager
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a surface-to-surface contact in HyperMesh using the
Contact Manager. You will also learn how to assign non-linear analysis solution control for ANSYS
through HyperMesh.
The model used in this tutorial contains two component collectors: one indicating the contact body and
the other indicating the target body. CONTA171 is used to represent contact and sliding between 2D
"target" surfaces (TARGE169) and a deformable surface, defined by this element. Contact occurs when
the element surface penetrates one of the target segment elements (TARGE169) on a specified target
surface. The 2D contact surface elements are associated with the 2D target segment elements
(TARGE169) via a shared real constant set.
In this tutorial, you will:
 Load the ANSYS user profile.
 Retrieve the HyperMesh model for this tutorial.
 Create a constraints load collector.
 Create contact elements with the Contact Manager.
 Apply the constraints to the model.
 Apply displacement to the two end nodes of the component "contact".
 Activate control cards for Nonlinear Analysis Solution Control.
 Export the deck to ANSYS *.cdb format.

Step 1: Load the ANSYS user profile

1. Start HyperMesh Desktop.
2. In the User Profile dialog, set the user profile to Ansys.

Step 2: Retrieve the HyperMesh model for this tutorial

1. From the menu bar, click File > Open > Model.
2. In the Open Model dialog, navigate to
<installation_directory>\tutorials\hm\interfaces\ansys and open the chapter2_3.hm file.
A model loads in the graphics area.

Step 3: Launch the ANSYS Contact Manager

1. Open the Ansys Contact Manager by clicking Tools > Contact Manager from the menu bar.

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Step 4: Create a new 2D contact
1. Click New to create a new contact.
2. In the Create New Contact Pair dialog, set Creation method to Flexible.
3. Set Contact type to 2D.
4. Set Create from to Surface to surface.

Step 5: Select the target body component

1. Click Pick Target to select the target body component.
2. In the panel area, click comps.

3. Select the component, target.

4. Click select.
5. Click proceed. HyperMesh extracts and displays the edges of the selected contact body.

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Step 6: Select the target surface elements
1. In the Target Elements Selection dialog, click Elements.
2. While pressing SHIFT, drag your mouse over the elements on the upper left edge as indicated in
the following image.

3. Click proceed.
4. In the Target Elements Selection dialog, click Next.

Step 7: Define the target component details

1. In the Target Component Details dialog, review the target component's default name, ID, and
color, and the ET Type's default name, ID, and type.
Note: You can modify all of these fields, except for Type.
2. Click the Color icon, and select a new color for the target/contact component.
3. Select the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox to assign KEYOPTS values to the target components.
Note: By default, this checkbox is selected. If you clear the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox, KEYOPTS
will not be assigned to the target component.

4. Click Next. The full model displays in the graphics area.

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Step 8: Select the contact body component
1. In the Contact Components Selection dialog, click Components.
2. In the panel area, click comps.

3. Select the component, contact.

4. Click select.
5. Click proceed.
6. In the Contact Components Selection dialog, click Next. HyperMesh extracts and displays the
edges of the selected contact body.

Step 9: Select the contact surface elements

1. In the Contact Elements Selection dialog, click Elements.
2. While pressing SHIFT, drag your mouse over the elements on the bottom right edge as indicated in
the following image.

3. Click proceed.
4. In the Contact Elements Selection dialog, click Next.

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Step 10: Define the contact element component
1. In the Contact component Details dialog, review the target component's default name, ID, and
color, and the ET Type's default name, ID, and type.
Note: You can modify all of these fields, except for Type.
2. Click the Color icon, and select a new color for the target/contact component.
3. Select the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox to assign KEYOPTS values to the target components.
Note: By default, this checkbox is selected. If you clear the Apply KEYOPTS checkbox, KEYOPTS
will not be assigned to the target component.
4. In the Value column, select values for the KEYOPTs from their corresponding drop-down lists.

5. Click Next. HyperMesh displays the full model in the graphics area.

Step 11: Define the contact property

1. In the Contact Property dialog, review the target and associated contact elements that were
identified by a shared real constant set.
Note: The real constant set includes all of the real constants for both the target and constant
elements.
2. Set Define Property to New or None.
 New creates a new property with the real constant values. HyperMesh will point both the target
and contact components to the new property.
 None will not assign any real constants to the target/contact elements.
Note: A Property must be applied in order for it to be displayed in the Component Table. A
contact pair is identified when the target and contact component share the same property
card.

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3. In the Value column of the table, modify or enter the target/contact element's real constant
values.
4. To reset the default values, click Reset Defaults.

5. Click Next.

Step 12: Define the contact material

1. In the Contact Material dialog, set Define Material to New.
2. In the MU field, enter 0.45.
3. In the other fields, define additional appropriate material values.

4. Click Next.

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Step 13: View a summary of the contact
1. In the Ansys Contact Manager dialog, review a summary of the contact you created.

2. Modify an existing contact by selecting the appropriate cell in the table and then clicking Edit.
3. Click close to exit the Contact Manager.
4. Save your model by clicking File > Save As > Model from the menu bar.
5. In the Save As dialog, navigate to your working directory and save your model.

Step 14: Create a constraints load collector

1. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Load Collector from the context menu.
HyperMesh creates and opens a load collector in the Entity Editor.
2. For Name, enter Constraints.
3. Click the Color icon, and select a color for the load collector.
4. You do not need to assign a card image for this load collector.

Step 15: Apply the constraints to the model

1. Open the Constraints panel by clicking BCs > Create > Constraints from the menu bar.
2. Select all of the dof (degree of freedom) checkboxes.

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3. Set the entity selector to nodes.
4. Select the nodes on the left end of the contact component and on the right end of the target
component as indicated in the following image.

5. In the size= field, enter 2.

6. Click create.

Step 16: Apply a displacement constraint to the two mid nodes of the
component contact
In this step you should still be in the Constraints panel.
1. Select the two mid nodes at the end of the contact component as indicated in the following image.

2. Clear all of the dof checkboxes except for dof2.

3. In the dof= field, enter -5.0 for the displacement value of the selected mid nodes at the
component contact in the global –Y direction.

4. Click create.

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5. Click return to exit the Constraints panel.

Step 17: Activate control cards for nonlinear analysis solution control
1. Open the Control Cards panel by clicking Setup > Create > Control Cards from the menu bar.
2. Specify the analysis type and restart the status by clicking ANTYPE.
3. Set type to STATIC and status to NEW.

4. Click return to go back to the control cards page.

5. Activate a line search to be used with Newton-Raphson by clicking LNSRCH.
6. Under Key, click OFF and then select ON from the list.

7. Click return.
8. To include large-deflection effects in a static or full transient analysis, click NLGEOM.
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9. Under Key, click OFF and then select ON from the list.

10. Click return.

11. Specify the number of sub steps to be taken for this load step by clicking NSUBST.
12. Click [NSBSTP] and enter 100 in the editable field.
Note: NSBSTP is the number of sub steps to be used for this load step.
13. Click [NSBMX] and enter 1000 in the editable field.
Note: NSBMX is the maximum number of sub steps to be taken (minimum time step size) if
automatic time stepping is used.
14. Click [NSBMN] and enter 20 in the editable field.
Note: NSBMN is the minimum number of sub steps to be taken (maximum time step size) if
automatic time stepping is used.
15. Verify that Carry is set to OFF.

16. Click return.

17. Exit the PREP7 preprocessor and enter the SOLU preprocessor by clicking /SOLU.

18. Click return.

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19. Solve the model by clicking SOLVE.

20. Click return.

Note: When the color of the control card button is green, the card exists in the database and will
be written when the Export Data panel is used with the current template.

21. Click return.

22. Save your model by clicking File > Save > Model from the menu bar.

Step 18: Export the model

HyperMesh can export ANSYS model data in script format. The following steps explain the process of
exporting an ANSYS model from HyperMesh.
1. Open the Export tab by clicking File > Export > Solver Deck from the menu bar.
2. Set File type to Ansys.
Note: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh will automatically set the File type to
Ansys.
3. In the File field, navigate to your working directory and save the file as exercise2b.cdb.
4. Click Export.

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HM-4450: Introduction to HyperBeam
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
 Assign a standard beam section using the Section panel.
 Assign the arbitrary beam section using the HyperBeam panel.
 Couple degrees of freedom.

The steps involved include:

 Loading the ANSYS user profile
 Retrieving the HyperMesh model files for this tutorial
 Adding element types
 Creating collectors
 Creating beam elements
 Coupling DOF – Rigid elements creation
 Creating standard circular beam sections
 Creating arbitrary beam sections
 Updating component collectors with respective beam section collectors

The following images are a pictorial representation of the original model. The model can be simplified
in such a way that you can extract represent the entire model with a set of shell elements representing
the plate part of the model and two lines indicating the beam.

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Exercise

Step 1: Load the ANSYS user profile

1. Start HyperMesh Desktop.
2. In the User Profile dialog, set the user profile to Ansys.

Step 2: Retrieve the HyperMesh model file

1. From the menu bar, click File > Open > Model.
2. In the Open Model dialog, navigate to
<installation_directory>\tutorials\hm\interfaces\ansys and open the chapter3.hm file.
The model shown above displays in the graphics area.
This model contains a plate collector containing shell elements. The plate component is updated
with the necessary element type, real constant, and material properties.

3. If your model's elements and mesh lines are not shaded, click on the Visualization toolbar.

Step 3: Create collectors and attach element types and materials to them
1. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Component from the context menu.
HyperMesh creates and opens a component in the Entity Editor.

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2. For Name, enter beam_std.
3. Click the Color icon, and select a color.
4. Right-click on Type and select Create from the context menu. The Create Sensors dialog opens.

5. Set Element Type to BEAM188.

6. Click Close.
7. For Material, click Unspecified >> Material.

8. In the Select Material dialog, select Steel and then click OK.

9. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Component from the context menu.
HyperMesh creates and opens a component in the Entity Editor.
10. For Name, enter beam_asec.

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11. Click the Color icon, and select a new color.
12. For Type, click Unspecified >> ETType.

13. In the Select ETType dialog, select sensor1 (BEAM188) and then click OK.

14. For Material, click Unspecified >> Material.

15. In the Select Material dialog, select Steel and then click OK.

Step 4: Create a beam element

In the Model browser, notice that the current component is beam_asec.

1. Opens the Bars panel by clicking Mesh > Create > 1D Elements > Bars from the menu bar.
2. Go to the bar2 subpanel.
3. Set orientation to plane.
4. Set Beam Y Axis to parallel to XY.

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5. Using the node A and node B selectors, select the two nodes that form the ends of the
Arbitary_Beam_Section line as indicated in the following image. HyperMesh creates a BEAM188
element.
Note: Arbitary_Beam_Section is shown as a tag in the graphics area.

6. In the Model browser, Component folder, right-click on beam_std and select Make Current
from the context menu.
7. Using the node A and node B selectors, select the two nodes that form the ends of the
Std_circular_Beam_sec line as indicated in the following image. HyperMesh creates a BEAM188
element.

8. Click return to exit the bar2 panel.

Step 5: Create coupled DOF - rigid elements

1. Open the Rigids panel by clicking Mesh > Create > 1D Elements > Rigids from the menu bar.
2. Set the dependent selector to multiple nodes.

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3. Select all of the dof checkboxes.

4. Set elem types to CERIG.

5. In the Model browser, Component folder, right-click on beam_asec and select Make Current
from the context menu.
6. Activate the independent selector set to node.
7. On Arbitary_Beam_Section, select the independent node at the end of the beam element as
indicated in the following image.

8. Click dependent: nodes >> by path.

9. On the plate component, select the dependent nodes indicated in the following image.

10. Click create.

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11. In the Model browser, Component folder, right-click on beam_std and select Make Current
from the context menu.
12. Activate the independent selector set to node.
13. On Std_circular_Beam_sec, select the independent node at the end of the beam element as
indicated in the following image.

14. Click dependent: nodes >> by path.

15. On the plate component, select the dependent nodes indicated in the following image.

16. Click create.

17. Click return to exit the Rigids panel.

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Step 6: Create and attach a standard circle beam section to a component
1. In the Model browser, Component folder, click beam_std. The Entity Editor opens and displays
the component's corresponding data.

2. Right-click on Section and select Create from the context menu. The Create Beamsectcols
dialog opens.

3. For Name, enter Circular_Sec.

4. Set SUBTYPE to CSOLID.

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5. Under SECDATA, enter 15 for R.

6. Click Close. HyperMesh assigns the beam section collector Circular_Sec to the component
beam_std.

Step 7: Create an arbitrary beam section

1. In the Model browser, right-click and select Create > Beam Section Collector from the context
menu. HyperMesh creates and opens a beam section collector in the Entity Editor.
2. For Name, enter arbi_sec.

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3. In the Model browser, Component folder, click next to beam_std, beam_asec, and Plate to
turn off the display of their elements.
Note: You should only see geometric entities in the graphics area.

4. Open the HyperBeam panel by clicking Properties > HyperBeam from the menu bar.
5. Go to the solid section subpanel.
6. Set the entity selector to lines.
7. Select all of the lines (displayed in gray in the following image) that form the
Arbitrary_Beam_Section.

8. Set section base node to centroid.

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9. Click create. The HyperBeam Data Model dialog opens, meshes the area enclosed by the
selected lines with quadrilateral elements, and calculates the properties using these elements.

10. Return to HyperMesh by clicking File > Exit from the menu bar.
11. Click return to exit the HyperBeam panel.
12. In the Model browser, Beam Section Collector folder, click arbi_sec. The Entity Editor opens
and displays the beam section's corresponding data.

13. For Hyper beam section [OPTIONAL], click Unspecified >> Beamsection.

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14. In the Select Beamsection dialog, select solid_section.0 and then click OK.

Step 8: Update the component collector with the beam section

1. In the Model browser, Component folder, click beam_asec. The Entity Editor opens and
displays the component's corresponding data.

2. For Section, click Unspecified >> Beamsectcol.

3. In the Select Beamsectcol dialog, select arbi_sec and then click OK. HyperMesh attaches this
section to the component.

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4. In the Model browser, click to display all of the entities in the graphics area.

Step 9: Save you work

1. From the menu bar, click File > Save As > Model.
2. In the Save Model As dialog, navigate to your working directory and save your file.

Step 10: Export the deck to ANSYS *.cdb format.

1. Open the Export tab by clicking File > Export > Solver Deck from the menu bar.
2. Set File type to Ansys.
Note: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh automatically sets the File type to Ansys
and loads ANSYS as the default Template.
3. In the File field, navigate to your working directory and save the file as 4450_export.cdb.
4. Click Export.

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HM-4460: Composite
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
 Load the Ansys user profile and CAD data.
 Mesh all of the surfaces at once, specifying element sizes and an element type.
 Import an Equivalent Fibersim model.
 Define the dummy properties and assign them to the mesh.
 Define an orientation for the component
 Use the Ply Realization and distribution table option
 Laminate Realize
 Create/Edit a distribution table
 Use the Ply thickness visualization -3D representation option

Step 1: Load the ANSYS user profile

A set of standard user profiles is included in the HyperMesh installation. They include: OptiStruct,
RADIOSS, Abaqus, Actran, ANSYS, LS-DYNA, MADYMO, Nastran, PAM-CRASH, PERMAS, and CFD.
When a user profile is loaded, applicable utility menus are loaded, unused panels are removed,
unneeded entities are disabled in the Find, Mask, Card and Reorder panels and specific adaptations
related to the Ansys solver are made.
1. Start HyperMesh Desktop.
2. In the User Profile dialog, set the user profile to Ansys.

Step 2: Load the HyperMesh model for this tutorial

1. From the menu bar, click File > Import > Geometry.
2. In the Import tab, set File type to CATIA.
3. Click .
4. In the Select CATIA file dialog, navigate to
<installation_directory>\tutorials\hm\interfaces\ansys and open the
pillar_w_ncf.CATPart file.
5. Click Import. HyperMesh imports geometry data only.
Note: You will import the Ply and Composite data later in this tutorial.

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6. In the Model browser, review the model's contents.

Step 3: Mesh all of the surfaces at once, specifying element sizes and an
element type
1. To open the Automesh panel, do one of the following:
 From the menu bar, click Mesh > Create > 2D AutoMesh.
 From the main menu, go to the 2D page and click automesh.
 Press F12.
2. Go to the size and bias subpanel.
3. Set the entity selector to surfs.
4. Click surfs >> displayed.
5. In the element size= field, enter 5.
6. Set mesh type to mixed.
7. Set the mesh mode to interactive.
8. Set the elements to surf comp/elements to current comp toggle to elems to current comp.

Size and bias subpanel settings for steps 2.3 through 2.8.

9. Click mesh. The meshing module opens.

Note: You should now be in the density subpanel of the meshing module. There is node seeding
and a number on each surface edge. The number indicates the number of elements that
were created along the edge.

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10. Accept the mesh by clicking return.

11. From the menu bar, click File > Save As > Model.
12. In the Save Model As dialog, navigate to your working directory and save the HyperMesh
database with the name pillar_w_ncf_FINAL.hm.

Step 4: Load the Ply information from FiberSim

1. From the menu bar, click File > Import > Geometry.
2. In the Import tab, set File type to FiberSim.
3. Click .
4. In the Select FiberSim file dialog, navigate to
<installation_directory>\tutorials\hm\interfaces\ansys and open the pillar.h5 file.
5. Click Import. HyperMesh imports and populates the database with laminate data (ply book and ply
stacking data), composite material information, each ply data (triangular elements spanning a
single ply), and a coordinate system.
6. In the Model browser, review the model's contents.

7. Make elements and feature lines transparent by clicking on the Visualization toolbar.
8. In the panel area, click comps.
9. Select the components, Geometry and auto1.
10. Click select.
11. Use the transparency slider to review the system collector imported by the FiberSim model.
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12. Click return.

13. On the Visualization toolbar, click to shade the elements and mesh lines, and click to
shade the geometry and surface edges.

14. In the Model browser, turn off the display of geometry for all of the components.

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Step 5: Review and edit element normals
1. Open the Normals panel by clicking Mesh > Check > Elements > Normals from the menu bar.
Note: Element normals need to be changed to match the Z direction (red color).
2. Set the first switch to elems.

3. Click elems >> displayed.

4. Set the vector display/color display toggle to color display.
5. Click display. HyperMesh displays, on each side of the part, the element normals using the colors
red and blue.
Note: The red side of the elements is the positive normal direction Z, while the blue side is the
negative normal direction.

6. Set orientation to elem.

7. Select one element that has the right direction. This element will be used as the model for all of the
other elements.
8. Click adjust. All of the elements are set in the same normal direction.
9. Optional. If the blue color is in the Z direction, click elems >> displayed and then click reverse.
All of the elements are set in the right normal direction (red).

10. Click return to exit the panel.

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Step 6: Realize Ply geometry shape
1. In the Model browser, right-click on the Ply folder and select Realize from the context menu.
2. In the Ply Realization dialog, click Component.
3. In the panel area, click comps.

4. Select all of the components.

5. Click select.
6. Click proceed.
7. Set Projection options to FiberSim drape map by proximity method.
8. Set Search Criterion to Element centroid.

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9. Click Realize. This process takes each FiberSim Ply data and finds the FE elements which are
bounded by the ply boundaries, and transfers the ply directions, draping data, and ply orientation
into FE elements. This process also converts geometry plies into FE plies. At the end of realization,
HyperMesh creates sets containing FE elements for each ply.

Step 7: Add an element type

1. From the menu bar, click Tools > EtTypes Table.

2. In the ET Type dialog, click New.

3. Optional. In the Create ETType dialog, enter a new value in the ET Type No. column.
Note: By default, the ET Type No. is 1. The next time you create another element type,
HyperMesh will set the number to n+1.
4. Set Element type to SHELLS > SHELLS181.
SHELL181
 Suitable for analyzing thin to moderately-thick shell structures. It is a 4-node element with six
degrees of freedom at each node: translations in the x, y, and z directions, and rotations about
the x, y, and z-axes. (If the membrane option is used, the element has translational degrees of
freedom only). The degenerate triangular option should only be used as filler elements in mesh
generation.
 Well-suited for linear, large rotation, and/or large strain nonlinear applications. Change in shell
thickness is accounted for in a nonlinear analysis. In the element domain, both full and reduced
integration schemes are supported. SHELL181 accounts for follower (load stiffness) effects of
distributed pressures.

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  May be used for layered applications for modeling laminated composite shells or sandwich
construction. The accuracy in modeling composite shells is governed by the first order shear
deformation theory.
5. To simulate the element stiffness, set the stress stiffening option, extra displacement shapes, extra
stress output, pressure loading, mass matrix, stress stiffness matrix, define the element coordinate
system and specify the data storage using the respective keyopts, click Create/Edit.

6. In the Card Image dialog, review the parameters.

7. Click return.
8. In the Create ETType dialog, click Close.
9. In the ET Type dialog, review the new element type SHELL181.

10. Click Close.

11. Open the Solver browser by clicking View > Browsers > HyperMesh > Solver from the menu
bar.

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12. Review the new element type you just created.

Step 8: Update each component with a respective element type

1. From the menu bar, click Tools > Component Table. The Component Table dialog opens.
2. Edit component information by clicking Table > Editable from the menu bar.

3. Set Assign Values to ET Ref. No. HyperMesh lists all of the element types loaded in the model.
4. In the Name column, select the four components.
Note: Make sure the entire row is highlighted for all four components.
5. Next to Set, select 1-(ET_1)SHELL181 from the list.

6. Click Set.
7. In the message that appears asking if you would like to change the ET Ref. No., click Yes.
HyperMesh changes the four component's ET Ref. No. to 1 and their ET Type to SHELL181.

8. From the menu bar, click Table > Quit.

9. In the Model browser, right-click on a component and select Card Edit from the context menu.
10. In the Card Image dialog, verify the component assignment with the respective ET Type created.
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11. Click return.
12. Repeats steps 8.9 through 8.11 to verify the component assignment for each component with the
respective ET Type created.

Step 9: Ply 2D Visualization

In this step you will verify FE plies thickness and orientation in HyperMesh.

1. On the Visualization toolbar, set the element color mode to (visualize elements
by property).

2. On the Visualization toolbar, set the layer representation mode to (Composite Layers with
Fiber Direction).
3. In the Model browser, Hide and Show each Ply.

4. On the Visualization toolbar, set the element representation mode to (2D Detailed Element
Representation).

Step 10: Laminate Realize - Ply based model

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1. In the Model browser, right-click on the Laminate folder and select Realize from the context
menu.
2. In the Laminate Realize dialog, accept the default settings and click Realize. HyperMesh creates
a property for each stack, and assigns it to a component.

3. On the Visualization toolbar, set the element color mode to .

4. In the Model browser, right-click on a beam section and select Card Edit from the context menu.
5. In the Card Image dialog, review the Element Type, Section, and Material assigned to the beam
section.

6. Click return.

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Step 11: Export the deck to ANSYS *.cdb format.
1. Open the Export tab by click File > Export > Solver Deck from the menu bar.
2. Set File type to Ansys.
Note: If you are in the ANSYS user profile, HyperMesh automatically sets the File type to Ansys
and loads ANSYS as the default Template.
3. In the File field, navigate to your working directory and save the file as pillar_w_ncf-
FINALhm.cdb.
4. Click Export.

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