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Transcript
00:02
In this lesson we'll analyze simulation results.
00:06
After completing this lesson you'll be able to solve a simulation and review simulation results.
00:14
In Fusion 360 we want to carry on with our generative motorcycle frame design inside of the simulation workspace.
00:20
We are ready to solve, so at this point we can select "solve"
00:25
and make the decision as to whether or not we want to solve this on the cloud or locally.
00:30
When we're working in the simulation workspace several study types will be able to be solved locally.
00:36
Or you can use them on the cloud for a specified number of Cloud Credits.
00:40
Either will be fine, but if you solve locally it will use your local PC resources.
00:45
In this case I'm going to solve this one on the cloud using 5 Cloud Credits.
00:50
When a simulation is solving just like a generative design, we can see this inside of the job status.
00:56
We can watch the status and even expand this as it's being processed.
01:00
So right now it's being scheduled then it'll be uploaded, and it'll be processed.
01:05
This generally will take between a minute and several minutes depending on the complexity of the study.
01:12
There is no guaranteed time that it will take.
01:15
But just note that it does take longer based on the complexity of the design,
01:20
the number of load cases, and the number of mesh elements.
01:24
So because our design is relatively complex, it's likely going to take at least several minutes
01:29
and we'll check back in once the solve is complete.
01:33
Now that everything has completed you'll note that we can view the results or even see the results on the web.
01:39
But if we close this, you'll know that the simulation is already open.
01:43
Note that the actual minimum safety factor comes in at 0.59, so this is well below the two that we were shooting for.
01:51
However, it's important that we note several things when we're reviewing these simulations.
01:56
First, I'm going to close the results details and I'm going to focus in on the minimum areas.
02:01
When we look at these minimum areas, they're generally going to be close to areas of attachment.
02:06
For example, where the form itself is attaching to one of our preserved bodies.
02:12
The reason for this is because during the creation and the solve of these generative design studies.
02:18
There was a smooth transition between the mesh elements that were created for those preserves and the geometry itself.
02:25
When we look at this, however, what we're going to see are areas of high stress concentration.
02:31
Where we've got these sharp corners,
02:33
and while that is 0.59 that doesn't necessarily mean the entire design is going to fail.
02:38
But it is a good indicator that we should go back to the form and make some adjustments where these are intersecting.
02:45
Either smooth them out, add a small fillet in the corner to transfer that stress a little bit farther out.
02:51
But these are the reasons that we might see a very low failure point.
02:56
If we take a look at just the areas that are in the red by moving the color bar scale down,
03:03
you can see that it's in this area, as well as in this area here.
03:07
There are very few regions that are actually red and actually displaying a low factor of safety.
03:13
So if we focus on the areas that are just two and below, this is good for us to identify those areas.
03:19
So that way we can focus our attention on those design elements.
03:23
We can see that again generally, it's where we're connecting to these preserved regions.
03:29
We know that we are getting these areas of stress concentration at the lower mounting point.
03:34
We're also seeing them at the upper shock which makes sense, because this is where loads are applied,
03:39
also in the transition between these two elements.
03:43
So as we look at these stress results I highly suggest that you spend some time taking a look at these.
03:50
Analyzing them and making adjustments based on those recommendations.
03:54
We can also take a look specifically at certain load conditions.
03:58
So this is one in breaking, but if we take a look at the static load case the minimum factor safety is 0.4.
04:06
It's actually a little bit different. So you'll notice it's also moved its location to this area here.
04:12
If we take a look at torsion, you can see that the factor safety is a little bit higher 0.55.
04:18
We take a look at it in the other direction, it's what we would expect it's actually a little bit higher 0.66.
04:24
But you can see that's because the geometry is not symmetric from left to right.
04:29
We made some adjustments to the right hand side, which likely increased the strength on one side versus the other.
04:36
So from here the next step would be to take this design back into the form
04:42
and modify the geometry further and repeat the stress simulation.
04:47
This can be done very similar to the generative design by going into simplify and then cloning the simulation model.
04:56
If you want to maintain the simulation study that you already created.
04:60
Making sure that you clone or create another one
05:02
without updating those results is a good way for you to keep that information.
05:07
And again I also want to note that export study to ANSYS setup is a new feature that's happening.
05:13
And this is specifically targeted at generative design simulations.
05:17
So you won't see this option unless you're looking at a simulation study that's set up using generative results.
05:23
From here I'm going to navigate back to the design workspace, make sure that I do save this design.
05:28
and make sure that it is also updated inside of the generative design geometry setup assembly that we have.
05:35
And the next steps from here would be to focus your attention on either continuing to work with this frame,
05:40
making small adjustments and rechecking the simulation,
05:43
Or carry on to some of the practices and challenges that are included with this course.
Video transcript
00:02
In this lesson we'll analyze simulation results.
00:06
After completing this lesson you'll be able to solve a simulation and review simulation results.
00:14
In Fusion 360 we want to carry on with our generative motorcycle frame design inside of the simulation workspace.
00:20
We are ready to solve, so at this point we can select "solve"
00:25
and make the decision as to whether or not we want to solve this on the cloud or locally.
00:30
When we're working in the simulation workspace several study types will be able to be solved locally.
00:36
Or you can use them on the cloud for a specified number of Cloud Credits.
00:40
Either will be fine, but if you solve locally it will use your local PC resources.
00:45
In this case I'm going to solve this one on the cloud using 5 Cloud Credits.
00:50
When a simulation is solving just like a generative design, we can see this inside of the job status.
00:56
We can watch the status and even expand this as it's being processed.
01:00
So right now it's being scheduled then it'll be uploaded, and it'll be processed.
01:05
This generally will take between a minute and several minutes depending on the complexity of the study.
01:12
There is no guaranteed time that it will take.
01:15
But just note that it does take longer based on the complexity of the design,
01:20
the number of load cases, and the number of mesh elements.
01:24
So because our design is relatively complex, it's likely going to take at least several minutes
01:29
and we'll check back in once the solve is complete.
01:33
Now that everything has completed you'll note that we can view the results or even see the results on the web.
01:39
But if we close this, you'll know that the simulation is already open.
01:43
Note that the actual minimum safety factor comes in at 0.59, so this is well below the two that we were shooting for.
01:51
However, it's important that we note several things when we're reviewing these simulations.
01:56
First, I'm going to close the results details and I'm going to focus in on the minimum areas.
02:01
When we look at these minimum areas, they're generally going to be close to areas of attachment.
02:06
For example, where the form itself is attaching to one of our preserved bodies.
02:12
The reason for this is because during the creation and the solve of these generative design studies.
02:18
There was a smooth transition between the mesh elements that were created for those preserves and the geometry itself.
02:25
When we look at this, however, what we're going to see are areas of high stress concentration.
02:31
Where we've got these sharp corners,
02:33
and while that is 0.59 that doesn't necessarily mean the entire design is going to fail.
02:38
But it is a good indicator that we should go back to the form and make some adjustments where these are intersecting.
02:45
Either smooth them out, add a small fillet in the corner to transfer that stress a little bit farther out.
02:51
But these are the reasons that we might see a very low failure point.
02:56
If we take a look at just the areas that are in the red by moving the color bar scale down,
03:03
you can see that it's in this area, as well as in this area here.
03:07
There are very few regions that are actually red and actually displaying a low factor of safety.
03:13
So if we focus on the areas that are just two and below, this is good for us to identify those areas.
03:19
So that way we can focus our attention on those design elements.
03:23
We can see that again generally, it's where we're connecting to these preserved regions.
03:29
We know that we are getting these areas of stress concentration at the lower mounting point.
03:34
We're also seeing them at the upper shock which makes sense, because this is where loads are applied,
03:39
also in the transition between these two elements.
03:43
So as we look at these stress results I highly suggest that you spend some time taking a look at these.
03:50
Analyzing them and making adjustments based on those recommendations.
03:54
We can also take a look specifically at certain load conditions.
03:58
So this is one in breaking, but if we take a look at the static load case the minimum factor safety is 0.4.
04:06
It's actually a little bit different. So you'll notice it's also moved its location to this area here.
04:12
If we take a look at torsion, you can see that the factor safety is a little bit higher 0.55.
04:18
We take a look at it in the other direction, it's what we would expect it's actually a little bit higher 0.66.
04:24
But you can see that's because the geometry is not symmetric from left to right.
04:29
We made some adjustments to the right hand side, which likely increased the strength on one side versus the other.
04:36
So from here the next step would be to take this design back into the form
04:42
and modify the geometry further and repeat the stress simulation.
04:47
This can be done very similar to the generative design by going into simplify and then cloning the simulation model.
04:56
If you want to maintain the simulation study that you already created.
04:60
Making sure that you clone or create another one
05:02
without updating those results is a good way for you to keep that information.
05:07
And again I also want to note that export study to ANSYS setup is a new feature that's happening.
05:13
And this is specifically targeted at generative design simulations.
05:17
So you won't see this option unless you're looking at a simulation study that's set up using generative results.
05:23
From here I'm going to navigate back to the design workspace, make sure that I do save this design.
05:28
and make sure that it is also updated inside of the generative design geometry setup assembly that we have.
05:35
And the next steps from here would be to focus your attention on either continuing to work with this frame,
05:40
making small adjustments and rechecking the simulation,
05:43
Or carry on to some of the practices and challenges that are included with this course.
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