Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress
Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress
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Using SolidWorks 2003 with CosmosXpress add-on;
Is there a way to change the Deformation Scale Ratio with CosmosXpress? The deformed shape is exaggerated and I would like to make the deformated scale more proportional.
Any response will be greatly appreciated!
Is there a way to change the Deformation Scale Ratio with CosmosXpress? The deformed shape is exaggerated and I would like to make the deformated scale more proportional.
Any response will be greatly appreciated!






RE: Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress
Or maybee your using the wrong material.
jim
RE: Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress
To answer your question: it appears that this will require the full blown CosmosWorks.
You can discover what the actual deformation is by looking at a file that is created for each study. I believe the movement is in units like meters so some conversion is in order. I don't recall the file name or location. Maybe a search here for Cosmos would help uncover this.
RE: Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress
I know this is a kludge, but it is the only way. Prior to running your analysis, see where Cosmos is wanting to place the data. It seems to like C:\temp. After running the analysis, look for a file like partname-COSMOSXpressStudy.OUT. This is a text file with the displacement values in METERS.
RE: Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress
RE: Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress
nick
Nick
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RE: Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress
Sorry, no can do. I think they are trying to get you to buy it, which is why the scale is in such odd units to give you a nice picture that is no use for anything engineering really.
I guess if you get desparate you could recreate your model based on the dimensions output in the table other people have outlined, but it would be very difficult.
It is kind of difficult to explain to non-engineers that it is a magnified version of the deflection, and is not helped much by the odd scale. We only ever use it to check for stress concentrations on complicated parts, but never design using it. Of course we check using hand calculations but it is quite good for initial checking.
RE: Changing The Deformation Scale Ratio With COSMOSXpress