To export Connector file from Hypermesh:
| 1. | Click File > Export > Connectors from the File menu. The Export tab opens in the tab area. |
| 2. | From the File type list, select: |
| • | MCF (version A): By default, HyperMesh will export the bolt connector vector that was dynamically identified during realization. The vector can be exported with or without the bolt. If a bolt connector vector is not identified after you import the connector, HyperMesh will search for the dynamic vector again. If a vector is already defined on the connector, HyperMesh will use that vector for realization. |
| 3. | In the File field, navigate to your working directory and open the file you would like to export. |
| 4. | To set advanced export options, click Export options. The Export tab expands further. |
| 5. | From the Export list, select: |
| • | All if you want to export all of the connectors in the model. |
or
| • | Displayed if you only want to export the connectors that are currently displayed in the graphics area. |
| 6. | To export the metadata information, select the Include metadata check box. |
| 7. | To display a warning message before a file is overwritten during export, select the Prompt before overwrite check box. |
| 8. | Click Export. HyperMesh applies the settings and exports model. |
Notes:
For XMCF files, the following types of connectors and features are managed:
| • | 0D: Spotweld, bolt, screw, gumdrop, clinch, rivet (blind, self-piercing, solid, swop), robscan, contact_list, threaded connection, heat stake, clip, nail |
| • | 1D: Sequence connection 0D (spotweld, gumdrop), seamweld (butt_joint, corner weld, edge weld, i_weld, overlap weld, y-joint, k-joint, cruciform joint, flared joint), adhesive-line, hemming, contact list |
| • | Custom attributes are managed. |
