Generative Structural Analysis

Getting Started

Entering the Generative Structural Analysis Workbench

Creating a Surface Slider Restraint

Creating a Distributed Force Load

Computing a Static Case Solution

Viewing Displacements Results

Inserting a Frequency Analysis Case

Creating an Iso-static Restraint

Creating a Non-structural Mass

Computing a Frequency Case Solution

Viewing Frequency Results

Before You Begin

Creating a Finite Element Model

Inserting a Static Case

Inserting a Static Constrained Case

Inserting a Frequency Case

Inserting a Buckling Case

Inserting a Combined Case

Inserting a Preprocessing Case

Inserting a Solution Case

Inserting an Envelop Case

Inserting a Harmonic Dynamic Response Case

Inserting a Transient Dynamic Response Case

Creating White Noise Modulation

Importing Frequency Modulation

Importing Time Modulation

Dynamic Response Sets

Defining a Load Excitation Set

Defining a Restraint Excitation Set

Defining a Damping Set

Creating Octree 3D Mesh Parts

Creating Octree 2D Mesh Parts

Creating 1D Mesh Parts

Creating Local Mesh Sizes

Creating Local Mesh Sags

Creating 3D Properties

Creating 2D Properties

Importing Composite Properties

Creating 1D Properties

Creating Imported Beam Properties

XML Mapping Properties

Exporting XML Mapping File

Creating Mapping Properties

Mapping File Syntax

Changing Physical Types

Creating User Materials

Applying a Material to Analysis Connections

Modifying Material Physical Properties

Editing User Isotropic Materials

Checking the Model

Creating Global Adaptivity Specifications

Creating Local Adaptivity Specifications

Computing with Adaptivity

Grouping Points

Grouping Surfaces

Grouping Bodies

Grouping Using a Box

Grouping Using a Sphere

Grouping Points by Neighborhood

Grouping Lines by Neighborhood

Grouping Surfaces by Neighborhood

Grouping Lines by Boundary

Grouping Surfaces by Boundary

Creating Groups under Mesh Parts

Updating Groups

Analyzing Groups

Analysis Connections

Creating General Analysis Connections

Creating Point Analysis Connections

Creating Point Analysis Connections Within one Part

Creating Line Analysis Connections

Creating Line Analysis Connections Within one Part

Creating Surface Analysis Connections

Creating Surface Analysis Connections Within One Part

Creating Points to Points Analysis Connections

Creating Point Analysis Interface

Inserting Sets of Analysis Connections

Updating Analysis Connections

Connection Properties

About Connection Properties

Creating Slider Connection Properties

Creating Contact Connection Properties

Creating Fastened Connection Properties

Creating Fastened Spring Connection Properties

Creating Pressure Fitting Connection Properties

Creating Bolt Tightening Connection Properties

Creating Rigid Connection Properties

Creating Smooth Connection Properties

Creating Virtual Bolt Tightening Connection Properties

Creating Virtual Spring Bolt Tightening Connection Properties

Creating User-defined Connection Properties

Creating Spot Welding Connection Properties

Creating Seam Welding Connection Properties

Creating Surface Welding Connection Properties

Creating Nodes to Nodes Connection Properties

Creating Node Interface Properties

Analysis Assembly

About Analysis Assembly

Analysis Assembly Methodology

Analysis Assembly 2D Viewer

Creating Rigid Virtual Parts

Creating Smooth Virtual Parts

Creating Contact Virtual Parts

Creating Rigid Spring Virtual Parts

Creating Smooth Spring Virtual Parts

Creating Periodicity Conditions

Creating Distributed Masses

Creating Line Mass Densities

Creating Surface Mass Densities

Distributing Masses and Inertias

Creating Combined Masses

Creating Assembled Masses

Creating Clamps

Creating Surface Sliders

Creating Ball Joins

Creating Sliders

Creating Pivots

Creating Sliding Pivots

Creating User-defined Restraints

Creating Iso-static Restraints

Creating Pressures

Creating Distributed Forces

Creating Moments

Creating Bearing Loads

Importing Forces

Importing Moments

Creating Line Force Densities

Creating Surface Force Densities

Creating Volume Force Densities

Creating Force Density

Creating Accelerations

Creating Rotation Forces

Creating Enforced Displacements

Creating Temperature Field

Importing Temperature Field from Thermal Solution

Creating Combined Loads

Creating Assembled Loads

Envelop Case Sets

Defining an Envelop Set

Adding Envelop Types

Editing an Envelop Type

Creating Global Sensors

Creating Local Sensors

Creating Reaction Sensors

Creating Applied Load Sensors

Creating Multi Load Sensors

Creating Internal Load Sensors

Creating Inertia Sensors

Updating Sensors

Displaying Values of Sensors

Results Computation

Specifying External Storage

Clearing External Storage

Specifying Temporary External Storage

Computing Object Sets

Computing Static Solutions

Computing Static Constrained Solutions

Computing Frequency Solutions

Computing Buckling Solutions

Computing Combined Solutions

Computing Envelop Solutions

Computing Harmonic Dynamic Response Solutions

Computing Transient Response Solutions

Computing Using the AnalysisUpdateBatch

Computing Using the AnalysisUpdatePLMBatch

Results Visualization

Visualizing Mesh

Visualizing Preprocessing Specifications on Mesh

Visualizing Deformations

Visualizing Von Mises Stresses

Visualizing Displacements

Visualizing Principal Stresses

Visualizing Precisions

Generating Reports

Generating Advanced Reports

Reading a Historic of Computation

Elfini Solver Log

Animating Images

Cut Plane Analysis

Amplification Magnitude

Creating Extrema

Editing the Color Palette

Simplifying Representation

Generating Images

Saving an Image As New Template

Generating 2D Display Visualization

Generating a 2D Display for Modulation

Generating 2D Display for Dynamic Response Solution

Generating a 2D Display for Sensor

Editing 2D Display Parameters

Analysis Application Interoperability

Working with Analysis Data Using VPM Navigator

Storing Analysis Data in ENOVIA

Analysis Impact Graph

Synchronizing Analysis Documents with Versioned Parts or Products

ENOVIAVPM / CATIA V5 Analysis Integration

Workbench Description

Generative Structural Analysis Menu Bar

Model Manager Toolbar

Adaptivity Toolbar

Modulation Toolbar

Analysis Supports Toolbar

Connection Properties Toolbar

Material on Analysis Connection Toolbar

Analysis Assembly Toolbar

Virtual Parts Toolbar

Restraints Toolbar

Compute Toolbar

Solver Tools Toolbar

Analysis Tools Toolbar

Analysis Results Toolbar

Measure Toolbar

Analysis Symbol

Nodes and Elements

Post Processing

External Storage

Reference Information

Changing a Current Analysis Case

Reordering Analysis Children

Importing Finite Element Data from a V4 Model

1D Property Section Types

Available Images

Failure Criteria

Advanced Edition for Images and Local Sensors

Selecting Occurrences

Axis System Type

Selecting Mesh Parts

Removing Geometrical Supports

Integration with Product Engineering Optimization

Measuring Between

Measuring Distances between Geometrical Entities

Customizing Measure Between

Measuring Angles

More about Measure Cursors

More about the Measure Between Dialog Box

Measuring Properties

Customizing Measure Item

More about the Measure Item Dialog Box

Frequently Asked Questions

Entering the Generative Structural Analysis Workbench

Authorized Supports

Connections and Properties

Dynamic Response Analysis

Solver Computation

Singularity Computation

Post-processing and Visualization

Frequent Error Messages

Integration with Product Engineering Optimization