Hypermesh11.0 HM-3410 Creating Area Connectors

HM-3410:CreatingAreaConnectorsInthistutorial,youwilllearnhowto:•Applyanadhesiveconnectiontotheleftrails.ExerciseThisexerciseusesthemodelfile,frame_assembly_1.hm.Areaconnectorsmustbemeshedinordertoworkproperly.Whentheconnector’slocationisexistingFEmeshelems,theconnectorautomaticallygetsmeshedtomatchtheelementschosen.However,aftercreatinganareaconnectoronsurfs,lines,oralongnodes,youmustthenusetheautomeshoptions(whichdisplaywhenyouselectoneoftheselocationstypes)tocreateameshontheconnectorarea.areaCreateandrealizeboltconnectorsinasingleprocess.createCreate,butdonotrealize,areaconnectors.realizeCreateFErepresentationsofpreviously-createdareaconnectors.Step1:Retrieveandviewthemodelfile.1.Openthemodelfile,frame_assembly_1.hm.2.TakeafewmomentstoobservethemodelusingvariousvisualoptionsavailableinHyperMesh(rotation,zooming,etc.).3.GotothePreferencesmenu,clickUserProfiles....4.SelectRADIOSS,thenBulkData.5.ClickOKtoloadtheuserprofile.Step2:LoadtheConnectorbrowser.1.GotothemenubarselectViewBrowsersHyperMeshConnector.2.ReviewthelayoutoftheConnectorBrowser.TheConnectorBrowserallowsuserstoviewandmanagetheconnectorsintheirmodel.ThetopportionofthebrowseriscalledtheLinkEntityBrowseranditcontainsalistingofthecomponentsbeingconnectedwiththeconnectors.Thelowerportioniscalledtheconnectorentitybrowseranditcontainsalistoftheconnectorsinthemodel.Theconnectorswillbegroupedbasedonthetypeofconnection.Step3:CreateanadhesiveconnectionbetweencomponentLeft_Rail_1andLeft_Rail_2onthetopflange.1.FromtheModelBrowser,displayonlytheelementsforcomponents,Left_Rail_1andLeft_Rail_2.2.Zoomintoanareadisplayingthetwoflangesandinspecttheelementstobejoined.3.Createanewcomponentbyright-clickingintheModelBrowserandselectCreateComponent.4.NamethenewcomponentLeft_Rail_Adhesive.Ensurethenewcomponentisthecurrentcomponent.5.Right-clickintheConnectorBrowserintheconnectorwindowandselectCreateArea6.Verifythatlocation:issettoelems.7.PickoneelementonthetopflangeofLeft_Rail_1.Theelementshouldbehighlighted.8.Clickelemsandselectthebyfaceoption–thewholeflangeshouldbehighlighted.9.Forconnectwhat:,selectcompsandpickLeft_Rail_1andLeft_Rail_2.10.Clickselect.11.Settolerance=10.Theconnectorwillconnectanyselectedentitieswithinthisdistanceofitself.12.Clicktype=andselectadhesives.13.Verifythattheadhesivetypeissettoshellgap–thisoptionprojectsdirectlytotheshellcomponentandtakesnoaccountofthethicknessoftheshellcomponents.14.Clickcreate.15.Inspectthenewadhesive,notethatanareaconnectorhasbeencreated,andthenclickreturn.16.AccesstheUnrealizepanelfromthemenubarbyselectingConnectorsUnrealize.17Selectthepreviouslycreatedconnector.18Clickunrealize.19Clickreturn.20.AccesstheAreapanel,realizesubpanel.21Clickconnectorsandselecttheunrealized,yellowconnector.22.Verifythattheadhesivetypeissetto(T1+T2)/2(insteadofshellgap)andincreasethedensity=3.Thistypetakesintoaccountthethicknessofeachshellpartandincreasesthenumberofhexasthroughthicknessfrom1to3.23.Clickrealize.Fortheothersetofflangesyouwillmanuallycreateanareaconnectorandmeshitaccordingly.Step4:CreateanadhesiveconnectionbetweencomponentLeft_Rail_1andLeft_Rail_2onthebottomflange.1.VerifythatyouarestillintheAreapanel.2.Accesstheareasubpanel.3.Selectnodesforthelocation.4.Clicknodelistandselectbypath.5.Selecttherowofnodesontheouterflangeonpart,Left_Rail_1byfirstselectingtheleftmostnodeonthebottomflangeofLeft_Rail_1andthenselectingtheright-mostnodeonthebottomflange.5.Definewidth=10.6.Defineoffset=3.7.SelectcompsLeft_Rail_1andLeft_Rail_2.8.Clickselect.9.Clickcreate.Thedefaultmeshsizeforthesemeshindependentareaconnectors(whenchoosingbynodes/lines/surfs)is10.However,youcanspecifyadifferentelemsizeifneeded.10.Gototheeditsubpanel.11.Selectthenewlycreatedareaconnector.12.Selecttheelementsize=3.13.Clickmesh.Notetheconnectorunrealizesifthereisapre-exisingmesh.14.Accesstherealizesubpanel.15.Selecttheconnector.16.Changethetypefrom(T1+T2)/2toconst_thicknessandenter0.3.17.Clickrealize.Inspectthenewadhesivecreated.Notewhencreatingareaconnectorsfromelementsitwillautomaticallymeshtheareaconnectorusingthecurrentmesh.Iftheareaconnectoriscreatedfromnodes,lines,orsurfacesthenamanualmeshcanbeappliedifthedefaultisunsuitablefromtheareasubpanel.18.Returntothemainmenu.