Hello All,
I am having trouble getting a beam end joint to bond to a solid face. I created the beam from a solid, extruded shape. The end of the solid (beam) was sniped and shaped to connect to another solid. I split the solid (beam)just beyond the sheped end and in Simulation created a beam out of the remining continuous solid. When I mesh the model I get a result that looks like picture below. Notice the gap between the beam end and the solid shape. When I look at the beam end, the yellowish green ball (joint end) appears right where the cut is, away from where I initially created the split. When I run the simulation, the plate (in orange) folds right where the cut is and the stresses go through the roof.
I cant understand why the joint would end so far from where I modeled the beam end. Any thoughts?
For comparison I'm including a photo showing the model before meshing, which shows the split
so you want the end to be a solid mesh and the rest to be a beam and you want them connected end to end?
i'd go and check that in a separate file to see if you get the behavior you want from that type of connection.
seems like a better fit for a shell all the way or a beam all the way.
regarding the cause of the gap, it sounds like a model issue. it "should" let you do what you want, but in the long run, not sure you're going to get what you want out of it the way you're trying to do it.