Project - 2 - Meshing on the suspension Assembly

Aim: Meshing on the suspension assembly.

Procedure: Import model from the download.

Separate each part of the geometry into different PIDs.

Perimetrers>Length>1 for better resolution of features.

Check for connectivity,if not available perform TOPO.

Orient for normal orientation of faces.

Perform operations on each PIDs with respective type of part to modeled.

Start by checking geometry for any errors in the geometry.

Check for thickness to determine the type of approach like 2D and 3D based on the thickness above or below less or more than 6mm.

If 2D approach,carry out midsurface.

Geometry cleanup before doing meshing. 

Apply Quality criteria specified for 2D meshing based on elements type.

Check for quality elemental errors and clear the quality errors.

If 3D approach,carry out 2D meshing with specified quality criteria depending upon element type.

Tria element for flat surface and Ortho tria for curved surface.

After 2d meshing on geometry carry out 3D meshing tetra rapid elements.

Check for tet collapse error for quality error.

Model the suspension spring with PBAR procedure.

Make connections on the FE carried out not on the geometry.

Depending the type of connections to be made on the point of contact like bolt connections,seam welding,cbush connections. 

Transform the half of geometry to otheside.

Conclusion: Perform basic procedure to save time.

Assign the quality criteria respectively depending on type of model approach.

Separate large models into differents PIDs for easy task.

Make sure quality check on each part.