Tutorial: How to analyze a distributed force in Catia V5 FEM Analysis

Kai

14 Jun, 2013 08:27 PM

Download the file:
Tutorial_FEM_plate.CATPart

1. Step 1:

   Open the file "Tutorial_FEM_plate.CATPart"
   a material is already given to the part so you can start den analysis
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Open the analysis:
   Start -> analysis & simulation -> generative structural analysis
   choose "static analysis"
   

   

3. Step 3:

   create a "smooth virtual part" on both holes of the plate
   

   

4. Step 4:

   create a "user-defined restraint" on both of the smooth virtual parts as shown in the picture
   

   

5. Step 5:

   create a "surface slider" on the rear edge of the plate
   

   

6. Step 6:

   create a distributed force on the front upper edge of the plate
   500 N in negative z-axis
   

   

7. Step 7:

   doubleclick on "OCTREE Tetrahedron Mesh"
   set size to 4mm
   set absolute sag to 1mm
   make sure element type is "parabolic"
   

   

8. Step 8:

   compute your analysis
   

   

9. Step 9:

   click on "von mises stress" to get your analysis results
   you can also select "displacement"
   or "principal stress" to get a nice view on the compressive/tensile stress
   (especially around the holes)
   

   

10. Step 10:

    thats it