The mesh aggregation option for the warp calculation transforms the original mesh into a coarser mesh. It reduces the computational time and still produces a close result to that of an analysis without mesh aggregation. This feature is now extended to warp calculation with isolating cause of warpage.
You can enable these two options simultaneously. The warpage effects due to differential shrinkage, differential cooling, and fiber orientations can be calculated with significant reduction in computational time.
Mesh aggregation for isolating cause of warpage is useful when large models are analyzed and isolating warpage effects due to these causes is desired. This feature supports 3D mesh and the small deflection warpage analysis type.
To enable this feature:
- Click
() and choose a sequence including
Warp.
- Click
(). Then click
Next until the
Warp Settings page appears.
- Set the Warpage analysis type to Small deflection, select Use mesh aggregation and Isolating cause of warpage.
After the warp calculation completes, results are mapped back to the original mesh and appear as following:
- Deflection, all effects (total value and X, Y, Z components)
- Deflection, differential cooling (total value and X, Y, Z components)
- Deflection, differential shrinkage (total value and X, Y, Z components)
- Deflection, orientation effects (total value and X, Y, Z components).