1. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop 9

2. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 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.

3. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 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)”

4. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 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”. 6 7 5 8

5. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-5... Workshop 9 - Environment 9.Select the bottom face of the vertical cylinder. 10. RMB > Insert > Fixed Support. 10 9

6. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-6... 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. 11 12 14 13

7. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-7 Workshop 9 – Boundary Conditions Fixed Support 5000 N bolt load in Y direction Cylindrical Support Radial, Axial = Fixed Tangential = Free

8. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-8 Workshop 9 – Solution Setup 15. Highlight the solution branch. 16. RMB > Insert > Stress > Equivalent (von Mises). 17. RMB > Insert > Deformation > Total. 15 18. RMB > Insert > Parameter Item > Parameter Manager. 16 17 18

9. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 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

10. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-10... 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

11. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-11... 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

12. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-12... 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

13. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-13... Workshop 9 - Parameters 28.When all design points are entered, choose to “Run > Process Design Points”

14. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-14... Workshop 9 - Parameters 29. The result should show the output parameters in the table

15. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-15... 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

16. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-16... 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). 34 35

17. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-17... 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 = 10000 N Young’s Modulus = 2e5 MPa Density = 7.85e-6 Kg/m 3 –Scenario 4: Bearing Load Y Component = 10000 N Young’s Modulus = 190e3 MPa Density = 7.75e-6 Kg/m 3

18. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 WS9-18 37.Check the status of all scenarios and make sure each is checked 38.Solve. Workshop 9 - Solution

19. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 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

20. DesignXplorer Parameter Manager Workshop Supplement August 26, 2005 Inventory #002266 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.