Contacts and Mesh Refinement
About this tutorial
Time Required 20 minutes Tutorial File Used Bracket_Assembly.iam
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Two simulations are covered. The first one corresponds to a structural static study with separation contact and advanced meshing settings. The second one involves additional local mesh control.
Objectives ■ Apply manual contacts. ■ Modify automatic contacts. ■ Add local mesh controls.
Prerequisites ■ Be familiar with the Stress Analysis environment, and complete the tutorial Assembly Stress Analysis. ■ Know how to use the model browser and set the active project. ■ See the Help topic “Getting Started” for further information.
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Next (page 40) Open the Model
The first simulation walks, step by step, through the definition of a structural static FEA analysis. It includes the creation of manual contacts and selection of advanced meshing settings and concludes by viewing the results. 1 Check to see that project file is set to Tutorial_Files.ipj.