Solidworks importing into FEMAP troubles
Solidworks importing into FEMAP troubles
(OP)
I have created a solid model of a wing. It is a NACA 0012 airfoil simply extruded along a certain length. When I imported the model into FEMAP as a parasolid, the results of the analysis do not seem to be correct. I believe it is because I meshed it incorrectly. I am getting a unit load deflection of 1.3 inches at the tip, when it is fully constrained at the root, wing material is carbon steel by the way. I have tried several ways to mesh the wing, and the only one that I found that works is by:
-Importing as a parasolid
-Mapped subdivisions on surface
-Hex mesh solids
any ideas on what might be going on here?
-Importing as a parasolid
-Mapped subdivisions on surface
-Hex mesh solids
any ideas on what might be going on here?





RE: Solidworks importing into FEMAP troubles
what load ? what span ? what chord ?
if you want to 2nd guess yourself, you could replace the airfoil with a "representative" rectangular section (same I, which you should be able to get from CAD).
RE: Solidworks importing into FEMAP troubles
chord: 1.5 inches
I will try and represent it with a simple rectangular solid section and compare the results. By the way, when I select the property on the mesh it asks me to select a plate,shear panel, panel, rod, beam, etc for the element type. I have always selected a volumetric solid because I always figured that the FEMAP would somehow translate my mesh/solid model into an empty shell, perhaps this was the reason as why the deflections were so large.
RE: Solidworks importing into FEMAP troubles
if you have a volume then you mesh it first (make sure the default size is right for what you want), then assign 3D elements to it (and you should be asked which, TETs or HEXs. you can add mid-side nodes now or later (modify element, ...) i'd've thought you'd've used TET10s.
maybe the FeMap forum (under Engineering Computing Programs) can help better.
RE: Solidworks importing into FEMAP troubles
RE: Solidworks importing into FEMAP troubles