Pro E Mechanica
Pro E Mechanica
Pro E Mechanica
Creating a Part
In this part of the tutorial we will introduce you to some basic modelling concepts. If you are already familiar with modelling in Pro Engineer you will find this section very easy. Before starting to work through this tutorial you need to be sitting in front of a computer terminal which has access to Pro Engineer and be logged on. You tutor should have advised you of how to log in already. icon on your desktop or Start Pro Engineer by double clicking on the from the START menu. The main application window should appear shortly. The next step is to create your first part. To do this use the menu FILE > NEW. Figure 2 : Part Options Well done you have made your first part! The part contains some features already. The browser on the left shows 3 datum planes and a coordinate system. So what are datum planes? As the word plane implies these are flat areas that can be used as references for defining parts of your model. In some case you can define models with out any datum planes, in other cases they are essential. Many people choose to always have a basic set of default datum planes (like the ones in your model) defined as a starting point for their model. Datum planes are displayed as rectangles that are just big enough to enclose the model. They are given names by the system such as RIGHT, TOP and FRONT.
Figure 1 : The New Part Dialog Box After choosing the new command a dialog box will appear as shown in Figure 1. Notice that the Part option is already checked and type in mechanica_bar as the name of this part (Note : Pro Engineer does not allow spaces and other special characters in names). A second dialog will appear offering different options for parts in particular different units of measurement. Choose mmns_part_solid which means the units of length will be millimetres and units of mass will be Newtons and click on the OK button.
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Figure 4 : The Extrude Dashboard To start creating this feature click on PLACEMENT then DEFINE in the dashboard and the SKETCH dialog appears. Notice that this dialog has many fields but the sketch plane option is highlighted in pale yellow awaiting your input. The sketch plane is a flat surface onto which you will draw your shape. Choose the datum plane TOP by clicking on it in the graphics window or in the browser. The other fields in the Shape dialog are filled in automatically so you dont need to worry about them at the moment just click on the SKETCH button. The graphics screen will change to a black background looking directly on to the sketch plane, and the drawing icons described will appear. You should also see a References dialog. References are used by Pro Engineer to locate dimensions. Pro Engineer guesses at suitable references and in this case will have chosen the Right and Front datums as shown in the main graphics window by the dotted lines. This is a good choice in this case so you can CLOSE this dialog. You are now ready to use sketcher. Choose the circle tool or SKETCH > CIRCLE > CENTER AND POINT and draw the circle with two clicks as shown in Figure 5. Your window should now look like Figure 5 but the diameter of the circle will be different. If the dimension isnt positioned exactly as in Figure 5 and click and drag the dont worry, just choose the select tool dimension text to a new position. Now to set the size of the circle to the and double click on the correct value, choose the selection tool dimension and type in the required value of 20. To end sketching choose and click OK in the Section dialog. To complete this first feature type
Figure 5 : Outline Sketch To see this bar in all its glory choose the command VIEW > ORIENTATION > STANDARD ORIENTATION and try the different display . You can also look around your design press option icons the middle mouse button and move the mouse to spin the model around. Middle mouse button and SHIFT key moves the model around the screen. Middle mouse button and CTRL key zooms into the model you can use the mouse wheel for this too.
Figure 6 : First Feature This is all the modelling you will need to do for this very simple part. You are referred to the other modelling tutorials at http://www.staffs.ac.uk/~entdgc/WildfireDocs if you want to learn more.
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Figure 7 : The Constraint Dialog Make sure the References option is set to SURFACE(S) then click on below. Now pick one end of the bar then click OK in the small SELECT dialog below the constraint dialog. You have picked one surface to & symbols show what movements are restricted constrain and the they all are, so this surface is fully constrained. Every model to be analysed must be constrained at some point in all six degrees of freedom. Click OK in the constraint dialog to finish.
This tutorial covers the structural analysis only. Make sure the MODE option is set to STRUCTURE and click OK.
Defining Constraints
The first step for this model is to define the constraints. Constraints determine where and how the model is held or fixed in position. We are going to apply a tensile (pulling) force to the bar so one end needs to be fixed. Choose INSERT > DISPLACEMENT (or you could just pick the The constraint dialog will appear. icon).
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Figure 11 : Load Direction Figure 9 : Force/Moment dialog Make sure the References option is set to SURFACE(S) then click on below. Pick the OTHER end of the bar (spin the view with the middle mouse button if you need to) then OK in the small SELECT dialog below the constraint dialog.
Defining Materials
The final definition for this analysis is to determine the material for the bar. Choose PROPERTIES > MATERIALS and the MATERIALS dialog will appear. Scroll down the MATERIALS IN LIBRARY to find STEEL and double click on it to transfer it to this model. If you choose EDIT you will see the material parameters defined for steel the most important ones are Youngs Modulus and Poissons ratio. Press ASSIGN > PART and click on the bar and OK to assign the material. CLOSE the material dialog.
Figure 14 : Results Definition The resultant plot shows the stress distribution over the whole bar where the colours show the stress ranges and the values are shown on the scale to the right. The unexpected variation of stress at one end is due to being local to a constraint which can affect the result. Choose INFO > DYNAMIC QUERY to get more feedback on actual values. Now as you move the cursor over the model you will get the actual value at the cursor reported in the dialog box. You will see that the majority of the model is at about 3.18 N/mm2 (notice the units are reported at the top left of main window). Is this value correct? For tension stress is calculated by load/area. The cross2 2 sectional area of this bar is x20 /4 or 314mm . The load we applied was 2 100000N so the stress should be 100000/314 or 318 N/mm . Spot on even though this was only a quick single pass adaptive check!
What else can we show? Choose EDIT > RESULT WINDOW to bring back the dialog in Figure 14. Below QUANTITY change STRESS to DISPLACEMENT then OK AND SHOW. Again a coloured plot appears with the colours relating to the amount of displacement. One end is blue with a displacement of 0 because it was constrained. The other end has stretched as the load is applied so this is shown in red with a displacement value of 0.00158mm. We can combine the display of displacement with stress in a very interesting and informative way. Choose EDIT > RESULT WINDOW to bring back the dialog in Figure 14. Below QUANTITY change DISPLACEMENT back to STRESS then on the DISPLAY OPTIONS tab tick DEFORMED and ANIMATE. OK AND SHOW should now show the original stress plot on a model that is stretching as the load is applied. You
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Figure 15 : Bending Moment Re run the analysis and view the results. Note the value of the maximum stress. What should this value be? Bending Stress Second Moment of Area (I) for a circular beam = My/I = = Bending Stress d4/64 204/64
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Figure 16 : Cylindrical Coordinate System Pick the bending load by clicking on the yellow arrows in the main graphics window (they turn red) then choose EDIT > DEFINITION. You should see below the Force/Moment Load dialog (as in Figure 9). Click on COORDINATE SYSTEM then pick the coordinate system you just created and OK. The load directions will change from X, Y and Z to R, Theta and Z. Next click on ADVANCED and change the DISTRIBUTION to TOTAL below DISTRIBUTION then pick a point LOAD AT POINT and click on on the circular edge of the end of the bar (since we will apply a moment force the location of this point is not critical but it must not be on the Z axis of the coordinate system). Enter a value of 100000 for Z in the MOMENT column and 0 in all the other FORCE fields. Preview the load direction is as shown in Figure 17.
= 7854mm
= 1000*100*10/7854 = 127N/mm2
Do your results compare? You may find they are close but not exact. The analysis you performed was a quick single pass adaptive analysis. Just by looking at the results you will see that the maximum value does not occur at the end of the bar where it should. If you were to change to a multi pass adaptive analysis (by choosing EDIT > ANALYSIS/STUDY in the dialog in Figure 13) you should see improved results especially if you decrease By D Cheshire
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(EI/M)) /(2 L )
= 1.875 for first mode L= length of cantilever (m) E= modulus of elasticity (N/m2) 4 I= area moment of inertia (m ) m= mass per unit length of beam (kg/m)
Figure 17 : Torsional Moment Re-run the analysis and view the results for maximum shear stress. Note the value of the maximum stress. What should this value be (Torsional Stress = Tr/J)?
Review
So what should you have learnt? How to start analysis. How to define loads, constraints and materials. How to run an analysis. How to show results of an analysis.
Any problems with these? Then you should go back through the tutorial perhaps several times until you can complete it without any help.
Where Next?
Here is a more complicated model of a steel bracket which you can download from http://www.staffs.ac.uk/~entdgc/WildfireDocs under the bracket link. Try applying a 10000N vertical load to the circular hole and constraining the back surface as though it were glued to a wall.
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