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8 2. Prerequisites .. 2. Course Design Philosophy .. 2. Using this Book .. 2. Laboratory Exercises .. 2. About the Training Files .. 3. Windows .. 3. Conventions Used in this Book .. 3. Use of Color .. 4. Color Schemes .. 4. More SolidWorks Training Resources.. 5. Local User Groups .. 5. What is SolidWorks Simulation ?.. 6. What Is Finite Element Analysis?.. 7. Build Mathematical Model .. 9. Defeaturing .. 9. Idealization .. 9. Clean-up .. 9. Build Finite Element Model .. 10. Solve Finite Element Model .. 10. Analyze Results .. 10. Errors in FEA .. 11. i Contents SolidWorks Simulation Finite Elements .. 11. Element Types Available in SolidWorks Simulation .. 11. First Order Solid Tetrahedral Elements .. 12. Second Order Solid Tetrahedral Elements .. 13. First Order Triangular Shell Elements .. 14. Second Order Triangular Shell Elements .. 14. Beam Elements.

9 15. Choosing Between Solid and Shell Elements.. 16. Draft vs. High Solid and Shell Elements .. 16. Degrees of Freedom .. 16. Calculations in FEA .. 17. Interpretation of FEA Results .. 18. Principal Stresses: P1, P2, and P3.. 19. Units of Measurement.. 20. Limitations of SolidWorks Simulation .. 20. Linear Material .. 21. Small Structural Deformations .. 21. Static Loads.. 22. Summary .. 22. Lesson 1: The Analysis Process Objectives .. 23. The Analysis Process .. 24. Stages in the Process.. 24. Case Study: Stress in a Plate.. 24. Project Description .. 25. SolidWorks Simulation Interface .. 26. SolidWorks Simulation Options .. 28. Plot Settings .. 30. Preprocessing .. 31. New Study.. 32. Assigning Material Properties .. 33. Fixtures .. 35. Fixture Types .. 35. Display/Hide Symbols .. 37. External Loads .. 38. Size and Color of Symbols .. 41. Preprocessing Summary.

10 42. ii SolidWorks Simulation Contents Meshing .. 43. Standard Mesh .. 43. Curvature Based Mesh .. 43. Blended Curvature Based Mesh .. 43. Mesh Density .. 44. Element Sizes .. 44. Minimum Number of Elements in a Circle .. 44. Ratio .. 45. Mesh Quality.. 46. Processing .. 47. Postprocessing .. 48. Result Plots .. 48. Editing Plots .. 49. Nodal vs. Element Stresses .. 50. Show as Tensor Plot Option .. 51. Modifying Result Plots .. 52. Other Plot Controls .. 54. Other Plots .. 61. Multiple Studies .. 64. Creating New Studies .. 64. Copy Parameters .. 64. Check Convergence and Accuracy .. 67. Results Summary .. 68. Comparison with Analytical Results .. 69. Reports .. 70. Summary .. 72. References.. 72. Questions .. 72. Exercise 1: Bracket .. 73. Exercise 2: Compressive Spring Stiffness .. 83. Exercise 3: Container Handle .. 86. Lesson 2: Mesh Controls, Stress Concentrations and Boundary Conditions Objectives.