Hey guys,
I've been trying to do a deflection simulation using Creo
2.0 Simulate which gave me really weird results. I
simplified it right down and still am having issues
however, I think there must be a setting or property
somewhere that I don't know about. The model is a 2000 x
225 x 1.5 mm stainless steel plate, with one of the short
edges (225 x 1.5) fixed in place using a displacement
constraint which is fixed in x, y and z direction. Then I
applied a gravity load acting perpendicular to the 2000 x
225 mm surface. My simulation gives me deflections in the
range of km's for some reason, and the deformed display
with no scaling shows an unrecognisable model.
I would have thought that the plate would simply have a
'drooping' appearance with a much smaller maximum
displacement. When I plot the undeformed shape it has the
contours in the correct place, i.e. deflection magnitude
slowly increasing, the scale is just way off.
I have also tried placing a small point load at the end
instead but it had similar results. I used the included
stainless steel material at first, and then tried a
custom one with the following properties set: Poisson's
Ratio - 0.3, Young's Modulus - 200 GPa, Density - 8000
kg/m^3
Does anyone know what my problem could be?
I've been trying to do a deflection simulation using Creo
2.0 Simulate which gave me really weird results. I
simplified it right down and still am having issues
however, I think there must be a setting or property
somewhere that I don't know about. The model is a 2000 x
225 x 1.5 mm stainless steel plate, with one of the short
edges (225 x 1.5) fixed in place using a displacement
constraint which is fixed in x, y and z direction. Then I
applied a gravity load acting perpendicular to the 2000 x
225 mm surface. My simulation gives me deflections in the
range of km's for some reason, and the deformed display
with no scaling shows an unrecognisable model.
I would have thought that the plate would simply have a
'drooping' appearance with a much smaller maximum
displacement. When I plot the undeformed shape it has the
contours in the correct place, i.e. deflection magnitude
slowly increasing, the scale is just way off.
I have also tried placing a small point load at the end
instead but it had similar results. I used the included
stainless steel material at first, and then tried a
custom one with the following properties set: Poisson's
Ratio - 0.3, Young's Modulus - 200 GPa, Density - 8000
kg/m^3
Does anyone know what my problem could be?