This new method of contouring can be used to read and contour results (for example, stress or strain) on both the top and bottom layers of a shell element simultaneously in a single plot. The user can choose any of the available layers as top and bottom. This can be used to review which side of an element/part is under tension or compression.

This enhancement allows users to plot and view results for multiple overlaid models in a single window without having to switch between the models (In previous releases, result plot can be viewed only on the current model). When multiple models are overlaid, users can select any of the displayed parts and apply a specific result. This provides a more convenient way to compare multiple models in a single window layout. For a given plot type (contour, vector or tensor) only a single result-type can be plotted across all models at a given time and the list of result-types available are based on the current model. Specific rules governing copy/overlay of windows, import of legacy session files have been established. Please refer to HyperView User’s Guide documentation.

A basic browser showing assembly, components and sets information has been added to HyperView Player. The components will be listed along with sub-assemblies under the assembly folder. Users can change the mesh style of components and the draw style of sets. They can also show, hide or isolate component(s), set(s) or assemblies via a context menu.

Limited support of material and property information is provided in the browser through the Advanced Result-Math template. Name and ID of the materials and properties will be displayed. Users can show/hide/isolate by material or property and use virtual collector to pick part in graphics area to see corresponding material or property.

(Also available in HyperWorks Desktop 13.0.111hotfix)

Significant improvements have been made to the video overlay (Image Planes) functionality in this release of HyperView. It is now possible to achieve a good overlay of Model and Video/Image by providing the properties of the camera that was used to capture the image or by a multiple point alignment method. In the former, camera properties such as focal length, sensor height etc., are input through the views entity in the browser. This provides a more direct way of achieving alignment between model and image. A new projection type under views called Lens has been added for this purpose.

In the latter method, a new tab has been added under the 2D Image Plane section and this method works by allowing the user to pick points (pairs of pixels in the image and corresponding nodes in the model). A minimum of seven points are required as input. It is also recommended that points are picked at different depths and preferably towards the center of the image/video. The GUI will show a dynamically updating error value to indicate to the user the quality of the selected points. HyperView will then use the points to adjust the model size and orient it in the appropriate view so that a good alignment is achieved between the model and the image/video.

Crow’s foot representation is provided as one of the draw modes in the tensor panel. Any 3 vectors can be chosen, but this is used widely in the aerospace industry to review in-plane forces on shell elements.

Significant performance and usability improvements have been achieved by automatically controlling the amount of mesh line detail shown on the screen. The mesh lines are drawn appropriately dependent on the model zoom level. For example, if the model is viewed at a global level, the mesh lines will be suppressed; when the model is viewed more closely, then mesh lines will appear. The mesh lines are also drawn inheriting the component color as opposed to pure black mesh lines which was the case previously. Improvements have also been made to the visualization and performance by utilizing current GPU technology to increase large model handling. Added optimizing view controls to help increase dynamic model handling speeds by simplifying graphics.

Updated support for 3Dconnexion devices, including better default settings and usability controls through the updated driver APIs within HyperView.

HyperMesh will now try to utilize the dedicated GPU (graphics) in a laptop or notebook using a combination of Intel’s integrated GPU and NVIDIA’s or AMD’s dedicated graphics cards.

As of September 1, 2015 (Version45), Google Chrome browser has disabled support for NPAPI based plugins citing security risks. This means HyperView Player embedded in HTML pages will not work with Chrome browsers. We are currently investigating other methods to support HVP plugins on Chrome. Until an alternative solution is found, users are recommended to use other browsers that still support NPAPI such as Firefox and Opera. Windows users can use Internet Explorer which uses ActiveX to support embedding in the browser.