Fusion 360 Street Team

Simulation Deep Dive

Aaron Magnin – Technical Marketing Manager

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Agenda

▪ GoToWebinar Housekeeping & Intro

▪ Goal for Today
▪ Simulation Theory
▪ Simulation User Interface
▪ Problem Setup – Simple Static
▪ Self Guided/Break
▪ Problem Setup – Assembly Static
▪ Self Guided/Break
▪ Other Study Types
▪ Troubleshooting

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About us...

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Get the Training Files
▪ Get them here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wi7a3
w54ad5j62y/Sim%20Deep%20Dive%
20ALL%20FILES.f3z?dl=0
(or see the document I’ve
shared)

▪ Open the data panel, create a

new project called “Simulation
Deep Dive”
▪ After opening the new project,
select to upload the files
▪ Then drop the downloaded file in
the dialogue box.

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Today’s Goal

Simulation Deep Dive. Learn all about theory, setup, problems, and common
issues/concerns.

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Theory

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What is FEA?

“Finite element analysis (FEA) is a computerized method for predicting how a

product reacts to real-world forces, vibration, heat, fluid flow, and other physical
effects. Finite element analysis shows whether a product will break, wear out,
or work the way it was designed.”

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Types of Analysis in Fusion 360...last time

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Types of Analysis in Fusion 360

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UI & Preferences

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Suggested Preferences for this Deep Dive

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Problem Setup – Static

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Assumptions for Static Stress

▪ Material is “linear”
▪ Loads are applied slowly
& steadily
▪ Structural deformations
are small

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“Linear” Materials?
(significant error!)

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Other Stress Strain Curves

▪ Elastic & Plastic materials

no go...right?

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From GrabCAD Challenge

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 The Original

http://a360.co/1U7VkUp

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Setup
▪ Model Simplification
▪ Material Definition
▪ Constraints & Loads (or boundary conditions)

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Setup Details

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Setup
▪ Model Simplification
▪ Material Definition
▪ Constraints & Loads (or boundary conditions)
▪ Contacts
▪ Mesh
▪ Solve
▪ Post Process

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Results

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Setup
▪ Model Simplification
▪ Material Definition
▪ Constraints & Loads (BC’s)
▪ Contacts
▪ Mesh
▪ Solve
▪ Post Process
▪ ....& Repeat

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Self Guided – Static

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From GrabCAD Challenge

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Which is better?

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Problem Setup 2 – Static

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Setup
▪ Model Simplification
▪ Material Definition
▪ Constraints & Loads (or boundary conditions)
▪ Contacts
▪ Mesh
▪ Solve
▪ Post Process

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Adding Custom Materials

▪ Manage Physical > then....

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Custom Materials – Where to Find Data?

▪ MatWeb

▪ Military spec sheets

▪ Vendors

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Contact (manual & auto), DOF, and Interference

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Contact Types
Bonded - The two bodies are perfectly bonded together where they meet, with no relative movement allowed throughout the analysis.

Offset Bonded - This contact type allows you to bond together bodies that are not touching each other.

Separation - Contacting bodies cannot penetrate each other, but they can partially or fully separate from each other. Also, when touching,
they can slide freely relative to each other in the face-tangential direction.

Sliding - Contacting bodies cannot penetrate through or separate from each other. However, the surfaces can freely slide in the
face-tangential direction relative to each other.

Rough - Contacting bodies cannot penetrate each other, but they can partially or fully separate from each other. However, while in contact,
they cannot slide relative to each other. This contact type is analogous to Separation contact with very high friction values.

Free - This contact type prevents contact interaction between selected entities. If you assign entities to a Free contact pair, the Automatic
Contacts and Solver Contacts routines will not generate contact interaction between those entities.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/fusion360/ENU/?guid=GUID-B43E60CD-1859-4A09-9AD4-394525DAA2D7

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Elements and Mesh

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“Turn Angle” Effects

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“Turn Angle” Effects
1 degree 15 degree

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Adjacent Mesh Size

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Adjacent Mesh Size
Small Large

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Curved Mesh Elements

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Curved Mesh Elements

OFF ON

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Use Part Based Mesh

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Use Part Based Mesh

OFF ON

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Aspect Ratio

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Aspect Ratio

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Shape Optimization

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Back to Design Challenge

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Other Study Types

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Buckling

▪ Thin members in
compression?

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Thermal & Thermal Stress

▪ Want to dissipate heat?

Maintain Temp?
▪ Or concerned about
thermal stresses?

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Frequency

▪ Concerned with
vibration?
▪ Need to know resonant
frequencies or mode
shapes?

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1-6 Modes at 0 Hz?!?!

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Nonlinear

▪ Plastics?
Hyperelastics? Beyond
yield?
▪ Changing contact?

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Nonlinear

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Nonlinear

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Event Simulation

▪ Load changing over

time?
▪ Impacts?
▪ Inertial effects

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Event Simulation

▪ See this.
▪ And this.

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Troubleshooting

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Convergence Diverge

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Unreasonable High Stress?

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Results Still Wrong?

▪ Check your setup

▪ Materials
▪ Loads
▪ Contacts
▪ Constraints
▪ Mesh
▪ But remember this is a numerical technique with simplification and
idealization

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