Simulate Early, Simulate Often... In Rhino
What can this version do now?
I have been dipping in and out of this forum for a while.
This looks like a very interesting application but can anyone please tell me how this system differs from other FEA systems on the market, say something like SolidWorks Simulation (we use SolidWorks and are considering introducing FEA to the workflow rather than sub contracting it all out - we currently use SolidWorks Professional but are considering updating to SolidWorks Premium, which comes with a linear static FEA system for single parts and assemblies, but we are also considering NEIWorks, which is a NASTRAN based solver and can handle non linear analysis and large deformation for little more cost).
Unless I am reading this wrong, this Scan and Solve system for Rhino is currently restricted to single part, linear static analysis? If it can do more than this what can it do? Can it handle, for example, non linear materials and large deformation analysis (as we would typically need for a lot of medical plastic components).
Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Vadim Shapiro on
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Kevin, you are reading this correctly: currently Scan&Solve supports single part, linear static elastic analysis with isotropic materials. The rest is for the future.
It is flattering when S&S is being compared to a full-featured FEA software costing at least an order magnitude more, with many more features and capabilities, but also subject to the usual meshing limitations. You are comparing apples and oranges. If you like the fruit, and can afford it, buy both. ... or at least try the software in order to understand which is which ...
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Quigley on
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Ah, that's the problem though - we can't afford both - money, like water, always finds a way to trickle away :-)
Maybe I should put this another way. Users of Solidworks and other like systems usually have access to limited versions of full blown simulation systems that work on single part, linear static, limited mesh types as part of the core system. Unfortunately I have found these to be a bit too limited in that we need the ability to analyse assemblies and more advanced constraint conditions.
I'll give this system a try and see how it compares, thanks.
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