DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop 9

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS9-2 Workshop 9 – Goals Goal: –Use the DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Parameter Manager under Solution branch to specify changes to the load magnitude and material properties of our model and solve all scenarios at one time.

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS9-3 Workshop 9 - Start Page 1.From the launcher start Simulation. 2.Choose “Geometry > From File... “ and browse to the file “ Lever.x_t ”. 3.When DS starts, close the Template menu by clicking the ‘X’ in the corner of the window. 4.Change the working unit system to metric mm. –“Units > Metric (mm, kg, N, C, s)”

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS9-4 Workshop 9 - Environment 5.Highlight the Environment branch. 6.Select the surface of the large horizontal cylindrical hole. 7.RMB > Insert > Cylindrical Support. 8.In the detail window change “Tangential” to “Free”

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Environment 9.Select the bottom face of the vertical cylinder. 10. RMB > Insert > Fixed Support. 10 9

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Environment 11. Select the surface of the smaller horizontal cylinder. 12. RMB > Insert > Bearing Load. 13. In the bearing load detail switch to the component method. 14. Enter a magnitude of 5000N in the Y direction

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS9-7 Workshop 9 – Boundary Conditions Fixed Support 5000 N bolt load in Y direction Cylindrical Support Radial, Axial = Fixed Tangential = Free

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS9-8 Workshop 9 – Solution Setup 15. Highlight the solution branch. 16. RMB > Insert > Stress > Equivalent (von Mises). 17. RMB > Insert > Deformation > Total RMB > Insert > Parameter Item > Parameter Manager

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS9-9 Set up parameters by toggling on ‘P’: 19. Enable bearing load Y component as a Parameter. 20. Enable Maximum Total Deformation as a Parameter. Workshop 9 - Parameters 19 20

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Parameters Set up material as a parameter. 21. Expand the Geometry branch and highlight “Part 1”. 22. Switch to the “Engineering Data” tab 23. Click on the box beside Young’s Modulus and Density to enable them as parameters 21

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Parameters 24.Return to the Project page and choose “New DesignXplorer Parameter Manager 25.The chosen Input Parameters are displayed 26.Click Insert new “What –if” design point

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Parameters 27.Add more input points to get a table similar to the one shown below: - Note : Each new scenario becomes a design point

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Parameters 28.When all design points are entered, choose to “Run > Process Design Points”

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Parameters 29. The result should show the output parameters in the table

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Parameters 30.Click the “What-If” Charts on the right 31.What-If Charts allow users to configure and plot input vs. output in XY plots

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Parameters 32.…..Alternatively, the Parameter Manager can Also be used to achieve the same comparison studies. 33.Continuing from step 23 ( Steps 1 through 23 are the same for both methods) 34.Highlight the Parameter Manager branch. 35.In the Parameter Worksheet place the cursor in the “Scenarios” section and RMB to “Add” a new scenario (add 3 new scenarios as shown at bottom of page)

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Workshop 9 - Parameters 36.Set up the Parameter Manager for Structural steel and Stainless Steel on the worksheet as shown below: –Scenario 1: As set up in problem description. –Scenario 2: Bearing Load Y Component = 5000 N Young’s Modulus = 190e3MPa Density = 7.75e-6 Kg/m 3 –Scenario 3: Bearing load Component = N Young’s Modulus = 2e5 MPa Density = 7.85e-6 Kg/m 3 –Scenario 4: Bearing Load Y Component = N Young’s Modulus = 190e3 MPa Density = 7.75e-6 Kg/m 3

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS Check the status of all scenarios and make sure each is checked 38.Solve. Workshop 9 - Solution

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS9-19 Workshop 9 – PM Notes Drag the dividers between columns to resize them. Can change definition names and they will update in the scenario table. Only checked scenarios will be solved. Divider

DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory # WS9-20 Workshop 9 - Results Current scenario being post-processed will be displayed in Bold type. To update the results to a different scenario check the scenario then solve.