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The following table summarizes the failure criteria used to assess the safety of designs. Criterion Factor of Safety Material Type Maximum von Mises stress σlimit / σvonMises Ductile Maximum shear stress σ limit / (2 * τmax ) Ductile Mohr-Coulomb stress If ( σ1> 0 and σ3 > 0 ) …

Use the Factor of Safety Wizard to assess the safety of your design. After your run a static study, you can calculate the factor of safety of your model. To access the Factor of Safety Wizard: After you run a static study, right-click Results and select Define Factor of Safety …

Report formats Select a report format. The report formats are customized to the study type. You cannot add new formats to the list. The available formats are: Static Study Format Frequency Study Format Buckling Study Format Thermal Study Format Design Study Format Non-Linear Study Format Drop Test Study Format Fatigue …

You define sensors to monitor result quantities at a set of locations, mass properties of components or bodies, interferences between components for assemblies, and dimensions. To define a Simulation Data sensor: In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click Sensors  and select Add Sensor. In the PropertyManager, under Sensor Type , select …

For structural studies, you can superimpose the undeformed shape, with controlled transparency, for results plotted on the deformed shape. In the Simulation study tree, right-click a plot icon of a structural study and select Settings. Under Deformed Plot Options, do the following: Check Superimpose model on the deformed shape. Set …

The Vector Plot Options PropertyManager allows you to control the appearance of the vector symbols in a vector plot dynamically. Options Size Controls the size of the vectors in the plot. Use the arrows or drag the slider to change the size of the vectors. Density Controls the density of …

The Section PropertyManager allows you to create section views for the displayed result. You define the following sections: Planar sections using any reference plane. Cylindrical sections using a reference axis or a plane. Spherical sections using a reference point, a 3D point, or a vertex. The Section PropertyManager allows you …

You can list the actual forces applied to the selected entities as a result of transferring a remote load for static studies. The software lists the SumX, SumY, Sum Z, and the resultant force associated with the selected faces. To access this PropertyManager, run a study with applied remote loads. …

You can activate or deactivate the averaging of nodal stress results across common part boundaries. To turn the result averaging on/off for a plot: Plot the stress desired result. In the Simulation study tree, right-click the plot icon and select Edit Definition. The Stress Plot PropertyManager of the plot appears. …

Displacement Plot PropertyManager The Displacement Plot PropertyManager allows you to plot displacement and reaction force results for static, nonlinear, dynamic, drop test studies, or mode shapes for bucking and frequency studies. To display this PropertyManager, run a static, nonlinear, dynamic study, or drop test study. Right-click Results and select Define …