2 days

This course will educate you on using the Cosmos/Works software that is fully integrated inside SolidWorks. You will learn to mesh, analyze, view, and interpret the results of design models and assemblies created in SolidWorks.

Mechanical design experience.
Basic understanding of Finite Element Analysis.
SolidWorks training course.
Knowledge of, or experience with the WindowsTM operating system.

Dates:
(Singapore Office)

• Background and Theory
  Understand theory and definition of FEA.
  
• Pre and Post Processing in Cosmos/Works
  Navigate COSMOSWORKS Interface. Apply Material Property definition. Apply loads and boundary conditions. Mesh the solid model. Run the analysis. Employ various methods to present FEA result. Manage COSMOSWorks result files.
  
• Static Analysis of a Part
  Execute linear static analysis using solid elements. Use mesh controls. Analyze model in different SolidWorks configurations. Perform analysis of a multi body part.
  
• Shell Analysis
  Perform structural analyses and analyze results using shell elements.
  

• Static Analysis of an Assembly
  Perform structural analyses of assemblies. Analyze a shrink fit assembly.
  
• Contact / Gap Analysis
  Apply global and local Contact/Gaps conditions in assembly. Perform contact stress analysis with the large displacement option. Use contact conditions with friction
  
• Simplify Analysis using Connectors
  Use connectors to simplify COSMOSWorks analysis. Use various types of connectors (pin, bolt, spring, spot weld).
  
• Analysis using Design Scenarios
  Use Design Scenarios to investigate different design configurations