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 BasicFEA Tutorials
BasicFEA-1000: Run a Linear Static Analysis

BasicFEA-1100: Run a Simple Normal Modes Analysis

BasicFEA-1200: Run a Linear Buckling Analysis

 Access the Model Files
Learn how to access and download required tutorial files.

Required model files are available on the Altair Connect site and in the Marketplace on Altair
One.

1. Go to Altair Connect. If documentation is installed locally, you can find model files as
follows:

Windows example: C:\Program Files\Altair\<version>\tutorials

Linux example: \<version>\Altair\tutorials

2. If required, enter your username and password.

Note: Model files are also available in the Marketplace on Altair One at [Link]
If logging into Altair Connect or Altair One for the first time, click Need help signing
in? to create an account, and follow the instructions on the Altair One site.

3. Select the suite version from the list, then on the Documentation tab, scroll to find the
Tutorial File section and select the desired tutorial model file(s) to download.

Note: The files may require unzipping before proceeding with the tutorials. When extracting
zipped files, preserve any directory structure included in the file package.
 BasicFEA-1000: Run a Linear Static Analysis
In this tutorial, you will learn to:

Run a simple linear static analysis. The default solver used is OptiStuct.
This exercise uses the Full_Motion_TV_Mount_Partly_Open.hm file, which can be found in
the [Link] file. Copy the file(s) from this directory to your working directory.

Step 1: Load the BasicFEA User Profile

1. Launch HyperMesh. The User Profiles dialog opens.

2. Select BasicFEA from the Application drop-down and click OK or click Preferences >
User Profiles to open the dialog.

Note: You can also launch BasicFEA from the Start menu by
clicking All Programs > Altair HyperWorks <version
> BasicFEA.

Step 2: Load the Model into HyperMesh

1. Copy the model provided for linear static analysis into a directory on your computer.

2. Right-click anywhere in the BasicFEA browser. This opens a context menu that
contains several relevant functions.

3. Click Open to display a dialog that allows you to load the model.

4. Browse to the directory on your computer where the model is stored and load the
model by selecting it and clicking Open. The model used for this tutorial is
Full_Motion_TV_Mount_Partly_Open.hm. This model does not contain any other
information except geometry information and units metadata. BasicFEA organizes and
creates properties and materials upon import.

Note: When you load the model into BasicFEA all existing
model data is deleted and replaced.
 Note: Pressing CTRL on the keyboard while clicking the model
allows you to zoom in and out.

Step 3: Build the Model for Analysis

1. After the model is loaded, the wireframe geometry of the model displays. To view the

model better and to get a feel for the way it looks after fabrication, click the icon
in the BasicFEA toolbar.

2. Right-click Mode: Geometry in the BasicFEA browser and select Mesh to view the
default mesh on the model. BasicFEA generates a default mesh for the model without
the need for you to do anything.

Meshed model

3. The model is changed back to Geometry for the rest of the analysis setup.

4. The units of the model are set up by default, but you can change them by right-
 clicking Units in the BasicFEA browser. For this exercise the English FPS system is
used (in Ibf-s^2/in *R Ibf psi).

5. Materials are assigned by default for each part. Right-clicking a part and selecting
Material provides a list that contains the commonly used materials. Clicking Database
opens a Material Database dialog with the complete database of all available
materials.

6. Click the My Materials tab and the plus icon to add a new user defined material to the
database.
7. Name the new material Basic and change the Young's Modulus (E) to 3.0 e 07 and the
Poisson's ratio (Nu) to 0.3.

8. Close the Material Database dialog.

9. After the new material is added, right-click Material underneath any of the parts and
select Basic from the list of materials. The name of the material now shows.

10. The dimensions of the model can be checked by clicking the icon in the BasicFEA
toolbar. This step is optional.

11. If the default model settings are not satisfactory you can change them by right-
clicking a part and selecting Mesh Settings. This opens the Mesh Settings dialog.
This step is optional.
Step 4: Set Up Contact Between the Parts

Since the model consists of different parts, they have to be connected before analysis.
The simplest form of connection is a tied contact between touching parts.

1. Right-click Contacts in the BasicFEA browser and select Create> Auto-contact. Auto
contact will search the model for touching parts and create a tied contact between
each of them.

Step 5: Create a New Linear Static Loadstep

1. As you have seen in the previous steps, the right-click context menu is used to create
a new linear static loadstep. Right-click Loadsteps in the BasicFEA browser and
select Create > Linear Static Loadstep.

2. After the loadstep is added the loads and constraints need to be created on the
model. Right-click Linear Static Loadstep > Create Constraint > On Surface.

3. Select the surface where the constraints need to be applied.

4. After selecting the surface, click proceed to create the constraints. The model view is
changed to wireframe to view the constraints. The view can be changed back to
shared geometry and surface edges after looking at the constraints.

5. Right-click Constraint > Translation to change the nature of the assigned

constraints. This option locks the translation movement of the selected surface in all
three directions (X, Y, Z).

6. Right-click Linear Static and select Create Total Load > On Surface.

7. Select the surface shown in white in the image below and click proceed.
 Selecting the surface on which constraints are applied

Selecting the surface for the application of distributed loads

8. To change the nature of the applied load, click the magnitude next to Total Load.
Make sure the load is highlighted before clicking the value to edit it. For this example a
magnitude of -2.98 is assigned to the total load. The direction of the total load is set
by right-clicking Total Load > Direction> Global Y.

9. In the BasicFEA browser right-click and select Save as to save the model before
analysis. Select any location you prefer to save the model and save it as a HyperMesh
(.hm) file.
 Note: The surfaces for which you want to apply constraints
or loads turn white in color as you click them. This
makes it easier for you to distinguish them from the
other surfaces.

Step 6: Analysis

1. Click the icon in the BasicFEA toolbar to run the analysis. The HyperWorks Solver
View dialog opens, allowing you to see the progression of the analysis.

After the completion of the job the dialog can be closed to view the results of the
analysis in HyperMesh. The Contour panel is automatically loaded, and a contour plot
can be viewed in HyperMesh by selecting the desired type of output from the Contour
panel options. The simulation and data type options control the requested plots and
the contour and assign buttons apply the result to the nodes and elements. It is best
to use assign with elements results like stresses, and contour with nodal results like
displacements.

Note: There are other methods to review the Results under

the right-click context menu. Select Contour plot to
display a colored static plot as described above.
Select Vector plot to animate or show the deformed
shape. The deform button shows the deformed shape,
and the linear and modal buttons run the animation.
 BasicFEA-1100: Run a Simple Normal Modes Analysis
In this tutorial, you will learn to:

Run a simple normal modes analysis. The default solver used is OptiStuct.
This exercise uses the Full_Motion_TV_Mount_Partly_Open.hm file, which can be found in
the [Link] file. Copy the file(s) from this directory to your working directory.

Overview

Normal modes analysis is a method to calculate the normal modes or the modes at which an
object resonates at its natural frequencies. It can also be called Eigenvalue analysis or
Eigenvalue extraction. If a thorough normal modes analysis is not carried out, a structure
can fail catastrophically due to resonance. Loads applied at specific points can cause a
structure to resonate and cyclic loading at such points can lead to failure. If a constraint is
not defined in a loadstep a free-free boundary condition will be assumed and the first six
modes found will be the rigid body modes.

Step 1: Load the BasicFEA User Profile

1. Launch HyperMesh. The User Profiles dialog opens.

2. Select BasicFEA from the Application drop-down and click OK or click Preferences >
User Profiles to open the dialog.

Note: You can also launch BasicFEA from the Start menu by
clicking All Programs > Altair HyperWorks <version
> BasicFEA.

Step 2: Load the Model into HyperMesh

1. Copy the model provided for linear static analysis into a directory on your computer.

2. Right-click anywhere in the BasicFEA browser. This opens a context menu that
contains several relevant functions.

3. Click Open to display a dialog that allows you to load the model.

4. Browse to the directory on your computer where the model is stored and load the
model by selecting it and clicking Open. The model used for this tutorial is
Full_Motion_TV_Mount_Partly_Open.hm. This model does not contain any other
information except geometry information and units metadata. BasicFEA organizes and
creates properties and materials upon import.
 Note: When you load the model into BasicFEA all existing
model data is deleted and replaced.

Note: Pressing CTRL on the keyboard while clicking the model

allows you to zoom in and out.

Step 3: Build the Model for Analysis

1. After the model is loaded, the wireframe geometry of the model is displayed. To view

the model better and to get a feel for the way it looks after fabrication, click the
icon in the BasicFEA toolbar.

2. Right-click Mode: Geometry in the BasicFEA browser and select Mesh to view the
default mesh on the model. BasicFEA generates a default mesh for the model without
the need for you to do anything.

Meshed model
3. The mode is changed back to Geometry for the rest of the analysis setup.

4. The units of the model are set up by default, but you can change them by right-
clicking Units in the BasicFEA browser. For this exercise the English FPS system is
used (in Ibf-s^2/in *R Ibf psi).

5. Materials are assigned by default for each part. Right-clicking a part and selecting
Material provides a list that contains the commonly used materials. Clicking Database
opens a Material Database dialog with the complete database of all available
materials.

6. Click the My Materials tab and the plus icon to add a new user defined material to the
database.
7. Name the new material Basic and change the Young's Modulus (E) to 3.0 e 07 and the
Poisson's ratio (Nu) to 0.3.

8. Close the Material Database dialog.

9. After the new material is added, right-click Material underneath any of the parts and
select Basic from the list of materials. The name of the material now shows.

10. The dimensions of the model can be checked by clicking the icon in the BasicFEA
toolbar. This step is optional.

11. If the default model settings are not satisfactory you can change them by right-
clicking a part and selecting Mesh Settings. This opens the Mesh Settings dialog.
This step is optional.
Step 4: Set up Contact Between the Parts

Since the model consists of different parts, they have to be connected before analysis.
The simplest form of connection is a tied contact between touching parts.

1. Right-click Contacts in the BasicFEA browser and select Create > Auto-contact.
Auto contact will search the model for touching parts and create a tied contact
between each of them.

Step 5: Create a New Normal Modes Loadstep

1. As you have seen in the previous step, the right-click context menu is used to create
a new normal modes loadstep. Right-click Loadsteps and select Create > Normal
Modes Loadstep. After the loadstep is added the default values for the analysis are
accepted.

2. Right-click in the BasicFEA browser and select Save as to save the model before
analysis. Select any location you prefer to save the model and save it as a HyperMesh
(.hm) file.

Note: The surfaces for which you want to apply constraints

or loads turn white in color as you click on them. This
makes it easier for you to distinguish them from the
other surfaces.

Step 6: Analysis

1. Click the icon in the BasicFEA toolbar to run the analysis. The HyperWorks
Solver View dialog opens, allowing you to see the progression of the analysis. After
the completion of the job the dialog can be closed to view the results of the analysis
 in HyperMesh. The results are reviewed by selecting the desired type of output from
the graphics area.

2. Click Simulation = in the graphics area and select the simulation type SUB1-F7. Make
sure data type = is set to Eigenvector.

3. Click Assign to assign the selected mode and to view the results on the model.

4. Next, the animation of the results is viewed. Right-click Results > Deformed plot.
Click Simulation = again and select the simulation type SUB1-F7.

5. Click linear to view the animation of the selected mode.

6. Double-click Return to get back to the default graphics view window.

7. Click the icon in the BasicFEA toolbar to post-process the results in HyperView.
HyperView launches and the results are loaded.

8. Click the icon in the Results toolbar to apply the contour to the selected mode.

9. Click Apply after leaving the default values intact. This allows you to view the contour
plot for the selected mode.
 BasicFEA-1200: Run a Linear Buckling Analysis
In this tutorial, you will learn to:

Run a simple linear buckling analysis. The default solver used is OptiStuct.
This exercise uses the Full_Motion_TV_Mount_Partly_Open.hm file, which can be found in
the [Link] file. Copy the file(s) from this directory to your working directory.

Overview

Linear buckling analysis is used to determine the loads at which a structure collapses or
becomes unstable. A simple linear static analysis is performed to obtain stresses. The
geometric stiffness matrix along with the mass and stiffness matrix of the structure are
used in an eigenvalue analysis to calculate the buckling load factors for the applied static
loads. The lowest bucking load factor represents the fraction of the defined load that will
buckle the structure.

Step 1: Load the BasicFEA User Profile

1. Launch HyperMesh. The User Profiles dialog opens.

2. Select BasicFEA from the Application drop-down and click OK or click Preferences >
User Profiles to open the dialog.

Note: You can also launch BasicFEA from the Start menu by
clicking All Programs > Altair HyperWorks <version
> BasicFEA.

Step 2: Load the Model into HyperMesh

1. Copy the model provided for linear static analysis into a directory on your computer.

2. Right-click anywhere in the BasicFEA browser. This opens a context menu that
contains several relevant functions.

3. Click Open to display a dialog that allows you to load the model.

4. Browse to the directory on your computer where the model is stored and load the
model by selecting it and clicking Open. The model used for this tutorial is
Full_Motion_TV_Mount_Partly_Open.hm. This model does not contain any other
information except geometry information and units metadata. BasicFEA organizes and
creates properties and materials upon import.
 Note: When you load the model into BasicFEA all existing
model data is deleted and replaced.

Note: Pressing CTRL on the keyboard while clicking the model

allows you to zoom in and out.

Step 3: Build the Model for Analysis

1. After the model is loaded, the wireframe geometry of the model displays. To view the

model better and to get a feel for the way it looks after fabrication, click the icon
in the BasicFEA toolbar.

2. Right-click Mode: Geometry in the BasicFEA browser and select Mesh to view the
default mesh on the model. BasicFEA generates a default mesh for the model without
the need for you to do anything.

Meshed model
3. The mode is changed back to Geometry for the rest of the analysis setup.

4. The units of the model are set up by default, but you can change them by right-
clicking Units in the BasicFEA browser. For this exercise the English FPS system is
used (in Ibf-s^2/in *R Ibf psi).

5. Materials are assigned by default for each part. Right-clicking a part and selecting
Material provides a list that contains the commonly used materials. Clicking Database
opens a Material Database dialog with the complete database of all available
materials.

6. Click the My Materials tab and then the plus icon to add a new user defined material
to the database.
7. Name the new material Basic and change the Young's Modulus (E) to 3.0 e 07 and the
Poisson's ratio (Nu) to 0.3.

8. Close the Material Database dialog.

9. After the new material is added, right-click Material underneath any of the parts and
select Basic from the list of materials. The name of the material now shows.

10. The dimensions of the model can be checked by clicking the icon in the BasicFEA
toolbar. This step is optional.

11. If the default model settings are not satisfactory you can change them by right-
clicking a part and selecting Mesh Settings. This opens the Mesh Settings dialog.
This step is optional.
Step 4: Set up Contact Between the Parts

Since the model consists of different parts, they have to be connected before analysis.
The simplest form of connection is a tied contact between touching parts.

1. Right-click Contacts in the BasicFEA browser and select Create > Auto-contact.
Auto contact will search the model for touching parts and create a tied contact
between each of them.

Step 5: Create a Buckling Loadstep

1. To create a buckling loadstep, right-click Loadsteps in the BasicFEA browser and

select Create > Buckling Loadstep. The buckling loadstep automatically creates a
linear static loadstep.

2. Loads and constraints need to be created on the model for the created linear static
loadstep. Right-click Linear Static > Create Constraint > On Surface.

3. Select the surface where the constraints need to be applied. The constrained surface
in the image below is the bottom of the yellow shaded part.
4. After selecting the surface, click proceed to create the constraints. The model view is
changed back to wireframe to view the constraints. You can change it back to shaded
geometry and surface edges after looking at the constraints.

5. Right-click Constraint > Translation to change the nature of the assigned

constraints. This option locks the translation movement of the selected surface in all
three directions (X, Y, Z).

6. A total load is now created on the model. Right-click Linear Static > Create Total
Load > On Surface.

7. Select the surface shown in white in the image below and click proceed.
 Selecting the surface on which constraints are applied

Selecting the surface for the application of distributed loads

8. To change the nature of the applied load, click the magnitude next to Total Load.
Make sure the load is highlighted before clicking the value to edit it. For this example a
magnitude of -2.98 is assigned to the total load. The direction of the total load is set
by right-clicking Total Load > Direction > Global Y.

9. In the BasicFEA browser right-click and select Save as to save the model before
analysis. Select any location you prefer to save the model and save it as a HyperMesh
(.hm) file.
 Note: The surfaces to which you want to apply constraints
or loads turn white as you clink on them. This makes it
easier for you to distinguish them from the other
surfaces.

Step 6: Analysis

1. Click the icon in the BasicFEA toolbar to run the analysis. The HyperWorks
Solver View dialog opens, allowing you to see the progression of the analysis.

After the completion of the job the dialog can be closed to view the results of the
analysis in HyperMesh. The Contour panel is automatically loaded, and a contour plot
can be viewed in HyperMesh by selecting the desired type of output from the Contour
panel options. The simulation and data type options control the requested plots and
the contour and assign buttons apply the result to the nodes and elements. It is best
to use assign with elements results like stresses, and contour with nodal results like
displacements.

2. Click simulation = > SUB1-B2=1.62610E+02 > data type= > Buckling Mode.

3. Click assign to view the resultant plot in the graphics area.

Note: There are other methods to review the Results under

the right-click context menu. Select Contour plot to
display a colored static plot as described above.
Select Vector plot to animate or show the deformed
shape. The deform button shows the deformed shape,
and the linear and modal buttons run the animation.