CATIA Generative Structural Analysis

Topics Covered

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Create a Finite Element Analysis model
• Prepare a solid or surface model for analysis
• Create 1D, 2D and 3D meshes for beam, surface, and solid models
• Assign properties, loads and constraints, and define assembly connections
• Compute an analysis for a part or an assembly
• Generate and display analysis results

Exercises

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis

Step 1: Finite Element Analysis Process

Step 2: Introduction to GPS workbench

Pre-processing

1. What is Pre-processing
2. Applying Material
3. Generating Mesh
4. Assigning Physical Property
5. Applying Restraints and Loads
6. Checking the Finite Element Model

Computation

1. Introduction to Computation
2. Solving Methods
3. Computing a Static Case

Post-processing

1. What is Post-processing
2. Visualization Images
3. Sensors
4. Report Generation

Mesh Refinement

1. What is Mesh Refinement
2. Adaptive Mesh Refinement

Assembly Structural Analysis

1. Assembly Structural Analysis
2. Analysis Assembly
3. Analysis Connections and Connection Properties
4. Virtual Parts
5. Distributed Mass