I would say - it's all about limits and experience. You usually check the part for machinability before sending design to the workshop and they also check it in the workshop before actually mounting block of metal in the vices for drilling.
FEA analysis is additional support - it is to reduce...
Nope - 3D artist is only following guidelines of a constructor who gives ideas where stress may concentrate.
I see nothing funny in expectation of "simplified" FEA for simple tasks. It is regular way of software development - initially highly specialized task completed by dedicated operators...
I can fully agree with you but (an this is a big BUT) - you are talking about completly different approach than myself:
1) I already said - 3D artist is capable to produce mesh of various density following guidelines. Usually the constructor has some ideas (by experience) where stress tends to...
Well,
I have just realized why the people do not use FEA (finite elements analysis) as often as they should do: FEA preprocessing phase is a disaster!!! Simply speaking - there is no simple, efficient meshing software available on the market. Existing software like Hyper Mesh is just an...
