SS-T: 1070 Create Sheets with Applied Thickness

Purpose
SimSolid performs meshless structural analysis that works on full featured parts and assemblies, is tolerant of geometric imperfections, and runs in seconds to minutes. In this tutorial, you will do the following:
  • Gain proficiency in importing and implementing thickness adjustments for surface CAD parts.
Model Description
The following model file is needed for this tutorial:
  • Pullup_bar_V1.x_b
Figure 1.


The file has the following specifications:
  • The imported CAD assembly comprises 10 surface CAD skins in addition to various solid parts.

Activate Import Skins

  1. Launch a new SimSolid session.
  2. Go to Settings > Geometry Import settings.
  3. Enable the Import skins option, if not already enabled.
  4. Click OK.

Import CAD Assembly

  1. On the main window toolbar, click Import from file .
  2. In the Open Geometry File dialog, select Pullup bar V1.x_b..
  3. Click OK.

Review CAD Assembly

  1. Right-click on the assembly in the Project Tree, and then select Info.
    The Assembly info dialog opens displaying the 10 skin parts.
  2. To isolate the 10 skin parts, right-click on the assembly and select Show > Skins.
    Figure 2.


Create Sheets and Apply Thickness

  1. On the Assembly workbench, click Create sheets .
  2. For Inflation direction, select Top and bottom.
    Top and bottom
    Inflate the skins along both sides of its reference plane by considering the thickness half in each direction.
    Top
    Inflate the selected skin along one direction based on its reference plane.
    Bottom
    Same as Top but on the other direction of its reference plane.
  3. To manually select the parts for applying thickness, select Apply to specific parts radio button.
  4. Select the two parts highlighted in orange.
    The selected parts get populated in the dialog.
    Figure 3.


  5. For Sheet thickness enter 6mm, and then select Apply to selected.
  6. Select the skins as highlighted in orange.
    Figure 4.


    All selected skins are populated in the dialog.
  7. For Sheet thickness, enter 4mm, and then select Apply to selected.
  8. Click OK.
    All selected skins have been applied with input thickness.
    Figure 5.


Review Inflated Skins

  1. In the Project Tree, expand the assembly. Observe all skin parts are now converted into Inflated sheets, each indicating its specified thickness.
    All skin parts are now converted into inflated sheets each indicating its specified thickness.
  2. To view the count of inflated skins in the info dialog, right-click on the assembly and select Info.