1. ABAQUS with HyperWorks 6.0

2. ABAQUS with HyperWorks Class
Create ABAQUS input files using HyperMesh
Post-process ABAQUS ODB files using HyperView
ABAQUS ODB Upgrade
HVTrans
Standard3d - Create input file for 3 dimensional models for use with Abaqus Standard
Standard2d - Create input file for 2 dimensional models with planar or axisymmetric elems for use with Abaqus Standard
Explicit - Create input file for use with Abaqus Explicit

3. Introduction to ABAQUS with HyperMesh
Based on ABAQUS version 6.2.1
ABAQUS user profile
loads ABAQUS template
points to ABAQUS feinput translator
GUI has ABAQUS focus
Standard3d - Create input file for 3 dimensional models for use with Abaqus Standard
Standard2d - Create input file for 2 dimensional models with planar or axisymmetric elems for use with Abaqus Standard
Explicit - Create input file for use with Abaqus Explicit

4. ABAQUS input file format
MODEL DATA
Heading
Nodes
Elements
Sets
Section properties
Materials
Boundary conditions, Initial conditions, Loads
Coordinate systems
Contacts (Standard)
HISTORY DATA
*STEPs
Boundary conditions, Loads
Output requests
Contacts (Explicit)

5. ABAQUS equivalent in HyperMesh
MODEL DATA
Heading  control card
Nodes  nodes
Elements  elements
*ELSET, *NSET  entity sets
Section properties  component collectors
Materials  material collectors
Constraints  1D elements
Initial conditions  loads in load collectors
Coordinate systems  systems in system collectors
Contacts (for Standard)  Contact Manager
HISTORY DATA
*STEP  load step
Boundary conditions, Loads  forces, constraints, etc. in load collectors
Output requests  output block
Contacts (for Explicit)  groups

6. In chapter 1 using HyperMesh
View images of ABAQUS keywords and data lines
Create and edit materials and section properties
Relate ABAQUS entity types to HM element and load configurations
Create *STEP
Create loads and boundary conditions for model and history data
Export ABAQUS input file

7. Chapter 1 hands-on exercises
Static analysis of cradle and bracket assembly
Complete model data
Load HyperMesh file
View images of defined ABAQUS keywords & data lines
Define material & section property for cradle
Create *KINEMATIC COUPLING
Define history data
Create *STEP & specify analysis procedure
Create *BOUNDARY & add to *STEP
Apply *CLOAD & add to *STEP
Specify output requests & add to *STEP
Export ABAQUS input file

8. HyperMesh card images View ABAQUS keywords and data lines
Define and edit parameters and data items
Card Editor panel

9. ABAQUS *ELEMENT with section property
Component collector name
*ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D4,ELSET=indentor
340, , , ,
*SOLID SECTION, ELSET= indentor, MATERIAL=steel
Material collector name
Component collector’s card image
Collectors panel

10. ABAQUS *ELEMENT with section property
Some component card images
SHELLSECTION
GASKETSECTION
BEAMSECTION
SPRING
MASS
Create component collector (collection of elements) with
card image (section property)
material collector (*MATERIAL)
collectors panel

11. ABAQUS *MATERIAL Material collector with a card image
Two ways to create material and associate it to a component
create material and then create component
let HM create a material when a component is created
Update any component with any material
No limit for number of data lines that can be specified for a material
collectors panel

12. HyperMesh entity configuration and type
Two identifiers for elements and loads
Configuration: HM core feature
Type: Defined by loaded template
Element configurations: rigid, spring, quad4, hex8
quad4 template types: S4, S4R, S4R5
Load configurations: constraints, force, pressure, temperature
pressure template types: DLOAD, FILM, DFLUX, DECHARGE
elem types and load types panels

13. ABAQUS kinematic constraints
rigid (1D) elements in HyperMesh (except *EQUATION)
No sectional property or material needed
Organize into a component collector
new component without a card image
existing component with different ABAQUS entities
Select constraint type for rigid configuration
element types panel

14. Creating component when no material needed
Select existing material
Unused materials not written to ABAQUS input file
Unused material has no card image
collectors panel

15. ABAQUS *STEP
load steps panel

16. HyperMesh load collectors
loads and boundary conditions must be organized into load collector
Use collectors panel to create load collector with card image
HISTORY
INITIAL_CONDITION
INITIAL_CONDITION for loads used as model data
HISTORY for loads used as history data
collectors panel

17. In chapter 2 using HyperMesh
Import ABAQUS input file
Create systems *SYSTEM, *TRANSFORM
Define non-linear material
Create *CLOAD in *TRANSFORM
Complete partially defined *STEP

18. Chapter 2 hands-on exercises
Non-linear static response of half disc to forces
Complete model data
Import ABAQUS input file
Update existing *MATERIAL
Create *TRANSFORM
Complete history data
Specify analysis procedure
Apply *CLOADs & add to *STEP
Specify output requests & add to *STEP
Export ABAQUS input file

19. Importing INP file into HyperMesh
Import free and fixed formatted files
import v5.8 input files and convert to v6.2.1 format
elements organized into components based on section property
loads for model data organized into load collector with INITIAL_CONDITION
*STEP organized into load step
loads and constraints organized into load collector with HISTORY
output requests organized into output block
Warnings & error messages written to abaqus.msg file
Unrecognized lines written to *.hmx file

20. *SYSTEM and *TRANSFORM systems
Organize into systems collectors
Create from HyperMesh system
*SYSTEM - define node coordinates
set reference
*TRANSFORM - define directions for the degrees of freedom of nodes
set analysis
review nodes in *SYSTEM and *TRANSFORM
systems panel

21. *CLOAD (force) Use respective system when creating *CLOADs
Import INP file with *CLOADs in *TRANSFORM
display of *CLOADs might not look correct
HyperMesh imports and displays forces in global system
*CLOAD definitions are not altered
forces panel

22. In chapter 3 using HyperMesh
Contact between solid elements
ABAQUS one noded elements
Map loads on geometry to FE mesh
OP parameter for removing loads from *STEPs
Reorder *STEPs
View boundary conditions and loads in *STEPs
Export only displayed *STEPs

23. Chapter 3 hands-on exercises
Static & frequency analysis of brake disc & pad
Complete model data
Load HyperMesh file
Create lumped mass
Define contact
Complete history data
Apply *DLOAD & add to *STEP
Create dummy *STEP & specify OP
Reorder *STEPs
Specify frequency analysis procedure
Export ABAQUS input file

24. ABAQUS one noded elements
1D elements in components
Create component with
card image, i.e. MASS, ROTARY_INERTIA, DASHPOT
existing material
Select element type from elem types panel

25. ABAQUS Contact Manager
Create, edit and review contact keywords
Demo:
1. Review basics of interface, surface & surf interaction.
2. Use Surf page to create wood2_surf surface usiing CM
3. Create wood2_to_rope interface using wood2rope surf interaction
4. Create wood1_to_wood2 interface and use on the fly creation of wood2wood surf interaction showing features
Define surfaces for these elements:
solid shell membrane
rigid gasket beam
pipe truss

26. ABAQUS Contact Manager
Face identifiers
Solids - S1, S2, S3, S4, etc.
Shells - SPOS, SNEG
Two methods to specify face identifiers
You select elems & HM writes identifiers for desired faces to input file
You select ELSET and specify identifier for desired faces
Assume gasket elements are regular solid elements
Demo:
1. Review basics of interface, surface & surf interaction.
2. Use Surf page to create wood2_surf surface usiing CM
3. Create wood2_to_rope interface using wood2rope surf interaction
4. Create wood1_to_wood2 interface and use on the fly creation of wood2wood surf interaction showing features

27. Map loads on geometry to FE mesh
Create loads on geometry (surfaces, lines, points)
Useful for re-meshing model without deleting complicated loads
Applying loads to geometry similar to applying loads to mesh
Two methods to map loads on geometry to mesh
using load on geom panel
automatically, upon export of the input file
Mesh must be associated to geometry
Load collector stores loads on geometry and loads on mesh
Demo:
1. Review basics of interface, surface & surf interaction.
2. Use Surf page to create wood2_surf surface usiing CM
3. Create wood2_to_rope interface using wood2rope surf interaction
4. Create wood1_to_wood2 interface and use on the fly creation of wood2wood surf interaction showing features

28. *ELSET and *NSET keywords
*ELSET and *NSET keywords are HyperMesh entity sets
Create them using entity sets panel
Reference these sets in your model
specify output request for them
select them to define contact surfaces
Demo:
1. Review basics of interface, surface & surf interaction.
2. Use Surf page to create wood2_surf surface usiing CM
3. Create wood2_to_rope interface using wood2rope surf interaction
4. Create wood1_to_wood2 interface and use on the fly creation of wood2wood surf interaction showing features

29. Order of *STEPs
Order of load steps is order the *STEPs appear in ABAQUS input file
Order IS NOT dependent on load step ids
Reorder load steps using reorder panel
Demo:
1. Review basics of interface, surface & surf interaction.
2. Use Surf page to create wood2_surf surface usiing CM
3. Create wood2_to_rope interface using wood2rope surf interaction
4. Create wood1_to_wood2 interface and use on the fly creation of wood2wood surf interaction showing features

30. Graphically view and export *STEPs
Display on and off load steps
Use displayed option to export only displayed load steps
Demo:
1. Review basics of interface, surface & surf interaction.
2. Use Surf page to create wood2_surf surface usiing CM
3. Create wood2_to_rope interface using wood2rope surf interaction
4. Create wood1_to_wood2 interface and use on the fly creation of wood2wood surf interaction showing features

31. In chapter 4 using HyperMesh
*ORIENTATION system
Contact between shell elements
Time varying velocity with *AMPLITUDE

32. Chapter 4 hands-on exercises
Dynamic analysis of crashing tubes
Complete model data
Load HyperMesh file
Create *ORIENTATION
Define contact
Complete history data
Create *BOUNDARY, TYPE = VELOCITY, AMPLITUDE = <curve name>
Create *STEP
Export ABAQUS input file