Solid Edge Simulation - Finite Element Analysis

Navigate the simulation pane and study status to manage analysis, toggle between single or all studies, anchor the pane for easier navigation, and note blue text indicates the active study.

Learn to create and customize finite element studies in Solid Edge Simulation, choose study types (linear static, normal modes, thermal, or coupled), assign materials, loads, and constraints.

Use the defined command to build and modify geometry in a finite element study, select assembly parts, activate components, and suppress or restore geometry for testing.

Generate and refine meshes for finite element analysis using the mesh command, selecting tetrahedral, surface, or beam types for the study, then assign material and adjust sizing.

Apply subjective mesh sizing to refine a tetrahedral finite element model, using a slider to adjust mesh density from coarse to fine, balancing accuracy and processing time.

Apply a surface mesh to a sheet metal part in Solid Edge Simulation, create a mid surface with 0.5 offset, and adjust mesh size to compare results and time costs.

Refine the mesh on an edge with the Edge Space Command, set edge elements to 50 and 75, increasing density around the edge to boost accuracy with modest processing time.

Refine a mesh on a surface using the surface size command on the bore’s outer cylindrical surface; increase element size to speed processing when accuracy is lowered.

Explore applying loads in Solid Edge finite element analysis, covering structure, body, and thermal load groups. Set values and orient loads with the steering wheel and direction controls.

Apply a bearing load in Solid Edge simulation with a linear static study and tetrahedral mesh to identify areas of highest stress concentration in the wheel.

Apply a centrifugal load to the entire model at 3600 rpm with zero angular acceleration, then fix the mounting hole and solve the linear static study.

Apply a torque load in a linear static finite element study on a stainless steel lawnmower hub, using hub shaft as the axis and a counterclockwise torque in newton metres.

Apply a body temperature load of 240 °C to a pump casing to study thermal effects, using a static analysis on a stainless steel model with fixed mounting plate faces.

Apply geometry-based constraints in finite element analysis to restrict motion, choosing fixed, no-rotation, sliding along surface, cylindrical, or user-defined types linked to selected geometry.

Apply pinned and no rotation constraints to a sheet metal mid-surface model in a linear static study, using mid-surface extraction with an offset of 0.5 and selective design-body visibility.

Apply sliding along surface constraint to replicate surface motion in a finite element model, using a plane face and symmetry conditions, then add a fixed constraint on the opposite side.

Perform a linear static analysis on an I-beam to identify stresses under 1000 N; use structural steel and a tetrahedral mesh, then solve to view results via a color map.

Perform a linear static analysis to simulate torque stresses on the mower hub shaft, applying 200 N·m about the hub axis, then mesh and solve for stress in MPa.

Apply a centrifugal load to a lawn mower blade in a linear static study, using angular velocity and angular acceleration, and apply a fixed constraint to the mounting hole.

Perform a linear static analysis on a sheet metal part by creating a mid surface, applying pin and no-rotation constraints, and simulating the stresses with a 250 N load.

Use linear static analysis to evaluate wind velocity stresses on a sign made of solid and sheet metal, with a mixed mesh and mid-surface, glue connectors between post and sign.

Demonstrates a thermal coupled study that analyzes a water pipe under gravity and convection, applying a 100 °C interior temperature and deriving stress, displacement, and factor of safety.

Explore the simulation results environment by solving the study, probing stress and displacement at nodes or faces, and customizing contour displays, deformation settings, and animated playback to share results.

Modify a static study to review nodal options, displacement and constraint force results, and elemental stresses, reprocess with different result components and an external mesh edge style.

Perform a linear static finite element analysis of a basketball hoop, applying a 1001 N force and evaluating rim and backboard stresses with connectors and constraints.

Explore bolted connections in Solid Edge simulation by applying bolt connectors between pipe flange faces, modeling forces and constraints, and reviewing bolt connector forces in a linear static study.

Simplify a bicycle stem for finite element analysis by applying a 667 newton force, removing non-critical features, and solving a linear static study with a tetrahedral mesh.

Simplify a bicycle handlebar model, define a coordinate system, apply x, y, z loads, and build a linear static finite element study with a tetrahedral mesh to reveal maximum stress.

Simplify a sheet metal assembly for simulation by using mid surface with image surface in the simulation geometry tab, then extend, trim, and unite bodies for linear static studies.