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.To perform static analysis:
Create a static study. To access the Study dialog box, right-click the top icon in the COSMOS AnalysisManager tree and select Study . Define the Properties of the study. Click the Adaptive tab to activate the h- or p-adaptive method to improve results automatically.
Define material for each solid, shell, and beam. To define a material for a solid, shell, or beam, right-click its icon in the COSMOS AnalysisManager tree and select Apply/Edit Material.
Define restraints. Right-click the Load/Restraint folder in the COSMOS AnalysisManager tree and select Restraints. Apply adequate restraints to stabilize each body, shell, and component on its own or through contact conditions and connectors linking it with other objects or to the ground.
Define loads. You must at least define one load.
For assemblies and multibody parts, use global, component, and local contact settings to simulate the behavior of the model.
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.
View the 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 displacements, stresses, strains, and deformation.
To assess failure based on a yield criterion, right-click the Results folder, and select Define Design Check Plot.
If you ran design scenarios or specified an adaptive method, you can graph results. Right-click the Results folder, and select Define Adaptive Convergence Graph.
To list results, right-click the Results folder, and select the desired option. You can list stress, displacement, strain, and various types of forces.
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.
Definition of Basic Quantities