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You can either create the geometry directly in MSC Apex Generative Design or import already existing files. You can import for example .xb, .xt, .step, and .sldprt files into the program.
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Next some help geometries are created that will be subtracted from the initial Design Space. For these steps the Design Space is hidden.
At first we need to define regions where accessibility is needed
Therefore, the split tool with the offset function as split method and a value of 3 mm is used.
Ensure to use “partition” as split behavior
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After this the Access Regions based on the cells can be created.
Therefore, the Access Region Tool in the Optimisation Tools is activated.
A sufficient extrude Distance is entered and the face of the created cells is chosen to create the according Access Region.
It’s recommended to choose a scaling factor for the Access Regions to have a little bit extra space for the assembly work later on (see 1.1).
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Click Create Configuration and a GD Configuration will be created.
Click Apply Configuration and the tool executes all necessary Boolean Operations.
The final Design Space is created.
Note: By applying the configuration a new part is created on which all necessary Boolean operations have been performed automatically
For the next steps hide all the other Parts of the Assembly except for the new Design Space.
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You can see the included parts of the GD Configuration by double clicking the GD Configuration in the Model Browser.
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Create the material in the Materials editor and assign it to the Design Spaceand Retained Volume. It is possible to create a separate material for the Retained Volume. In this case the material behaviour is Isotropic.
The specific values needed are the Young's Modulus (72000 MPa), Poisson ratio (0.34) and Density (2.7e-6 kg/mm3).
The Tension Strength is the maximum allowable stress for the material and is set to 460 MPa.
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Inside the Post Processing the von Mises stress and the displacements are visible for all iterations and for every Event. The Scale can be influenced individually
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The whole MSC Apex Generative Design project with all results can be downloaded here:
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