The Outer panel page is illustrated in Figure 8.6.3. The user may define Part, Material, Thickness, Property, Contact, etc.
Figure 8.6.3 Outer panel
GEOMETRY
Part
The user may select Part to
define outer panel. By clicking Define geometry button, the program will pop up
Blank generator dialog box. For a majority of the models, the meshes of the
Figure 8.6.4 Blank generator
Material
The program will automatically define a default #36 material for outer panel. The user may click the BLANKMAT button to enter into the Define material interface to modify or create a material.
Thickness
The user may define
thickness for the outer panel. The default thickness is
Property
Property contains the selection of element formulation, number of integration points in thickness direction and shear correction factor. Generally, in order to obtain a better simulation result, it is suggested to modify the property of Flange. The number of integration points in thickness direction is 7, and the element formulation is 16.
CONSTRAINT
The user may define the single point constraints. Click the SPCs button to pop up a dialog box illustrated in Figure 8.6.5.
Figure 8.6.5 SPCs
The pre-defined constraint types are listed below:
All (UVWuvw): Constrain all the degrees of freedom.
Hinged (UVW): Hinged constraint. Constrain translation of all directions.
GuideW (UV): Constrain translation along U and V direction.
GuideV (UW): Constrain translation along U and W direction.
GuideU (VW): Constrain translation along V and W direction.
PlaneVW (U): Constrain part motion on VW-Plane only.
PlaneWU (V): Constrain part motion on WU-Plane only.
PlaneUV (W): Constrain part motion on UV-Plane only.
SymUW (Vuw): Define part symmetry about UW-Plane.
SymVW (Uvw): Define part symmetry about VW-Plane.
User define: Allow the user to customize constraints.
Note: Generally, it is recommended to select All (UVWuvw) to constrain the nodes on the outer panel to avoid displacement of the outer panel during simulation process.
CONTACT
The user may define the type and parameters of contact between single surface and outer panel part.
Refer to Section 8.3.4.2 for a detailed description about this page.