Discrete Structure Simulation: How to extract nodal position of all point mass bodies?

mahmed27

I am using hyper works motion view student version to run my case study. My case study involves series of point mass bodies connected with each other through springs and having joints to allow relative motion between point bodies. The system represents a cantilever beam in which I am applying a load at the tip.

I am able to run a static simulation (see figure for initial and final position) but I'm not sure if there is an easy way to get nodal positions of all points after the analysis which can be saved as a .csv file. 

GTT Adam

Hi @mahmed27,

After the analysis is complete, you can launch an instance of HyperGraph to post-process the results. When the simulation completes, there should be an ABF output file that is created. In HyperGraph, you can load the ABF file and it will allow you to plot the X, Y, and Z coordinates of the center of mass for each of these bodies. Once the plots have been created, you can then export the curves to a CSV file.

Example: Bistop model

In this example, I have a sphere that moves to the right, encounters a BISTOP force, moves to the left, and encounters the other BISTOP force.

After solving, an ABF file is created. In HyperGraph, I can load the ABF to access the position of bodies throughout the simulation:

You can then export all curves as a CSV file:

Hope this helps!

Adam Reid