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You can either create the geometry directly in Apex Generative Design or import already existing files. You can import .xb, .step, and .sldprt files into the program.
Import/create the design Design space including the nondesign Nondesign spaces in MSC Apex Generativ Design 2020 as one solid. For this Bookshelf the already prepared design Design space was imported.
Create the material in the Materials editor and assignitl to the design Design space
The specific values needed are the Young's Modulus (210e3 MPa), poisson ratio (0.3) and density (7.8e-6 kg/mm3)
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Nondesign spaces have to be selected using the Optimization Tools. In this case the three screw holes are beeing used and a nondesign Nondesign space with an offset of 2 mm is created for each.
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Three constraints are created and attached on the nondesign Nondesign spaces:
Name | Direction |
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Constraint 1 | x, y, z (=0) |
Constraint 2 | x, y, z (=0) |
Constraint 3 | x, y, z (=0) |
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All boundary conditions must be assigned to the specific load cases, which are defined as Events. The number of Events can be changed by adding/deleting Events to the Meshless Generative Design Scenario. The assignment of the boundarie conditions to the Events can be made in the Loads & Constrains Window. The already created loads and constraints that concern the design Design space are listed in this window and can be activated for each Event individually.
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