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Opening the Assembly

Setting Up the Drop Test Study

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Defining Contact Between the Hard Drive and the Foam

Meshing the Model and Running the Study

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Meshing the Model and Running the Study

Now you are ready to mesh to the model.

In the Simulation study tree, right-click Mesh and select Create Mesh .
In the PropertyManager, under Mesh Parameters, set Global Size to 0.90 in.
Under Options, select Run (solve) the analysis.
Click .
Drop test studies are inherently time consuming. The coarse mesh produces results with reasonable accuracy.

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