MotionView User's Guide

Visualizing H3D Flexbodies

Visualizing H3D Flexbodies

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Visualizing H3D Flexbodies

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Once an H3D file is created, it can be visualized in HyperView.

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Visualization example

hmtoggle_plus1To load the H3D flexbody in HyperView:
1.When HyperView is launched the Load Model panel is displayed by default.

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Note - If you already in a different panel in Hyperview, click the Open Model button fileOpenModel-24 on the HyperWorks Standard toolbar (or from the File menu select fileOpen-24 Open > fileOpenModel-24 Model).

2.From the Load Model panel, click the file browser button, file_browser_icon_new_hv, next to Load model.
3.Browse and select the flexible body H3D from the directory structure.

The Load results field is automatically populated with the same file name.

4.Click Apply.

The flexible body will be displayed in the graphics area with its interface node ID turned on.

All animation FEA processing can now be applied to the H3D flex file, including contours, modal animation, tracing, measures, notes, cutting planes, etc.
hmtoggle_plus1To animate flexible body mode shapes:

The various mode shape results are listed as result subcases under the loadcase “CMS FlexBody” in the flex h3d file.  To animate a particular mode shape:

1.Select the mode shape from the loadcase drop-down in the HyperView Results Browser (as shown below).

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2.Click on the triangle next to the Set Animation Mode button, set_animation_icon and select the Modal animation mode animationModal-24.
3.Click on animationStart-24 to animate the model.
4.To control the speed of animation, click on the Animation Controls button animationOptions-24.
5.From the panel, use the slider bar located under Max Frame Rate.
6.To control the rate of deformation in the visualization, use the Angular increment drop-down menu.

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7.To view animation for a different mode, simply select the mode through the subcase drop-down menu in the Results browser.

The animation will update automatically.
hmtoggle_plus1To visualize modal deformation, stress, or strain contours:
1.Click on the Contour button resultsContour-24 on the Result toolbar to display the Contour panel.
2.Select the appropriate Result type and the direction using the drop-down menus.
3.Click Apply.

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Note - The Stress or Strain results in the flexible body will be available if Stress or Strain was requested while generating the flexible body.