Analysis plugins can be installed anywhere on the user's machine. The location of the plugin package is a Database setting. A Template Database can be used to ensure that the database is preconfigured with the proper Plugin Package location.
Tip
The HyperX install includes 4 Plugin Packages and more are available upon request. For more information see Plugin Packages Included in Your Install.
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Place the Plugin Package DLL in any location on the user's machine.
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Open the HyperX Database.
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In the Ribbon, go to Analysis | Plugins. See Database Plugin Options.
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Click Add or the ellipsis (...) button.
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Browse to the location of the DLL.
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(Optional) Add another Plugin Package by clicking Add and browsing to the DLL.
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Click OK.
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Activate desired Plugin failure criteria by creating a Failure Mode corresponding to the desired methods and adding it to an Analysis Property.
The Analysis Plugins form is accessed by going to the Analysis tab of the Ribbon and clicking the Plugins button. This form defines the Database specific configuration for the Analysis Plugins.
Important
These settings are defined per Database.
Margins of Safety are displayed by Zone (or Structure/Object where applicable) in the Analysis Watch Window. They are used in Detailed Sizing to find minimum weight candidates and in final Analysis to generate Stress Reports.
Intermediate analysis details are plotted using the Legend, and available in the Watch Window and can be exported to spreadsheets.
Plotting critical buckling shear load on a wing cover
Custom Methods Reports can be used to automatically generate template-based Stress Reports for the custom failure methods found in Analysis Plugins. They can be generated in both Excel and Word formats.
Step #1: Generate Tags for Plugin
Custom Method Reports are generated according to a template document marked up with tags related to the Analysis Plugin of interest. Before we create a Template File, let's export the tags for the Plugin of interest. To do that:
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Click on the "Plugins" button on the Analysis tab of the Ribbon to open the Plugin form.
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Navigate to the desired Plugin tab and click the "Export Report Tags" button.
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Use the File Explorer to choose a location and name for the Tags File. Click 'Save'.
Step #2: Create and Populate Template with Tags
Depending on whether you want an Excel- or Word-format Custom Methods Report, there are different processes for locating and using generated tags.
Word Format
First, you must create a new Word document in the same location as the Plugin's .dll. This file will act as the template for generating the Custom Methods Reports.
Next, copy the desired tags from last step's Tags File into this Template File. The tags for Word files are bracketed, i.e. begin with a "[" and end with "]". When generating a Custom Methods Report, these tags will be replaced with the corresponding data from the selected Zone(s)/Joint(s) last run analysis. Aside from the tags themselves, you can format and customize this template however you'd like. Save the file when done.
Excel Format
First, you must create a new Excel document in the same location as the Plugin's .dll. This file will act as the template for generating the Custom Methods Reports.
Next, you must locate the Tag File that is formatted for Excel (Excel-formatted tags begin with a "$" instead of using brackets). Using the File Explorer, locate excel_analysis_detail_tags.txt in your HyperX install's "Temp" directory ("{InstallDir}/Projects/Temp").
Finally, copy these tags into the Excel Template File and customize the formatting of the rest of the file as you prefer. Save the file when done.
Step #3: Generate Custom Methods Report
Once the template(s) are saved in the location of the Plugin .dll, they will be available in the Custom Methods Reports form. To open the form, navigate to the Results tab of the Ribbon, click on the "Stress Reports" button, and select "Custom Method Reports" from the pop-up.
Note
If you have saved the generated Tags File in the same location, it is also visible from this form. However, generating a report with it will not include any analysis data as the tags are formatted for Word and not Excel.
To generate the Custom Methods Report:
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Select the Zone(s)/Joint(s) you want to report.
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Select the "Output Directory" for the generated report.
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Select the desired template(s).
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Click "Generate Report".
After generation, the Custom Methods Reports will automatically open for review. Notice that nothing will be reported for a tag if that failure method is not enabled on the Zone/Joint you are analyzing.