MotionView User's Guide

Post-processing

Post-processing

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Once the solution is completed by the MBD solver, the solver generates different types of output files that can be used to view animation and plots.

The following table provides information on the output files generated by MotionSolve and Adams and the relevant HyperWorks Desktop clients which can be used to visualize results:

Solver Type

Output file type

Description

HWD Client

MotionSolve

MRF

Multi-body result file. Contains animation and plot results.

HyperView*, HyperGraph

H3D

Contains animation results.

HyperView

ABF

Altair Binary File.

HyperGraph

PLT

Plot File. Contains plot results.

HyperGraph

Adams

GRA

Animation results.

HyperView

RES

Animation and Plot results.

HyperView**, HyperGraph

REQ

Plot file related to requests.

HyperGraph

*Use with MAF as a model file in HyperView

 

**Use GRA as a model file in HyperView

 

Refer to Visualizing Results for MotionSolve to learn more on post-processing MotionSolve results.

For information regarding HyperWorks Desktop post-processing capabilities, please see the HyperView and HyperGraph online help.

hmtoggle_plus1To animate results files:
1.Select the Load Model panel from HyperView.
2.Select a model file and a results file and click the Start/Pause Animation button animationStart-24 to begin animation.
hmtoggle_plus1To plot results files:
1.Select the Build Plots panel from HyperGraph.
2.Select the output file.
3.Select the signals of interest.
4.Click Apply.

 

See Also:

Load Model panel in the HyperView on-line help

Build Plots panel in the HyperGraph on-line help