| Info | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
|
...
You can find all relevant data for this tutorial in the Example folder! ("C:\Program Files\MSC.Software\MSC Apex Generative Design\2019\Examples")
Step 1: Create a new project
In a first step, you need to create a new project. All data (geometry and configuration) will be copied and saved directly in a new project - folder, located in your workspace:
- Start MSC Apex Generative Design 2019
- Create a new project using the symbol
- Enter a projectname project name and save the project
- Open the newly created project
...
- Upload all relevant stl files by clicking on the symbol in the objects/surfaces area
- select Select all stl files
- The field at the bottom shows notifications to help you generate an optimization model
...
- Assign a Material to each object/surface and enter the specific values for the Young's Modulus (210e3115e3) and poisson ratio (0.2833) in the Material Editor
- Activate the option design space for the relevant stl file. Only one volume can be selected as such.
- In this case: Jet_engine_bracket - design-1
Step 3: Definition of boundary conditions
...
| Name | Object | Direction | Value in N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Force1 | interface1 | x | 18904 | |
| Force2 | interface2 | x | 18904 | |
| Force3 | interface1 | y | 17792 | |
| Force4 | interface2 | y | 17792 | |
| Force5 | interface1 | x | y19483 | 15701 14137 |
| Force6 | interface2 | x | y19483 | |
15701 14137 | Force7 | interface1 | x y | 19483 15701 14137 |
| Force8 | interface2 | x 19483y | 15701 14137 |
| Name | Object | Direction |
|---|---|---|
Fixation1 | interface2interface3 | x, y, z (=0) |
| Fixation2 | interface3interface4 | x, y, z (=0) |
| Fixation3 | interface4interface5 | x, y, z (=0) |
| Fixation4 | interface5interface6 | x, y, z (=0) |
- A total of 8 forces and 4 fixations should have been created as a result.
...
- Choose the design type normal
- Enter the optimization goal stress: 600 MPa
- Open Result File Formats. The following result files should be activated:
- stl File: results of each iteration in stl file format
- stl Files Intersected: result of each iteration intersected with the design space in stl file format
- ply Files with Stress: results with the information of stresses of each iteration (must be activated to show the results in the Visualization space)
- ply Files with Displacement: results with the information of displacements of each iteration (must be activated to show the results in the Visualization space)
- More information on result file formats here
All Inputs can be viewed and checked in the configuration file. The file should look like this.
...
If all data are correct, the optimzation optimization can be started and tracked in the results area.
...