Panel

Description

Location

accels

Create or update accelerations.

Analysis page

acoustic cavity mesh

Generate fluid-volume meshes for acoustic testing.

Mesh page

add links

Add entities to existing connectors.

Connectors module

admas

Create and update masses applied to nodes.

1D page (RADIOSS user profile)

ALE setup

Create and modify input data pertaining to the Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian LS-DYNA capability.

Analysis page (LS-DYNA user profile)

animation secondary panel

Control the display of the model during animation sequences.

apply mass

Use a "dummy" connector entity to add mass to a part, or create areas of mass to represent parts not present in the CAD or FE data.

Connectors module

apply result

Apply a displacement result to the nodes.

Post page

area

Create area-type connectors, such as adhesives

Connectors module

assemblies

Create collections of components.

Tool page

autocleanup

Performs automatic geometry cleanup and prepares it for meshing based on the parameters set in the panel.

Geom page

automesh

Interactively or automatically create meshes on surfaces.

2D page

automeshing secondary panel

A panel for most of the plate and shell meshing operations that allows you to work interactively on mesh parameters.

axis labels

Edit axis label information.

xy plots panel

axis scaling

Modify plot axes.

xy plots panel

bars

Create or update bar2 or bar3 elements.

1D page

beamsection collectors

Create components that group beamsections together.

Toolbar

blocks

Create and modify block entities.

Analysis page

Safety module

bodies

Create and modify HyperMesh group entities that correspond to OptiStruct body definitions.

Analysis page

bolt

create and realize bolt connectors

Connectors module

border

Edit the border of an XY plot.

xy plots panel

build menu

Redefine the layout of the HyperMesh menu system.

Tool page

card editor

Select the entities that are viewed in the card image subpanel.

Toolbar

cfd tetramesh

Create a tetramesh for computational fluid dynamics

3D page

check elems

Verify the quality of elements. Check warp, aspect, skew, angles, length, jacobian, connectivity, and duplicates.

Tool page

color

Modify the color attributes of collectors.

Tool page

compare

compare connectors

Connectors module

component collectors

Create components that group data together.

Toolbar

composites

Align the element material angle of a mesh of shell elements and review material angle and ply directions.

2D page

composite size panel

Define manufacturing constraints for composite sizing optimization.

Optimization module

composite shuffle panel

Define manufacturing constraints for composite shuffling optimization.

Optimization module

cones

Create a surface or mesh for cones or cylinders.

2D page

config edit

Change the configuration of existing elements.

1D page

2D page

3D page

connectors

Create and manage connectors.

1D page

constr screen

Define data for truncation threshold and maximum number of constraints to be retained per region, per load case for a given response type.

Optimization module

constraints

Create or update constraints or enforced displacements on nodes.

Analysis page

contactsurfs

Create and modify contactsurf entities.

Analysis page

Safety module

contour

Create contour or assignment plots of results.

Post page

control cards

Edit solver specific data on a set of entities.

Analysis page

control vol

Create control volumes

Analysis page

Safety module

convert

Exchange some data between different solver formats

Tool page

count

Sums the entities in the database.

Tool page

curve attribs

Create and edits curves.

xy plots panel

dconstraints

Create constraints for optimization problems.

Optimization module

defeature

Remove surface features.

Geom page

deformed

Create deformed plot based on displacement results.

Post page

delete

Delete data from the database.

Tool page

Connectors module

dependency

Find nodes that have multiple DOF constraints.

Tool page

dequations

Create user-defined functions for constraints and/or objective functions.

Optimization module

desvar link

Link a design variable to other design variables.

Optimization module

detach

Detach elements from adjoining elements.

1D page

2D page

3D page

dimensioning

Reshape geometry by altering selected dimensions

Geom page

discrete dvs

define a discrete design variable value table for use in size or shape optimization

Optimization module

distance

Find the distance or angle between nodes.

Geom page

domains

Add and edit domains or update the model.

HyperMorph module

drag

Create a surface or mesh by dragging nodes, lines, or elements.

2D page

3D page

dummy

Rotate the dummy assemblies or specify the position of the H-Point of a dummy assembly.

Safety module

edge edit

Perform many edge-specific operations such as suppressing or combining.

Geom page

edges

Finds free edges and equivalences nodes on edges.

Tool page

edit curves

Create or edit new or existing curves from files or math expressions.

xy plots panel

edit element

Build, combine, and split elements.

1D page

2D page

3D page

elem cleanup

improve element quality of a selected region

2D page

elem offset

Create solid elements or layers of plate or shell elements based on a plate or shell element by offsetting the shell elements in a direction normal to the surface they form.

2D page

3D page

elem types

Select and change existing element types.

1D page

2D page

3D page

ellipsoids

Create and modify single or multiple ellipsoids and cylinders.

Safety module

entity sets

Create sets of nodes or elements.

Analysis page

Safety module

equations

Create, review, and update equations.

Analysis page

faces

Find free faces and equivalences nodes on surfaces.

Tool page

fatigue

Write stress/strain results from finite element analysis to an external file that can be used to set up fatigue analysis in a supported fatigue solver.

Post page

Finite Difference Panels

Provide access to the Finite Difference panel.

3D page

fe absorb

Add (absorb) existing FE weld entities as realization to connectors.

Connectors module

fe joints

Create, review, or update joints.

1D page

features

Display the edges of a model as one-dimensional plot elements, providing a visualization tool to see the edges of a complex model.

Tool page

find

Find entities (and IDs) in the database.

Tool page

Connectors module

flux

Create or update flux loading to nodes.

Analysis page

forces

Create or update forces.

Analysis page

freehand

morph mesh without domains, handles, or morph volumes

HyperMorph Module

free shape

define design domains for free shape optimization

Optimization module

free size

define design domains for free size optimization

Optimization module

gaps

Create or update gap elements.

1D page

gauge

Create a single design variable (DESVAR) and multiple property relation (DVPREL1) cards for the components selected for size optimization.

Optimization module

global

Specify the template file, current component, element order and size.

"g" key (keyboard shortcut)

grid attribs

Edits grid information.

xy plots panel

grid labels

Edits grid label information.

xy plots panel

handles

Add and edit handles, or save to or load from a file.

HyperMorph module

hidden line

Create hidden line and shaded image plots of elements.

Post page

HyperBeam

Define beam section entities before entering the HyperBeam module.

1D page

HyperLaminate

Launch the HyperLaminate module.

2D page

HyperMorph Constraints

create constraints that restrict the movements of nodes or force compliance with dimensional requirements during morphing.

HyperMorph Module

HyperMorph module

Prepare and morph models.

Tool page

Optimization module

HyperStudy

Parameterize solver models for performing parametric, optimization, or stochastic studies.

Analysis page

integrate

Integrate a curve.

xy plots panel

interfaces

Create and modify interfaces that define a contact or sliding surface.

Analysis page

Safety module

joints

create, review, or update joint elements for MBD simulation.

1D page (OptiStruct user profile)

legend

Edit the plot legend.

xy plots panel

length

Determine the length of a group of selected lines.

Geom page

line drag

Create a surface or mesh by dragging nodes, lines, or elements along a line.

2D page

3D page

line edit

Combine lines, splits lines at a point, at a joint, at a line, or at a plane, and smoothes lines.

Geom page

line mesh

Create 1-D elements between nodes or along a line.

1D page

linear 1d

Create one-dimensional plot elements.

1D page

linear solid

Create solid elements between two groups of plate elements.

3D page

lines

Create lines using a variety of methods.

Geom page

load collectors

Create components that group loads together.

Toolbar

load on geom

Map loads or boundary conditions from geometrical entities to associated FE mesh entities.

Analysis page

load steps

Create and update collections of load collectors.

Analysis page

load types

Select load types for new models or updates load types as defined in a template file.

Analysis page

map to geom

Map parts of the model to lines or surfaces.

HyperMorph module

markers

1D page (OptiStruct User Profile)

mask

Mask entities from the display list.

Tool page

Connectors module

mass calc

Obtain the mass, area, and volume of selected elements or surfaces.

Tool page

masses

Create or update mass elements.

1D page

material collectors

Create components that group materials together.

Toolbar

MBS joints

Define kinematic joints between two local coordinate systems to connect two multibody collectors.

Safety module

MBS planes

Create rectangular, planar surfaces for use in multibody analysis.

Safety module

midsurface

Extract the midsurface representation of a solid part.

Geom page

moments

Create or update moments.

Analysis page

morph

Morph a model and create shape entities.

HyperMorph module

morph volume

Create and manipulate morphing volumes

HyperMorph module

morph constraints

Set restraints on morphing

HyperMorph module

morph options

Edit options that affect morphing behavior

HyperMorph module

multibody collectors

Create components that group multibodies together.

Toolbar

node edit

Associate, move, or place nodes on a surface.

Geom page

nodes

Create nodes using a variety of methods.

Geom page

normals

Display and adjust the normal of elements or surfaces.

Tool page

numbers

Display the IDs of entities.

Tool page

objective

Define objective functions for optimization problems.

Optimization module

obj reference

Define a response and its reference values for a minmax (maxmin) optimization problem.

Optimization module

opti control

Control the optimization process.

Optimization module

options

Determine tolerance, zoom factor, element shrink, pick handles, etc.

Toolbar

optimization module

Perform topology, topography, size, and shape optimizations.

Analysis page

optistruct

Write out OptiStruct input files and then solve by clicking the optistruct. Button.

Analysis page

order change

Change elements from first to second order, or vise versa.

1D page

2D page

3D page

organize

Move or copy entities between components.

Tool page

ossmooth

Extract and import the final design geometry from OptiStruct’s topology, topography, and shape optimization results into HyperMesh

Post page

output blocks

Create and update blocks of entities used for output requests.

Safety module

penetration

Check groups for initial penetration problems.

safety module

perturbations

Setup shape optimization.

Optimization module

permute

Switch x, y, z data of entities.

Tool page

planes

Create a planar surface or mesh bounded by planar lines.

2D page

plot titles

Edit plot titles.

xy plots panel

plots

Create new plots and select curves to include on the plot.

xy plots panel

point edit

Add, move, and edit fixed points.

Geom page

points

Create free points using a variety of methods.

Geom page

position

Position entities in space by selecting nodes.

Tool page

preserve node

Create, remove, and view preserved nodes.

Analysis page

pressures

Create or update pressures.

Analysis page

project

Project entities to a plane, vector, or surface.

Tool page

property collectors

Create components that group properties together.

Toolbar

quality

Perform FE quality checks.

Connectors module

quality index

Calculate a single value to represent the quality of the displayed shell (2D) model.

2D page

query curves

Find the x and y values of a point in a curve.

xy plots panel

quick edit

Collects many tools for minor edits of model geometry.

Geom page

radioss

Execute a RADIOSS run on your desktop from HyperMesh.

Analysis page

rbe3

Create or update RBE3 elements.

1D page

read curves

Input an xy data set from an ASCII file.

xy plots panel

reflect

Mirror entities about a plane.

Tool page

rename

Change collector names.

Tool page

renumber

Renumber entities.

Tool page

Connectors module

reorder

Change the order of named entities in the database.

Tool page

replace

Manually equivalence nodes.

1D page

2D page

3D page

responses

Create responses for an optimization.

Optimization module

results curves

Create curves by extracting data from a HyperMesh results file.

xy plots panel

ribs

Creates and modifies simple ribs between two surfaces.

Geom page

rigid walls

Create and update rigid walls.

Analysis page

rigids

Create or update rigid or rigidlink elements.

1D page

rods

Create or update rod elements.

1D page

rotate

Rotate entities about a vector.

Tool page

ruled

Create a surface or mesh from nodes or lines which are unconnected.

2D page

safety module

Contains the panels used for safety analysis.

2D page

Analysis pages

scale

Modify the size of entities.

Tool page

seam

Create connectors that represent line connectors.

Connectors module

seatbelt

Create and route seatbelts onto a dummy.

Safety module

sensors

Create and edit sensors.

Safety module

shape

Perform shape optimization.

Optimization module

shapes panel

Create and apply shapes to morph meshes.

HyperMorph module

shrink wrap panel

create a loose or tight shrink-wrap mesh over a model.

2D page

Mesh pull-down menu

simple math

Perform simple math functions on a curve.

xy plots panel

size

Setup and perform size optimization.

Optimization module

skin

Create a surface or mesh skin across a set of lines.

2D page

smooth

Improve element quality on a surface mesh.

2D page

3D page

Smooth particle hydrodynamics

Analyze the behavior or fluid or gas inside a meshed part.

1D Page

solid edit

trim/split or merge solid entities

Geom page

solid map

Create a solid mesh by defining source, destination, and along surfaces.

3D page

solid mesh

Create a solid mesh within a volume defined by edge lines.

3D page

solids

Create solids using a variety of methods.

Geom page

solver

Run an external program from within HyperMesh or assign and run a solver.

Analysis page

spheres

Create a spherical surface or mesh.

2D page

spherical clipping

Focus on a specific area of a model by displaying only the model inside a three dimensional sphere, masking everything outside the sphere.

Toolbar

spin

Create a surface or mesh by rotating nodes, lines, or elements about a vector.

2D page

3D page

spline

Create a surface or mesh with lines.

2D page

split

Split elements into pre-defined patterns.

1D page

2D page

3D page

spot

Create connectors.

Connectors module

spotweld

Create or update spotweld elements.

1D page

springs

Create or update spring elements.

1D page

subcase

Generate NASTRAN and OptiStruct subcase definitions.

Analysis page (Nastran or OptiStruct user profile)

summary

Create a summary of elements, loads, and properties.

Post page

super elems

Assign nodes to a super element set and display the nodes of a super element set.

Analysis page

surface edit

Trim surfaces with lines or surfaces, untrims surfaces, and create surfaces that fill gaps in the model.

Geom page

surface transparency

Set the transparency level for the surfaces of selected components.

View menu

Display sub-menu

surfaces

Create surfaces using a variety of methods.

Geom page

symmetry

Create symmetries that influence handles, nodes, and domains.

HyperMorph module

system collectors

Create components that group coordinate systems together.

Toolbar

systems

Create local coordinate systems.

1D page

Analysis pages

Safety module

HyperMorph module

table entries

Specify values for the constraints used in defining functions.

Optimization module

tags

Assign names to entities.

Tool page

temp nodes

Add or remove temporary nodes.

Geom page

temperatures

Create or update temperatures.

Analysis page

tetramesh

Fill an enclosed volume with first or second-order tetrahedral elements.

3D page

titles

Create and edit screen titles.

Post page

topography

Setup and define topography optimizations.

Optimization module

topology

Setup and define topology optimizations.

Optimization module

torus

Create a toroidal surface or mesh.

2D page

transient

Create an animation sequence from transient results.

Post page

translate

Move entities along a vector.

Tool page

unrealize

Remove existing welds.

Connectors module

vector collectors

Create components that group vectors together.

Toolbar

vectors

Create a HyperMesh vector entity.

1D page

Analysis pages

vector plot

Create vector plots from vector quantity results.

Post page

velocities

Create or update velocities.

Analysis page

window

Controls xy plot window size and placement.

Post page

xy plots

Contains the xy plotting panels.

Post page