Failure Criteria

Failure criteria normally predict the failure of a material subjected to multi-axial state of stresses...Maximum Normal Stress Criterion

Using 3D Sketching Tools

Select a plane and then click 3D Sketch on Plane (Sketch toolbar) or Insert, 3D Sketch on Plane to add a 3D sketch in Normal to view...In the sketch below, though you do not view normal to the sketch plane, you can still perceive how the model is projected onto the sketch plane...Snap to points off the plane when viewing that plane normal to

Isotropic and Orthotropic Materials

the radial axis (2) is normal to the growth rings...If the angle between the X-axis of the selected reference geometry and the normal to the shell plane is larger than 45o, the program projects the X...If the angle between the X-axis of the selected reference geometry and the normal to the shell plane is less than 45o, the program projects the Y-axis...

Geometry Requirements - Tube Section

make the outer diameter no more than twice the inner diameter.) In a 3D sketch, a line normal to the PipeSketch

Coordinate System PropertyManager

. Planar face. Aligns the axis in the normal direction of the selected face. Reverse Axis Direction

Contact PropertyManager - Selections

Outward Normal Direction...Changes the normal direction of the contact force on the component that includes the selected curve or edge

Contact PropertyManager - Selections

Outward Normal Direction...Changes the normal direction of the contact force on the component that includes the selected curve or edge

Mold Tools - Ruled Surfaces

... an edge. Normal to Surface...Ruled surface is normal to the surfaces that share an edge. Tapered to

Summary of Pressure Load Options

Reference Geometry Entity Required Input Normal Pressure Uniform Faces of solids and shells, and ...

Simple Hole PropertyManager

Extrudes the hole in a direction other than normal to the profile of the sketch...Normal to sketch extrusion

Symmetry Restraints for Solid Models

For solid models, every face that is coincident with a plane of symmetry should be prevented from moving in its normal direction

Stress Plot

SX: X Normal Stress...Display results in ply direction on composite surfaces. (Available only when SX: X Normal Stress is the stress component...Display results in cross-ply direction on composite surfaces. (Available only when SY: Y Normal Stress is the stress component...

Dome

Click Direction , and select a direction vector from the graphics area to extrude the dome in a direction other than normal to the face...Continuous dome, the shape rises normal to the edges of the polygon

Activating Assembly Visualization

... panel closes and its tab disappears. The model returns to its normal colors in the graphics area.

Gravity PropertyManager

... for gravity. You can select: A face to orient gravity parallel to the normal. An edge to orient ...

Plane PropertyManager

Two options appear in the PropertyManager: Nearest location on surface and Along sketch normal...Along sketch normal selected...The new plane is created at the point on the surface obtained by projecting the sketch point normal to the plane on

Sweep PropertyManager

direction to which the tool body remains perpendicular, for example, the normal to the planar end face of a cylinder...Aligns the profile normal to the path...Create the sweep normal to the path at the start

Conduction

Metals are better conductors than nonmetals at normal temperatures because they have free electrons that carry thermal energy...This figure shows range values for the thermal conductivity for liquids, nonmetallic solids, and pure metals at normal temperature and pressure

Performing Failure Analysis Using Mohr-Coulomb Stress Criterion

If you selected Max normal or Mohr-Coulomb criterion for a beam material, the software uses the tensile strength as the allowable stress...For the Max shear stress (Tresca), Max von Mises stress, and Max normal stress criteria...The Max stress in the model box shows the maximum normal stresses (1st and 2nd principal) in the model

Tangent Edges

... edges that: Border on planar faces which are normal to the viewing direction Have second order ...

Summary of Connectors

...part or assembly. Normal and tangential stiffnesses...Normal and tangential stiffnesses. Spring Damper ...

Result Options

When selected, all the available normal modes participate in the dynamic solution...When selected, you can choose the normal modes you want to include in the dynamic solution...For linear dynamic studies only, under Mode Selection, select All modes to include all available normal modes in the solution

Make Part From Block PropertyManager

. In the assembly, you can drag the part in a direction normal to the plane of the block. On Block

AssemblyXpert - Conversion

..., subsequent opening time returns to normal...To list the unconverted components: Click Show these ...

Solution_Accuracy_for_Dynamic_Analysis

...and loads and restraints. Number of normal modes considered in the solution. The highest frequency ...