has anyone started playing around with the pre-prod. release of mechanica 4? I thought I could get a seal analysis done with contact elements in the advanced mechanica section.
From what I can see, it does not have the capability of doing a non-linear material analysis that includes contact elements (another non-linearity). When you check one 'non-linear' box in the analysis definition sheet, it shades off the other one so you can't select it.
Does anyone have any comments or know if I can have both contact elements mixed with a hyperleastic model? Was I expecting too much of this new release?
Cheers; Yves
From what I can see, it does not have the capability of doing a non-linear material analysis that includes contact elements (another non-linearity). When you check one 'non-linear' box in the analysis definition sheet, it shades off the other one so you can't select it.
Does anyone have any comments or know if I can have both contact elements mixed with a hyperleastic model? Was I expecting too much of this new release?
Cheers; Yves