About This Course
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Course Curriculum
10
Topics
10
Lessons
total length
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Introduction to CAE & HyperMesh Environment
read- Basics of FEA & CAE, Industry Applications
- Introduction to Altair HyperWorks & GUI Navigation
- Geometry Import, Model Browser, User Profiles
- Geometry cleanup
tools – Defeaturing, removing holes, stitching
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Geometry Cleanup & Topology Editing
read- Topology checks – Free edges, Normals, Duplicates
- Repair tools – Automeshable geometry, washer creation
- Geometry morphing basics
- Practice session – Full model
cleanup exercise
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1D and 2D Meshing
read- Concept of meshing, mesh flow, element quality
- 1D Elements – Bar, Rod, Beam, RBE2, RBE3
- 2D Meshing – Manual & Automatic meshing (quads & trias)
- Mesh cleanup tools, refining mesh,
quality checks (Aspect, Jacobian)
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3D Meshing & Quality Control
read- 3D Solid Meshing – Tetra and Hexa (auto and manual)
- Mesh checks – Volume, Warpage, Tetra collapse
- Mesh editing – Splitting, combining, quality correction
- Practical Exercise – Full 3D meshing of a bracket
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Connectors and Assembly Modeling
read- Introduction to Connectors – Spot, Seam
- Spot weld realization, bolt connectors, adhesives
- Assembly management – organizing model browsers
- Exercise – Modeling automotive spot weld assembly
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Material & Property Assignment
read- Material types – Linear, isotropic, orthotropic
- Creating properties – Shell, Solid, Beam
- Card editing – SECSHELL, MAT1, SECBEAM
- Model preparation for solver deck export
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Loadcase & Boundary Conditions
read- Loads and constraints – SPC, LOAD, FORCE, PRESSURE
- Load step creation – Static, Modal
- Load collector organization and management
- Practice session – Apply loads on automotive part
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Introduction to Solvers (LsDyna)
read- Introduction to solvers – Linear Static, Modal
- Exporting solver decks (LsDyna)
- Error checks, warnings, and debug techniques
- Basic understanding of solver input file
formats
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Post-processing in HyperView
read- Introduction to HyperView
- Result visualization – Stress, Displacement, Mode shapes
- Contour plots, vector plots, animation
- Report generation basics (screenshot, session files)
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Final Project & Interview Preparation
read- Project assignment – Full CAE preprocessing of real-world part
- Review & corrections of student projects
- Resume building for CAE jobs
- Interview Q&A session, solver basics
recap