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Creating a Drop Test Study

Specifying Material Properties

Setting up the Drop Test Study

Setting the Result Options

Meshing the Model and Running the Analysis

Viewing Results

Plotting Displacements

Graphing Displacement and Comparing Results

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Creating a Drop Test Study

Browse to drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Drop Test\AluminumBar.SLDPRT and open the file.
Click New Study (Simulation CommandManager).
Under Specialized Simulation, click Drop Test .
In the PropertyManager under Name, enter 478mpersec.
Click .

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