You can perform drop test
analysis on solid parts and assemblies only. Shells are not supported.To perform a drop test study:
Create a drop test study. Right-click the top icon in the COSMOS AnalysisManager tree and select Study to access the Study dialog. Define the Properties of the study to select a small or large displacement formulation. Large displacement solution takes much longer time but is more accurate. Large displacement is used by default for linear materials and it is always used if you have a nonlinear material in the model.
You can perform drop test
analysis on solid parts and assemblies only. Shells are not supported.
Setup the study. Right-click the Setup icon and select Define/Edit.
Define result options. Right-click the Result Options folder and select Define/Edit to specify solution time parameters and locations at which response versus time graphs will be available after running the study.
For assemblies and multibody parts make sure to define the proper contact settings.
Mesh the model and run the study.
If you run a study before
meshing it, the program meshes the study automatically before running
it. You can also request to run the study by checking Run
analysis after meshing in the Mesh
PropertyManager. Running a drop test study can take a long period
of time due to intense computations.
View results:
Double-click an icon in a results folder to display the associated plot.
To define a new plot, right-click the Results folder and select the desired option. You can plot stresses, strains, displacements, and deformation.
To list results, right-click the Results folder and select the desired option. You can list stresses, strains, displacements, and contact/friction forces.
To define a time history graph, right-click the Results folder and select Define Time History Plot. You can graph stresses, displacements, velocities and accelerations.
To generate a report, right-click the Report folder and select Define.
To probe an active plot, right-click its icon or right-click in the graphics area, and select Probe.
Click here for more result viewing options.
When you run a study that
does not have any result folders, the software creates the folders and
plots specified in the Result
Options for the study type. If result folders are present,
the software updates the existing plots.
Drop Test - Solution Time After Impact