SolidWorks does a linear scaling of the deformed shape so that the user will be able to visually see it. If you want to compare the displacements between different materials and loads, you need to look at a displacement fringe plot and see what the maximum displacement value is on the legend...
Can you upload the model itself? Have you looked the the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th mode of buckling? Are you meshing the geometry with solid elements? If so, be aware that the rotational DOFs on your constraint are NOT locked; solid elements only have three DOF per node (all translation).
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I can't DL your model at work, but I do have a few pointers/questions.
How did you model the pin connection? Did you use CAD geometry? If you did, then I suggest you remove the pin CAD and add in a pin connection within SolidWorks simulation (make sure to allow on axis rotation).
Does a fixed...
To what level of accuracy do you need to model a tapped pin connect? Do you just need a connection that allows on axis rotation? Does it need to provide mechanical stiffness in only one direction? What level of accuracy do you need from a results standpoint? Are you wanting accurate stresses at...
To start, Simulate/Mechanica has limited function for nonlinear analyses compared to linear analyses. For example, Simulate/Mechanica does not support shell, beam, and advanced spring elements in nonlinear analyses. A "Perimeter Weld" involves the creation of shell elements, so if you try to run...
I'm a little confused as to what you're wanting to do. Do you want to know the best way to model an object created on a 3d printer? Anyways, from my limited understanding of the material nature of 3d printers, I would assume a composite layer layup approach would be the best way.
Something just occurred to me that I should have caught at the start. You said you were doing a shock analysis, so I assumed you were using the Dynamic Shock in Creo. However, you said you were adjusting the damping ratio value in Creo, which is something you can't do in a Dynamic Shock (since a...
Kevin, can you provide more information was to why you can't refine your mesh further? Can you also provide some more information about what type of simulation you're doing? Are you trying to do a drop/impact test? Is the event highly non-linear, requiring non-linear dynamics? Maybe I'm not...
Hopefully I'll be able to clear up some misconceptions.
The dynamic shock method come from the days when hand calculations were used to estimate the response of a structure to a transient event (like a blast, impact, seismic event, etc). This type of analysis uses a Response Spectrum Curve...
If I understand what you want to do correctly, then this sounds like an ideal candidate for sub-modeling. With sub-modeling, you map the nodal displacement field results as enforced nodal displacements along the cut-faces.
