3DCS Version 7.3.2.0 Series Part 3

Finite Element Analysis FEA and Compliant Modeling

The third part in our 3DCS 7.3.2.0 series covers the application of FEA mesh on your 3DCS model using FEA Compliant Modeler, one of the 3DCS add-on modules, to accurately predict the way materials and parts react and to simulate the variation caused by stretching, clamping, flexing, bending, sagging, expanding and all the things materials do that we don't want them to. 

Date: Thursday August 20th 2015

Time: 11:00 am EST 

The webinar will last 1 hour, with 30 to 45 minutes for the speaker, and the remainder for questions.

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The third part of our 3DCS 7.3.2.0 series, presented by Saurav Kakar, DCS FEA Specialist, will cover FEA Compliant Modeler the add-on module for 3DCS that adds Finite Element Analysis to your variation analysis model.

The focus of this part of the series is to do more than show ‘what’s new’, as it is a technical introduction to the module. We want to show you when you would use Compliant Modeler, and how to apply it to specific scenarios.

So, why would you want to use FEA Compliant Modeler?

When you are simulating joints between two parts, such as:

• Fasteners
• Bolts and Rivets
• Spot Welds

Compliant Modeler also gives you the ability to add Gravity, Thermal Deformation, Stresses, Residual Forces and Springback to your model.

That can be a lot, and FEA Compliant Modeler isn’t for the faint of heart. That’s why we would like to show how to use it with a few basic models (that we’d be happy to share with you) to help explain how the module is applied, and where its outputs come from.

Key Take Aways:

1. When to use Compliant Modeler
2. How to simulate process and gravity
3. How to simulate temperature change
4. Best practices on using Compliant Modeler

Learn Best Practices

Best Practices:

• Mesh File Creation
• Modelling
• FEA Files Generation
• Nominal Build
• Visualization

See Different Scenarios on Demo Models and Try on Your Own

Demo Models:

Model 1: Two piece rail model 

Objective: Simulate an over constrained assembly taking into account Manufacturing Process and Gravity to calculate:

• Spring back due to manufacturing process. 
• Deformation 
• Reaction Forces

Model 2: Exhaust Pipe 

Objective: To simulate the effect of change in temperature to calculate deformation.

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