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INTRODUCTION TO MOTIONVIEW & MOTIONSOLVE

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE HYPERWORKS SUITE


& MOTIONVIEW

Trainer’s Name, Trainer’s Job Title


Altair Engineering
City, Date
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AGENDA

0. Course Agenda and Overview 14. System Attachments & Datasets


1. Introduction to HW & MotionView 15. System IC’s & Couplers
2. Free Body Creation, Simulation, & Plotting 16. Tire Forces & Speed Controller
3. Points, Expressions, & Geometry 17. Sequential Simulation
4. Initial Conditions, Markers, & Outputs 18. Sensors
5. Joints & Motions 19. Modeling & Simulation Tips
6. MotionView/MotionSolve Process Overview 20. DOE & Optimization using HyperStudy
7. Redundant Constraints & Joint Primitives 21. Introduction to Inspire Motion
8. Forces & Torques
9. CAD, Curves, & Collision Detection
10. Higher Pair Constraints
11. Contact Simulation
12. Flexible Bodies
13. Systems

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ALTAIR HYPERWORKS: SIMULATION-DRIVEN INNOVATION

HyperWorks is the most


comprehensive open-architecture
simulation platform, offering
technologies to design and optimize
high performance, efficient
and innovative products.

Drive Innovation
Simulate Everything
Interoperate Freely
Access it All

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ALTAIR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS


Systems and Electro-
Concept/ID Structures Thermal/CFD Manufacturing Impact Composites
Model-based magnetic
Modeling and

vertical apps
Visualization

HyperWorks
Design and

Altair Partner Alliance

solidThinking

HyperWorks
Analysis
Simulation Technology

Altair Partner Alliance

solidThinking

HyperWorks
Optimization

Altair Partner Alliance

solidThinking

Altair Simulation Cloud Suite


Cloud & HPC

HyperWorks Unlimited
PBS Professional
solidThinking Envision

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PRODUCTS LIST

Simulation Technology Modeling & Visualization Vertical & Design


Solutions
Cloud & HPC
OptiStruct HyperMesh
solidThinking Inspire
RADIOSS HyperView Envision
solidThinking Evolve
AcuSolve HyperGraph Simulation Manager
solidThinking Compose
nanoFluidX HyperCrash HyperWorks Unlimited
solidThinking Activate
FEKO SimLab PBS Works
solidThinking Embed
WinProp MotionView
Click2Form/HyperForm
Flux Virtual Wind Tunnel
Click2Extrude
Multiscale Designer
Click2Cast
HyperStudy
MotionSolve

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ALTAIR SOLVER TECHNOLOGY

Structural Crash, Safety, Thermal Fluid Systems Manufacturing Electro-


Analysis Impact & Blast Analysis Dynamics Simulation Simulation Magnetics

Multiphysics Analysis and Optimization

Digital Materials

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ALTAIR SOLVER BRANDS

AcuSolve FEKO
OptiStruct RADIOSS MotionSolve
nanoFluidX Flux

Implicit Explicit

Durability Crash
Vibrations Safety
Multi-body CFD and Electro-
Acoustics Forming
Dynamics Thermal Magnetics
Buckling Blast
Heat Transfer Gravity
Springback

Design and Optimization


HyperStudy

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OPTISTRUCT – STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION

Altair OptiStruct is an
industry proven, modern
structural analysis solver for
linear and non-linear
simulation.

It is the most widely used


solution for structural
design and optimization in
all industries.

OptiStruct helps to analyse


and optimize structures for
performance characteristics
such as strength, durability,
and NVH, to rapidly develop
innovative, lightweight, and
efficient structures.

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RADIOSS – CRASH, SAFETY & IMPACT

Altair RADIOSS is a leading


structural analysis solver for
non-linear problems under
dynamic loadings.

It is highly differentiated for


scalability, quality,
robustness, and consists of
features for multiphysics
simulation and advanced
materials such as
composites.

RADIOSS is used across


many industries to improve
the crashworthiness, safety,
and manufacturability of
structural designs.

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ACUSOLVE – COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

AcuSolve is Altair's most


powerful Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool,
providing users with a full
range of physical models.

Simulations involving flow,


heat transfer, turbulence,
and non-Newtonian
materials are handled with
ease by AcuSolve’s robust
and scalable technology.

These well validated


physical models are
delivered with unmatched
accuracy on fully
unstructured meshes.

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NANOFLUIDX – PARTICLE-BASED FLUID DYNAMICS

nanoFluidX is a particle-
based (SPH) fluid dynamics
simulation tool to predict the
flow in complex geometries
with complex motion.

Examples of application are


oiling in powertrain systems
with rotating shafts/gears, or
sloshing in tanks with
transient motions.

Utilizing the GPU technology


empowers high performance
simulations of real
geometries.

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FEKO – HIGH FREQUENCY EMAG AND ANTENNA DESIGN

FEKO is a leading
electromagnetic simulation
software that uses multiple
frequency and time domain
techniques.

True hybridization of these


methods enables the
efficient analysis of a broad
spectrum of EM problems
mainly related to antenna
design and placement,
scattering, radar cross
section (RCS) and
electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC).

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FLUX – LOW FREQ EMAG ANALYSIS FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

For more than 30 years,


Flux simulation software
has been used worldwide in
leading industries and
university labs for
electromagnetic and
thermal analyses. It has
become a reference for the
high accuracy it delivers.

Whatever the electric


device or equipment you
are designing, it captures
the complexity of
electromagnetic and
thermal phenomena to
predict the behavior of your
products with precision.

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MOTIONSOLVE – MULTI-BODY DYNAMICS SIMULATION

MotionSolve is an
integrated solution to
analyze and optimize multi-
body systems. MotionSolve
offers powerful modeling,
analysis, visualization, and
optimization capabilities for
simulating complex
systems.

You can perform kinematic,


dynamic, static, quasi-static,
linear, and vibration
analyses. MotionSolve
helps you to understand
and improve the
performance of your
product.

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HYPERSTUDY – MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN EXPLORATION & OPTIMIZATION

HyperStudy is a multi-
disciplinary design
exploration, study, and
optimization software for
engineers and designers.

Using design-of-
experiments (DOE), meta-
modeling, and optimization
methods, HyperStudy
creates intelligent design
variants, manages runs,
and collects data. Users are
guided to understand data
trends, perform trade-off
studies, and optimize
design performance and
reliability.

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MULTISCALE DESIGNER – SIMULATION OF MULTISCALE MATERIAL MODELS

Multiscale Designer is an
efficient tool for development
and simulation of multiscale
material models of
continuous, woven, and/or
chopped fiber composites,
honeycomb cores,
reinforced concrete, soil,
bones, and various other
heterogeneous materials.

Applications include
multiscale material modeling
for design, ultimate failure,
statistical-based material
allowables, fatigue, fracture,
impact, crash, etc.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE MOTIONVIEW ENVIRONMENT

Getting Started - Online Help


• MotionView offers comprehensive documentation in the online help.
• Help also contains detailed tutorials on many advanced MotionView functions.

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GETTING STARTED WITH HYPERWORKS DESKTOP

How to search - Online Help


Example: how to use HyperWorks Online Help to search documentation about Rear Multi Link in MotionView.

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HYPERWORKS DESKTOP WORKSPACE WITH MOTIONVIEW: OVERVIEW


Main Menu

Standard
Toolbar

Graphic
Window
Client Specific
toolbars

Tab Area and


Model Browser

Client
Selector

Panel Area

Status bar
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HYPERWORKS DESKTOP CLIENTS: CLIENT SELECTOR TOOLBAR

HyperWorks applications can be selected from the Client Selector toolbar.


The Client Selector button on the left-most end of the toolbar allows you to select
HyperMesh, HyperView, HyperGraph 2D, HyperGraph 3D, MotionView,
MediaView, TextView and TableView.
The toolbars, view controls, and menu bars change based on the
application you select.

Client
Selector

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TOOLBARS

HyperWorks Desktop Toolbars

Toolbar Purpose Image


File management options
Standard

Options to manage, create, delete, and navigate through windows or pages


Page Controls

Standard Views Options to view model in orthogonal views

Options to control the 3D view of the model


3D View Controls

Options to control the 2D view of plots (HyperGraph Only)


2D View Controls

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TOOLBARS

MotionView Toolbars

Toolbar Purpose Image


Options to render graphics, provide
General
access to the run panel, and the Entity
Actions
Selector
Reference Select/Add entities like Points, Bodies,
Entity Vectors, etc.
Select/Add entities like Joints, Motions,
Constraint
Couplers, etc.
Select/Add force entities like multi-axial
Force Entity Forces, Spring Dampers, Bushings, etc.

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BROWSER/TAB AREA

Project Browser – Helps browsing and selection


different modeling entities; in addition to executing
certain modeling operations.

Session Browser – Allows for browsing pages or


windows in a HyperWorks Desktop session and
execute certain page and window operations.

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PROJECT BROWSER MOUSE OPTIONS

Right click on Model (topmost folder) displays a menu with options useful in model building

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OPENING AND SAVING FILES


The following file operations are located in the Standard toolbar which can be accessed by selecting
View > Toolbars > HyperWorks > Standard or selecting File from Pull Down menu.

New Model
Creates a new MotionView model or session file.
New Session

Open Model
Opens an existing model or session file.
Open Session

Save (As) Model


Saves an existing model or session file.
Save (As) Session
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WORK ALONG DEMONSTRATION: FILE MANAGEMENT


Work Along Demonstration (Manual Page 9):
File Management
File Name and Location:
…/1a_HWD_OVERVIEW/*.*
Objectives:
• Opening a Session File
• View Menu Options
• Animation Tool bar
• Page and Window Control
• Add Page
• Layout
• Expand/Reduce Window
• Copy/Paste
• View and Mouse Options for HyperView
• Using the Mouse Options in the Plot Window
• Using the View Controls
• Standard View Controls
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WORK ALONG DEMONSTRATION: FILE MANAGEMENT


Objectives (continued):
• Step 8: Opening a MotionView Model File (.mdl)
• New Page
• SingleCylinderEngine_model.mdl
• Explore Browser
• Label x Variable name
• Body Panel
• Step 9: Selecting and modifying a motion
• V = 1 to 10 rad/s
• Step 10: Saving a MotionView model
• SingleCylinderEngine_model_10rad_per_sec.mdl
• Step 11: Running a MotionSolve simulation from MotionView.
• MotionSolve Input Extension: .xml
• SingleCylinderEngine_model_10rad_per_sec.xml
• Step 12: Post-Processing Simulation Results with the HyperView and HyperGraph Clients.
• Plot: Marker Velocity (Req/70000002) -> WX vs. Time

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CHAPTER 1: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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