Create Analysis

Create an analysis for your project.

For more in-depth information about each type of analysis, go to the following topics:
  1. In 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 dropdown 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.
    • Buckling linear - In the pop-up window, select the desired structural analysis to define the buckling load and number of modes.
      Note: Optionally, 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: Optionally, 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: Optionally, right-click on an existing thermal transient, thermal steady state, or thermal imported analysis and select Create linked analysis > Structural thermal.
    • Structural superelement export
    - Modal
    • In the pop-up window, specify the number of modes to find or the frequency span.
    • For modal prestressed, in the modal dropdown menu select Modal prestressed. In the pop-up window, select the desired structural analysis or the multi-loadcase analysis to define the prestress state and number of modes or frequency span.
      Note: Optionally, right-click on an existing structural analysis/multi-loadcase analysis and select Create linked analysis > Modal prestressed, then select the desired number of modes or set the upper limit in the frequency span.
    • For modal rotordynamics, select the dynamic effect (Coriolis effect or stress stiffening effect) and the number of modes.
    • For modal superelement export, in the pop-up window, specify the number of modes.
    - Dynamics In the dropdown 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.
    • Spectrum response - Choose one of the modal combination types.
    • Frequency multi-loadcase
    • Squeak and Rattle – Specify the transient subcase to link the workbench.
    For all dynamic 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 dropdown 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 dropdown menu, select one of the following:
    • SN Time
    • SN Sequential
    • SN Random
    • EN Time
    • EN Sequential
    • EN Random
    - Electromagnetics In the dropdown menu, select one of the following:
    • S-parameters - In the pop-up, input the frequency span.
    • Modal electromagnetics - Input number of modes to be extracted in the pop-up window.
    The new analysis appears as a new branch in the Project Tree.