Is Static Analysis applicable to Functional Molded Part?
Is Static Analysis applicable to Functional Molded Part?
(OP)
Hi Everyone,
I have a Funtional Moled Part and have tried to apply static analysis on it, but the part has only one big surface available for the restrains and the loads definition, making the analysis unapplicable.
I tried to deform the surface to meshes and do analysis again, but it failed. Can somebody give me a hand?
I noticed that in the sample01.CATAnalysis the part is Part Designed.
Thanks,
-Zimmer
I have a Funtional Moled Part and have tried to apply static analysis on it, but the part has only one big surface available for the restrains and the loads definition, making the analysis unapplicable.
I tried to deform the surface to meshes and do analysis again, but it failed. Can somebody give me a hand?
I noticed that in the sample01.CATAnalysis the part is Part Designed.
Thanks,
-Zimmer





RE: Is Static Analysis applicable to Functional Molded Part?
Or am I totally of?
Try splitting the surface into areas where you want to apply your BCs. When you do the Split, select the Datum icon first so that split surfaces created will be isolated. Use the option Keep both sides. Then Join the surfaces together. This will give you the same volume you started with but now you can select the areas that were split to apply your BCs to.
This is similar to the method of splitting and sewing a surface onto a part body.
RE: Is Static Analysis applicable to Functional Molded Part?
RE: Is Static Analysis applicable to Functional Molded Part?
So in my second example I used the Datum icon when splitting then joined the two surfaces. When meshing all I had to do was mesh the joined surface. I applied my BCs the same way and the analysis ran.
RE: Is Static Analysis applicable to Functional Molded Part?
-Zimmer