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Table of Contents
Introduction to ABAQUS with HyperMesh........................................5 Chapter 1: Pre-processing for bracket and cradle analysis..............7 Chapter 2: Pre-processing for half disc analysis............................29 Chapter 3: Pre-processing for brake disk analysis.........................41 Chapter 4: Pre-processing for crash tubes analysis.......................63 Chapter 6: Introduction to HyperView.............................................79 Chapter 7: Post-processing for bracket and cradle analysis..........87 Chapter 8: Post-processing for half disc analysis...........................95 Chapter 9: Post-processing for brake disk analysis.....................103 Chapter 10: Post-processing for crash tubes analysis.................111 Appendix A: ABAQUS with HyperView.........................................119

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Preface
The course familiarizes you with creating ABAQUS Standard and Explicit input files using HyperMesh and post-processing ABAQUS ODB files using HyperView. In the post-processing section of this course, the Altair tools AbaqusODB Upgrade and HvTrans are discussed. The first four chapters focus on ABAQUS with HyperMesh while the last five focus on ABAQUS with HyperView. Each chapter includes hands-on exercises.

Prerequisites
The requirement for this class is a familiarity with any HyperWorks application.

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Introduction to ABAQUS with HyperMesh

The HyperMesh ABAQUS interface is based on ABAQUS version 6.2.1.

HyperMesh user profile for ABAQUS

To work with ABAQUS, load the HyperMesh ABAQUS user profile. Doing this loads an ABAQUS template, sets the ABAQUS feinput reader and loads the ABAQUS macro menu. Also, some panels and panel options are renamed or removed to make the GUI ABAQUS focused. The template contains ABAQUS specific formatting instructions HyperMesh uses to create an ABAQUS input file. HyperMesh has three ABAQUS templates Standard2D, Standard3D and Explicit. The Standard2D template generates an input file for two-dimensional models containing planar or axisymmetric elements for use with ABAQUS/Standard. The Standard3D template generates an input file for three-dimensional models for use with ABAQUS/Standard. The Explict template generates an input file for use with ABAQUS/Explicit. The ABAQUS macro menu contains six pages of tools. The Abaqus page is specific to this macro menu. It contains two tools NastranToAbaqus and Contact Manager. The NastranToAbaqus tool converts certain entities from a NASTRAN bulk data file to an equivalent ABAQUS input file. The Contact Manager tool allows you to create, edit and review ABAQUS contacts and their surfaces and properties. The Disp, Geom, QA, Mesh and User pages are the same pages in the default HyperMesh macro menu. Changing the ABAQUS user profile to another profile, such as OptiStruct, does not alter the ABAQUS model.

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Exercise 1: Load the ABAQUS user profile

1. Enter the user prof panel in the Tool page. 2. Select the Abaqus profile and click OK. 3. Select the Standard3D template and click OK.

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Chapter 1 Pre-processing for Bracket and Cradle Analysis

In this chapter using HyperMesh View elements, materials and section properties as they will appear in the ABAQUS input file Create and edit ABAQUS materials and section properties Select ABAQUS entity types for HyperMesh element and load configurations Create boundary conditions and loads for model and history data Create *STEP Export ABAQUS input file The hands-on exercises comprise of setting up an analysis for the linear static response of a cradle and bracket assembly to a 100 kN load on the bracket, with the cradles ends fully constrained. Creating an ABAQUS input file for this analysis using HyperMesh is broken down into two sections: Complete the model data Open HyperMesh file containing some pre-defined model data Define material and section property for cradle Create *KINEMATIC COUPLING to constrain bracket to cradle Define the history data Create *STEP and *END STEP options and define analysis procedure Create *BOUNDARY at the cradles ends and add to *STEP Apply *CLOAD to bracket and add to *STEP 8 Using ABAQUS with Altair HypeWorks
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Specify output requests and add them to *STEP Comments: Units used in this model are as follows: Length Force Millimeters (mm) Kilonewtons (kN)

Section 1: Complete the model data Exercise 1.1: Retrieve pre-defined model data
Open a HyperMesh binary file containing the following ABAQUS model data: *ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D6,ELSET=bracket and *ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D8,ELSET=bracket *ELEMENT,TYPE=S3,ELSET=cradle and *ELEMENT,TYPE=S4,ELSET=cradle Two *KINEMATIC COUPLING entities at the brackets bottom bolt holes *MATERIAL named aluminum *SOLID SECTION property for ELSET bracket with the aluminum *MATERIAL associated to it

Retrieve HyperMesh binary file

1. Enter the files panel. 2. Select the hm file sub-panel. 3. Click retrieve (the bottom retrieve button) and select Bracket_Start.hm. 4. Click Open. 5. Click return.

Overview of HyperMesh card images

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HyperMesh card images allow you to view images of keywords and data lines for defined ABAQUS entities as interpreted by the loaded template. The keywords and data lines will appear in the ABAQUS input file as you see them in the card images. Additionally, for some card images, you can define and edit various parameters and data items for the corresponding ABAQUS keyword. Use the card (Card Editor) panel in the permanent menu to review and edit card images. Also, for many entities, their card image can be viewed and edited from the panels in which they are created.

Overview of *ELEMENT with section property

The ABAQUS keyword *ELEMENT, TYPE = <type>, ELSET = <name> is defined by ABAQUS elements collected in a HyperMesh component collector. One *ELEMENT keyword is written to the ABAQUS input file for each element type in the component. The name of the ELSET is the name of the component. The ABAQUS sectional property associated to the *ELEMENT is defined by the components card image. The material associated to the property is defined by a HyperMesh material collector associated to the component. The diagram below shows how a *ELEMENT and its associated property are organized in HyperMesh. Component collector name *ELEMENT,TYPE=C3D4,ELSET=INDENTOR 340, 454, 455, 463, 453 Material collector name 341, 453, 463, 464, 452 *SOLID SECTION, ELSET= INDENTOR, MATERIAL=STEEL Component collector card image SOLIDSECTION There are more than a dozen component card images for the ABAQUS templates. Here are a few of them: SOLIDSECTION, SHELLSECTION, GASKETSECTION, BEAMSECTION, SPRING, JOINT and MASS. Define an *ELEMENT keyword with an associated sectional property as follows: Using the collectors panel, create a component collector with a card image and a material collector. If necessary, edit the components card image to define data lines and parameters for the sectional property. Lastly, organize elements into the component.

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Overview of *MATERIALs in HM
An ABAQUS *MATERIAL is a HyperMesh material collector with a card image. There are three card images for the HyperMesh ABAQUS templates. They are ABAQUS_MATERIAL, GASKET_MATERIAL (for the Standard templates) and CONNECTOR_BEHAVIOR. There are two methods to create a material collector and associate it to a component. Both methods use the collectors panel. For the first method, use the create sub-panel with the collector type set to mats. Create a material collector with a card image and edit it to define material data. Then select this material when you create a component. For the second method, let HyperMesh automatically create a material collector when you create a component. The materials name is the components name. Then use the card image sub-panel to assign a card image to the material and edit it to define material data. With this method, the material is automatically associated to the created component. The first method is the recommended approach. Use the update sub-panel to update any component with any material. In HyperMesh, it is possible to add as many data lines as you desire for a material (such as *PLASTIC). However, it is not possible to import into HyperMesh a data file, such as a file with yield stress, plastic strain and temperature data in comma delimited format, to create the data lines.

Exercise 1.2: Review the models content

Use the Card Editor panel to review the models content.

Use Card Editor panel to view elements

1. Enter the card panel in the permanent menu. 2. Click the switch on the left side of the menu panel and select elems. 3. Click on a bracket element in the graphics area to select it. 4. Click edit. A card image for the selected element pops up. The element is *ELEMENT, TYPE=C3D8 belonging to the ELSET named bracket.

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The bracket is modeled with type C3D8 and C3D6 elements (hexa and penta element configurations). Using the mask panel in the Tool page, you can mask the C3D8 elements to see only the C3D6 elements. 5. Click return to exit the card image and return to the Card Editor panel.

Use Card Editor panel to view sectional properties

Edit a components card image to view the image of the section property associated to the elements in the component. You should still be in the Card Editor panel. 1. Click the switch and select comps. 2. Click the yellow comps selector. Notice there are two HyperMesh component collectors named cradle and bracket. The cradle component contains all the orange elements while the bracket component contains all the blue elements including the two *KINEMATIC COUPLING entities at the brackets bottom bolt holes. In the graphics area, these entities have the label KINCOUP. 3. Select bracket. 4. Click select. 5. Click edit. A card image pops up. It shows the *SOLID SECTION definition for the ELSET named bracket. The aluminum *MATERIAL is associated to this *SOLID SECTION. 6. Click return. 7. Click reset under the yellow comps selector. 8. Click on a cradle element in the graphics area to select it. 9. Click edit.

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HyperMesh states Could not find section in template for entity, aborting in the header message bar. This means no card image is assigned to the cradle component collector. One will be assigned to it later in this chapter.

Use Card Editor panel to view a *MATERIAL

Edit the aluminum material collector to view the defined aluminum *MATERIAL. You should still be in the Card Editor panel. 1. You should still be in the Card Editor panel. 2. Click the switch and select mats. 3. Click the yellow mats selector and select aluminum. 4. Click select and then click edit. A card image pops up. It contains ABAQUS data lines defining the material. 5. Click return twice to return to the main menu. Review of the models content is complete. Next, complete defining the model data.

Exercise 1.3: Create a *MATERIAL

Using the collectors panel, create a *MATERIAL with steel properties. In the next exercise, you will associate this material to the sectional property for the ELSET cradle (the component collector named cradle). 1. Enter the collectors panel and select the create sub-panel. 2. Click the switch corresponding to the collector type and select mats. 3. Click name = and enter steel. 4. Click card image = and select ABAQUS_MATERIAL. 5. Click create/edit to create a *MATERIAL and edit it by adding additional information to it.
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6. In the menu area, activate Elastic (check the Elastic checkbox). This creates the *ELASTIC card. You might need to slide the scroll bar down to see Elastic. 7. In the pop-up card image, enter 200 KN/mm2 for elastic modulus in the data entry field under E(1). 8. Enter 0.3 for Poissons ratio in the data entry field under NU(1). 9. Return to the main menu. Defining the *MATERIAL for the cradle is complete.

Exercise 1.4: Define *SHELL SECTION for ELSET cradle

Define the sectional property *SHELL SECTION for the ELSET cradle. Specify the cradle thickness in it and then associate the *MATERIAL steel to it. You should still be in the collectors panel.

Create *SHELL SECTION and specify thickness

First, assign the card image SHELLSECTION to the component collector named cradle. Second, edit the card image to specify the cradles thickness. 1. Select the card image sub-panel. 2. Select comps for collector type. 3. Click name = twice and select cradle. 4. Click card image = and select SHELLSECTION. 5. Click load/edit. Notice the *SHELL SECTION keyword in the pop-up card image: *SHELL SECTION, ELSET=cradle, MATERIAL= The material still needs to be specified. Do this in the next section.

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6. Click [Thickness] and enter 2.5 mm in its data entry field. 7. Click return to exit the card image and go back to the collectors panel.

Associate *MATERIAL steel to *SHELL SECTION

Update the component collector cradle by associating the material collector steel to it. You should still be in the collectors panel. 1. Select the update sub-panel. 2. Click the yellow comps selector and select cradle. 3. Click select. 4. Click material = and select steel. 5. Click update. 6. Activate material id. 7. Click update.

Review completed *SHELL SECTION definition for ELSET cradle

Edit the card image for the component collector cradle. You should still be in the collectors panel. 1. Select the card image sub-panel. 2. Click name = twice and select cradle. 3. Click edit. Notice the steel material is now specified in the section property definition for the cradles elements: *SHELL SECTION, ELSET=cradle, MATERIAL=steel 4. Click return twice to go back to the main menu.

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Creation of the *SHELL SECTION for the ELSET cradle is complete.

Overview of HM entity configurations and types

HyperMesh element and load entities have two identifiers: configuration and type. The entity configuration is a HyperMesh core feature while the entity type is defined by the template. For example, some HyperMesh element configurations are rigid, spring, quad4, and hex8. Possible types of the quad4 configuration in the Standard3D template are S4, S4R, S4R5, M3D4, M3D4R, R3D4 and DS4. Similarly, some HyperMesh load configurations are constraints, force, pressure, and temperature. Possible types of the pressure configuration in all ABAQUS templates are DLOAD, FILM, DFLUX and DECHARGE. Most of the HyperMesh element and load configurations have their own panels. Use the elem types panel in the 1D, 2D and 3D pages and the load types panel in the BCs page to select the desired ABAQUS entity type for different configurations of elements and loads.

Overview for kinematic constraints in HM

With the exception of *EQUATION, ABAQUS kinematic constraints, such as *KINEMATIC COUPLING and *MPC (BEAM, TIE, LINK, PIN), are rigid (1D) elements in HyperMesh. Create them using the rigids panel in the 1D page. Organize them into HyperMesh component collectors. No sectional property or material is needed for these entities. Hence, you can either organize them into their own component without a component card image or into a component containing different ABAQUS entities.

Overview for creating a component for entities not needing a material

When creating a component collector for ABAQUS entities not needing a material, select an existing material to avoid creating an unneeded material. Any unused materials existing in the HyperMesh database will not be written to the ABAQUS input file. An unused material has no card image.

Exercise 1.5: Constrain bracket to cradle

Create the ABAQUS constraint *KINEMATIC COUPLING at the brackets top bolt hole to provide coupling between the bracket and cradle elements to simulate a bolt. The model already contains two *KINEMATIC COUPLING entities, one at each of the brackets bottom bolt holes. They are organized into the bracket 16 Using ABAQUS with Altair HypeWorks
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component collector. Create a new component collector and organize all the *KINEMATIC COUPLING entities in the model into this new collector.

Create a component collector

This component collector will contain the *KINEMATIC COUPLING you create. Select any existing material collector to avoid creating an unneeded material. 1. Enter the collectors panel and select the create sub-panel. 2. Select comps for collector type. 3. Click name = and enter connection. 4. Click the switch under creation method and select no card image. 5. Optionally pick a color for the component collector. 6. Select an existing material to avoid creating an unneeded material. 7. Click create. 8. Click return to exit the collectors panel. Notice in the header message bar connection is the current component collector. All elements, surfaces and lines created from this point are automatically organized into this component.

Select *KINEMATIC COUPLING type for the HM rigid element configuration

1. Enter the elem types panel in the 1D page and select the 1D sub-panel. 2. Click rigid = and select KINCOUP. 3. Click return to exit the elem types panel.

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All elements created from the rigids panel from this point forward will be type *KINEMATIC COUPLING.

Set the graphics display view

1. Enter the view panel in the permanent menu. 2. Click restore1 to restore the pre-existing top bolt hole view.

Create a node at the center of the bolt hole

The node you create will be the *KINEMATIC COUPLING reference node. 1. Enter the distance panel (in the Geom page) by pressing the shortcut key F4. 2. Select the three nodes sub-panel. 3. In the graphics area, click on three nodes at the top side of the top bolt hole to select N1, N2 and N3. Refer to the figure below.

4. Click circle center. 5. Click return to exit the distance panel.

Create a *KINEMATIC COUPLING

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1. Enter the rigids panel in the 1D page. 2. Select the create sub-panel. 3. Click the switch corresponding to dependent: and select multiple nodes. 4. Click the yellow node selector corresponding to independent: to make it active. When active, it has a blue halo around it. 5. In the graphics area click the node you created at the center of the bolt hole to select it. 6. The yellow nodes selector corresponding to dependent: is now active. Select the nodes defining the bolt hole on the top side of the brackets surface. Refer to the figure below to see which nodes to select.

7. Without leaving the rigids panel, enter the disp panel in the permanent menu and display off the bracket component collector. 8. Click return to exit the Display panel and return to the rigids panel. 9. In the graphics area select the nodes around the corresponding hole in the cradle. Refer to the figure below to see which nodes to select.

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10. Without leaving the rigids panel, enter the disp panel in the permanent menu and display on the bracket component collector. 11. Click return to exit the Display panel and return to the rigids panel. 12. Activate all six dofs to constrain the *KINEMATIC COUPLING reference node in all six directions. 13. Click create. 14. Click return. The 1D element is created. It is located in the connection component collector.

Organize all *KINEMATIC COUPLING entities into the connection component

This particular section of the exercise is not necessary to set up a runnable ABAQUS input file. It is just for the purpose of organizing the data in HyperMesh. 1. Enter the organize panel in the 1D page. 2. Click the switch and select elems. 3. Click the yellow elems selector and select by config. 20 Using ABAQUS with Altair HypeWorks
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4. Click config = and select rigidlink. 5. Click type = and select *KINCOUP. 6. Click the toggle in the middle of the menu panel to switch to all. 7. Click select entities. 8. Click destination = and select connection. 9. Click move. 10. Click return to exit the organize panel. Defining the model data is complete.

Section 2: Define the history data

The history data portion of the ABAQUS input file defines the sequence of events for the simulation. The loading history is divided into a series of steps. Each step contains the type of simulation, loads, constraints, output requests, and contacts (for ABAQUS Explicit). The ABAQUS *STEP option marks the start of a step while the *END STEP option marks its end. For this analysis, we are interested in the linear static response of the cradle and bracket assembly to a 100 kN load applied on the bracket, with the cradles ends fully constrained. This is a single event, so only one ABAQUS *STEP is needed.

Overview of *STEP in HM
The table below describes how a *STEP definition is created and organized in HyperMesh.

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Table 1.1 ABAQUS *STEP in HyperMesh Items in *STEP definition *STEP, *END STEP, analysis procedure boundary conditions and loads output requests contacts (for ABAQUS Explicit) HyperMesh configuration load step Create in load steps panel in BCs page various panels in BCs page output block in BCs page Contact Manager in Abaqus macro menu page N/A Add to

forces, constraints, etc. in load collectors output blocks groups

load step using load steps panel load step using load steps panel load step using load steps panel

When defining output requests for the ABAUQS ODB file, specify POSITION=NODES. The contour of these results in HyperView is similar to ABAQUS Viewers default display of results for POSITION=INTERGRATION POINTS.

Overview of load collectors

The ABAQUS templates have two load collector card images named data should be collected into load collectors with the HISTORY card image HISTORY and INITIAL_CONDITION. Loads and boundary conditions used for history and added to the corresponding *STEP using the load steps panel. In contrast, loads and boundary conditions used for model data should be collected into load collectors with the INITIAL_CONDITION card image. They are automatically written in the model data portion of the ABAQUS input file.

Exercise 2.1: Create *STEP and specify *STATIC

Using the load steps panel, create a load step and edit it to specify *STATIC for the analysis procedure. 1. Select the load steps panel in the BCs page. 2. Click name= and enter step1. 22 Using ABAQUS with Altair HypeWorks
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3. Click create. 4. Click edit. 5. Click [StepHeading] and enter in its data field 100 kN load. This is the header of the *STEP. It will be used to identify this *STEP in the ABAQUS input file and ODB file. 6. In the menu area, activate StepParameters. 7. Activate Name under StepParameters. This specifies the name of the *STEP in the *STEP line. The name is the name of the load step. 8. Activate Perturbation under StepParameters. 9. In the menu area, slide the scroll bar down to click the switch under AnalysisProcedure and select Static. The pop-up card image for the step now displays the following: *STEP, PERTURBATION 100 kN load *STATIC *END STEP 10. Click return twice to go back to the main menu.

Exercise 2.2: Create *CLOAD and *BOUNDARY

Create a load collector using the collectors panel. Then create a *CLOAD (concentrated force) on the bracket using the forces panel. Next, create *BOUNDARY (constraints) at the cradles ends by using the constraints panel. Lastly, add the load collector containing the force and constraints to the *STEP definition (load step) using the load steps panel.

Create a load collector

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The load and constraints to be created will be organized into this load collector. 1. Enter the collectors panel, create sub-panel. 2. Set the collector type to loadcols. 3. Enter loads_and_constraints in the name field. 4. Click the switch under creation method: and select card image. 5. Click card image = and select HISTORY. 6. Optionally pick a color for the load collector. 7. Click create. 8. Click return to exit the collectors panel. Notice in the header message bar loads_and_constraints is the current load collector. All loads and constraints created from this point forward are automatically organized into this load collector.

Select *BOUNDARY for the HyperMesh constraint configuration

Select the ABAQUS constraint type *BOUNDARY with no TYPE parameter, i.e. DISPLACEMENT, for the HyperMesh constraint configuration. 1. Enter the load types panel in the BCs page. 2. Click constraint = and select BOUNDARY. 3. Click return to exit the load types panel. All constraints created from this point are ABAQUS type *BOUNDARY.

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2. Click view in the permanent menu and then click right in the pop-up window. 3. Click the yellow nodes selector and select by window from the pop up menu. 4. With the exception of the nodes at the ends of the cradle, draw a circle around all the displayed nodes to select them. 5. In the menu area, activate exterior. This will select all nodes outside the window you drew. 6. Click select entities. 7. Activate all six dofs - dof1, dof2, dof3, dof4, dof5, dof6. 8. Click create. 9. Click return to go back to the main menu.

Select *CLOAD for the HyperMesh force configuration

4. Enter the load types panel in the BCs page. 5. Click force = and select CLOAD. 6. Click return to exit the load types panel. All forces created from this point forward are ABAQUS type *CLOAD.

Create *CLOAD
1. Enter the forces panel in the BCs page. 2. Select the create sub-panel. 3. In the graphics area, click on a central node on the top side of the brackets arm. Refer to the figure below to see what node to select.

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4. Enter -100 kN in the magnitude field. 5. Click the switch corresponding to N1, N2, N3 and select z-axis. 6. Click create. 7. Click return to exit the forces panel.

Add *CLOAD and *BOUNDARY to the *STEP

Add the load collector loads_and_constraints to the load step step1. 1. Enter the load steps panel in the BCs page. 2. Click name = and select step1. Note: Do this step even if step1 is displayed in the name = field. 3. Click the yellow loadcols entity selector and select loads_and_constraints. 4. Click select. 5. Click update. 6. Click edit to review the *STEP definition. Notice in the pop-up card image is the following: 26 Using ABAQUS with Altair HypeWorks

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**Following Load Collectors are within this Load Step 1, loads_and_constraints 7. Click return twice to go to the main menu.

Exercise 2.3: Specify output requests for *STEP

Create an output block and edit it to specify output requests for the *STEP. Then add the output block to the load step.

Define the output requests for the *STEP

Create an output block and edit it to specify output requests for the *STEP. 1. Enter the output block panel in the BCs page. 2. Enter step1 output in the name field. 3. Click create. 4. Click edit. 5. In the menu area, activate NodeFile and then activate U under NodeFile. This is done to request displacement results in the ABAQUS FIL file. The following output request lines are added to the pop-up card image: *NODE FILE U, 6. Slide the scroll bar down to activate ElFile. Then activate Position and S under ElFile. Under Position Options, click the switch and select Averaged At Nodes. This is done to request stress results, in the form of averaged at nodes, in the ABAQUS FIL file. The following output request lines are added to the pop-up card image: *EL FILE, POSITION = AVERAGED AT NODES S, 7. Activate Output and then activate NodeOutput and ElementOutput under Output. Then activate Position under ElementOutput.

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8. In the pop-up card image, scroll down to the *OUTPUT line. Notice Field_History is set to FIELD. You can click the FIELD button to select FIELD or HISTORY. Leave the button set to FIELD. This is done to request field results in the ABAQUS ODB file. 9. In the pop-up card image, scroll down to the *NODE OUTPUT line. Enter U in the data field below the *NODE OUTPUT line. 10. In the pop-up card image, scroll down to the *ELEMENT OUTPUT line. Click INTEGRATION POINTS and select NODES. 11. Enter S in the data field below the *ELEMENT OUTPUT line. This step and the latter four steps are done to request displacement and stress results in the ABAQUS ODB file. The corresponding output request lines are in the pop-up card image: *OUTPUT, FIELD *NODE OUTPUT U, *ELEMENT OUTPUT, POSITION = NODES S, 12. Click return twice to go to the main menu.

Add the output requests to the *STEP

Add the output block to the load step. 1. Enter the load steps panel in the BCs page. 2. Click name = and select step1. Note: Do this step even if step1 is displayed in the name = field. 3. Click the yellow outputblocks selector and select step1 output. 4. Click select. 5. Click update. 6. Click edit to view the completed *STEP definition. 28 Using ABAQUS with Altair HypeWorks
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7. Click return twice to return to the main menu. The models history data is now complete.

Exercise 3: Export model to ABAQUS INP file

1. Enter the files panel in the main menu. 2. Select the export sub-panel. 3. Make sure the template: field shows the standard.3d feoutput template. 4. Click write as and enter the name of the ABAQUS input file to be created: Bracket_Complete.inp. 5. Click Save. 6. Click return.

Submit the INP file to ABAQUS

In Chapter 7, you will post-process the results from the ABAQUS ODB file for this analysis. Do not worry if you do not have access to ABAQUS to run the analysis. The set of model files provided for this course includes the ODB file for this analysis.

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