Shell
With SOLIDWORKS Simulation you can display the mesh and results of shells using a 3D representation of shell bodies. There is a new option to display the thickness of shells in result plots (stress, displacement, and strain) and when viewing the mesh. To view the…
SolidWorks Simulation – Shell Thickness in Design Study [VIDEO]
When performing design studies in SolidWorks, you can typically link the dimensions within the model to design study parameters and then vary those dimensions to undertake design studies or design optimizations. If you use shell elements in an analysis then the thickness of the shell is defined within the simulation setup and is not part of the model itself. To perform a design study on the thickness of the shell, the thickness needs to be linked to a simulation parameter. To define this parameter, the Link Value option within the shell definition property manager can be used. Once the link value option is selected, a Parameters dialog box pops up. This can then be used to define a “Simulation Parameter” and linking this parameter to the thickness definition of the shell. Once the parameter is appropriately…
A number of people are quite reluctant to use shell elements vs. solid elements. Shell elements can be a huge time save since they allow the modelling of thin features with relatively much fewer elements than solid elements. They are also easier to mesh and…
How many times have you tried offsetting a set of faces only to get the error shown in fig. 1? Most likely there are some faces that will disapear or will go through other faces during the offset. The actual challenge is pinpointing these faces and eliminating…