Relatively new to solidworks simulation, I've used Solidworks design for while at my university.
I am trying to analyze the loads on the bottom seat cage for a chassis. However whenever I walkthrough the simulation it gives me strange results. I wanted to know if someone can either provide a different source for walking through a simulation or provide the instructions themselves. Like I said I am relatively new to this so any instruction will probably be beneficial. Attached is the file I am trying to analyze.
Not sure if failure diagnostics works on beam elements.
But anyway, as I mentioned before, SW is not always doing what you expect when it comes to beams.
In the attached file you can see what I did to get your file running.
There are 2 problems to solve.
- One beam, on which you add force, is unconnected and will experience rigid body movement.
- Another beam is connected to the wrong joint.
When I sorted these problems out, the simulation ran as expected.