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Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
Model Setup
Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.
Manufacturing Controls
Apply manufacturing constraints using shape controls and bead patterns.
Bead Patterns
Beads are used to help meet specific design requirements such as stiffness when running a topography optimization on a surface.
Radial Bead Pattern

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Structures
Set up your model and run a structural analysis or optimization.
- Model Setup
  Create connections and apply loads, constraints, materials, and manufacturing controls to your model.
  - Connections
    Create and define connections such as fasteners, joints, connectors, spot welds, and contacts.
  - Loads and Constraints
    Apply loads and supports, displacements, accelerations, gravity, temperatures, and center of gravity.
  - Materials and Libraries
    Create materials, assign materials to parts, and organize them into libraries.
  - Concentrated Masses
    Use the Masses tool to create a concentrated mass either on a part or at a point in space.
  - Systems
    Use the Systems tool to create and apply user-defined coordinate systems to loads, supports, and displacements.
  - Manufacturing Controls
    Apply manufacturing constraints using shape controls and bead patterns.
    - Shape Controls
      Use the Shape Controls to apply optional constraints to your model such as draw directions or symmetry.
    - Bead Patterns
      Beads are used to help meet specific design requirements such as stiffness when running a topography optimization on a surface.
  - Mesh Controls
    Use mesh controls to assign an element size to parts or faces.
  - Temperatures
    Use the Temperature tool to simulate the effects of temperature changes on your model.
  - Center of Gravity (COG)
    Use the Center of Gravity Constraint (COG) tool to apply, reposition, and set upper and lower bounds for a center of gravity constraint. COG constraints are used to limit the position of the center of gravity while running a topology optimization.
  - Gravity
    Use the Gravity tool to apply gravitational acceleration (G) and adjust its direction.
- Structural Analysis
  Set up and run a linear static analysis using the SimSolid or OptiStruct solver. You can also analyze normal modes and buckling modes.
- Structural Optimization
  Set up and run a topology, topography, or gauge optimization.
- Report
  Generate PPT or PDF reports from analysis results. The Report tools are available after you have run an analysis.
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Set up and run a motion analysis, plot the results, and export the results.
Fluids
Prepare and run a computational fluid dynamics simulation.
Design Explorer
Evaluate designs by using geometric variables and applying a design-of-experiments (DOE) or optimization method. We recommend fully constraining your sketch when sketch variables are used in the design exploration.
Manufacture
Set up and run a basic porosity or thinning analysis.
Print 3D
Prepare and run an additive manufacturing simulation, and export a file for 3D printing.
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Adjust the materials and environment of objects in the scene to create a photorealistic image.
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Radial Bead Pattern

Apply a Radial Bead Pattern

Use the Radial tool to apply beads in a radial pattern.

Beads are used to help meet specific design requirements such as stiffness when running a topography optimization on a surface.

On the Structure ribbon, select the Bead Patterns tool on the Structure ribbon.

Tip: To find and open a tool, press Ctrl+F. For more information, see Find and Search for Tools.
Select the Radial tool on the secondary ribbon.
Select a surface.
A set of three orthogonal planes appears around the selected part.
Select one of the three transparent planes as the plane of symmetry.
The selected plane is shown in blue.
Left-click to exit editing mode. Select the part again to apply a second plane of symmetry.
Right-click to exit the tool.

Tip:

Two planes of symmetry are supported.
If you have a bead pattern applied, you can apply a single draw, but not a split draw or extrusion.

Microdialog Options

Use the options in the microdialog to change the type of bead pattern or its placement.

Apply Bead Pattern: Change the bead pattern from radial to linear or circular.
Rotate 90 Degrees: Rotate the orientation of the bead pattern 90 degrees.
Move Bead Pattern: Translate or rotate the bead pattern using the Move tool.
Align to Part: Align the bead pattern to the selected part(s).
Align to Global: Align the bead pattern to the global axes.