I ended up using a less than ideal method that severely limited my ability to manipulate the mesh design. I made the argument in the project that this first design was preliminary and I was unsure of how the actual material would behave (I made some big assumptions about the material...
I am kind of a nube at SolidWorks also... so how do I create a helical sweep and a circular pattern. Also, there are more complicated designs that I may want to incorporate like the attached link. Can those be done with the same method?http://navier.ugent.be/public/biomed/research/Matthieu1.jpg
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I need to design it and then apply the load from the FEA to see if my design can handle the necessary load...
I found another forum where somebody was trying to expand the stent: http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=235964&page=9
I just want to test the stent in the expanded state.
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Hey Guys,
I have read a few posts on here before and this is my first time posting. I am not that familiar with solidworks so I hope there is a simple answer.
What is the best way to design a stent in solidworks? I have attached a picture of one but you can find several just by googling...