Step 4: Validate the design performance
- To validate the design created in the previous step, Working Model
FEA is used to apply the boundary conditions on the new geometry and create
a finite element mesh, as shown in Figure 7. The loads, restraints, and
mesh element size are defined in same manner as in Step
1.
Figure 7: New parametric part with boundary conditions.
The results from the simulation are shown in Figure 8. Note that the
maximum stress is about 33 ksi.
Figure 8: Stress results from initial simulation.
Note: To get the actual maximum stress calculated, the Average
Values option in the Working Model FEA Results must be turned off. Otherwise,
the stress is averaged at each node.
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