AE4131ABAQUS LecturePart IV.ppt

AE4131ABAQUS LecturePart IV Patrick Roberts gt0398b@prism.gatech.edu x5-2773 Weber 201 Starting ABAQUS CAE Adjusting geometries There will be many times where you will need to change the geometry of a model after you have created the part(s). There are two methods to adjust goemetries Change extrusion depth Change the labeled dimension on a part. Adjusting extrusion depth Example: Let’s look at a 3D beam that has dimensions of 200mm length, 20 mm height, and 30 mm width. The width dimension was extruded. We want to change this to an extrusion of 10 mm. Adjusting extrusion depth Click Feature, Edit…. Click on the beam to indicate that is the geometry you want to change. A dialog will ask for the new extrusion depth. Make sure that Regeneration on OK is checked. Adjust by dimensioning You can adjust a parts geometry by adjusting a dimension. Let’s use the beam example to show how this can be done. Let’s say the beam must be shortened to 100 mm. Because this is not an extruded dimension we must adjust this using dimensions. Adjust by dimensioning Click Feature, Edit…. Click on the beam to indicate that is the geometry you want to change. A dialog will ask for the new extrusion depth. Make sure that Regeneration on OK is checked. Click on Edit Section Sketch. This will put you back in the sketcher. The length of the beam needs a dimension. Look on the button palette on the left for a symbol that looks like This button is called Create Dimension Horizontal Adjust by dimensioning Click on this button then click the vertical lines at each end of the beam. As soon as you click on the second vertical line a dimension will appear. Place this above the beam. Adjust by dimensioning Now that we have a dimension we can adjust the length of the beam by changing the number in the dimension. 6. Click on the button called Edit Dimension Value 7. Click on the dimension number that will be changed then hold down the Shift key and click on the end points of one of t