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SOLIDWORKS: Advanced Simulation

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Overview

Learn how to run advanced simulations to measure the stress and displacement of metal designs, using SOLIDWORKS Premium 2018.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know
  • Exercise files
1. Conrod Half Symmetry Model
  • Breaking up the geometry model
  • Meshing the half model
  • New loads and boundary conditions
  • Analysis and comparison with the full model
2. Simplifying the Conrod Fillet Geometry
  • Using the geometry fixup tool
  • Remeshing the simplified geometry
  • Defining new loads and boundary conditions
  • Running the analysis and comparing results with the original Conrod model
3. Using the 3-2-1 Method
  • Description of the 3-2-1 method
  • Geometry splitting to accommodate the 3-2-1- method
  • Remeshing the revised model
  • Applying the specific loads and boundary conditions for the 3-2-1 method
  • Running the analysis and comparing the results at the big and region of the Conrod
4. The Plane Strain Method
  • An overview of the plane strain method
  • Set up and meshing for plane strain analysis
  • Loads and boundary conditions for plane strain analysis
  • Running a plane strain analysis and interpreting results
Conclusion
  • Wrap up
  • Next steps

Taught by

Tony Abbey

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