Autodesk® Inventor® Simulation is an essential element in the Autodesk Digital Prototyping workflow that enables engineers, designers and manufacturers to transition from traditional design and physical prototyping methods to the innovative use of 3D modeling for evaluating form, fit and function. This allows virtual exploration and testing of objects, components and products before they are made, saving critical development time and cost. Autodesk Inventor Simulation provides the dynamic tools required to revolutionize the product design process, but these tools are complex to learn and use to their full potential. Up and Running with Autodesk® Inventor® Simulation 2011 is dedicated to the requirements of Inventor users who need to quickly learn or refresh their skills and apply the dynamic simulation, stress analysis, frame analysis, and optimization capabilities of Inventor Simulation 2011. Providing clear guidance and all-important real-world tutorials, the step-by-step, heavily-illustrated approach of this book will help designers, engineers, and manufacturers of all skill levels become Simulation experts. Get up to speed fast with real-life, step-by-step design problems-3 new to this edition!Discover how to convert CAD models to working digital prototypes, enabling you to enhance designs and simulate real-world performance without creating physical prototypesLearn all about the frame analysis environment-new to Autodesk Inventor Simulation 2011-and other key features of this powerful software, including modal analysis, assembly stress analysis, parametric optimization analysis, effective joint creation, and moreManipulate and experiment with design solutions from the book using datasets provided on the book's companion website and move seamlessly onto tackling your own design challenges with confidenceNew edition features enhanced coverage of key areas, including stress singularities, h-p convergence, curved elements, mechanism redundancies, FEA and simulation theory, with hand calculations, and more
Author(s): Wasim Younis
Edition: 2
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 464
DEDICATION......Page 3
Up and Running with Autodesk® Inventor® Simulation 2011......Page 4
Copyright
......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
FOREWORD......Page 14
PREFACE......Page 15
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 17
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 18
HOW TO ACCESS THE BOOK EXERCISE FILES......Page 19
SIMULATION OVERVIEW......Page 20
OPEN-AND CLOSED-LOOP MECHANISMS......Page 21
REDUNDANT MECHANISMS......Page 22
CONTACT PROPERTIES......Page 24
SIMULATION WORKFLOW......Page 25
SIMULATION USER INTERFACE......Page 28
JOINTS......Page 32
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS......Page 81
ANALYZING RESULTS......Page 102
INTRODUCTION......Page 116
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 1......Page 117
MANUALLY CREATE ROLLING JOINTS......Page 121
INTRODUCTION......Page 128
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 2......Page 131
INTRODUCTION......Page 144
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 3......Page 146
INTRODUCTION......Page 180
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 4......Page 182
INTRODUCTION......Page 198
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 5......Page 200
INTRODUCTION......Page 222
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 6......Page 224
INTRODUCTION......Page 236
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 7 STAGE 2......Page 238
THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM) – AN OVERVIEW......Page 254
TYPES OF FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM) ELEMENTS......Page 255
METHODS TO ENHANCE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (FEM) RESULTS......Page 256
LINEAR AND NONLINEAR ANALYSIS......Page 257
STATIC ANALYSIS – AN OVERVIEW......Page 259
MODAL ANALYSIS – AN OVERVIEW......Page 262
STRESS ANALYSIS USER INTERFACE......Page 266
MANAGE TAB......Page 268
STATIC ANALYSIS......Page 269
MATERIALS TAB......Page 274
CONSTRAINTS TAB......Page 275
LOADS TAB......Page 276
CONTACTS TAB......Page 278
PREPARE TAB......Page 280
RESULT TAB......Page 287
DISPLAY TAB......Page 289
REPORT TAB......Page 292
GUIDE TAB......Page 293
STRESS ANALYSIS SETTINGS TAB......Page 294
INTRODUCTION......Page 296
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 8......Page 297
INTRODUCTION......Page 306
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 9......Page 307
INTRODUCTION......Page 318
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 10......Page 319
INTRODUCTION......Page 336
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 11......Page 337
INTRODUCTION......Page 352
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 12......Page 353
PART 1 – CHASSIS DESIGN WITH WELDS AND RHS CHANNEL RADII......Page 354
PART 2 – CHASSIS DESIGN WITHOUT WELDS AND RHS MEMBER RADII......Page 366
INTRODUCTION......Page 372
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 13......Page 374
INTRODUCTION......Page 392
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 14......Page 393
FRAME ANALYSIS OVERVIEW......Page 402
FRAME ANALYSIS WORKFLOW......Page 403
FRAME ANALYSIS USER INTERFACE......Page 404
MANAGE TAB......Page 406
BEAMS TAB......Page 407
CONSTRAINTS TAB......Page 408
LOADS TAB......Page 411
CONNECTIONS TAB......Page 417
RESULT TAB......Page 422
DISPLAY TAB......Page 425
PUBLISH TAB......Page 428
FRAME ANALYSIS SETTINGS TAB......Page 430
INTRODUCTION......Page 432
INTRODUCTION
......Page 444
WORKFLOW OF DESIGN PROBLEM 16......Page 446
INDEX......Page 456
