Hi..
I used to work with Patran 2005. I don't know which version you use but there is an "utilities" menu (not installed by dfault). Under the utilities menu there is an option to create beam, spring or gap elements by choosing two groups. You have to group the base of the machine nodes and...
That's kinda an easy question to answer. 800 hours is how much we charge for doing it. Its not permitted by law or by reason to start building tools or production vehicles without a lot of testing, so, yes a prototype will be built and tested in a proving ground (700 laps in our case, which...
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Starting from the complete CAD model. Assuming that the analysis goal is calculate the whole frame, you have to import the files into the pre processor, extract all midsurfaces, connect with a lot of rigid elements, model the suspension, simplify a lot of things and you be talking about...