Violin Simulation

Hi Joseph,

The type of analysis you are looking to run would be a Linear Dynamic Harmonic analysis (part of Simulation Premium) where you define a "Base Excitation" boundary on your model with an applied force/acceleration/displacement/etc. versus frequency curve applied to it.  That base excitation would act as the applied vibration to the model and the results you get from that study should tell you how the violin is reacting to that (stresses and displacements).

With all due respect for Ryan, if you want to see the wave propagation you should really be doing a transient dynamic analysis as opposed to a steady state dynamic analysis (i.e. a harmonic analysis). The steady state dynamic analysis only provide response values at, and around, the previously computed natural frequencies. The results are provided in the frequency domain and not the time domain. This assumes I understood your question correctly which I may not have since you seemed pretty happy with Ryan's suggestion.