Challenge

Week 9-Creation of 1D Connectors Challenge

OBJECTIVE:

For this challenge, you will have to mesh the given geometry. Provided below are the quality parameters that you have to follow.

Target Element size - 5 Units

Import Geomentry:

2D MESHING:

Connectors:

Connectors are to be created at the component attachments.
Click on create you will be see the connectors is created and click on Realize you will be seen on the status bar.
Click on connector from View>browzer>Hypermesh>conectors.

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

Click on the 1D panel on connectors.
click on seam on 1D menu bar.
Hide the other componemt expect the componemst to be highlighted make it as current componemt.
Click on the seam click on the node list to be coonected as created.
click on the type of the coonector and select the Seam-Quard(Angled+capped+L).
Select the tolerance value to be 10 depends on the distance between the model.
clcik on componemts and select the components to be connected and click on the skin inprint.
click on the create and you will be seen in the realised and status bar.

Left_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Quad elements

Click on the 1D panel on connectors.
click on seam on 1D menu bar.
Hide the other componemt expect the componemst to be highlighted make it as current componemt.
Click on the seam click on the node list to be coonected as created.
click on the type of the coonector and select the Quards.
Select the tolerance value to be 10 depends on the distance between the model.
clcik on componemts and select the components to be connected and click on the skin inprint.
click on the create and you will be seen in the realised and status bar.

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

Click on the 1D panel on connectors.
click on sport on 1D menu bar.
Hide the other componemt expect the componemst to be highlighted make it as current componemt.
Click on the seam click on the node list to be coonected as created.
click on the type of the coonector and select the weld with 5mm diameter and 2 layer.
Select the tolerance value to be 10 depends on the distance between the model.
clcik on componemts and select the components to be connected and click on the skin inprint.
click on the create and you will be seen in the realised and status bar.

Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Left_Rail_1:- Hexa (Adhesive)

Click on the 1D panel on connectors.
click on seam on 1D menu bar.
Hide the other componemt expect the componemst to be highlighted make it as current componemt.
Click on the seam click on the node list to be coonected as created.
click on the type of the coonector and select the Hexa(Adhesive).
Select the tolerance value to be 10 depends on the distance between the model.
clcik on componemts and select the components to be connected and click on the skin inprint.

Rear_truss_2 & Right_Rail_2:- Bolt [Connector]

Click on the 1D panel on connectors.
click on Bolt on 1D menu bar.
Hide the other componemt expect the componemst to be highlighted make it as current componemt.
Click on the Bolt click on the node list to be coonected as created.
click on the type of the coonector and select the Bolt
Select the tolerance value to be 10 depends on the distance between the model.
clcik on componemts and select the components to be connected and click on the skin inprint.

Rear_truss_2 & Left_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

Click on the 1D panel on connectors.
click on Bolt on 1D menu bar.
Hide the other componemt expect the componemst to be highlighted make it as current componemt.
Click on the Bolt click on the node list to be coonected as created.
click on the type of the coonector and select the Bolt
Select the tolerance value to be 10 depends on the distance between the model.
clcik on componemts and select the components to be connected and click on the skin inprint.

Right_Rail_1 & Right_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Rigid Elements

Click on the 1D panel on connectors.
click on spot on 1D menu bar.
Hide the other componemt expect the componemst to be highlighted make it as current componemt.
Click on the spot click on the node list to be coonected as created.
click on the type of the coonector and select the Spot weld with Rigid elements.
Select the tolerance value to be 10 depends on the distance between the model.
clcik on componemts and select the components to be connected and click on the skin inprint.

Left_Rail_1 & Left_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Spring Elements

Click on the 1D panel on connectors.
click on spot on 1D menu bar.
Hide the other componemt expect the componemst to be highlighted make it as current componemt.
Click on the spot click on the node list to be coonected as created.
click on the type of the coonector and select the Spot weld with spring Elements.
Select the tolerance value to be 10 depends on the distance between the model.
clcik on componemts and select the components to be connected and click on the skin inprint.

Rest all the component left Join them with suitable connectors

Ship work like this
in your own course.