Week 9-Challenge

AIM:

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

To 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 weld with 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 with Spring Elements

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

CAD MODEL:

PROCEDURE:

step 1: MESHING THE COMPONENTS

• Mesh the complete com[ponent with 5mm element size.
• Before meshing, make sure that the solids are deleted completely.
• solids can be deleted by selecting delete option and then selecting the complete solids diplayed and then delete entity.
• Go to 2D tool and select automesh.Select the complete surface displayed and set target element size as 5mm and click on automesh to mesh the component seperately.

step 2: CREATE CONNECTORS

1.

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

• Since it is given in the question for seam connectors, go to 2D>CONNECTORS>SEAM.
• From seam option, select SEAM-QUAD(angled+capped+L) connectors.
• Set tolerance as 10.
• asssign spacing as 4.
• Select the nodes that have to be connected.
• Select the components that need to be connected.
• then click create.

2.

Left_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Quad elements

• In order to create quad connectors, go to 2D>connectors>seam
• Then select the type as quad.
• Give tolerance value of 10
• give spacing as 4.
• Select the nodes that require connections.
• Also select the components that need to be connected.
• then click on create.

3.

Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Right_Rail_1:- Spot weld with 3 Layers and 5 mm Diameter

• In order to create spot weld with 3 layers and 5mm diameter
• Select 2D> connectors> spot
• then select the type as weld
• Give tolerance 20
• assign diameter value as 5
• give number of layers equal to 3 layered.
• Select the nodes that need to be connected
• Also select all the 3 components.
• Click create.

4.

Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Left_Rail_1:- Hexa (Adhesive)

• To create hexa (Adhesive) connectors,
• Go to 2D> connectors> seam
• Selec the type as hexa (Adhesive)
• Give tolerance as 10
• assign spacing as 4
• Select the nodes that need to be connected
• select the components that require connections
• click on create.

5.

Rear_truss_2 & Right_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

• To create bolt connectors
• Go to 2D> CONNECTORS> BOLT
• Selec type as general
• Select create hole if none option
• give tolerance as 10
• Give number of layers 2
• Select the nodes to be connected
• Also selec the components that require connection
• Click on create

6.

Rear_truss_2 & Left_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

• To create bolt connectors
• Go to 2D> CONNECTORS> BOLT
• Selec type as general
• Select create hole if none option
• give tolerance as 10
• Give number of layers 2
• Select the nodes to be connected
• Also selec the components that require connection
• Click on create

7.

Right_Rail_1 & Right_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Rigid Elements

• To create Spot-weld with rigid elements
• Go to 2D>connectors>spot
• Select type as rigid
• Give tolerance 10
• give diameter 5
• give the number of layers as 2
• Select the nodes to be connected
• Select the components that require connecction
• Click on create

8. Left_Rail_1 & Left_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Spring Elements

• To create spot weld using spring elements,
• Go to 2D>connectors>spot
• Select the type as spring
• Give tolerance 10
• Give diameter 5
• give number of layers as 2
• Selec the nodes rto be connected
• Selec the components that require connection
• Click on create

9.

Rest all the component left Join them with suitable connectors

• I tried diffferent connectors for connecting reamining parts
• Some places i used different weld types and some places i used different quad and seam connectors.
• I also used spot rbe3 (load transfer) connectors.
• I did this from 2D tool by slecting connectord and then spot.
• And then selected the type as rbe3(load transfer).

FINAL MODEL:

RESULT:

Created connectors and attached various parts of the component.