This is how the various entities will import into HyperMesh:
Assemblies
| • | Imports HyperMesh assembly comment cards (HMASSEM, HMASSEM_IDS) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh assemblies per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh assemblies, see assembly collectors. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Components, Elements, Nodes, Connectors. |
Component
| • | Imports HyperMesh component comment cards (HMNAME COMP, HWCOLOR COMP, HMMOVE, HMDPRP) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh component collectors per the data in the comments cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh component collectors, see the component collector documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Elements, Nodes and Connectors. If both nodes and elements are not imported, then components are imported and created but will contain no elements (i.e. empty components). Similar for Connectors |
Load Collector
| • | Imports HyperMesh load collector comment cards (HMNAME LOADCOL, HWCOLOR LOADCOL) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh load collectors per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh load collectors, see the load collector documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Loads. If loads are not imported then load collectors are imported and created but will contain no loads (i.e. empty load collectors) |
System Collector
| • | Imports HyperMesh system collector cards (HMNAME SYSTCOL, HWCOLOR SYSTCOL) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh system collectors per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh system collectors, see the system collector documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Systems. If systems are not imported then system collectors are imported and created but will contain no systems (i.e. empty system collectors). |
Vector Collector
| • | Imports HyperMesh vector collector cards (HMNAME VECTORCOLS, HWCOLOR VECTORCOLS ) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh vector collectors per the data in the comments cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh vector collectors, see the vector collector documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Vectors. If vectors are not imported then vector collectors are imported and created but will contain no vectors (i.e. empty vector collectors). |
Beam Section Collector
| • | Imports HyperMesh beam section collector cards (HMNAME BEAMSECTCOLS) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh beam section collectors per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh beam section collectors, see the beamsection collector documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - BeamSections. If beam sections are not imported then beam section collectors are imported and created but will contain no beam sections (i.e. empty beam section collectors). |
MultiBody
| • | Imports HyperMesh multibody comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh multibody collectors per the data in the comment cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh Multibody Collector collectors, see the multibody collector documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Ellipsoids, MBJoints, MBPlanes. If elipsoids, MBJoints, MBPlanes are not imported, then Multibody collectors are imported and created but will contain no ellipsoids, MBJoints, MBPlanes (i.e. empty multibody collectors). |
LoadStep
| • | Imports solver load step card definitions and HyperMesh load step comment cards (HMNAME LOADSTEP) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh load step entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh load step entities, see the load step documentation. |
Output Block
| • | Imports solver output block card definitions and HyperMesh output block comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh output block entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh output block entities, see the output block documentation. |
Control Card
| • | Imports solver control card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh card entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh card entities, see the control card documentation. |
Property
| • | Imports solver property card definitions and HyperMesh property comment cards (HMNAME PROP, HWCOLOR PROP) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh property entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh property entities, see the property documentation. |
Materials
| • | Imports solver material card definitions and HyperMesh material comments cards (HMNAME MAT, HWCOLOR MAT) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh material entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh material entities, see the material documentation. |
Sets
| • | Imports solver set card definitions and HyperMesh set comment cards (HMSET) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh set entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh set entities, see the set documentation. |
Blocks
| • | Imports solver block card definitions and HyperMesh block comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh block entities per the solver and comment cards data. |
Tags
| • | Imports solver tag card definitions and HyperMesh tag comment cards (HMTAG) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh tag entities per the solver and comment cards data. |
Titles
| • | Imports solver title card definitions and HyperMesh title comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh title entities per the solver and comment cards data. |
Plots
| • | Imports solver plot card definitions and HyperMesh plot comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh plot entities per the solver and comment cards data. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Curves |
Contact Surface
| • | Imports solver contract surface card definitions and HyperMesh contact surface comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh contact surface entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh contact surface entities, see the contact surface documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Nodes, Elements |
Group
| • | Imports solver group card definitions and HyperMesh group comment cards (Domain) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh contact surface entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh group entities, see the group documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Nodes, Elements |
Sensor
| • | Imports solver sensor card definitions and HyperMesh sensor comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh sensor entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh sensor entities, see the sensor documentation. |
Control Volume
| • | Imports solver control volume card definitions and HyperMesh control volume comment cards that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh control volume entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh control volume entities, see the control volume documentation. |
Node
| • | Imports solver node card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh node entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh nodes, see the nodes documentation. |
Element
| • | Imports solver element card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates the appropriate HyperMesh element config/type entities per the solver cards data. For details on HyperMesh support for each solver and their cards, see the chapter on HyperMesh Entities & Solver Interfaces. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Assemblies, Components. If components are not imported then all elements will be organized into an "Auto" component. |
Connector
| • | Imports HyperMesh master connector file xml data that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh connector entities per the connector xml data. |
| • | Required - Nodes, Elements, Components |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Assemblies |
Load
| • | Imports solver load card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates the appropriate HyperMesh load config/type entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh load config/types, see load collectors. |
| • | Required - Nodes (Forces, Moments, Temperatures) |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Load Collectors. If load collectors are not imported then all loads will be organized into an "Auto" load collector |
Equation
| • | Imports solver equation card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates the appropriate HyperMesh equation entities per the solver cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh equations, see the equations documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Load Collectors. If load collectors are not imported then all loads will be organized into an "Auto" load collector |
System
| • | Imports solver system card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh system entities per the solver cards. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh systems see system collector. |
| • | Required - Nodes (For Node Dependent Systems) |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - System Collectors. If system collectors are not imported then all systems will be organized into an "Auto" system collector. |
Vector
| • | Imports solver vector card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh vector entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh vectors, see the vector collectors documentation. |
| • | Required - Nodes (For Node Dependent Systems) |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Vector Collectors. If vector collectors are not imported, then all vectors will be organized into an "Auto" vector collector. |
BeamSections
| • | Imports beam section comment cards (HMNAME BEAMSECTS) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh beam section entities per the comment cards data. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Beam Section Collectors. If beam section collectors are not imported then all beam sections will be organized into an "Auto" beam section collector. |
Curve
| • | Imports solver curve card definitions and HyperMesh curve comment cards (HMNAME CURVES, HMCOLOR CURVES, HMCURVE) that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh curve entities per the solver and comment cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh curves, see the plots & curves documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Plots |
Ellipsoids
| • | Imports solver ellipsoid card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh ellipsoid entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh ellipsoids, see the ellipsoids documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Multibodies. If multibodies are not imported, then all ellipsoids will be organized into an "Auto" multibody collector. |
Multibody Planes
| • | Imports solver MB plane card definitons that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh MB plane entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh MB planes, see MB planes documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Multibodies. If multibodies are not imported, then all ellipsoids will be organized into an "Auto" multibody collector. |
MultiBody Joints
| • | Imports solver MB joint card definitions that may exist in the import file and creates HyperMesh MB joint entities per the solver cards data. For a list of each solvers' cards supported for HyperMesh MB joints, see the MB joints documentation. |
| • | Optional Additional Imports - Multibodies. If multibodies are not imported, then all ellipsoids will be organized into an "Auto" multibody collector. |
See Also:
Importing and Exporting Data
