Hi Alex, it sounds like a great problem but you'll need to do
it iteratively. You'll need to determine your required tube tip
deflection in Motion then use Works to evaluate whether the tube
behaves as you need it to. Alternatively, you could determine tip
deflection in Works and then input this XY data into Motion to
synthesize your linkage. Either way, it will be a 2 step process as
the elastic physics of Works is not coupled with the Rigid Body
Dynamics in Motion.
I'd highly recommend that you use the Nonlinear study in CW
Advanced Pro for the tube analysis for 2 reasons. First, the large
displacements you are going to have may not solve (or solve with
sufficient robustness) in a Static study, even with Large
Displacement turned on. Second, the response as the pressure
increases is probably not linear, in path or magnitude of
deflection vs. pressure. You'll need N/L to track the actual tip
deflection vs. pressure.
Good luck!!!! When you nail this one, please consider presenting it
as a case study at a local SolidWorks or COSMOS User Group!!!
Vince
Hi Alex, it sounds like a great problem but you'll need to do it iteratively. You'll need to determine your required tube tip deflection in Motion then use Works to evaluate whether the tube behaves as you need it to. Alternatively, you could determine tip deflection in Works and then input this XY data into Motion to synthesize your linkage. Either way, it will be a 2 step process as the elastic physics of Works is not coupled with the Rigid Body Dynamics in Motion.
Vince- Thanks for the advice! Sounds like its going to be a real strain on my computer at work. This thing takes long enough to handle a simple Cosmos analysis. (tryin to get IT to get me something better!)