Simulation in Solid Edge 1

[ambase]

Hi, Can anyone tell me if it is possible to save a cad part in its deflected form from the simulation environment in solid edge?
Many thanks,
Mick

 

[swertel]

No. The only thing you can do is save it as an image file. You cannot save the geometry in its deflected form.
As a matter of fact, I can't think of any FEA program that allows you to do that.

--Scott
www.wertel.pro

 

[BlasMolero]

Dear Mick,
Yes, is laborious, but you can (Yes, we can!):
1.- Click un your simulation study name in ST5/6 and select "Save FEMAP Model File" and you will get your SIMULATION model saved in FEMAP format *.modfem, both geometry, mesh, materials, element properties, loads & BCs, and results.
2.- Next open FEMAP, load the *.modfem model, and plot displacements results using scale 1:1 (actual deformation).
3.- Nest step is to update nodal coordinates with the deformed shape: this is possible in FEMAP using "CUSTOM TOOLS > POSTPROCESSING > NODES MOVE BY DEFORM WITH OPTIONS", use scale 1:1. Now you FE model is updated with deformed shape.
4.- The next step is to generate geometry based in Mesh. In FEMAP export the deformed FE mesh as STEREOLITOGRAPHICS file, then you will have a *.stl file with the OUTSIDE SKIN of the part or assembly (this step is mandatory because your mesh comes from SIMULATION then I understand that is based in TETRAEDRAL 3-D solid elements. If the FE model is based in 2-D Shell elements then not need to export to STL, move to next step 5).
5.- Simply open a new session of FEMAP and import the *.STL fle.
6.- And finally in FEMAP use command "GEOMETRY > SURFACE > FROM MESH" that creates automatically surface geometry based in 2-D SHELL mesh. This command has been improved a lot in new version of FEMAP V11.1, adding some "intelligence" like automatic detection of rules surfaces.

Hope it helps!.
Best regards,
Blas.

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[swertel]

Good to know that at least one FEA tool can do that, although quite the workflow to get there from here.
But, if the OP does not have FEMAP and is only using Simulation for Solid Edge, then the answer is still no.

Thanks for the detailed instruction, Blas.

--Scott
www.wertel.pro