HyperSizer Support Forum
Software Use => Miscellaneous Software Topics => Topic started by: dlj2_msfc on October 29, 2008, 08:59:16 AM
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I am trying to use stock sizes for a material I created. I created the stock size list, input my sizes, and selected the sizes to be used in the analysis, but when I analyze the group it does not select one of the stock sizes. HS reports a thickness that isn't even an option in the variable list. Where did HS get the value it came up with? How do I get it to use the stock sizes I defined for that material?
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Stock sizes have to be input with English units, then HS converts them if you are using a metric model. The value HS was putting out was the largest stock size converted to metric. However, I put the stock sizes in as metric. The largest stock size I input was 0.00508m, and HS was multiplying that by 0.254. Giving the 0.000129m as the largest stock size. When I went back in and input the stock sizes as 0.20", the sizes came out right.
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You are correct. The stock size list is always assumed to be in english units(inches), regardless of the units currently displayed on the sizing form. I will add that to our list of future fixes.