Setting up a 2D simplification analysis is similar to setting up any other study.
The table shows the restrictions when using a 2D simplification analysis.
| Feature |
Options not available |
| Bodies |
Make Rigid, Fix, Treat as Remote Mass, Treat as Remote Load. |
| Connections |
Spring, pin, bolt, bearing, spot weld, edge weld, link, and rigid connection. |
| Contact sets |
Virtual wall.For thermal studies, no contact sets are available.
|
| Fixtures |
Elastic support, bearing fixture, and grounded bolt. You cannot use the
Split
tab to apply fixtures to a section of a face.
|
| External Loads |
Flow effects, remote load/mass, and distributed mass. You cannot apply radiation for thermal studies. You cannot use the
Split
tab to apply loads to a section of a face. |
| Orthotropic material |
For 2D axi-symmetric problems, you cannot select an axis as the reference geometry for defining orthotropic material directions. You can only use a plane as the reference geometry. |
You can drag and drop features (fixtures, loads, contacts, mesh, material) across 2D studies of the same type.
The large displacement option is unavailable for 2D linear static studies