Assembly is 77000 elements, inc contac elements is 112000
26 assembly parts
connection of some parts is using rigids
global solution: free
all other faces that are in touch have been set as no penetration node to surface.
all files on local c drive
no errors or warnings , mesh ok
solve starts...
Another thing to remember is that before you run your analysis once you have created your thin shells on a mid plane or surface, you need to check the shell element normals which are hidden, switch it on (under menus) and display and make sure all are in same direction relative to planes, these...
I've used i-deas up to ms8,this is what you need to do
Surfacwe Abstractions ICON
Provides you with tools for mis surfacing and iterpolated surfaces. A midsurface contains thickness information about its associated suface pairs. For thin walled part you can use this thickness info for shell...
Can anyone help
1st question
Master series recommends using an O/S unix 10.20
HP C3600 will run unix 10.20 and not unix 11
HP 3650 and HP C3700 processors are not capable of running unix 10.20 and only work with unix 11.
Will I-Deas run on a HP 3650 or 3700 with Unix 11 OS ??
2nd question
I...
