cosmosworks
cosmosworks
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Is cosmos works accurate? if used by a novice? i was wondering if its as simple as it seems to be, apply restraint and load and presto. Is there many things missing in the evaluation of a part?? Also is there thermal and other evaluations available that i cant see, or is there a seperate full version available.






RE: cosmosworks
There are 3 different packages of Cosmos Works. In SW you only get a taste of Cosmos.
Cosmos better be accurate. There are a ton of companies using it for just this type of practice. Cosmos can account for ever type of varaible but it will give a good under standing of what will happen.
Read the site for more information.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com
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RE: cosmosworks
Any FEA is performed based on assumptions. The more assumptions, the errors possible. The "trick" is to understand the assumptions being made and their possible impact on the resulting analysis. This is true of any FEA program.
As for CosmosWorks specifically...it does a reasonable job and is as accurate as the underlying geometry and assumptions. I as suspicious of the default mesh sizes and like to vary the mesh size to see convergance, and to identify areas that really need custom meshing. So, while C/Works is easy to use, don't sign-off on the first set of numbers it spits out. Verify, verify, and verify again.
.....Peter.....
RE: cosmosworks
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RE: cosmosworks
Good luck,
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RE: cosmosworks