Aufbau und berprfung von

ABAQUS/Standard-Modellen
Innovation in HyperMesh
Intelligence
Thomas Kitzler
(13.03.2014)

HyperWorks Best Practice

www.altairhyperworks.de/BestPractice

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Grundfunktionalitten
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Overview

General overview of Abaqus Interface

Import and export files
Model data organization
Component handling
Model/Solver/Include Browser
3D Beam modeling
Step Manager
Model Checker

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HyperMesh Online Help for Abaqus

How to launch online help

Help pull-down menu: HyperMesh and Batchmesher
Press F1 on keyboard
How to access ABAQUS topics
Contents tab: HyperMesh >> Users Guide >> HyperMesh Interfacing with External
Products >> Interfacing with Finite Element Solvers >> Abaqus Solver Interface

How to access ABAQUS online tutorial

Contents tab: HyperMesh >> HyperMesh Solver Interfaces Tutorials >> Abaqus
Tutorials
HM-4300: Setting Up an Abaqus Analysis in HyperMesh
HM-4310: Defining Abaqus Contacts for 2-D Models in HyperMesh
HM-4320: Defining Abaqus Contacts for 3-D Models in HyperMesh
HM-4330: Defining *STEP using Abaqus Step Manager
HM-4340: Pre-Processing for Bracket and Cradle Analysis using Abaqus
HM-4350: Pre-Processing for Crashing Tubes Analysis using Abaqus
HM-4360: Creating Analytical Rigid Surface
HM-4370: Fibersim Support in Abaqus Interface
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Abaqus User Profile

3 User Profiles
Standard2D
Standard3D
Explicit
User Profile aids in workflow
Provides tools for working
effectively with the ABAQUS
interface
Configuration of panels
Loads specific Utility Menu
and in Tools DropDown
Loads input reader and output templates

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Abaqus Utility Menu

Contains ABAQUS specific macros

Bar Modeling
It updates all bar type elements with the information
set in the card images BEAM SECTION
It helps synchronize the beam property contents
with the visualization in HyperMesh
Solid Face alignment
Change and review of stack direction
Align S1 faces of solid elements (Tetra/Hexa
Elements)
Tools
Step Manager:
Create initial conditions and step definitions
including output requests
Contact Manger:
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Abaqus equivalent in HyperMesh

Model Data
Heading control card
Nodes nodes
Elements elements
Element or node sets entity sets
Section properties component collectors
property collectors
Materials material collectors
Couplings 1D elements
Initial conditions Step Manager
Coordinate systems systems in system collectors
Contacts (for Standard) Contact Manager
Field/History Data
Step Step Manager
BCs, Loads Step Manager
Output requests Step Manager
Contacts (for Explicit) Add to step in Step Manager

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Import/Export input (.inp) file in HyperMesh

Import options (no part/instance *.inp files)

By HM Comment (default)
Maintain model organization of previous export
If no comments are found, follows By Property option
By Property
Creates a component from every ELSET with sectional property
Creates a property for each component and assigns to the component
(Both have the same name)
By 1 Component
All elements are moved to an Auto1 component
Properties are assigned on element level

Export options
Write HM Comments

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Model Organization

Model browser
View collectors and assemblies in a hierarchical
tree format
Create, delete, and rename collectors
Edit cards
Assign properties
Edit collector attributes
Organize collectors into assemblies by
(Drag&Drop)
.

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Model Data - Organization

Property collector material collector

(props) (mats)
card image: card image:
SOLIDSECTION ABAQUS_MATERIAL
SHELLSECTION ...
BEAMSECTION...

component collector direct

(comps)
Elements
load collector
indirect
(loadcols)
card image:
loadstep (INITIAL_CONDITION)
*STEP HISTORY
...
*END STEP

property collector
outputblocks groups
(props)
*EL FILE card image:
*EL PRINT CONTACT_PAIR card image:
*OUTPUT SURFACE_ELEMENT SURFACE_INTERACTION
... FASTENER FASTENER_PROPERTY
... ...

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Direct or Indirect property assignment

Modeling Options
Assign property to component
(one property per component)
Assign property to elements
(multiple properties per component)
Element assignment takes precedence
over component assignment
Color by Comp
Component Property Material
Collector Collector 1 Collector 1

Element 11
Element

Element 22
Element
Property Material
Collector 2 Collector 2
Element 33
Element

Property Material Color by Property

Element 44
Element
Collector 3 Collector 3
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Component Creation Dialog

During component creation a property (and a material) with the same name
can be assigned easily. They can be created in
one shot (without card images) or
step by step (with detailed information).

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Component Editing

Right click on components or the

component folder allows access to the
following new menu entries:
Edit
The component edition dialog appears.
For existing components the property and
material assignment can be modified. Also
the creation of new properties and
materials is provided.
Assign
This menu allows the assignment of one
property to one or several components

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Model Data Card Editor

View card image from Card Edit panel from tool bar
Review Abaqus keywords and data lines from card images
Define and edit parameters and data items
Card image of an Abaqus entities

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HyperMesh entity type and configuration

Two identifiers for elements and loads in HyperMesh

Configuration: HM core feature
Type: Defined by loaded template
Select Abaqus element types for HyperMesh element configurations from
elements types panel in 1D, 2D, or 3D pages

Select Abaqus constraint and load types for HyperMesh load

configurations from load types panel in Analysis page

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3D Beam Visualization with Abaqus Models

Create BeamSections using HyperBeam view

Graphical program for creating cross-sections and calculating properties
Several ABAQUS standard sections supported
(Box, Circ, I, L, Pipe, Rect, Trapezoid)
If a arbitrary section type is needed, it can still be defined through the
BEAMSECTION card image for the property

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3D Beam Visualization with Abaqus Models

How to create 1D elements which can be viewed in 3D

Create BeamSections using HyperBeam view
Create 1D properties (*BEAMSECTION, *BEAMGENSECTION)
Assign BeamSection
Assign an offset
Create 1D elements
Assign property to either element component or directly on the element
In order to visualize 3D representation of 1D element, 1D property assigned to 1D
Element must have associated BeamSection

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3D Beam Visualization - Define orientation vector

Define orientation vector specifies direction of n1

vector for local, right-handed axis system
Vector, Components
not supported in Abaqus IF
Node fully supported in Abaqus user profile
Defines n1 going from node A to the selected direction node
B31 card image has node A, node B, direction node
Define node A and node B
Designates the ends of the beam element

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Step Manager

Initial conditions defined in the section of input file

Abaqus steps
Boundary conditions and loads in steps
Output requests (.odb, .fil, .dat)
Order of steps in Step Manager how to appear in .inp
Display on and off load steps in Step Manager
Export only certain steps to INP file

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Loads and Constraints

Process driven by the Step Manager

Create *CLOAD - cards in Analysis forces panel

Create *BOUNDARY - cards in Analysis constraints panel

Both panels are accessable directly and by Step manager

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Model Browser - Include view

Include view of model browser helps to

handle the include files
Graphical user interface for
Handling of include file structures
Review and manipulation of includes
Move entities into/between includes
Import new data into includes
Export include structures
Create includes by import or by user input

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Solver browser

The Solver browser provides a solver

perspective view of the model structure in
flat, listed tree structure.
It lists every entity mapped to a solver card
image within the session and places those
entities into their respective solver card
image folders.

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Abaqus Modelchecker

The following types are available:

Error
This folder contains the list of checks
performed. The solver will not run if there are
errors.
Warning
This folder contains the list of checks
performed, which are either warnings from
the solver or general warnings. The solver
will still run with these warnings.
Info
There is more for information on the content
of the model.

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Parse *.dat file for failed elemen

Script parses the ABAQUS .dat file

Creates sets with the corresponding elements
Free Download:
http://www.altairhyperworks.de/Script-Exchange-Preview.aspx?macro_id=897

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Outlook for next webinar - fortgeschrittene Techniken

General verview of Abaqus Interface

Import and export files
Model data organization
Component handling
Model/Solver/Include Browser
3D Beam modeling
Step Manager
Model Checker

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 Aufbau und berprfung von
ABAQUS/Standard-Modellen
Innovation in HyperMesh
Intelligence
Thomas Kitzler
(01.04.2014)

HyperWorks Best Practice

www.altairhyperworks.de/BestPractice

Teil 2:
fortgeschrittene
Techniken
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