RBE2, RBE3 and MPC in HM?

Rahul_P1
Rahul_P1
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Is it possible to use RBE2, RBE3 and MPC in HyperMesh when the solver is ABAQUS? If it’s possible, please explain where I can find them in HyperMesh?

Like this in Radioss:

http://training.altairuniversity.com/2011/05/using-rbes-and-mpcs-in-radioss-free-recorded-webinar/#comment-49073

Thank you

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  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee
    edited May 2015

    maysam,

    Yes it is possible, go to the 1D page and choose the rigid or the RBE3 panels.

    Go through the abaqus manual and identify the rigid element or mpc that you need to use and then you can choose this element type in the above mentioned panels, see the images below.

    Here is a description that will help you

    *KINEMATIC COUPLING
    Constrain all or specific degrees of freedom of a set of nodes to the rigid body motion of a reference node.
    Rigid panel of hypermesh
    Choose element type in the panel - KINCOUP

    *MPC
    Define multi-point constraints.
    Rigid panel of hypermesh
    Choose element type in the panel - BEAM, LINK, PIN, TIE

    RBE3
    RBE3 panel of hypermesh
    Choose element type in the panel - DCOUP3D, COUP_DIS

    See HyperWorks Desktop Applications > HyperMesh > User's Guide > HyperMesh Panels > HyperMesh Panels Listed Alphabetically: RBE3

    nlbe0-Capture2.JPG

    and HyperWorks Desktop Applications > HyperMesh > User's Guide > HyperMesh Panels > HyperMesh Panels Listed Alphabetically: Rigids Panel Panel to learn how to use these panels.

    r713r-Capture.JPG

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited September 2015

    How can I introduce kinematic coupling in optistruct or in radioss?

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