I have never used Hypermesh before, but does the mesh behave in the same manner as if you created it in Abaqus, if so then you can refer to the Abaqus manual for help on progressing your model. I recommend Getting started with Abaqus Interactive Edition 6.x Appendix B: Creating and Analyzing a Simple Model in Abaqus/CAE if you have never used Abaqus before. Hope this helps you.