Tutorial - Analysis of Bracket in Mechanica?

Sudhir Gill

10 Mar, 2012 03:22 AM

Here is the tutorial.

1. Step 1:

   Applications >> Mechanica.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Click OK.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Properties >> Materials.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Select steel.mtl and click >>>.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Now steel is added to materials in model.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Now we have to assign the material to the model. Since we have one part therefore only one material can be assigned. Properties >> Material Assignment.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Select the part and click OK.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Now a yellow symbol will appear which will indicate that the material is assigned.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Insert >> Displacement Constraint.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Select all holes while holding down CTRL key and click OK.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Now all the holes are fixed.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Click Insert >> Force/Moment load to apply load.
    

    

13. Step 13:

    Select the top surface of the bracket and in Z direction input 1000N which ~101Kilograms. Click OK.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Now the force is applied and shown in Yellow colour.
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Click Analysis >> Mechanica Analyses/Studies.
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Click File >> New static.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Input name Bracket and click OK.
    

    

18. Step 18:

    Click Start run.
    

    

19. Step 19:

    Click Yes.
    

    

20. Step 20:

    Now the study is completed. Click Close.
    

    

21. Step 21:

    Click Analysis >> Results.
    

    

22. Step 22:

    Click Insert a new definition icon.
    

    

23. Step 23:

    Select bracket and click Open.
    

    

24. Step 24:

    Keep the default settings and click OK and show.
    

    

25. Step 25:

    Now the Stress plot is shown.
    

    

26. Step 26:

    Click Insert >> Result window.
    

    

27. Step 27:

    Select Bracket and click open.
    

    

28. Step 28:

    Change stress to displacement.
    

    

29. Step 29:

    Goto display options tab.
    

    

30. Step 30:

    Check deformed, show loads & show constraints. Click OK and show.
    

    

31. Step 31:

    Now we have the displacement plot in the same window.
    

    

32. Step 32:

    Click Insert >> Result window.
    

    

33. Step 33:

    Select bracket file and click open.
    

    

34. Step 34:

    Change stress to strain.
    

    

35. Step 35:

    Under display option tab check deformed and click OK and show.
    

    

36. Step 36:

    The strain plot is also added to same window.
    

    

37. Step 37:

    We have successfully completed the studies of Bracket in Creo Elements/Pro aka Pro/Engineer Wildfire.