The following are the only two solutions I know.
A)The first which is currently in practise:
Prerequisite: I-DEAS 9 minimum (I think)
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How:
In I-DEAS 9, under the file tab, there is an "Interoperate" function. This functions...
Elements 92 and 95 should do the job.
Unless you use shell element and specify the thickness.
As for Ansys 5.5.1, I am not familiar but I believe should be sufficient for 'realistic' deflections.
I have only used Ansys 6 and 7.
The following material is a template but may not be the best model. Go to the material property to refine the material with your values.
Values from the instron machine with control test pieces should be good enough.
However, better if material supplier has it.
All the best...
Hi Harid,
I have went through your input.
I am not sure, but why not you model your material property to the stress strain data.
The stresses with strain might be lower than your current analysis.
The material I used for my analysis followed the stress strain as provided by vendor.
Just share my approach.
After the analysis, I obtained the contact stress between the interfering parts.
I used the highest stress value obtained to calculate the minimum corresponding force to overcome this frictional contact stress.
With the maximum area of interference contact which I...
For my analysis for the insertion force, it was resonable.
I am wondering if it could be the interference you are using. So what is the total interference you have modeled for your interfering parts?
What you need most probably for a start is the friction coefficient.
You already know the interference materials. You can find out from the internet search engine on the friction coefficient for some materials. You may base on experience the similarities of other materials. Else, you need to...
Just for everyones' information, there is also a character limit when one is importing or exporting files.
So it is best to export data from folders which have short names. It is therefore to have the path including the filename to be as short as possible.
A method of mine is to merge surfaces. This process will delete the part history. Sometimes a merged surface is formed on the 3D part, which can be deleted.
Anyway, the data is greatly reduced and still can be used.
Well, the good thing with I-DEAS is the ability to perform cutting with "orphan" solid forms.
I assume you have a 3D model of your product in I-DEAS. Make it a fully 3D soild orphan form.
After which you have a part to be the foam, which in most cases could be the four corners, for...
I did come across something like the export of a data format which the universal file is structured.
I have tried to find out more but without avail. The info I read was that we are supposedly able to get data structured with nodal coordinates and numbering, with element formed by the group of...
To my knowledge as well as information from my support provider, the universal file in I-DEAS 9 is not compatible to I-DEAS 8. Well, crude info but this is it.
