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HyperMesh and BatchMesher

Connector Browser

Use the Connector browser to view and modify connectors in the current model. For more
information on what a connector is, refer to the Connectors chapter and its sub-topics in the
HyperMesh Entities section. To invoke the Connector browser in the tab area, click View >
Connector Browser from the menu bar.
The Connector browser consists of:
The Link Entity browser, located in the first pane of the tab, displays information
about all of the linked entities in the model.
The Connector Entity browser, located in the middle pane of the tab, displays a tree
view of all the connections the model contains. HyperMesh organizes and displays the
connectors in different folders based on their respective realization type. The names of
the folders are obtained from the FE configuration names that are specified for
respective solvers in the feconfig.cfg file.
The Connector Entity Editor, located in the last pane of the tab, displays attributes
assigned to the connector(s) selected in the Connector Entity browser.

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Use the Connector browser to:

Add Links
Remove Links
Update Links
Find Connectors from Parts or Links
Find Connectors from Realizations
Find Links from Connectors

The actions performed in the Connectors browser, such as selecting, highlighting, showing, or
hiding supported entities, are reflected in the graphics area. For example, when you select an
entity in the Connector browser, HyperMesh outlines it in white in the graphics area.
The browser and the HyperMesh database synchronize with eachother to ensure that all the
changes made to the connector or the supported entities information in the database are
reflected correctly in the browser at all times.

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The browser can be configured to only display the information you wish to see. The current
configuration is always saved, so that when the browser is opened in the future it will contain
the same configuration as the last time that it was used.

Connector Browser Tool Sets and Context Menus

Use the different tool sets and context menus in the Connector browser to access additional
options. The Link Entity browser and the Connector Entity browser each contain their own set
of tools.
The Link Entity browser consists of a contex menu, global display tool set, and action modes
tool set (rimmed in blue below). Click the toggle buttons to access additional view options
(red) and advanced action options (yellow). A query builder allows to filter down the links to
be listed (green).

The Connector Entity browser consists of a context menu, global display tool set, and action
modes tool set (rimmed in blue below). Click the toggle buttons to access additional view
options (red) and advanced action options (yellow). A query builder allows to filter down the
connectors to be listed (green).

Use the Utility tools, at the bottom of the Connector browser, to access various Connector
panels, as well as export connector data in XML format.

See Also:
Query Builder
Display Controls & Browser Modes

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