Week 9-Creation of 1D Connectors Challenge

#9 Week Challenge Hyper-mesh for FEA Plastic and Sheet Metal Applications

Aim: To Mesh the given components by giving the target Element Length as "5 units" by using the quality criteria as below:  

Import the geometry;

1. Click on the import icon on the main menu bar.
2. Select the import geometry and choose the file, click on import.
3. Then the file will be imported and will be shown in the graphical area as below,

 2D Meshing:

1. Click on the 2D from the menu bar.
2. Click on auto-mesh and enter the target element size as 5 units.
3. Select the type as tria elements, give the minimum and maximum element length in the criteria file.
4. Click on the surfaces and select the displayed surfaces, make sure the component is made as current component.
5. Click on create mesh, check for the elements failed and re-mesh the elements.
6. Check the elements for quality before starting the connectors,

Connector Rules:

1. Connectors has to be created at the component attachments.
2. Click on create, you can see the connector is created, realised in the status bar.
3. Open the connector from the view >browser > Hypermesh > Connector, here you can see the connectors that has been created.
4. Red indicates the connector is created but not realised.
5. Green indicates the connector is created and also realized.
6. Every connector created must be realised.

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

1. Go to 1D panel from the menu bar.
2. Click on connectors and click on seam from the 1D menu bar.
3. Hide the other components except the component to be connected and make one of them as current component.
4. Click on seam, select the nodes where the connector has to be created.
5. Select the type of connector by clicking on type and select it as Seam Quad (Angled+capped+L).
6. Set the tolerance value to 10(based on the distance between 2 components) spacing is same as the target element size of mesh.
7. Select the components to those the connectors has to be created, change the imprint to skin imprint.
8. Click on create, you can see the number of connectors created and realised in the status bar.

Task-2: Left_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Quad elements

1. Go to 1D panel from the menu bar.
2. Click on connectors and click on seam from the 1D menu bar.
3. Hide the other components except the component to be connected and make one of them as current component.
4. Click on seam, select the nodes where the connector has to be created.
5. Select the type of connector by clicking on type and select it as Quads.
6. Set the tolerance value to 10(based on the distance between 2 components) spacing is same as the target element size of mesh.
7. Select the components to those the connectors has to be created, change the imprint to skin imprint.
8. Click on create, you can see the number of connectors created and realised in the status bar.

Task-3: Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Right_Rail_1:- Spot weld with 2 Layers and 5 mm Diameter

1. Go to 1D panel from the menu bar.
2. Click on connectors and click on spot from the 1D menu bar.
3. Hide the other components except the component to be connected and make one of them as current component.
4. Click on spot,select the nodes where the connector has to be created.
5. Select the type of connector by clicking on type and select it as Weld.
6. Set the tolerance value to 10(based on the distance between 2 components) spacing is same as the target element size of mesh.
7. Set the layers as 2, and the diameter is 5mm.
8. Select the components to those the connectors has to be created.
9. Click on create, you can see the number of connectors created and realised in the status bar.

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

1. Go to 1D panel from the menu bar.
2. Click on connectors and click on seam from the 1D menu bar.
3. Hide the other components except the component to be connected and make one of them as current component.
4. Click on seam, select the nodes where the connector has to be created.
5. Select the type of connector by clicking on type and select it as Hexa(Adhesive).
6. Set the tolerance value to 10(based on the distance between 2 components) spacing is same as the target element size of mesh.
7. Set the layers as 2, and the width based on the components.
8. Select the components to those the connectors has to be created.
9. Click on create, you can see the number of connectors created and realised in the status bar.

Task-5&6: (Rear_truss_2 & Right_Rail_2 ),(Rear_truss_2 & Left_Rail_2):- Bolt Connector

1. Go to 1D panel from the menu bar.
2. Click on connectors and click on bolt from the 1D menu bar.
3. Hide the other components except the component to be connected and make one of them as current component.
4. Click on Bolt, select the nodes where the bolt connector has to be created.
5. Select the type of connector by clicking on type and select it as bolt(general).
6. Set the tolerance value to 10(based on the distance between 2 components) spacing is same as the target element size of mesh.
7. Select the components to those the connectors has to be created, select the create if hole none from the dropdown menu
8. Click on create, you can see the number of connectors created and realised in the status bar.

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

1. Go to 1D panel from the menu bar.
2. Click on connectors and click on spot from the 1D menu bar.
3. Hide the other components except the component to be connected and make one of them as current component.
4. Click on spot, select the nodes where the connector has to be created.
5. Select the type of connector by clicking on type and select it as Rigids.
6. Set the tolerance value to 10(based on the distance between 2 components) spacing is same as the target element size of mesh.
7. Select the components to those the connectors has to be created.
8. Click on create, you can see the number of connectors created and realised in the status bar.

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

1. Go to 1D panel from the menu bar.
2. Click on connectors and click on spot from the 1D menu bar.
3. Hide the other components except the component to be connected and make one of them as current component.
4. Click on spot, select the nodes where the connector has to be created.
5. Select the type of connector by clicking on type and select it as Springs.
6. Set the tolerance value to 10(based on the distance between 2 components) spacing is same as the target element size of mesh.
7. Select the components to those the connectors has to be created.
8. Click on create, you can see the number of connectors created and realised in the status bar.

 Task-9: Rest all the component left Joined them with suitable connectors

Joined them with springs, welds, quads suitable to the components

The Output: