Week 9-Challenge

Mesh the given Component with a Mesh size of 5mm.

Create connector and Attach the various parts of the given model

1. Right_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Seam-Quad(angled+capped+L)
2. Left_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Quad elements
3. Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Right_Rail_1:- Spot weldwith 3 Layers and 5 mm Diameter
4. Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Left_Rail_1:- Hexa (Adhesive)
5. Rear_truss_2 & Right_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector
6. Rear_truss_2 & Left_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector
7. Right_Rail_1 & Right_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Rigid Elements
8. Left_Rail_1 & Left_Rail_2:- Spot-weld withSpring Elements
9. Rest all the component left Join them with suitable connectors

Importing the model:

Creation of Mesh: 2D -- > automesh

• Hide all components leaving the component which is to be meshed.
• Start meshing every component one by one with target element size of 5mm.

• Completely meshed all the components.

Create connector and Attach the various parts:

1. Right_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Seam-Quad(angled+capped+L)

• Hide all the components mesh’s only leaving the components mesh’s which are to be attached.
• This is done to avoid any miss section of nodes or components in any tool.

• Go to 2D -- > connectors.

• Click on seam to create a seam connector.

• Click on type to select the required connector in seam.

• Now select the seam-quad(angled+capped+L) which is the required connector.

• Select the nodes to which the connection is to be established.
• Enter the spacing value of the connectors near to the mesh size value.
• Select the components to be connected.
• The tolerance value is to find the elements to attach with in the tolerance range.

• Seam-Quad(angled+capped+L) connection is established between the required components.

2. Left_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Quad elements

• Click on seam to create a seam connector.

• Click on type to select the required connector in seam.

• Now select the quads which is the required connector.

• Select the nodes to which the connection is to be established.
• Enter the spacing value of the connectors near to the mesh size value.
• Select the components to be connected.
• The tolerance value is to find the elements to attach with in the tolerance range.

• Quad connection is established between the required components.

3. Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Right_Rail_1:- Spot weldwith 3 Layers and 5 mm Diameter

• To create a spot weld connection go to 2D -- > connectors -- > spot.

• Select the nodes to which the connection is to be established.
• Select the components to be connected.(3 components-3 layers)
• The tolerance value is to find the elements to attach with in the tolerance range.
• Enter the diameter value as required (5mm).

• Spot Weld connection is established between the required components.

4. Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Left_Rail_1:- Hexa (Adhesive)

• Go to 2D -- > connectors.

• Click on seam to create a seam connector.

• Click on type to select the required connector in seam.

• Click on next to see more type of connectors.

• Select hexa(adhesive).

• Select the nodes to which the connection is to be established.
• Enter the spacing value of the connectors near to the mesh size value.
• The tolerance value is to find the elements to attach with in the tolerance range.

• Select the 3 component’s witch are to be connected with hexa (adhesive) connector.

• Hexa (Adhesive) connection is established between the required components.

5. Rear_truss_2 & Right_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

• To create a Bolt connection go to 2D -- > connectors -- > bolt.

• Select the nodes to which the connection is to be created.
• The tolerance value is to find the elements to attach with in the tolerance range.
• Select the components to be connected.

• Bolt connection is created between the required components.

6. Rear_truss_2 & Left_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

Similarly to 5^th connection

• Bolt connection is created between the required components.

7. Right_Rail_1 & Right_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Rigid Elements

• To create a spot weld connection go to 2D -- > connectors -- > spot.

• Click on type to select the type of element to be created.

• Click on rigid to select the element type.

• Select the nodes to which the connection is to be established.
• Select the components to be connected.
• The tolerance value is to find the elements to attach with in the tolerance range.
• Enter the diameter value as required (5mm).

• Spot-weld with Rigid Elements connection is established between the required components.

8. Left_Rail_1 & Left_Rail_2:- Spot-weld withSpring Elements

• To create a spot weld connection go to 2D -- > connectors -- > spot.

• Click on type to select the type of element to be created.

• Click on spring to select the element type.

• Select the nodes to which the connection is to be established.
• Select the components to be connected.
• The tolerance value is to find the elements to attach with in the tolerance range.
• Enter the diameter value as required (5mm).

• Spot-weld with Spring Elements connection is established between the required components.

9. Rest all the component left Join them with suitable connectors

• All connection’s in one image.