Edu Cat e Fms FF v5r8

CATIA Training
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FEM Surface
Version 5 Release 8 March 2002 EDU-CAT-E-FMS-FF-V5R8
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Course Presentation
Objectives of the course
In this course you will learn to quickly generate a finite element model for surface parts.
Targeted audience
CATIA V5 Users
0.5 day
Prerequisites
Generative Part & Assembly Structural Analysis in CATIAV5 Analysis Workbench
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to FEM Surface
1.1. Accessing the Workbench 1.2. User Interface 2.1. Global Parameters 2.2. Specifications 2.3. Mesh Creation 2.4. Offset the Mesh 2.5. Meshing Spot Welds 3.1. Mesh Update 3.2. Mesh Modification
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p.6 p.7
4. Mesh Specification and Creation
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p.12 p.17 p.29 p.30 p.31 p.33 p.35 p.47 p.48 p.49 p.50 p.51 p.52 p.54 p.55 p.57 p.58
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10. Mesh Update and Modification 13. Mesh Quality Analysis
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14. Pre-processing Analysis Capabilities

5.1. Static Analysis 5.2. Frequency Analysis 5.3. Element Thickness
4.1. Direct Mesh Quality Visualization 4.2. Quality Parameter Choice 4.3. Single Element Quality Analysis 4.4. Statistic Curves 4.5. Open Bad Element Searcher 4.6. Edit an Analysis Report
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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Introduction to FEM Surface

In this lesson, you will learn about the FEM Surface Analysis Workbench by :
Accessing the Workbench User Interface
FEM Surface
Geometry : CATIA-GSD V5 (Generative Shape Design)

Meshing specification associative with design changes
Geometry: CATIA V4 Skin (*ski)

Copy/Paste as Result
Surface Meshing CATIA FMS V5R6 Component Structural Linear Analysis CATIA GPS/EST V5R8 Assembly Structural Analysis (Linear) CATIA FEM/ELFINI V4 Other FEA Softwares (Durability, Crash, NVH,)
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1.1. Accessing the Workbench

1- Start 2- Analysis & Simulation
3- Advanced Meshing Tools. A new CATAnalysis document is created.
4- Select an analyse type.
1.2. User Interface - Toolbars

Quality Analysis toolbar Meshing Methods toolbar
Visualization Mode toolbar
Specification Tools toolbar
Modification Tools toolbar
User Interface - Icons

Quality Analysis Specification Tools Remove Holes, Gaps and Faces Add/Remove Constraints Nodes Distributions Set Global Meshing Pparameters Run Topology Initialization Mesh The Part Visualization mode Standard Visualization Quality Visualization Intersection/Interferences Quality Analysis Visualization
Modification Tools Remove Simplification Remove Mesh Manual Topological Modifications Nodes Distributions Remesh A Domain Edit Mesh Exit Meshing Methods Surface Mesher Export Mesh Mesh Offset Spot Welding Connections
User Interface - Tree
Analysis tree
Associated Part Removed geometry for mesh topology
Constrained geometry for mesh topology
Pre-Processing Input
General Process for a FEM Surface Analysis

Ensure that the part has a material assigned Open FEM Surface Workbench Define global mesh parameters and specifications
Mesh modification Mesh creation
Analyse mesh quality
Pre-processing Analysis Capabilities

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2. Mesh Specification and Creation

In this lesson, you will learn how to define meshing parameters and specifications, and how to create the mesh.
Global parameters Specifications Mesh creation Offset the Mesh Meshing Spot Welds
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2.1. Global Parameters - Access

When creating a new surface mesh, the first step is to set values for Global Mesh Parameters.
1- Click on the surface Mesher Icon Meshing Toolbar 2- Select the Geometry to be meshed. Global Parameters panel is displayed in the
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Global Parameters - Basic

Set Global Parameters values
It can be either triangle or quadrangle method. Mesh size value: global size assigned to the mesh. The maximum measure of how closely the element boundaries follow the geometry they are supposed to represent. Value according to which both the geometrical simplification and meshing will be offset. Sets the diameter for automatic hole deletion. Allows managing geometrical constraints that are too close to each others and generate elements that are too small (the system performs them).
A surface Mesh Object is created in the Specification Tree
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Global Parameters - Advanced

Set Global Parameters values - Advanced
Angle computed between the two normals corresponding to neighbor faces. Angle computed between two tangents on a contour. Allows optimizing the position of the nodes in tight zones in order to improve the quality of the elements.
Same process for curves Click More This edge will be constrained if the angle between the two faces is greater or equal to 10 degrees
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Global Parameters - Details Simplification

An automatic geometric simplification is performed according to the Details Simplification - Minimum Size value
Fillet Elimination
Short Curves Suppression
After simplification
Before simplification
Fillet replaced by a constrained topological edge for mesh
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Global Parameters - Geometric Elements Visualization
Unspecified edges are displayed with white color
Gaps are displayed with pink color
Click OK
Free edges are displayed with green color
The Specification Tools toolbar is now available
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2.2. Specifications - Toolbar Presentation
- Remove holes, gaps and faces
- Add / remove constraints - Create node distributions - Global parameters - Initialize topology - Mesh
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Specifications - Principle
FMS Remove tools may simplify interactions between CAD and CAE modules :
CAD
FMS
Intermediate topology
CAE
CAD topology made by designers is modified for meshing by analysis engineers through an FMS intermediate topology. Details can be ignored from the initial topology, like holes or gaps, and a final simplified topology can be meshed. This implies an important time saving and a simpler interaction between CAD and CAE.
We can also pick up from GAS edges or nodes distributions of an assembly part so as to mesh the others parts.
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Specifications - Remove Holes (1/2)

Holes and gaps can be automatically or manually removed from the topology definition
1- Click on the Remove Holes icon the Specification Tools toolbar
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2-Click to see the value of the holes from the mini to the maxi. 3- Select the holes to ignore
Select to show the holes and gaps
Removed holes turn from green to blue.
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Specifications - Remove Holes (2/2)

You can manually remove holes by selecting them with the mouse or by clicking on to reach the hole to be processed then by selecting it.
Manually removed hole
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Specifications - Remove Gaps/Crack

You can manually remove gaps and cracks by selecting them with the mouse.
1- Gap Suppression
2- Crack Suppression
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Specifications - Remove Faces

You can manually remove faces by selecting them with the mouse.
1- Click on Faces and select the Face to remove
2- Face Suppression
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Specifications - Add/Remove constraints (1/2)

1- Click on the Add/Remove constraints icon in the Specification Tools toolbar
2- Selecting an unspecified edge (displayed with white color) will set a constraint on it (its color turns from white to yellow) 3- Selecting an constrained edge (displayed in yellow) will set a No-constraint specification on it (its color turns from yellow to blue)
4- Selecting an unconstrained edge (displayed in blue) will set an Unspecified state on it (its color turns from blue to white)
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Specifications - Add/Remove constraints (2/2)

There are two types of constraints.
a constraint applied to a vertex/point: as a result, a node will be created on this vertex. a constraint applied to a edge/curve: as a result, all the element edges will be aligned on this curve. Here you can see some examples.
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Specifications - Node Distributions

1- Click on the Create node distributions icon in the Specification Tools toolbar 2- Select a geometry to create a node distribution (constrained or free edge)
3- Set the node distribution parameters
4- Click OK
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Specifications - Capture
1- Click on the Create node distributions icon in the Specification Tools toolbar 2- Select a meshed edge
3- Set the Capture parameters If you want to link the two meshes (between captured edge and edge part), select Coincidence and Condensation. Furthermore, a sufficient tolerance must be entered to find the two edges.
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Specifications - Access Global Parameters

You can modify Global Parameters during Specification Step.
1- Click on the Global Parameters icon in the Specification Tools toolbar
2- Validate or modify the Global Mesh Parameters
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Specifications - Initialize Topology

Allow a Pre-Visualization of the topology which will be used for mesh creation.
1- Click on the Initialize Topology icon in the Specification Tools toolbar
The topology is created according to your specifications and displayed (free edges with green color and constrained edges in yellow)
The mesh will be based on this topology. It allows to create geometry simplifications and mesh specifications without modifying the reference geometry
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2.3. Mesh Creation

Create a mesh according to the global parameters specifications you have defined.
1- Click on the Mesh icon Tools toolbar in the Specification
The mesh is created
Ignored geometrical entities are not taken into account during meshing
The Modification Tools toolbar is now available
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2.4. Offset the Mesh

Offset the mesh you have created.
1- Click on the Offset The Mesh icon
3- Give an offset
4- Click OK 2- Select the mesh
The Offset field in the Mesh Offset dialog box allows you defining which offset you want to apply relatively to a given normal. To modify the direction of the normal, click on it
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2.5. Meshing Spots Welds

How to mesh spot welds that were previously defined in the Analysis Connections workbench.
1- Click the Spot Weld Mesher Icon
The Spot Welding Meshing dialog box appears
2- Select the Spot Welding Analysis Connection in the features tree The Spot Welding Meshing dialog box is updated
The spot welds appears meshed
3- Click OK
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3. Mesh Update and Modification

In this lesson, you will learn how to update and modify a mesh on a single part.
Mesh Update Mesh Modification
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3.1. Mesh Update - Design Modification

While in your CATAnalysis Document you can perform Design Modifications and then Update your previous mesh.
1- Double Clicking on the referenced part in the specification tree in order to enter in the part design Workbench. 2- Modify the geometry.
Modified section
3- Update the geometry.
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Mesh Update
1- Double Clicking on the mesh object in the specification tree in order to reenter in the FEM Surface Workbench.
The previous mesh will be deleted, a warning message is displayed
2- Recompute the mesh.
Note that all your parameters and specifications have been kept.
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3.2. Mesh Modification - Toolbar Presentation
Remove Simplification
Remove Mesh
Manual Simplifications
Imposed Nodes
Re-Mesh a Domain
Edit mesh
Exit
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Mesh Modification - Manual Simplifications (1/3)

With Manual Simplifications function, you can add or remove meshing constraints like Edges, Vertices and Swap, Split, Collapse or Merge conditions.
1- Click on Edit Mesh icon Tools toolbar in the Specification
The Edit box is displayed Choose this option if you want the computer to remesh automatically.
2- With a right click, a contextual menu appears
For edges For vertices
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Swap Split Collapse Cut Edge Merge Edges Undo Simplifications
Click on both edges
Before
After
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Swap : Constrain or unconstrain an edge
Split : Add/remove an imposed crossing line only between two vertices
Collapse : Merge the two end-points of a constraint into one point
Cut : Cut an edge in two parts
Merge : Simplify and to merge two lines into one.
Undo : Undo a mesh modification
You can remove all the simplifications clicking on the Remove Simplifications icon
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Mesh Modification - Node distribution

These modification function works exactly the same way as in the specification step.
1- Click on the Imposed Nodes icon Specification Tools toolbar
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2- Select a geometry to create a node distribution
3- Set the node distribution parameters 4- Choose a number of nodes for this geometry 5- Recompute the mesh
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Mesh Modification - Remesh a Domain (1/4)
1- Click on the Re-Mesh a Domain icon in the Modification Tools toolbar 2- Select a domain (area closed by constrain edges)
3- Set mesh local parameters (method and size)
4- Click OK.
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Mesh Size, Front and Mapped Quads Methods.
Change Mesh Size from 5 to 2 mm
Change method from Front Quads to Mapped Quads
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Bead Quads Method.
Front Quads Method
Bead Quads Method
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Projections. It permits reproduct the same meshing as on a surface to an other.
There are a meshed surface and a projected area of it on an other surface
After the re-mesh, both surfaces seem to have the same mesh.
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Mesh Modification - Edit Mesh (1/2)

Edit Mesh allows the user to manually modify the mesh in order to improve its quality.
1- Click on the Edit Mesh icon in the Modification Tools toolbar
Allows optimizing the shape of the element so that split elements meet desired Analysis criteria. When this option activated (the shape of the neighbor elements is altered in order to have the best possible quality of the elements)
Allows combining two triangles into a quadrangle of good quality (when possible).
Allows dragging a node on a surface
Allows propagating smoothing modifications from one domain to a neighboring one
Let's you launch again the Quality Analysis
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Mesh Modification - Edit Mesh (2/2)

With the mouse you can move nodes (while following constraints) or split quadrangle elements into triangles.
With a right click on a segment, you obtain a contextual menu To remove edges you previously created manually when splitting a quadrangle element
To condense nodes on edges
To insert a node on an edge
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4. Mesh Quality Analysis

In this lesson, you will learn how to analyse elements quality and to create a quality analysis report.
Direct Mesh Quality Visualization Quality Parameter Choice Single Element Quality Analysis Statistic Curves Open Bad Elements Searcher Edit an Analysis Report
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4.1. Direct Mesh Quality Visualization

Two visualization modes are available : standard and quality.
1- Standard visualization mode is activated clicking the standard visualization icon in the Visualization Mode toolbar.
2- Quality visulization mode is activated clicking the quality visualization icon in the Visualization Mode toolbar.
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4.2. Quality Parameter Choice

You can select the quality parameter you want to enforce in your analysis.
1- Click the Quality Analysis icon
2- Select the parameters in the Quality Analysis panel
3- Get informations about parameters definitions and thresholds
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4.3. Single Element Quality Analysis
2- Select the Element Analysis icon in the Quality Analysis panel 3- Select a mesh element
4- Element Analysis is displayed
5- Select other elements to display their analysis

4.4. Statistic Curves

1- Click the Quality Analysis icon 2- Select the Statistic Curves icon in the Quality Analysis panel
3- Select a quality parameter 4- Move the mouse on the histogram intervals to get numerical values
Statistic curves parameters are defined in the Quality Analysis panel
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4.5. Open Bad Element Searcher

2- Click the Open Bad Element Searcher icon
Get Single Analyze window
Search other bad elements
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4.6. Edit an Analysis Report

2- Click the Quality Report icon
3- Data are available for : - Quality parameters - Elements types
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5. Pre-Processing Analysis Capabilities

In this lesson, you will learn how to perform a pre-processing analysis before performing a static analysis in the context of the main exercise
Static Analysis Frequency Analysis Element Thickness
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5.1. Static Analysis

Once the surface mesh has been defined for the part, a static analysis of the surface mesh is performed exactly the same way as a static analysis on GPS.
1- From the surface meshing workbench, click on static analysis
3- Click Generative Structural Analysis in the Start menu
2- Perform your surface mesh 4- Perform the static analysis like on GPS
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5.2. Frequency Analysis

Once the surface mesh has been defined for the part, a frequency analysis of the surface mesh is performed exactly the same way as a frequency analysis on GPS.
1- From the surface meshing workbench, click on Frequency Analysis
2- Perform your surface mesh
3- Click Generative Structural Analysis in the Start menu
4- Perform the frequency analysis like on GPS

5.3. Element Thickness

Once the surface mesh has been defined for the part, the user has the possibility to enter an element thickness : in order for GPS to manage the geometrical model as the finite element support, you should have defined an External View in Generative Shape Design Workbench with Tools + External View .
1- Once the surface mesh has been defined, Click Generative Structural Analysis in the Start menu. Per defauIt , a thickness appears for all the part
2- Double-click on the thickness and change it
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To Sum Up
In this course, you have seen how to :
Generate a finite element model for surface parts Modify a surface mesh Analyze the mesh quality Perform a static analysis Perform a frequency analysis
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Frequently-Asked Questions
Can we mesh only one single face from a solid
Yes, you just have to simplify the geometry on selecting the surfaces you want to ignore in FMS.
Do the mesh automatically update after a modification

No, you must manually mesh with Mesh the part in FEM, or do another analysis selecting Mesh only in GPS.
How can I use parabolic T6 elements

Firstly, you must select the faces to mesh under GSD and choose External View. Then, go in GPS : the mesh is a linear triangle type per default, but you can select the OCTREE triangle mesh icon and choose parabolic element type, instead of linear (you can verify in computing mesh only, and in FMS select Quality Analysis, Quality Report and Mesh).
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4. Mesh Specification and Creation

10. Mesh Update and Modification 13. Mesh Quality Analysis

14. Pre-processing Analysis Capabilities

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Introduction to FEM Surface

Accessing the Workbench User Interface

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Geometry : CATIA-GSD V5 (Generative Shape Design)

Geometry: CATIA V4 Skin (*ski)

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1.1. Accessing the Workbench

3- Advanced Meshing Tools. A new CATAnalysis document is created.

4- Select an analyse type.

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1.2. User Interface - Toolbars

Visualization Mode toolbar

Specification Tools toolbar

Modification Tools toolbar

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User Interface - Icons

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User Interface - Tree

Associated Part Removed geometry for mesh topology

Constrained geometry for mesh topology

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General Process for a FEM Surface Analysis

Mesh modification Mesh creation

Analyse mesh quality

Pre-processing Analysis Capabilities

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2. Mesh Specification and Creation

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2.1. Global Parameters - Access

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Global Parameters - Basic

A surface Mesh Object is created in the Specification Tree

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Global Parameters - Advanced

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Global Parameters - Details Simplification

Short Curves Suppression

Fillet replaced by a constrained topological edge for mesh

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Global Parameters - Geometric Elements Visualization

Unspecified edges are displayed with white color

Gaps are displayed with pink color

Free edges are displayed with green color

The Specification Tools toolbar is now available

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2.2. Specifications - Toolbar Presentation

- Remove holes, gaps and faces

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Specifications - Remove Holes (1/2)

1- Click on the Remove Holes icon the Specification Tools toolbar

Select to show the holes and gaps

Removed holes turn from green to blue.

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