Convert from Assembly to Solid part

[SolidDesign]

Is it possible to convert an Assembly to a Solid part so you can use Cosmos express to analyze it?

 

[ctopher]

Open assy, "Save As/Part".

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
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AutoCAD 06
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[SolidDesign]

I tried that but the Cosmos express sees it as a multitude of Parts and asks you to pick one of them. I was looking to see if there was a way to make is seam as one solid part without the multitude of parts embedded in it.

 

[Heckler]

I would be extremely careful with this method because you really can take into account the boundry conditions between parts. I personally wouldn't believe the results of your FEA done this way.

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[MichaelWeb74]

There are two ways:
1)Save assembly as part, select all components, open that part and add combine feature to form part with one solid body.
2)Insert new part into assembly, edit part incontext insert join feature, check force surface contact, and select components.

 

[MichaelWeb74]

There are two ways:
1)Save assembly as part, select all components, open that part and add combine feature to form part with one solid body.
2)Insert new part into assembly, edit part incontext insert join feature, check force surface contact, and select components.

 

[ctopher]

Michael,
Those two ways seem exactly the same.


Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
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[MichaelWeb74]

Very similar, but the second solution creates a single body part automatically (by choosing force surface contact), and the resulting part contained with in original assembly.

 

[ctopher]

you replied twice.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)

 

[MichaelWeb74]

Oh, please disregard one of them. I accidentally sent it twice.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[sabrejim]

I have not used Cosmosworks but I have successfully exported the assembly as a parasolid and then imported it into an FEA program (such as Ansys).

Jim