Importing PAM-Files(.pc) in Hypercrash

Altair Forum User

Hallo,

I am writing my bachelor thesis with the help of Altair Hypercrash (version 14.0) and Radioss. Therefore I need to import already meshed data with the file format .pc (PAM-Files) in Hypercrash. However everytime when i try to import this files, i get the errormessage 'HM doesn´t work any more' and Hypercrash get closed.

Furthermore I am not able to open this data with Hyperworks/Hypermesh, I only get the error message(change name of file):

Warning:  Unsupported information found in input deck
                Resolution:  Unsupported text written to file: xxx_PC2012.pc1.hmx

 

 

Can anyone help me with this problem?

 

 

Altair Forum User

Hi,

Can you delete the settings files and try opening the file.  Meanwhile please share the hmx file (xxx_PC2012.pc1.hmx)

 

If you still face trouble, please share the pamcrash model file so that we will try a workaround on this issue. Please share via the secure dropbox link available in my signature. 

 

Altair Forum User

Hi George,

Thank you for your quick answer. We found the problem. The issue was that the used computer was too weak for the whole file. With the division in .inc-files, I imported the modell step by step(part by part) in Hypercrash. With this procedure the import worked without any problems.

Altair Forum User

Hallo, unfortunately i have an other problem with importing Pamcrash files in Hypercrash. I have the issue that everytime when I want to export a model from Hyperworks (Version 14) to Hpyercrash (Version 14) i got the error message: 'Unknown PC file Version'.

My procedure to create a model is: Create the model (import geometrie and meshing) with Hyperworks (Use Profil PamCrash2G2012) and then export the model to the file type Pamcrash2g (Template: Pamcrash2g2012). However everytime I want to import this file in Hypercrash (use profile PAM2G), the programm is not able to import the model and I got the mentioned error message 'Unknown PC file Version'.

Though importing the same file again into Hyperwork works with any issues.

Can you help me with my problem?

Thank you

Altair Forum User

Hi Martin,

HyperCrash do not support PAM2G2012 version and so you may not be able to open the file in HyperCrash.

 

 

Altair Forum User

Hi George,

thank you for your answer.

Oh okey, does HyperCrash support any versions of PamCrash?

With format would a the better any to import a meshed model from hyperworks into hypercrash (use profil PAM2G)?

Altair Forum User

Hi Martin,

I'll check and update you regarding this very soon.

Altair Forum User

Hi Martin,

The update I got is HyperCrash support only basic PamCrash 2G version.

Altair Forum User

Okey, thank you. So I am not able to create a model in Hyperworks with the user profil PamCrash2G 2012 (or an other PamCrash user profil), safe the model as PamCrash- Data und input this model in Hypercrash?

Is it better to mesh the model in Hyperworks and safe it as Radioss file and than import this Radioss file to Hypercrash (with the user profil PamCrash)? Or could there occur any problems?

Altair Forum User

Hi Martin,

For working on PamCrash you can work on HyperMesh where there are most of the options available in HyperMesh. And you can model on HyperMesh without any issues.

Only for HyperCrash we have the limitation.