base excitation for dynamic analysis - SolidWorks 2007

[Tmoose]

Back in the Cosmos/M days it was possible to input a few forms of detailed base excitation for use in dynamic analysis in the ASTAR module.
For the last few years Solidworks Simulation seems to offer a means to input a psd spectrum as an external load in a Linear Dynamic Analysis.

I'm working with Solidworks 2007 Office Pro. There does not appear to be any analysis choice capable of this when setting up a study, although nonlinear, drop test, and a few other interesting ones are. A search thru all the cosmosworks help files for linear dynamic analysis, spectrum, or base excitation comes up vry empty.
However There is an ASTAR.dll in the solidworks directory.

Are advanced linear dynamic analysis available in SW/CW 2007? If so I will check my installation again.

In the mean time I'll be looking thru the various "What's new" files to see if there is an announcement for Advanced Linear dynamics //after// SW 2007

thanks

Dan T

 

[academix]

Hello:

Base Excitation comes in SolidWorks Simulation Premium that includes the Cosmos/M GeoStar Interface as well. Your version seems to be very old and it used to be called, CosmosWorks Advanced Professional then. If you have that version, then base excitation can be done as usual.

Best regards
Natarajan R.


Natarajan Ramamoorthy
Design Engineering Consultant

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