Week 11-Challenge [MORPHING CAR'S SIDE BODY TO DESIRED SHAPE AND WRITING MACRO]

#WEEK 11 CHALLENGE

OBJECTIVE: To give the side body component to desired shape as shown in images above and writing a Macro for the same.

PROCEDURE:

STEP 1: Import the given side boody .HM file to Hyperworks and we can see the FE

STEP 2: Extracting the surface from FE

*Geom>surface>FE>select elements>displayed>create

STEP 3: Duplicate the given component and Organise it to keep save our Parent 2D elements.

STEP 4: We’ve to create morphing volumes

*Tool>hypermorph>morph volume>create>elements(displayed)>create

STEP 5: We’ve to split this morph volume

*Tool>hypermorph>morph volume>select edges>split

STEP 6: Now we’ve to give desired shape by moving handles, as we can see after selecting any node a bunch of arrows occurs which help us to move the handles and elements as well.

*Tool>hypermorph>morph>move handles>..

STEP 7: Keep moving handles till to change the shape and it matches the given image

STEP 8: Writing a Macro

• Open the command.tcl file in notepad.
• Copy and save this file as a separate .tcl file.

RESULTS:

• 2D Finite Elements

• Original surface to FE

• Saving Separate .TCL File

LEARNINGS:

• Creating morph volume, Splitting morph volume, moving handles to get desired shape.
• Reading/Writing macro file (.tcl file).
• Running .tcl file