ProcessExerciseProcedure
Procedure: Process Exercise
Objectives
After successfully completing this exercise, you will be able to:
Understand the basic process used to analyze models with Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica.
Scenario
In this exercise, you will run a static analysis on a flag pole base. (BASE.PRT) mechanica_process base.prt
Step 1. Enter Mechanica mode and select the Default Orientation.
1. Click Applications > Mechanica. 2. Click Named View List and select Default Orientation.
Step 2. Begin the process of setting up the model for a Mechanica analysis.
1. Apply a material to BASE.PRT.
Click Material Assignment and click More... next to the Material field. Select steel.mtl from the Materials dialog box and click >>>. Click OK from the Materials dialog box and OK from the Material Assignment dialog box.
2. Apply a constraint on the bottom surface to constrain translation in the X, Y and Z directions.
Click Displacement Constraint . Select the bottom surface of BASE.PRT. Verify the X, Y and Z translations are set to Fixed Translation Set the X, Y and Z rotations to Free Rotation . Click OK from the Constraints dialog box. .
3. Begin the creation of a Force/Moment load.
Click Force/ Moment Load . Select the cylindrical surface inside the model as shown. Click Named View List and select Standard Orientation. Click Advanced>> and select Total Load at Point from the Distribution field.
Select PNT0 from the display area.
4. Finish creating the Force/Moment load.
Type -600 for the Force Z component and click OK. Click Named View List and select Default Orientation.
Step 3. Set up and run the analysis and examine the results.
1. Click Mechanica Analyses/Studies 2. Click File > New Static.... 3. Type Base_Static in the Name field. 4. Verify that ConstraintSet1 and LoadSet1 are selected. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Run Settings from the Analyses and Design Studies dialog box. Type 512 in the Memory Allocation (MB) field, as shown, and click OK. .
7. Click Start Run > Yes to start the analysis. once the analysis is started.
8. Click Display Study Status
9. Wait for the analysis to complete before continuing. 10. Click Close to close the Diagnostics dialog box. 11. Click Close to close the Run Status window. The analysis should complete in less than one minute.
Step 4. Examine the results of the analysis.
1. Inspect the results of the analysis.
Click Results from the Analyses and Design Studies dialog box. Verify that Stress, von Mises, and MPa are selected in the fields on the Quantity tab. Select the Display Options tab and select Deformed. Click OK and Show and examine the von Mises stress results.
After noting the results, click File > Exit Results > No to close the Results window.
Step 5. Create an Optimization Design Study to use less material without exceeding 63 MPa von Mises stress.
1. Click Applications > Mechanica, if necessary. 2. Create an Optimization Design Study named Base_Optimization.
If necessary, click Mechanica Analyses/Studies to display the Analyses and Design Studies dialog box. Click File > New Optimization Design Study.... Type Base_Optimization in the Name field. Verify that the Goal is already set to Minimize and total_mass. Click Add Row and select max_stress_vm > OK from the Measures dialog box. Type 63.0 in the Value field for max_stress_vm and verify that the Units field lists N/mm^2. Verify that the logical operator is set to <.
3. Add the gusset thickness dimension as a design variable.
Click Select Dimension , select an extrusion from the Pattern 1 of Extrude 3 , and select the 12mm dimension as shown.
4. Add the cylinder width dimension as a design variable.
Click Select Dimension , select the cylindrical extrusion, and select the 12mm dimension as shown.
5. Set the maximum and minimum values for the design variables. For both design variables, set the minimum values to 4 and the maximum values to 12 as shown.
6. Click Options... and select the Remesh after each shape update check box. 7. Type 5.0 in the Optimization Convergence field. 8. The dialog box should appear as shown. Click Close > OK to return to the Analyses and Design Studies dialog box.
Step 6. Review the Optimization results, save the model, and erase it from memory.
1. Create a fringe plot of the Base_Optimization_Complete von Mises stress results. The Base_Optimization design study requires approximately 10 to 20 minutes to complete. As a time saving alternative for this exercise, you will review the results from the Base_Optimization_Complete design study instead.
Click Results from the main toolbar. Click Result Window from the Results Window main toolbar. Select Base_Optimization_Complete and click Open. Verify Display type is set to Fringe, Quantity is set to Stress, and Component is set tovon Mises. Click OK and Show.
Note how the model features that you controlled with design variables look thinner and the stress values are higher but within the specified 5% optimization convergence of 63.0 N/mm^2 that you prescribed as a design constraint. This indicates that less material is being used more efficiently without exceeding allowable stress limits.
2. Create a graph of the Base_Optimization_Complete total_mass measure.
Click Copy from the Results Window main toolbar. Change the Display type to Graph, change the Graph Ordinate (Vertical) Axis to Measure and click Define Measure . Select total_mass from the Measures dialog box and click OK. Click OK and Show.
As an optional step, consider relating the max_stress_vm (in MPa) versus Optimization pass with the total_mass versus Optimization pass. Doing so enables you to see the relationship between the decrease in mass of the model as the materials are thinned, which in turn causes von Mises stress to rise. 3. When you are through reviewing the results, click File > Exit Results > No to close the Results window.
4. Return to the Standard Pro/ENGINEER mode by clicking Applications > Standard. 5. Click Save from the main toolbar and click OK to save the model. 6. Click File > Erase > Current > Yes to erase the model from memory. 7. If necessary, close any windows that remain open. This completes the procedure.
