装配有限元分析示范课件

装配有限元分析装配有限元分析1ObjectivesofthecourseInthiscourseyouwilllearnhowtoperformStaticandModalAnalyses(createanalysisdocuments,computeandvisualize)onasinglePart.TargetedaudienceCATIAV5Users

Prerequisites MechanicalDesign FundamentalsinCATIAV5GenerativePartStructuralAnalysis1.5daysObjectivesofthecourseGenera2TableofContents(1/2)IntroductiontoGPSAnalysis p.5 1.1.AccessingtheWorkbench p.6 1.2.UserInterface p.7 1.3.UserSettings p.10StaticAnalysisPreProcessing p.14 2.1.CreatinganewAnalysisDocument p.16 2.2.SavingAnalysisDocuments p.19 2.3.Meshpartsmanagement p.22 2.4.DefineRestraints p.26 2.5.DefineLoads p.30 2.6.AdvancedPreProcessingTools p.36 2.7.Beamelements p.40 ResultsComputationofaStaticAnalysis p.43 3.1.SpecifyingExternalStorage p.44 3.2.Computing p.49StaticResultsVisualizationandRefinement p.53 4.1.ImageCreation p.54 4.2.ImagesLayout p.60 4.3.ResultsManagement p.61 4.4.OtherCapabilities p.67 4.5.HistoricofComputation p.69 4.6.ParabolicElementType p.70 4.7.GlobalandLocalMeshRefinement p.71 4.8.MeshAdaptativity p.73 4.9.KnowledgewareforAnalysis p.77TableofContents(1/2)Introdu3TableofContents(2/2)VirtualPart p.83 5.1.TheVariousTransmissionTypesList p.84 5.2.ExamplesShowingVariousTransmissionTypes p.85 5.3.ExampleofRigidSpringVirtualpartsuse p.86 5.4.ApplyingActionstoVirtualParts p.87 5.5.VirtualPartssharingasinglehandlerpoint p.89DynamicPreProcessingandComputation p.90 6.1.CreatingAdditionalMassEquipment p.92 6.2.UnrestrainedorRestrainedPart p.94 6.3.ComputingtheAnalysis p.96DynamicsResultsVisualization p.98 7.1.ImageCreation p.99 7.2.ResultsManagement p.102ElementstestswithELFINIsolver p.104 8.1.TE4andTE10comparison p.105 8.2.StaticAnalysis p.106 8.2.FrequencyAnalysis p.107 8.3.BucklingAnalysis p.108FrequentlyAskedQuestions p.109TableofContents(2/2)Virtual4Inthislesson,youwilllearnabouttheGenerativePartStructuralAnalysisWorkbenchby:AccessingTheWorkbenchUserInterfaceUserSettings1.IntroductiontoGPSAnalysisInthislesson,youwilllearn51.1.AccessingtheWorkbenchInthislesson,youwilllearnabouttheGenerativePartStructuralAnalysisWorkbench.BesurethatthePartbeingstudiedhasamaterialapplied.ThisactioncanonlybeperformedinthePartDesignWorkbench3-ModalorStaticAnalysis.AnewCATAnalysisdocumentiscreated.2-Analysis&Simulation1-Start1.1.AccessingtheWorkbenchIn61.2.UserInterfaceToolbarsRestraintsExternalStorageManagementAnalysisreportingLoadsModelManagerComputeImagesVirtualpartsManagerandmass1.2.UserInterfaceToolbarsR7UserInterfaceIconsImageCreationDeformationStressVonMisesDisplacementRestraintsApplicationClampMechanicalRestraintAdvancedRestraintResultsVisualizationAnimateCutPlaneAnalysisDeformationScaleFactorSearchImageExtremaInformationsImageLayoutComputationComputeLoadsApplicationPressureForceAccelerationForceDensityEnforcedDisplacementTemperaturefieldMassEquipmentMassAnalysisResultsBasicAnalysisReportHistoricOfComputationsListingSolverToolsStorageLocationClearStorageTemporaryDataDirectoryModelmanagerTetrahedron,OctreeandBeammeshingElementtypeandlocalmeshSolidpropertyShellpropertyBeampropertyModelCheckVirtualpartsmanagerVirtualpartsPeriodicityconditionsNew!New!New!UserInterfaceIconsRestraint8AnalysisTreeAssociatedGenerativePartPre-ProcessingInputImagesofResultsUserInterfaceSpecificationTreeMeshpartsPropertiesExternalStorageMeshpartsSpecificationsAnalysisTreeAssociatedGenera9Thisenablesyoutofasteraccesstheanalysisworkbench.1.3.UserSettingsShortcutOfAnalysisIcon2-Transfer“GenerativeStructuralAnalysis”fromAvailabletoFavorites1-Select“Customize…”fromToolsmenu3-AccessAnalysisWorkbenchthroughthisiconThisenablesyoutofasteracc10InPartDesignWorkbench,customizeRenderStylebyaddingmaterialvisualization.Thiswillalsoenableyoutoviewanalysisimagesinaverageisovisualizationmode.WewillactivateMaterialssothatmaterialrenderstylesaredisplayedUserSettingsCustomizingViewModes2-Clickon“ApplyCustomizedView”3-Activate“Materials”andclickOK.1-SelectRenderStylefromtheViewmenuInPartDesignWorkbench,cust11Thisenhancesthevisualizationofselectedfaces.UserSettingsHighlightingFacesandEdges1-Select“Options…”fromtheToolsmenu2-Click“Display”3-Click“Navigation”4-Activate

“Highlightfacesandedges”Thisenhancesthevisualizatio12UserSettingsShow/NoShowVisualization1-Select“Options…”fromthe“Tools”menu3-Click“Tree”2-Click“Display”4-ActivateVisualizationofShow/NoShowUserSettingsShow/NoShow13Inthislesson,youwilllearnhowtocreateanewAnalysisDocument,howtosaveitandhowtodefineRestraintsandLoadsonaPart.CreateaNewAnalysisDocumentSaveAnalysisDocumentsDefineRestraintsDefineLoadsAdvancedPreProcessingTools2.StaticAnalysisPreProcessingInthislesson,youwilllearn14GeneralProcessforaStaticAnalysisEnsurethatparthasmaterialdefinedthenOpenStaticAnalysisWorkbenchApplyRestraintstothemodelApplyLoadstothemodelAnalyzetheResultsRefinetheAnalysisPerformComputationCreateImagesGeneralProcessforaStaticA15Insteadofspecifyingeachcomponentoftheforcevector,youcansimplydefinetheforcedirectionbyusingthecompass.ShellpropertyAccessingtheknowlegdeAdvisorproductfromtheStartMenu(createanalysisdocuments,computeandvisualize)onasinglePart.Runningtheframessequencegivesafeelingofmotion.1-Clickthe“Compute”icon.ResultsComputationofaStaticAnalysis p.Thereisnomoreuselessdatareading(ex:readacomputeddocument,modifythemesh,andre-computing).GenerativePartStructuralAnalysis3-EdittheCNextBatchfileandattheendofthefile,replacestart“CNEXT.Elsetheselectedfileswillbecopieddirectlyunderthetargetdirectory.RigidVirtualPart3-ModalorStaticAnalysis.Toimprovetheprecisionofyouranalysisresults,thefirststepistoincreasethenumberofdegreesofyourelements,andcomputewithparabolicTE10elementsinsteadofthelinearTE4elements.PeriodicityconditionsAsformeshparts,wecanalsodeleteproperties.Youmustchoose“FreeFrequencyAnalysis”whenstartingtheAnalysisWorkbenchorinsertanewfrequencycasewithnorestraintsdefined.3-Selectthedirectionalongwhichyouwilltiletheimages.Seetheglobalerrorandverifyiftheresidusintheequilibriumequationsfromtheficelfiletendtowards0.OrgodirectlytoGPSandclickonBeammesher.AMaterialmustbeappliedtothestudiedPart.ThiscanonlybepeformedinthePartDesignWorkbench.1-ClickontheMaterialicon2-SelectaMaterial4-Apply2.1.DocumentCreationAssigningMaterials5-Check3-SelectaPart(onthegeometryorinthetree)Insteadofspecifyingeachcom16NewAnalysisDocuments,entitledCATAnalysisfiles,canbecreatedinvariousways.Thereare3waystocreateanewAnalysisDocument:DocumentCreationThreeWaysWorkbenchIconFilemenuStartmenuNewAnalysisDocuments,entitl17HereishowtocreateanewAnalysisDocumentusingtheStartmenu.DocumentCreationUsingStartMenu1-Click“Start”2-Click“GenerativeStructuralAnalysis”3-SelectStaticorFrequencyAnalysisHereishowtocreateanewAn18TherearevariouswaystosaveanAnalysisDocumentanditsparentdocuments.Itisimportanttoachievethiscorrectlywithanassemblyanalysisdocument,fortheassemblyhastobeproperlylinkedwithallthepartsitismadefrom.Onlythosedocumentsthathavebeenmodifiedwillbesavedorproposedforthesaving.2.2.SavinganAnalysisDocumentSavewillsavetheactiveAnalysisDocumentSaveAs...issimilartoSave,butitallowsyoutospecifythenameandfolderfortheactiveAnalysisDocumentSaveAllwillproposesavingallopendocumentsandchildrenofthesedocumentsTherearevariouswaystosave19SaveManagement…isaneasywaytosaveallmodifieddocumentsunderuserspecifiednames.Allmodifiedopendocumentswillbeproposedforsaving,regardlessofwhichdocumentisactiveDocumentSavingUnderSpecifiedNames1-Select“SaveManagement…”2-SpecifywhichdocumentstobesavedSaveManagement…isaneasywa20“SendTo”isaneasywaytosavealllinkeddocumentsinauserspecifieddirectory.AvailablefilesFilesthatwillbesavedDocumentSaving“SendTo”MechanismUsethisoptionifyouwantthedirectorystructureoftheselectedfileslisttobeduplicated.Elsetheselectedfileswillbecopieddirectlyunderthetargetdirectory.1-Select“SendTo”&“Directory”2-Usethesearrowstoswitchselectedfilesbetween“Canbecopied”and“Willbecopied”4-Selectthetargetdirectory3-Clickheretomodifytheselectedtargetname2-Usethesesarrowstoswitchallthefilesbetween“Canbecopied”and“Willbecopied”“SendTo”isaneasywaytosa212.3.Mesh-partsmanagement–Meshcreation&destructionNewR9Tocreateormodifymesh-parts,clickontheappropriatemesh-parttoolbariconOctreetetrahedronmeshforsolidgeometry1.Selectthemeshpartinthetree.2.Contextualmenu,andDelete.OctreetrianglemeshforsurfacemeshBeammeshingforwire-framegeometryWecanalsodeleteameshpartcreatedfromanautomaticmesherorFMS1.Selectthegeometrytomesh.2.Selectthecorrespondingmeshtype.3.Entermeshspecifications2.3.Mesh-partsmanagement–M22Mesh-partsmanagement–PropertiesmanagementNewR91.Selecttheappropriatepropertytype.2.Selectthepartgeometryentity(PartBodyorOpenBody)inthetree.3.Enterpropertyspecificationsasthecasemaybe.Ameshpartmusthaveonlyonesingleproperty.Asformeshparts,wecanalsodeleteproperties.Oncethemeshpartiscreated,wehavetodefineitspropertyMesh-partsmanagement–Proper23Mesh-partsmanagement–ModelCheckcommandNewR9TheModelCheckcommandcanhelptheuserunderstandingtheDesign-Analysislinks.Thankstothelistofallthemeshpartsandproperties.Highlightsthecorrespondingfeatures.Justbeforecompute,wecanchecktheconsistencyoftheFEMmodel:Missingproperties.Missingmaterial.Missingsupport.Diagnosticproblems.AftermodificationsDiagnostic:CheckforPropertyandMaterialmissingandredundance.Mesh-partsmanagement–Model24Mesh-partsmanagement–AnalyzeofpartsmadeofseveralbodiesNewR9WecananalyzepartswhichhaveseveralGSDbodiesEachbodyhasitsownmaterial.Severalmeshpartswillbecreated(oneforeachbody).Then,wecanapplydifferentthicknessesforeachmeshpart.SeveralbodiesSeveralmeshpartsMesh-partsmanagement–Analyz25Clampsarerestraintsappliedtosurfaceorcurvegeometries,onwhichallnodesaretobeblockedinthesubsequentanalysis.2.4.DefineRestraintsClamps1-Clickonthe“Clamp”Iconinthe“Restrain”Toolbar2-Selectthegeometrysupport(s)(SurfacesorEdges).3-Click“OK”Symbolsassociatedtoanulltranslationinalldirectionsoftheselectedgeometryaredisplayed.AClampobjectappearsintheSpecificationTreeundertheactiveRestraintsobjectsset.Anyselectablegeometryishighlightedwhenyoudragthecursoroverit.Clampsarerestraintsapplied26Surfaceslider(3Tr.&1Rot.),Slider(1Tr.),Slidingpivot(1Tr.&1Rot.),Balljoint(3Rot.)andPivot(1Rot.).SurfaceslidercanbedirectlyappliedonsurfaceswhereasotherRestraintsmustbeappliedonavirtualpart(See5.4.)1-ClickonSurfaceSliderIconSymbolsonGeometryFeaturesTreeDefineRestraintsMechanicalRestraints2-SelecttheGeometrySupport(s)(Surfaces)3-Click“OK”Surfaceslider(3Tr.&1Rot.),27AdvancedRestraintsaregenericrestraintsallowingyoutofixanycombinationofavailablenodaldegreesoffreedom(dof)onarbitrarygeometries.2-SelectaxistypeDefineRestraintsAdvancedRestraints1-Selectthesupport(s)(SurfacesorEdges)3-ActivatedegreestobefixedTherotationdegreesarerelevantonlyforstructuralelementmeshes(i.e.shellelements),orVirtualParts.AdvancedRestraintsaregeneri281-Select“SendTo”&“Directory”7mmmeshsize–max:1.Eachvirtualpartwillshareitshandlerpoint.1-Selecttheimage(s)youwanttodisplay.SaveAllwillproposesavingallopendocumentsandchildrenofthesedocumentsAnalysisstoragedeletion1-SelectRenderStylefromtheViewmenuOnceyouhavesuccessfullycompletedafrequencycasecomputation,youcancreatefourtypesofimages:1-ClicktheDeformationicon.3-ActivatedegreestobefixedDefineRestraints p.3-DragthecompassbyhandlingtheredsquareanddropitontheappropriatesurfaceComputation2-Selectthegeometrysupport(s)

(Surfaces).DisplacementsOtherCapabilitiesCustomizingtheColorPaletteThefollowingdatastructureiscreatedintheexternalstoragedirectories:AlternatorsupportAdvancedRestraintsTherearefourdifferentsolvingmethodsforastaticanalysis:KnowledgewareforAnalysisRuleCreatingIsostaticRestraintsareStaticallyDefiniteRestraintsallowingyoutosimplysupportaBody.DefineRestraintsIsostaticRestraints1-Clickonthe“iso-staticrestraints”Icon2-Selectageometry3-ClickOK1-Select“SendTo”&“Directo29Pressuresareintensiveloadsrepresentinguniformscalarpressurefieldsappliedtosurfacegeometries,hencetheforcedirectioniseverywherenormaltothesurface.1-Clickonthe“Pressure”IconSymbolsrepresentingthePressureLoadsaredisplayed.ALoadsobjectappearsintheFeaturesTreeundertheactiveLoadsobjectsset.2.5.DefineLoadsPressureLoads2-Selectthegeometrysupport(s)

(Surfaces).Anyselectablegeometryishighlightedwhenyoudragthecursoroverit.4-Click“OK”3-SpecifyapressurevalueorOpenaDataFileformappingPressuresareintensiveloads30DistributedForces(Moments)areforcesystemsstaticallyequivalenttoagivenpureforce(couple)resultantatagivenpoint,distributedonavirtualpartoronageometricselection.DefineLoadsDistributedForcesandMoments1-Selectsupport(s)

(SurfacesorEdges)2-Selectaxistype3-SpecifyforceDistributedForces(Moments)a31Accelerationsareintensiveloadsrepresentingmassbodyforce(acceleration)fieldsofuniformmagnitudeappliedtoparts.DefineLoadsAcceleration(GravityBodyForces)1-Selectsupport(s)

(SurfacesorEdges)2-Selectaxistype3-SpecifyvectorAccelerationsareintensivelo32RotationForcesareintensiveloadsrepresentingmassbodyforce(acceleration)fieldsinducedbyrotationalmotionappliedtoparts.DefineLoadsRotationForces1-Selectsupport(s)

(SurfacesorEdges)2-Selectaxis3-Specifyangle

velocityandacceleration(ifnecessary)RotationForcesareintensive33ForceDensitiesareintensiveloadsrepresentingline(surface)tractionfieldsorvolumebodyforcefields,ofuniformmagnitude,appliedtoeithercurve(surface)geometries,ortoparts.DefineLoadsForceDensities1-Selectsupport(s)2-Selectaxistype3-SpecifyvectorOrOpenadatafileformappinganexternalloadForceDensitiesareintensive34EnforcedDisplacementsareequivalentloadsappliedtosupportgeometries,resultingforthesubsequentanalysisinassigningnonzerovaluestodisplacementsinpreviouslyrestraineddirections.AnEnforcedDisplacementobjectisbydefinitionassociatedtoaRestraintobject.DefineLoadsEnforcedDisplacements1-Selectrestraint2-EntervaluesforeachrestraineddofEnforcedDisplacementsareequ35Insteadofspecifyingeachcomponentoftheforcevector,youcansimplydefinetheforcedirectionbyusingthecompass.Thiswillensurethattheforceisdefinedrelativelytothepart,whateveritspositioning.2.6.AdvancedPreProcessingToolsForcewithCompass1-Clickontheloadsicon2-Selectsupportandspecifyforcevectornorm3-Dragthecompassbyhandlingtheredsquareanddropitontheappropriatesurface4-UseCompasstodefinevectordirectionInsteadofspecifyingeachcom36Insteadofusingtheglobalaxissystem,youcanuseanimplicitoneifyouwantyourpreprocessingtobedefinedwithrespecttothepart.YoucanalsospecifyauserdefinedaxissystemifyouhavecreatedoneinPartDesign.Inthatcase,thedofdirectionsofanadvancedrestraint,orthecomponentsofaforce,willbeprocessedwithrespecttothethespecifiedAxissystem.TheirinterpretationwillfurtherdependonyourAxisTypechoice.Therestrainrotationsareavailableonlywithsurfacicgeometry.AdvancedPreProcessingToolsAxisSystems1-Selectauserdefinedaxissystemtype3-Selectaxissystemlocalorientation4-Fixdof’s(inAdvancedRestraintcase)NB:Rotationsareavailablewithshells,butnotwithsolids.2-SelectanexistingaxissysteminthefeaturestreeInsteadofusingtheglobalax37New!AdvancedPre-ProcessingTools–Pre-processingonpointsWecanapplypre-processingspecificationsonpointsandvertexWecanapplyitforLoads,restraintsorMasses.Itisavailableondifferenttypesofsupport:VertexPointsfollowedbyFMSPointsfollowedbyOctreemesher1.CreateaGSDpoint2.Meshthepartwiththeconstrainedpoint3.ApplydistributedforceNew!AdvancedPre-ProcessingT38AdvancedPre-ProcessingTools–MasssetsMasssetscanbeincludedinastaticcase:Usedforloadingsbasedoninertiaeffect(acceleration,rotation).Takeintoaccountthemassmodelingcapabilitiesintheloaddefinition.1.InsertanewStaticCase2.SelectMasses:IfthereisalreadyaMasssetinthefirstStaticcase,youcanselectitasReference.IfthereisnoMassset,selectNew.NewR9AdvancedPre-ProcessingTools39ImageCreationDeformationsUnderthismode,theaccuracyisgood.GenerativePartStructuralAnalysisYoucanapplytwotypesofloadsonaVirtualPart:UserSettingsCustomizingViewModesAmeshpartmusthaveonlyonesingleproperty.2-ChooseananalysiscasefromthelistAllELFINISolvercomputationsaresystematicallystoredinastructuredwayoutofcorememory,onanexternalfilewhichpath’snameisExternalStorage.TargetedaudienceEnterthebeamcaracteristics.VirtualpartsDefineRestraintsComputationfilesThiscanbeperformedbothgloballyorlocally.UserSettingsCustomizingViewModesOnlyonenodeisgeneratedwhenvirtualpartsaresharingthesamehandlerpoint.CreateaNewAnalysisDocumentThesmallerthemeshsizeandsag,themoreaccurateyouranalysisresultswillbe.NewR92.7.Beamelements:wire-framemesherAssociativitywiththeGenerativeShapeDesignWorkbench.UseJOINcapabilitytobuildcomplexwire-framefeature.Anautomaticmeshpartgenerationismadeifanexternalviewhasbeendefined..Designyourwire-framestructureinGSD.UseJOINcommandifthereareseveralbeams.ApplymaterialontheJoinentitycreated.DoanexternalviewandgotoGPS,thenyouwillhavetochangedefaultmeshpropertiescreated.OrgodirectlytoGPSandclickonBeammesher.DoMeshVisualization(orcomputeMeshOnly).ImageCreationDeformationsNe40NewR9Beamelements:BeampropertiesdefinitionApplyapropertyonasinglebeamoronaJoinfeatureSelecttheBeampropertyicon.Enterthebeamcaracteristics.AfterclickingOK,alocalaxissystemisdiplayedatthecentroid,showingthesectionorientation.Theorientationpointmustnotbecolinearwiththebeamaxis,evenifthesectionisaxisymetric!NewR9Beamelements:Beampro41NewR9Beamelements:Beampre-processingandstaticanalysisPre-processingonbeamelementsPutGSDpointsinNo-Showmode,soastokeepfromselectingthem(else:mesherrorsgeneration).Putaclamptooneofthevertex.Applyadistributedforcetotheothervertex.ComputeandPost-processingonbeamelementsWecandisplaydeformationanddisplacements(otherpost-processingoptionswithESTcapabilities).InGAS,wecanalsodohybridanalysiswithsolid-shell-wireframegeometry.NewR9Beamelements:Beampre42Inthislesson,youwilllearnhowtocomputeaStaticAnalysis.SpecifyingExternalStorageComputing3.ResultsComputationofaStaticAnalysisInthislesson,youwilllearn43AllELFINISolvercomputationsaresystematicallystoredinastructuredwayoutofcorememory,onanexternalfilewhichpath’snameisExternalStorage.ThelinkbetweentheCATAnalysisdocumentandtheExternalStorageismaintainedaftertheendofasession,inawaysimilartothelinkbetweenaCATPartandtheassociatedCATAnalysisdocument.Itisrecommendedthatyoulocateyourexternalstoragewherethereissufficientspace.TherearetwosolutionstoModifythestoragepathwhichare:thetoolbarbuttonsorthespecificationtree.3.1.SpecifyingExternalStorage(1/5)1-Clickonthe‘Storage”iconintheSolverToolstoolbarThe“ElfiniStorageLocation”dialogboxisdisplayed3-SelectapathfortheExternalStoragedirectories4-ClickSave2-ClicktheModifybutton5-ClickOKAllELFINISolvercomputations44SpecifyingExternalStorage(2/5)Theothermethodistousethetreespecifications.AdialogboxisdisplayedThenewpathappearsinthefeaturestree1-Doubleclickonthepathyouwanttomodify2-Selectanewpath3-ClickOKSpecifyingExternalStorage(245SpecifyingExternalStorage(3/5)Eachnewcomputationwillgeneratefiles.Anewfilewillreplacethecorrespondingoldone.Beforelaunchinganewcomputationyoumayclearthe“ComputationData”and/orthe“Results”ifyouwantittosupersedethepreviousone.Thefollowingdatastructureiscreatedintheexternalstoragedirectories:1-Clickthe“ClearStorage”icon2-SelecttheactionyouwantComputationfilesResultfilesSpecifyingExternalStorage(346Tocalculate,thecomputerneedsatemporarystoragelocationwhichiscleanedupwhentheassociatedanalysissessionisclosed.SpecifyingExternalStorage(4/5)Withthisoptionyoucanindicatethedatastoragelocation.1-Clickthisicon2-Click”Modify”toselectanewdirectory3-Selectanewpath4-5-ValidatewithOKTocalculate,thecomputernee47SpecifyingExternalStorage(5/5)AnalysisstoragecreationCATAnalysisResultsandCATAnalysisComputationsfilesarecreated:ThefirsttimethecomputationislaunchedIftheuserexplicitlydefinetheirlocationAnanalysisdocumentwhichcontainsonlyspecificationscanbestoredwithoutlinkstoAnalysisstorage.Thesefilesarenotseenanymoreinpartnersapplicationsthatdoesnotneedthem.AnalysisstoragereadDataarecopiedonlywhencomputationorpost-processingneedtoaccessit.ThereisasignificanttimereductionofComputedAnalysisDocumentloading.Thereisnomoreuselessdatareading(ex:readacomputeddocument,modifythemesh,andre-computing).AnalysisstoragedeletionCATAnalysisResultsandCATAnalysisComputationscanbedeletedmanualy(equivalenttoClearcapability).NewR9SpecifyingExternalStorage(5481-ClicktheComputeicon.3.2.Computing(1/4)OnceyouhavesuccessfullydefinedRestraintsandLoadsinyourStaticAnalysisCase,youcanundertaketheactualresultscomputationofthatcase.2-ActivatetheAll(default)option.Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthecomputationthestatusofallobjectsintheanalysisfeaturestreeischangedtovalid.TheComputedialogboxisdisplayed.Activate“Preview”ifyouwantanestimationofthecomputationtime.Aseriesofstatusmessages(Meshing,Factorization,Solution)informsyouabouttheprogressofthecomputingprocess.3-ClickOK(orYes)tolaunchthecomputation.1-ClicktheComputeicon.3.249YoucaneditthedefaultvaluesoftheComputationparametersofaCaseSolutionasfollows:Computing(2/4)1-Double-clicktheSolutionobjectssetintheanalysisfeaturestreetodisplaytheComputationDefinitiondialogbox.Forthegradientmethodtwoadditionalparametersmustbespecified2-Activatethemethodyouwanttoapply.Youcaneditthedefaultvalue50Therearefourdifferentsolvingmethodsforastaticanalysis:Computing(3/4)1-Automethod:Oneofthethreemethodsbelowisautomaticallycomputed.2-Gaussmethod:Directmethod.3-Gradientmethod:SolvingiterativemethodwhichismemorysavingbutnotCPUtimesaving.4-GaussR6method:FastGaussmethod.Foranyanalysismethod.Recommendedforcomputingsmall/mediummodels.Recommendedforcomputinghugemodels.Twoadditionalparametersmustbespecified:maximumiterationnumberandaccuracyfactor.Recommendedforcomputinglargesizemodels(defaultmethod).Therearefourdifferentsolvi511-DuplicateCATIAInstallationicon.Computing(4/4)WhileCATIAcomputesyouranalysis,theinteractivemodeisnotavailable.So,youmaylaunchabatchwhichperformsthecomputation.4-Asaresult,whenyoulaunchthebatch,apanelappearsinwhichyouwillenterthenameofthefiletobeupdatedaswellasthenameofthemodeltobecomputed.2-Renametheduplicatedicon(forexample,CNextBatch).3-EdittheCNextBatchfileandattheendofthefile,replacestart“CNEXT.exe-env%GenericEnvName%“withthefollowing:start“CNEXT.exe-env%GenericEnvName%-batch-eCATAnalysisBatch”.1-DuplicateCATIAInstallatio52Inthislesson,youwilllearnaboutthePostProcessingcapabilitiesofGPSandaboutperformingaRefinedStaticAnalysis.ImageCreationImagesLayoutResultsManagementOtherCapabilitiesHistoricofComputationParabolicElementTypeGlobalandLocalMeshRefinementMeshAdaptativityKnowledgewareforAnalysis4.StaticResultsVisualizationandRefinementInthislesson,youwilllearn53DeformedMeshimagesareusedtovisualizethefiniteelementmodelinitsdeflectedconfiguration,asaresultoftheenvironmentalaction(loading).4.1.ImageCreationDeformations1-ClicktheDeformationicon.TheDeformedMeshimageisdisplayedandaDeformedMeshImageobjectappearsinthefeaturetreeundertheactiveStaticCaseSolutionobjectsset.Ifyoude-activatethisbuttonyougettheinitial,

i.e.undeformed