Hi Designers,
I have two components that ultimately need to be touching. The problem is that there is 0.89" between them. In reality, we'll bolt them together. In Fusion 360, how would you recommend connecting them? The component on the right will bend slightly and touch the component on the left. Both are fairly soft (aluminum). I'm just curious about the best way to model this slight bend.
Thank you much.
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there is no way that I know of to model this in Fusion. Fusion does not really handle flexible components, so even with a 1 degree discrepancy, you will likely run into problems creating joints for this part.
As @jeff_strater stated Fusion does not have a tool to do this directly. But there is a lengthy and a bit complicated workaround. I am not sure if you are interested at all in taking this workaround so I only mention the steps briefly to give an idea about the steps. In case you are interested let me know and I will describe in further detail.
Here we go:
1. Simulate your part for Static Stress in Fusion 360 to calculate the deformation:
2. Export displacement results for X, Y and Z (using Text Commands). You'll make 3 *.vtu files
3. Open above files in open source ParaView. Combine XYZ displacements. Make deformed shape:
4. Export from ParaView to *.x3d file.
5. Use an online file convertor to convert above file into an *.obj file.
6. Import above mesh file into Fusion 360:
7. Convert mesh into BRep solid (you might get faceted faces).
Too much, isn't it? If only Fusion was able to send simulated displacement back to Design workspace (i.e. from step 1 directly to 6)...
For those who are interested (including @mmilleratticus and @l.chabin ) here is further details required for the process:
The overall process is outlined in my first reply (message 3); only steps 2, 3 and 4 need some additional information:
2. Exporting from Fusion 360's simulation workspace:
Fusion exports only scalar results to *.vtu so exporting total displacement is not useful. Activate each displacement components (X, Y and Z) from the legend and export each one via text commands.
For example on Windows you can run:
2.1 "SimResults.ExportActiveResults d:\temp\dispX.vtu" while Displacement X is activated.
2.2 "SimResults.ExportActiveResults d:\temp\dispY.vtu" while Displacement Y is activated.
2.3 "SimResults.ExportActiveResults d:\temp\dispZ.vtu" while Displacement Z is activated.
You now have 3 files, each contains mesh of original shape and one scalar component of displacement vector.
3. Paraview (it helps a lot if you familiarize yourself with its GUI and working principle. one quick point: green Apply button = pending action):
In Paraview the goal is to combine these three files to get displacement vector at each mesh point, then use a simple command (Filter in Paraview's terms) called "Wrap by Vector" to translate each mesh point with its vector to get deformed mesh.
3.1 Open the 3 *.vtu files, once all three files are in Pipeline hit Apply button
3.2 Select all three datasets from Pipeline, right click > Add Filter > Append Attributes > Hit Apply -> This step makes a dataset that has 3 scalar values at each mesh point (AppendAttributes1).
3.3 Select an "AppendAttributes1" from Pipeline, right click > Add Filter > Calculator.
In the equation field of calculator write the following equation:
Fusion
("Displacement:X"*iHat)+("Displacement:Y"*jHat)+("Displacement:Z"*kHat)Note 1: iHat, jHat and kHat are normal vectors.
Note 2: If you have successfully performed previous steps you see available data from Scalar button which helps you construct the equation:
You can assign a name to for the calculation results (Result Array Name). I have used "DispVect" above.
Hit Apply. -> This step makes a dataset with displacement vector at each mesh point.
3.4 After doing previous steps successfully Wrap by Vector filter must be turned green when you select Calculator1 from Pipeline. Apply this filter; it will give you the deformed mesh.
Your Pipeline must look like following at the end. You can change coloring to the resulting vector's magnitude.
4. Export to *.x3d file from File > Export Scene.
Maybe later I make a new thread and combine my two replies here to make it more clear for future users.
