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Simulation study setup question

Simulation study setup question

Simulation study setup question

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I am setting up a static analysis simulation in solidworks.  A load is applied vertically down (due to gravity, -y) onto two beams 24 inches apart with the load accepting face(s) of the beams oriented 30 degrees from horizontal (x).  My question is regarding the solver for solidworks and how it would look at this problem.  Knowing that a load applied to a face 30 degrees from perpendicular, results in force vectors both in x and normal to the load accepting surface.  Can I apply the load vertically down (pure -y), or do I need to resolve the force vectors and apply them individually?

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RE: Simulation study setup question

You should be able to select the force accepting faces and apply the force vertically.
You might want to ask this question in the SolidWorks: Simulation group too.  

Jeff Mirisola
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RE: Simulation study setup question

You can apply the load directly, but need to specify the orientation if not in a principal direction. Typically you draw an axis and refer that line within the force module when applying the load. It is quite easy, as long as you model that axis in the model first.

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Cockroach

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