Part 1: Create Design Study 1
Import Geometry
- Open a new SimSolid session.
- Click Import from file .
- In the Open geometry files dialog, choose Pullup bar V1.x_t.
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Click Open.
The assembly will load in the modeling window. The Automatic connections dialog opens.
Create Connections
- In the Automatic connections dialog, specify the Gap and Penetration tolerances as 1.
- Set Connection resolution level to Increased.
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Click OK.
Note:
- SimSolid creates connections even in areas with overlapping geometry.
- SimSolid automatically identifies bolts, nuts and washers.
- Sliding contact is applied automatically in bolt shanks, bonded is applied otherwise.
Assign Materials
- On the Project Tree, click on the Assembly workbench.
- On the Assembly workbench, click Apply materials.
- Pick Steel from the Generic materials list.
- Click Apply to all parts.
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Click Close.
In the Assembly branch of the Project Tree, material properties are identified for each part.
Create Structural Linear Analysis
On the main window toolbar, click
Structural Analysis ➔ Structural
linear.
The new analysis appears in the Project Tree
under Design study 1 and the Analysis Workbench
opens.
Create Immovable Support
- In the Analysis Workbench, click Immovable Support .
- In the dialog, verify the Faces radio button is selected.
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In the modeling window, select the two faces shown in
orange in Figure 1.
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Click OK.
The new constraint, Immovable 1, appears in the Project Tree. A visual representation of the constraint is shown on the model.
Create Force Loads
- In the Analysis Workbench, click (Force/Displacement).
- In the dialog, ensure the Faces radio button is selected.
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In the modeling window, select the two handle faces
shown in orange in Figure 2.
- Specify a Z direction force of -750 N.
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Click OK.
The new force, Load/Displ. 1, appears in the Project Tree. Vectors representing the load are shown on the model.
Edit Solution Settings
- In the Analysis branch of the Project Tree, double-click on Solution settings.
- In the Solution settings dialog, for Adaptation select Global+Local in the drop-down menu.
- Click OK.
Create Second Structural Linear Analysis
- In the Project Tree, right-click on Structural 1.
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Choose Copy from the context menu.
The Structural 2 analysis appears in the Project Tree.
- Click next to Structural 2 to expand the analysis branch.
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Edit the handlebar loads.
Run Design Study
Solve all analyses in the design study.
- In the Project Tree, select Design study branch.
- Click Run All Analyses .
- In the Solver Manager, verify all analyses are selected.
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Click Solve.
SimSolid runs all analyses in the design study branch. When finished, a Results branch for each analysis appears in the Project Tree.Note: Analysis 1 runs in 11 seconds. SimSolid reuses model data structures for Analysis 2 so the analysis runs faster.
Compare Results with Bookmarks
- In the Project Tree, select the Results branch for Analysis 1.
- On theAnalysis Workbench, click (Results plot).
- Select the Displacement Magnitude plot.
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In the Legend window, click (Show deformed shape).
The modeling window updates to show the chosen results and display options.
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Click the (Snap bookmark) icon.
SimSolid saves the data currently displayed in the modeling window as an image or animation, and a thumbnail appears in the Bookmark browser. You can select a bookmark at any tine to display a saved view in the modeling window.
- Repeat steps 1 through 5 for Analysis 2.
- Toggle between the different results using the Bookmark browser.