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Solidworks Plastics Analysis of an Assembly File

Evan Knapp Mar 18, 2015 3:34 PM

I am trying to run a plastics simulation of an assembly file in Solidworks but am having trouble. All of the plastics options in the toolbar are greyed out. However, when I open up a part file the button become active. How do I run a plastics simulation of an assembly file?

Re: Solidworks Plastics Analysis of an Assembly File

Doyle Ramsey Apr 20, 2015 10:58 AM (in response to Evan Knapp)

Evan,
I am working thru the same thing, scheduled for training next month, so I am just trying to work thru some things on my own.
have not gotten assembly to work yet.

Doyle
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Re: Solidworks Plastics Analysis of an Assembly File

Radoslaw Szmid Jun 6, 2015 3:13 PM (in response to Evan Knapp)

I'm surprised that no one already answered you guys.

The answer is really simple - SW Plastics does not support assembly files...
Instead, you will have to build a Multibody part and work that way.

Regards
Radek
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  Doyle Ramsey Jun 8, 2015 3:17 PM (in response to Radoslaw Szmid)
  
  thanks Radek,
  
  that is what I found also, just never got around to posting after I found out.
  
  We went thru the official training with our VAR a couple weeks ago & had a lot of questions answered there.
  
  regards,
  Doyle
  
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Re: Solidworks Plastics Analysis of an Assembly File

Evan Knapp Jun 22, 2015 3:06 PM (in response to Evan Knapp)

Thank you all. The easiest way I found out how to do this is to create an assembly then SAVE AS a .sldprt (part file). Then you can run an analysis on that assembly part file.
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