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solidworks cosmoxpress help

solidworks cosmoxpress help

solidworks cosmoxpress help

(OP)
hey guys I m trying to do a stiffness test with solidworks, I m selecting the material the restraints and the load but the result is crazy, maybe you can imagine with this values, its just a 100mmx100mm aluminium 7075 frame, I m applyng the force 196.33 N from the top surfaces and fixing the frame from screw places and bottom surface but the deformation is crayz! the safety factor that I integrate is 1.37. Is there some problems with the program or am I doing sth wrong, but this is maybe 50th try with other objects also the result deformation is crazy! please help me

RE: solidworks cosmoxpress help

(OP)
delibrately exaggerated view :S

RE: solidworks cosmoxpress help

(OP)
so it is not a problem if a present my final report with this fancy visual

RE: solidworks cosmoxpress help

SWx does that so that you can visualize where the deformations take place.  Otherwise you might miss a .010 deformation somewhere.  I believe they are set at a percent of scale, and can be adjusted.  The actual numbers should be correct...or at least in the ballpark.

Dan

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RE: solidworks cosmoxpress help

I too was shocked the first time I used it and didn't take into account that it is applying a huge scaling factor. Unfortunately that isn't something you can change in the express version.

You should pay attention to the legend instead of the displayed deformation. To be honest I find the deformation to be pretty useless. I always use the legend, or more accurately the contour.

Dan

RE: solidworks cosmoxpress help

(OP)
thanks everybody for the answers

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