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The plate is mounted to the actuator using M8x1.25 bolts in bolt-hole-diameter of 280mm, qty 10. @ThomasH There is no way to check that deflection. If it's deflected way past the max. deflection it will be reflected in the part that is being grind on the machine - poor quality finish, out of...

@ThomasH The above design is part of a precision level CNC grinding machine to grind parts that are going to be used in an engine. Therefore, the max deflection is set at 5 microns as the max deflection increases the parts won't be accurate to their design.

In SolidWorks CAE, what's the difference between remote mass and direct external force applied? What are some use cases for these techniques? For example in this tutorial by SolidWorks, why can't we divide the engine by 2 and add the force to the area of contact? Link

I am currently running a FEA analysis on a plate for my project where a block is clamped to one of the free ends of a 100mm thick plate. How do I model the clamping effect accurately in SolidWorks FEA? I made a few attempts - Attempt 1 I modeled the block as a remote mass and gave it higher CG...

The above design is part of a precision level CNC grinding machine to grind parts that are going to be used in an engine. Therefore the max deflection is set at 5 microns; as the max deflection increases the parts won't be accurate to their design. I want to check every avenue before I take my...

@btrueblood and @rb197 There is gravity on the parts. A 100kg block is clamped tight to the plate and a 300kg block is clamped tight to the 100 kg block. The plate is mounted onto the actuator which is fixed. Gravity acts. How does one accurately model it in FEA?

@ThomasH There are no loads per se, there are masses clamped to the plate. And how exactly these masses that are clamped to the plate should modeled as is what I am trying to figure out. @GregLocock The plate is free to deflect at both ends but the max deflection should be 5microns (anywhere in...

Lets take their material and width as same as the plate, and their heights as 100mm

I assumed that when the block and weight get clamped to that plate, the plate will be under stress. That the plate will deflect at the left end like a cantilever beam.

Hey everyone, I have a project that I am working where I am designing a plate mounted/fixed to a heavy duty rotary actuator; the actuator is fixed. A 100kg blocked is clamped to it and upon it a 300kg weight is clamped. The whole plate length is 1.6m long with the actuator sitting 0.4m from one...

Hi all, I am currently performing FEA analysis on a weldment. I filleted all the sharp edges yet my solution is not converging - the stress keeps fluctuating and maximum displacement keeps increasing. How do I get a converged solution?