Hello all, I want to bend a tube

[james0]

Hello all,

I want to bend a tube around a radius of curvature in one step and then compress the tube in the second step. Is there a way to control a displacement along say, a defined curve? Please see attached picture of the setup I am looking to recreate, with the bending around happening first, and then the two plates top and bottom, compressing secondly.

Any help at all would be appreciated as I am new to using the software.

Thanks in advance!

James

 

[IceBreakerSours]

Yes. You should look at *Boundary with the option *Amplitude.

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[james0]

Thank you for your response. Have been looking there and else where for more information and can’t find anything to control displacement around a defined curve.

Thank you,
James.

 

[IceBreakerSours]

You have to prescribe the curve at a geometric/reference node that is rigidly connected to one end of the tube. There are other ways as well.

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