Creo Simulate - Restricted to 5 frames for static stress results animation...
Good Day All, I hope I'm missing something, Are we restricted to 8 frames of animation in the results window?I'm trying to animate the results from an static Creo 2 Simulate analysis (mechanica) run on...
View ArticleDynamic properties
hi allWhat value can be used for coefficents of friction (static and kinetic) and restitution in dynamic analysis.Does it depends on rpm.Also suggest a book if it has addressed such question.Thanks
View ArticleGear Meshing - Using CAM followers for more realistic approach
I am trying to mesh two spur-type gears and, instead of using just the rotational relationship generated by the 'gears' feature in Mechanism, I am trying to set up cam followers between the mating...
View ArticleSingularities in FEM results!
Hello Everybody, I am working with Pro mechanica, I am seeing singularity in my results. what is meant by singularities? It's the peak stress as for I know, but still I could not understand exactly....
View ArticleHow to measure lifting/dragging capasity in crane mechanism
Hi! Does anyone know how to define motors and measure Lifting and "draging" force? I know how to add servo and external load to tip of the telescope and measure required cylinder forces but how to do...
View ArticleHow to measure torque, when applying force on a leaver arm?
Hello,May be it seem very easy task to do but beginner like me in Creo 2.0 need your help. Please if anyone knows how I can measure torque, when apply force on leaver arm. I am sure there will be a...
View ArticleOptimization Running time
Why it takes too much time to run an optimization study while the design variable is only one and the problem is simple.I have run a static anlysis of a gear and i now i want to minimize its mass by...
View ArticleHow to define a Contact analysis with Hyperelastic materials
I am simulating a scenario where 2 parts are touuching and one is made of a hyperelastic material, hence i can only run it contact. - When I run it with 2 Output time steps (0-1), the solution...
View ArticleScanned data, singluar mapping
Hi, Two questions, the second resulting from the first. Thanks 1. Has anyone/can anyone share their experience of scanned component data - Real reverse engineering? Any links, contacts, papers,...
View ArticleUser Created Programs
Is there a way in Mechanica/Simulate to write custom programs (like you can with FEMAP's API or ANSYS' APDL)? If there currently isn't, can anyone from PTC comment on whether this functionality could...
View ArticleUNABLE TO CREATE ROTATION CONSTRAINTS IN SIMULATE...!
Rotation Constraints are greyed out in Creo 2.0.I am unable to create rotational constraints for a assembly model which I am working.Anybody facing this issue?
View ArticleNew blog posts
All, I posted a couple of new blog posts here. I hope you find them helpful. Tad DoxseePTC
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Design for Balistics
Can you design devices for balistics? Okay, so this is just not realistic, but I want an HTC phone. This phone survived a bullet! Who could have ever designed for this......
View ArticlePin/Ball/Cylinderical Co-ord System don't allow rotation?
Hi , Version: Creo 2.0 perhaps this is a common problem in FEA models - I'm having trouble properly properly defining the rotational constraints in a model and I'm getting strange results because of...
View ArticleHas anyone seen the following Simulate Message while running analysis on...
Good Day all, Has anyone run into the following message while running an analysis on an assembly with one component containing hyperelastic properties?*** Decomp. Singular Stiffness Matrix....
View ArticleSimulation failed!
I've been trying to run a simulation on a frame and it keeps failing. It says in the log AutoGEM has detected an element incompatibility across thehighlighted curve. Adding points to the curve may...
View ArticlePlanetary gear design
Hi all i would like to know how to create a planetry gear reducer.I have modeled all the parts but their mechanism gives problem. Scenario is that i have a planetry gear head with 5 rows of planetry...
View ArticleFatigue Analysis for plastic materials
Dear all, Is there any option to analyse components made up of plastic materials (e.g pp,30%gf pp, Acetal, Abs) for fatigue failure. Can you please give more details to perform a fatigue analysis for...
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Mass properties are not calculated
Just starting on Creo 2.0, and when I save a part (or assembly) I get the following conflict window pop up: "Mass properties are not calculated" Now.... I know what it means The trouble is I have not...
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Simulation Diagnostic Warning
"X-axis direction of the local beam coordinate system has changed."I continue to get this message, and I don't know how to fix this. Any professional help would be welcomed. Thanks,Ali
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