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Define the *SPRING properties and create a component collector for
Create the “SPRING element
‘Assign a property tothe selected elements
For detailed instructions an how ta loeate the instalation directory and the
{tutorial files, see Finding the Installation Directory , ar contact your system
‘admin stratr.
Step 1: Load the Abaqus user profile and model
‘sot of standard user profiles is included in the HyperMash installation, They include:
RADIOSS (Bulk Dala Formal), RADIOSS (Block Format), Abaqus, Actran, ANSYS, LS-DYNA,
MADYMO, Nastran, PAM-CRASH, PERMAS, and CFD. Wen the user profile is loaded,
applicable uility menus are loaded, unused panels are removed, unneeded entities are
labled in the find, mask, card and reorder panels and specific adaptations related tothe
[Abaqus solver aro made.
1. From the Preferences menu, click User Profiles.
2. Select Abaqus as the profile name,
3, Solect Standard3D and clek OK.
4, Fromthe File menu. select Open... or ack the Open .Am tte [con
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Click Open.
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HyperMesh supports many diferent material models for Abaqus._ In this example, you wil
toate the basic ELASTIC material model wth no temperature variation. The material will
then be assigned to the property, which is assigned to a component collector.
Fellow the steps below to create the “ELASTIC material model card
From the Materials menu, select Create
(Click mat name = and enter $7
Click types and soloct MATERIAL.
Click card image = and choose ABAQUS_ MATERIAL.
Click ereatefedit. The card image forthe new material pens.
In the card image, select Elastic inthe option list.
By dofaut, the selected type is ISOTROPIC. If not, cick the switch and select
7. ISOTROPIC.
By default, the ELASTICDATACARDS= ld value is 1. If not, input 1 to set the number of
8. datalines.
9. Glick the field beneath E/1) and enter 2.155,
10,Click the field beneath NU(1) and enter 0
11.Click return to accept the changes tothe card image.
12.Click return to ext the panel,
‘Step 3: Define the “SOLID SECTION properties
4. From the Properties menu, select Create
2, Click prop names and enter $o2ia
3, Choose a color for the property
Click on types and set it ta SOLID SECTION. This ensures that sections pertaining only to
sold elements are available as card image options. Aterativaly, the type
ald can be sat
te ALL ensuring that all avilable card images are listed.
Click on card image= and select SOLIDSECTION.
Click materiale and select STEEL.
Click create
Click return to ext the panel
‘Step 4: Assign the property to the component
Because the material is assigned tothe property, when you assign the property to a
Component, the meterlis eutomatically assigned as well
1. From the Collectors menu, slect Edit and select Components.
2. Glick the yellow comps button and select INDENTOR and BEAM rom the list.
3. Click select.
If nacessary, click te toggle to switch no property to property=. Silay, click the toggle
4, to-ewilen no card image.
5. Double-click property= and select the Solid_ Prop.
Notice thatthe card image= and materiatz aro already sol from the Solid_Prop property.
6. Click update.
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7. Glick return to ext he panel
‘Step 5: View the *SOLID SECTION for solid elements
HyporMesh supports sectional properties for all elements trom
1 property collector.
Complete the staps below to View the "SOLID SECTION card for an existing component
From the Properties menu, select Card Edit.
Click props and select Solld_Prop from thelist of property collectors.
Click solect'o finish the selection process.
Click eaitto view the “SOLID SECTION property cara image.
Click return to Fish the viewing process.
Click return to ext the panel
‘Step 6: Define the “SPRING properties
Im Abaqus contact problems, itis common to use grounded springs to provide stabilty to the
Solution in the frst loading step. This section explains how to create these springs and how to
create the “SPRING card
Complete the steps below to create the “SPRING card
1. From the Properties menu, select Create
2, Click prop name= and type in
3. Choose a color forthe property calloctor.
Click on type= and set It to LINE SECTION. This ensures that sections pertaining only to
1D elements are available as card image options. Allematively, the type = field can be set
4, to ALL ensuring that al avallable card images ae listed.
5. Click on card image= and select SPRING.
Tamale gee can be ignored at tis point
7. Inthe dof fld, enter 3
‘The dof2 eld in the “SPRING card is ignared by Abaqus for SPRING! elements.
8, Inthe Stiffness fold, enter 2 -06~5.
9. Click return to accept the changes tothe card image.
10.Click return to ext the panel
Step 7: Create a component collector for the "SPRING property
From the Collectors menu, select Greate and select Components.
Click comp names and yp in GROUNIED,
Choose a color forthe collector.
If necessary, click the togale to switch no property to property
Double-clek property= and select the Spring Prop.
Notice that he card image
Property
6. Glick create,
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elds are already set fom the Spring Prop
7. Click return to ext the panel
To reset the view for further processing:
4, Click the isometric view icon
‘Step 8: Create the SPRING! element
1. From the Mesh menu, select Assign and solect Element Type.
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2. Inthe 1D sub-panel, click mass = and select SPRINGY.
In HyperMesn, grounded elements are created and stored as mass elements since they
‘only have one node in the element connectivity.
3. Glick return to ext the panel
(On the status bar at the bottom of the window, the name of the current component Is.
4. dloplayed. Click on that name.
‘Select GROUNDED from the Ist of component collectors thal appears.
[As the spring elements are created, they wll be placed inthis component.
From the Mesh menu, select Create and select Masses.
Click nodes and select by fd from the pop-up men.
Inthe fd = fold, enter b3 and click Id
This shorthand golets all f the nodes from 451 to 460 In Increments of 3.
9. Click create
10.Click return to ext the panel
Step 9-10: Assign a property to selected elements
In most cases, a property (e.g. SHELL SECTION, SOLID SECTION) is assigned toa
component collector. The elemants belonging to the component collector assume the
assigned property.
Iti also possible in HyperMash 9.0 to assign a property to individual elements without having
10 organize these elements in a separate component collector. A property can be assigned
rectly to selected elements. In this case, HyperMesh automatically creates an Abaqus