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Analysis: SimulationXpress

34.9. - The next step is to define the material ';:«==so=L=Io=w=o=R:::;;:;KS~Si=·m=u=ll•=ti-=o.-=.xpr==ess==Jti~

that will be used for the part. This is important ~

because as we explained earlier, for the

analysis we need to know the physical 1 Fixtures

properties of the material. 2 Loads

3 Material

4 ...
Since a material had been previously

5 Results
assigned to the part before starting the 6 Opt1m1ze

analysis (7075-T6 aluminum alloy), this step is

already marked as complete and we don't The material assigned to this part is:

need to do anything else. We can see the

green checkbox next to "Material" in the 7075-T6 {SN)

SimulationXpress wizard as well as the

Young's Modulus:
Young's Modulus and Yield Strength values
7.2e+010N/ mA2
for reference.

Yield Strength:

5.05e+008N/ mA2
If a material has not been assigned

before starting the analysis, we can select
~ Change material
"Change Material" and pick one from the

materials list. Click "Next" to continue.

c" Next

34.1 0. - Now that we have given Simulation- « souowoRKS SimulmonXpress
Xpress the minimum information required to =;:::::=============~

make an analysis (Fixtures, Forces and

Material), we are ready to make the mesh r 1 Fixtures

(break the model into smaller 'finite' elements) 2 Loads

and run our simulation. At this point we have 3 Material

an option to run the analysis with the default 4 Run

settings for the mesh or change them.
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In general, using a smaller mesh size Your model is ready to solve!

generates more elements that lead to a more

You can solve with the default settings or adjust
accurate solution; however, increasing the
them to better suit your needs.

number of elements also increases the time

and computing resources needed to run the

simulation. SimulationXpress allows us to

change the mesh density or the general size Run Simulation

of the elements.

In this example reducing the element ~ Back
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size from the default size (increasing the mesh

density) will not significantly impact the time to

solve the problem or its accuracy.

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