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Thin Bodies missing

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CAD-One
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Thin Bodies missing

I am thrying to analyse the attached part. When I mesh and simulate it , I notice an error that it was athin body. There for I tried creating a Thin body.

The issue is that the thin/shell body appear to be missing on every other face (see image). 

 

Question :

1. How do you get the missing shell bodies 

2. Will the results be accurate if we continue as is ?

 

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Inventor Professional 2020
Vault Professional 2020
AutoCAD 2020
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blair
in reply to: CAD-One

Meshed fine here, I am unable to send/attach files to this user forum. You can e-mail me at: blair dot stunder at arcticmfg dot com and I can send you the file with results.

Inventor 2020, In-Cad, Simulation Mechanical

Just insert the picture rather than attaching it as a file
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Roelof.Feijen
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Thin Bodies can only be used on models that have a uniform-sized thickness. Your model doesn't have a uniform-sized thickness.

To create a surface of your model use the Offset command from the Prepare panel in the Stress Analysis environment.

Select the outer surfaces of your solid. Leave Automatic Face Chain on and specify a thickness of 0.25 in.

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mercerc
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Another reseason for the thin body warning is your mesh size. In your case If i change the mesh size (mesh settings) down by a factor of 10 I will get a mesh that will give you the ablitiy to complete a analysis. 



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