Hi, I didn't learn a whole lot when I took solid modeling since it was a sumer course but I'd like to use it for a research project. We are designing an inflatable object and I was wondering if there is a simulation to show the inflation/deflation of PVC plastic material. I am using SolidWorks at school which is 2011. Also, I'd like to know if the software isn't capable of this task so I can stop trying to figure it out! Thank you for any help
The nonlinear module should be able to handle it. Look in the tutorials under the 'nonlinear' section. There are examples of large deformation, and large displacement (which transcend to a nonlinear, iterative analysis) using materials such as acrylic, hyper-elastic rubber, sliding contact, and so on. The component models are normally installed by default and there are links in the tutorials to open them, and you can follow along with the text. Hope that helps!