Recent content by Scheffers

Works like a charm the way Kevin described! Thanks for sharing!

2nd picture.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=37195960-6bd9-41e1-9784-e5f503b15dea&file=hole_pin2.JPG

Totally agree with israelkk on this one. I did some similar research, which showed the effect of a pin in a hole.. see attached pictures. I am not completely sure what you mean by rigid pin and a contact set... I would advise on doing some analysis with a solid plate/pin...

second file. http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=d82970f6-bacf-4c91-89a7-513a516b3367&file=solenoid_multi_connected.SLDPRT

I played around with your models a bit.. this is what I got.. Got the bumps out of the last model, The first model you posted, I couldn't get it to work properly.. bumps are diminished though, but the last sweep(7) doesn't seem to...

Set up a sectio-clipping stress plot, then use the probe.

All ways lead to Rome as they say,, good tips guys! Thanks!

Been there done that... you'll never forget it now ;) Glad I could help.

You can try the "normal cut" checkbox in the Cut-Extrude feature manager.

No, guess not, as I remember, it's just the deformed solid which you create, without any Simulation-data...

@ TheTick... this often leads to Mesh-problems in the end... in my opinion it's best to make a new model to edit for your FEA or work with good contact-sets in your copied assembly

"Pack&Go" under file..

Make sure the JPEG is in the same directory @you and your client, because Solidworks links to the full destination-path of the JPEG....

Photoview & Simulation will use multiple cores.

I needed to order a new workstation @ work.. My first choiche was to go for a Dell T3500, with a One Intel® Xeon® W3530 , 6gigs of ram, FX1800.. But our reseller advised me a T1500, with a One Intel® Core™ I7-880, 8 gigs and a Quadro 600, because of the rendering/FEA work we do, these...