Create Analysis

Create an analysis for your project.

For more in-depth information about each type of analysis, go to the following topics:
  1. On the main menu toolbar, click to select the desired type of analysis.
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  2. Follow the process for the chosen analysis.
    Analysis TypeProcess
    - Structural From the drop-down menu, select one of the following:
    • Structural linear
    • Structural non-linear - In the pop-up window, specify separating contact, material non-linear, or geometric non-linear in the pop-up window.
    • Buckling linear - In the pop-up window, select the desired structural analysis to define the buckling load and number of modes.
      Note: You can also right-click on an existing structural analysis and select Create linked analysis > Buckling linear, then select the desired number of modes.
    • Multi-loadcases
    • Sequential - In the pop-up window, select the desired structural analysis to define the prestress state.
      Note: You can also right-click on an existing structural analysis and select Create linked analysis > Structural sequential.
    • Structural thermal - In the pop-up window, specify the temperature load. Temperature input can be applied by linking to existing thermal analysis or by defining uniform temperature to all or specific parts.
      Note: You can also right-click on an existing thermal transient, thermal steady state, or thermal imported analysis and select Create linked analysis > Structural thermal.
    - Modal
    • For Modal Analysis, in the pop-up window, specify the Number of modes to find or the frequency span.
    • For Modal Prestressed, in the Modal drop-down menu select Modal prestressed. In the pop-up window, select the desired structural analysis to define the prestress state and number of modes or frequency span.
      Note: You can also right-click on an existing structural analysis and select Create linked analysis > Modal prestressed, then select the desired number of modes or set the upper limit in the frequency span.
    - Dynamics In the drop-down menu, select one of the following:
    • Transient - Specify Time span.
    • Frequency response - Specify the frequency span upper and lower limits.
    • Random response - Specify the frequency span upper and lower limits.
    • Frequency multi-loadcase
    • Squeak and Rattle – Specify the transient subcase to link the workbench.
    For all dynamics types, specify the modal results to which the analysis is linked. The modal solution must exist in the current design study. In SimSolid, the time integration of the equations of motion is extremely fast and all modes are always included in the analysis.

    Specify damping using Rayleigh damping coefficients or Modal damping.
    - Thermal In the drop-down menu, select one of the following:
    • Thermal steady state - In the pop-up window, check the temperature dependent properties. If a non-linear material property (temperature-dependent thermal conductivity) is included while solving, specify the initial temperature (which is set to all parts in an assembly) and/or set temperature to specific parts. The initial temperature specified only impacts a structural-thermal solution if it is solved by linking to a thermal steady state subcase.
    • Thermal transient - In the pop-up window, check the temperature dependent properties. If a non-linear material property is included while solving, specify time span, number of output time steps, the initial temperature (which is set to all parts in an assembly), and/or set temperature to specific parts.
    • Thermal imported - In the pop-up window, specify the initial temperature (which is set to all parts in an assembly) and/or set temperature to specific parts. The initial temperature specified only impacts a structural-thermal solution if it is solved by linking to a thermal imported subcase.
    - Fatigue In the drop-down menu, select one of the following:
    • SN Time
    • SN Sequential
    • SN Random
    • EN Time
    • EN Sequential
    • EN Random
    The new analysis appears as a new branch in the Project Tree.