Non-FEA Zones are panels and beams that do not originate from finite elements. They are manually created in HyperX and have no association with a FEM. When Non-FEA-based load scenarios are applied, they can be Sized and Analyzed in the same manner as traditional FEM-based Zones.
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Non-FEA Zones are organized by type in the Structures Tree under the 'Non-FEA Zones' node.
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They can be further organized into Structures or Sets, but neither is required.
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There are two types of Non-FEA Zones:
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1D Zones - can only be assigned Beam(1D) Design Properties
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2D Zones - can only be assigned Panel (2D) Design Properties
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A Design Property is assigned to directly to a Zone, thereby applying corresponding design space definitions to selected Zone(s) for Sizing/Analysis.
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A Non-FEA Load is assigned directly to a Zone, thereby applying the corresponding loads to the selected Zone(s).
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An Analysis Property is assigned directly to a Zone, thereby applying the corresponding Failure Modes and their respective analysis defaults to the selected Zone(s).
Tip
See Sizing vs. Analysis for recent updates to the Sizing and Analysis workflows.
All non-FEA zones - whether they be panels or beams - are sized by following the basic steps.
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Tell HyperX what you'd like to Size. Naturally, non-FEA zones must be created in order to be Sized or Analyzed. See Non-FEA Zones.
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Define the design space for each Zone. All design space inputs are applied via Design Property. First, Design Properties should be created (see 'Create Design Property'). Then they should be assigned to their respective Zones (see 'Assign Design Property').
When selecting and defining a Design Property, the two most consequential decisions are:
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Concept - what cross-section would you like your Zone to be? Note that panels and beams have their own respective concept options. See: Panel and Beam Design Properties
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Sizing Mode - What sizing strategy will HyperX use to evaluate your Zones? See: Sizing Modes
Sizing is implemented by selecting a sizing mode and filling out the corresponding variable definitions. Sizing inputs are treated separately from analysis inputs - even though they can be defined on the same Design Property.
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Define the loads for each Zone
This involves defining either:
... and assigning them to each Zone.
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What methods am I sizing/analyzing to?
HyperX offers 100s of native failure criteria for sizing and analyzing your structure. Individual methods and their corresponding settings are defined in Failure Modes. Failure modes are then collected and assigned to selected Zones via Analysis Property.
Company-or-program-specific methods that are not implemented natively in HyperX can be added to the framework via Analysis Plugin. They can then be used alongside native methods within the Failure Mode/Analysis Property paradigm.
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Select the Zones you'd like to size, and click 'Size'.
Tip
See Sizing vs. Analysis for recent updates to the Sizing and Analysis workflows.
All Non-FEA Zones - whether they be panels or beams - are Analyzed by following the basic steps.
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Tell HyperX what you'd like to Analyze. Naturally, Non-FEA zones must be created in order to be Sized or Analyzed. See Non-FEA Zones.
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Define the design space for each Zone. All design space inputs are applied via Design Property. First, Design Properties should be created (see 'Create Design Properties'). Then they should be assigned to their respective Zones (see 'Assign Design Properties').
When selecting and defining a Design Property, the two most consequential decisions are:
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Concept - what cross-section would you like your Zone to be? Note that panels and beams have their own respective concept options. See: Panel and Beam Design Properties
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Analysis Inputs - what dimension and material system should be analyzed?
Analysis is implemented by selecting the 'Analysis' radial button and filling out the corresponding dimensions. Analysis inputs are treated separately from sizing inputs - even though they can be defined on the same design property.
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Define the loads for each Zone.
This involves defining either:
... and assigning them to each Zone.
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What methods am I assessing?
HyperX offers 100s of native failure criteria for sizing and analyzing your structure. Individual methods and their corresponding settings are defined in Failure Modes. Failure modes are then collected and assigned to selected zones via Analysis Property.
Company-or-program-specific methods that are not implemented natively in HyperX can be added to the framework via Analysis Plugin. They can then be used alongside native methods within the Failure Mode/Analysis Property paradigm.
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Select the Zones you'd like to analyze, and click 'Analyze'.