Week 9-Creation of 1D Connectors Challenge

OBJECTIVE:

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 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

Fig 1 Frame assembly

PROCEDURE:

1.MESHING:

All the components are meshed at once by keeping the target element size as 5mm and element type as MIXED.

  FIG 2    MESHED CONNECTOR MODEL

2.CREATING THE MATERIAL AND PROPERTY

FIG 3 CREATING THE MATERIAL

     The new property is created and the the newly created Material is assigned in the Property. The newly created property is assigned to each of the compoenents in the Model.

FIG 4 CREATING THE NEW PROPERTY AND ASSIGNING THE CREATED MATERIAL IN THE PROPERTY

3.CREATING  CONNECTORS BETWEEN THE COMPONENTS:

i)SEAM QUAD (ANGLED + CAPPED + L) BETWEEN RIGHT RAIL 2 & FRONT TRUSS 1 :

FIG 5 CONNECTORS TOOL IN THE 2-D TOOL BAR

The Seam connector in connectors tool in the 2-d tool bar is selected

 FIG 6 SEAM CONNECTOR IN THE 2-D CONNECTORS

The node path is selected in the Seam quad connector and the Spacing 0f 5 mm which is the distance between the elements of the two components is given. The Connector type is Seam Quad (Angeled + Capped + L)  & the connector is created.

 Note: Please Refer the Attached Word File CREATING THE SEAM QUAD (ANGLED + CAPPED + L) for FIG 7

Note: Please Refer the Attached Word File CREATION OF THE SEAM QUAD (ANGLED + CAPPED + L) for FIG 8

 ii)QUAD ELEMENTS BETWEEN LEFT RAIL 2 & FRONT TRUSS 1:

The Seam connector in connectors tool in the 2-d tool bar is selected

 FIG 9 CONNECTORS TOOL IN THE 2-D TOOL BAR

                The nodes are selected in the Seam quad connector and the Spacing 0f 5 mm which is the distance between the elements of the two components is given. The Connector type is Quad & the connector is created.

 FIG 10 CREATING THE QUAD ELEMENTS BETWEEN THE LEFT RAIL 2 & FRONT TRUSS1

FIG 11 CREATION OF THE QUAD ELEMENTS

iii)SPOT WELD OF 3 LAYERS & 5 MM DIAMETER BETWEEN FORNT TRUSS 2 , FRONT TRUSS 1 & RIGHT RAIL  1:  

      The Spot Connector option  in the 2-d Connectors is selected. 

FIG 12 CONNECTORS TOOL IN THE 2-D TOOL BAR

     In the Spot connector tool, the nodes for which the Connectors are to be created are selected. The SPACING value is kept at 5mm and the TOLERENCE Value is kept at 10mm. The Connector Type is WELD & Diameter value is kept at 5mm and the number of layers is choosen to be 3. The 3 Components between which the Connectors are to be created are selected and then the Create button is hit.

FIG 13 CREATING THE SPOT WELD WITH 3 LAYERS OF 5MM DIAMETER

    The Spot Weld connector with 3 Layers and 5mm diameter are cretedbetween the 3 Components I.e Front Truss 1, Front Truss 2 & Right Rail 1.

FIG 14 CREATION OF THE SPOT WELD WITH 3 LAYERS OF 5mm DIAMETER

iv)HEXA ADHESIVE BETWEEN FRONT TRUSS 2,FRONT TRUSS 1 & LEFT RAIL 1:

The Seam connectors  from the connectors tool panel is selected 

FIG 15 SEAM TOOL IN THE CONNECTORS PANEL

    The Nodes  for which the adhesive connector is to be produced is selected along with the component between which the connector is to be created and the thickness of the connector is given after measuring the distance between the nodes of the two different components is measured.

 FIG 16 CREATING THE ADHESIVE CONNECTOR BETWEEN THE COMPONENTS

 FIG 17 CREATION OF THE ADHESIVE CONNECTORS BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS

v)BOLT CONECTOR BETWEEN REAR TRUSS 2 & RIGHT RAIL 2 :

The Bolt Connectors  from the 2-d tools panel are choosen.

FIG 18 CONNECTORS FROM THE 2-D TOOLS PANEL

  FIG 19  CONNECTORS FROM THE 2-D TOOLS PANEL

  Choose the nodes , Components ,the bolt type  & Create the hole if none option as shown in the figure below to make the  bolt connection between the two components.

FIG 20 CREATION OF THE BOLT CONNECTORS

    The mesh surrounding the holes created during the creation fo the bolt Connectors is cleaned up.

 FIG 21 MESH CLEAN UP AFTER CREATING THE BOLT CONNECTORS

 Check the quality for the connectors for the given tolerance through the quality tool in the connector tool panel

 FIG 22 CONNECTOR QUALITY CHECK FOR BOLT CONNECTORS

vi)BOLT CONNECTOR BETWEEN REAR TRUSS 2 & LEFT RAIL 2 :

The Bolt Connectors  from the 2-d tools panel are choosen.

Choose the nodes , Components ,the bolt type  & Create the hole if none option as shown in the figure below to make the  bolt connection between the two components.

 FIG 23 CREATING THE BOLT CONNECTORS

FIG 24 CREATION OF THE BOLT CONNECTORS

The mesh surrounding the holes created during the creation fo the bolt Connectors is cleaned up.

FIG 25 MESH CLEAN UP AFTER CREATING THE BOLT CONNECTORS

 Check the quality for the connectors for the given tolerance through the quality tool in the connector tool panel

 FIG 26 CONNECTOR QUALITY CHECK FOR BOLT CONNECTORS

vii) SPOT WELD WITH RIGID ELEMENTS BETWEEN RIGHT RAIL 1 & RIGHT RAIL  2:  

        The Spot Weld tool in the 1-d Elements Panel is Selected

 FIG 27  SPOT WELD IN 1D TOOLS PANEL

                In the Spot Weld panel, The Spot weld Using the nodes Option is ticked on & the Independent Node & the Dependent Nodes from the other Compnents are Slected & the element type is selected as rigid before hitting the create Button.

FIG 28 CREATION OF THE SPOT WELD USING THE NODES

          The Rigid Element is created between the two components as shown in the figure below

  FIG 29 CREATION OF THE SPOT WELD USING THE NODES

viii) SPOT WELD WITH SPRING ELEMENTS BETWEEN LEFT RAIL 1 & LEFT RAIL  2: 

           The Spot Weld tool in the 1-d Elements Panel is Selected

 FIG 30 SPOT WELD IN 1D TOOLS PANEL

            In the Spot Weld panel, The Spot weld Using the nodes Option is ticked on & the Independent Node & the Dependent Nodes from the other Compnents are Slected & the element type is selected as rigid before hitting the create Button.

 FIG 31 CREATING THE SPOT WELD WITH SPRING ELEMENTS USING THE NODES

         The Spring Element is created between the two components as shown in the figure below

 FIG 32 CREATION OF SPOT WELD WITH SPRING ELEMENTS USING THE NODES

xi) HINGE TYPE BOLT CONNECTOR  BETWEEN REAR TRUSS 1 & REAR TRUSS 2:  

       In the Bolt Connector tool, the connetor type is choosen as Hinge & a tolerence of 20 mm is given. The nodes where the connectors are supposed to realize are choosen & then components  between which the connectors are to be realized are selected. The Number of layers are kept at 2. 

        The option to create the hole if none exist are choosen and then the create button is hit to create the connector. 

  FIG 33 CREATING THE HINGE TYPE BOLT CONNECTOR

 The Hinge Type bolt connector is created between the Rear Truss 1 & Rear Truss 2 as shown below in the figure

 FIG 34 CREATION OF THE HINGE TYPE BOLT CONNECTOR

RESULT:

 All the Connectors metioned in the Objective were realised successfully in the given model

   FINAL MODEL IMAGE WITH ALL THE CONNECTORS IN THE OBJECTIVE REALISED