COSMOSWorks_online_help

welcome to cosmosworks online help
overview
conventions
access to help
resources
what's new in cosmosworks
  what's new - overview
  what's new - general
  what's new - analysis studies
  what's new - loads and restraints
  what's new - meshing
  what's new - result viewing
analysis background
  analysis background
  linear static analysis
    linear static analysis
    definition of basic quantities
    performing static analysis
    input for linear static analysis
    output of linear static analysis
    thermal stress analysis
  frequency analysis
    frequency analysis
    performing frequency analysis
    thermal effects for frequency studies
    rigid body modes
    output of frequency analysis
  linearized buckling analysis
    linearized buckling analysis
    output for linearized buckling analysis
  thermal analysis
    thermal analysis
    mechanisms of heat transfer
      conduction
        conduction
      convection
        convection
        convection heat coefficient
      radiation
        radiation
        basic radiation definitions
        stefan-boltzmann law
        radiation emission from real surfaces
        radiation exchange between surfaces
        radiation view factors
    performing thermal analysis
    thermal contact resistance
    types of heat transfer analysis
    thermostat
    output of thermal analysis
  optimization
    design optimization
    performing optimization analysis
  nonlinear static analysis
    nonlinear static analysis
    when to use nonlinear analysis
    structural nonlinearities
    solution procedures for nonlinear problems
    numerical procedures
      numerical procedures
      incremental control techniques
      iterative solution methods
        iterative solution methods
        iterative solution methods: newton-raphson (nr) scheme
        iterative solution methods: modified newton-raphson (mnr) scheme
      termination schemes
    setting result options for nonlinear analysis
    performing nonlinear static analysis
  drop test analysis
    drop test studies
    setup
    materials
    contact
    result options
    viewing results
    performing drop test analysis
    solution after impact
  fatigue analysis
    fatigue analysis
    s-n curve
    theory of accumulative damage
    fatigue events
    evaluation of alternating stresses from fatigue events
    definitions
    mean stress correction
    rainflow cycle counting method
    performing fatigue analysis
cosmosworks fundamentals
  cosmosworks fundamentals
  benefits of analysis
  basic concepts of analysis
  cosmosworks manager tree
  design studies
  analysis steps
  material properties
  restraints and loads
  specifying directions
  meshing
  running analysis
  viewing results
  parameters and design scenarios
  global and local coordinate systems
  importing motion loads
  design check wizard
  contact problems
  result databases
  working with assemblies
  working with beams
  using units
  languages
cosmosworks interface
  cosmosworks interface components
  graphics area
  cosmos analysismanager tree
    cosmosworks manager tree
    conventions
    drag and drop functionality
  toolbars
    toolbars
    main toolbar
    loads toolbar
    result tools toolbar
    optimization toolbar
    thermal loads toolbar
    list results tools toolbar
    design scenario toolbar
    fatigue toolbar
design studies
  design studies
  concept of design studies
  study types
  mesh types
  creating a study
  cosmosworks analysis options
    static analysis options
      static options
      static - adaptive
    frequency analysis options
      frequency options
    buckling analysis options
      buckling options
    thermal analysis options
      thermal options
      thermal - advanced options
    optimization analysis options
      optimization options
    nonlinear analysis options
      nonlinear - solution
      nonlinear - advanced options
    drop test analysis options
      drop test - options
      drop test setup
    fatigue analysis options
      fatigue options
  parameters
  design scenarios
  cosmosworks solvers
  adaptive methods
  running a study
  exporting studies
material properties
  material properties
  material dialog box
  using materials defined in solidworks
  defining custom materials
  assigning material from centor library
  assigning material from a material library
  using drag and drop
  material models
    material models
    elastic models
      linear elastic isotropic model
      linear elastic orthotropic model
      isotropic and orthotropic materials
      nonlinear elastic model
    plasticity models
      von mises plasticity model (kinematic & isotropic)
      tresca plasticity model (kinematic & isotropic)
      drucker - prager plasticity model
    hyperelastic models
      mooney - rivlin hyperelastic model
      ogden hyperelastic model
      blatz - ko hyperelastic model
    viscoelasticity model
    creep models
  material properties used in cosmosworks
  temperature - dependent material properties
loads and restraints
  loads and boundary conditions
  directional loads and boundary conditions
  restraints
    restraints
    preventing rigid body motion
    restraint types
      fixed
      immovable
      using reference geometry
        using reference geometry
        using a reference plane
        using a reference axis
        using a model face
        using a model edge
      on flat face
      on cylindrical face
      on spherical face
      symmetry
        symmetry
        symmetry restraints for shell models
        symmetry restraints for solid models
        cyclic symmetry
        analyzing circular models
    summary of displacement restraints
  structural loads
    structural loads
    pressure loads
      pressure loads
      defining uniform pressure loads
      defining nonuniform pressure loads
      summary of pressure loads
    force/torque loads
      force loads
      defining uniform force
      defining nonuniform force
      nonuniform distribution with forces changing direction
      summary of force and torque loads
    gravity loads
      gravity loads
    centrifugal force loads
      centrifugal force loads
      summary of gravity and centrifugal load options
    remote loads
      remote loads and restraints
      remote load (direct transfer)
      remote load (rigid connection)
      remote displacement (rigid connection)
      remote mass
      summary of remote load, bearing load, and shrink fit load options
    bearing forces
      bearing loads
      applying bearing forces to multiple faces
      defining bearing loads
    shrink fitting
      shrink fitting
    multiple application of structural loads
  connectors
    connectors
    summary of connectors
  thermal loads and restraints
    thermal loads and restraints
    defining temperature
    defining convection
    defining heat flux
    defining heat power
    defining radiation
    summary of thermal boundary conditions
  applying loads and restraints to shells
meshing
  background on meshing
  solid meshing
  shell meshing
    shell meshing
    shell modeling
    modeling shell problems
  rebuilding the mesh
  meshing parameters
  meshing options
  mesh propertymanager
  controlling the mesh
    mesh control parameters
    mesh control examples
  meshing with contact
    contact analysis
    global contact
    contact set
    component contact
    shrink fitting functionality
    thermal contact resistance
    multiple contact conditions
    guidelines on studies with contact conditions
  mesh quality checks
  mesh quality plots
  probing the mesh plots
  failure diagnostics
  meshing tips
parameters and design scenarios
  parameters
  defining a parameter
  linking a field to a parameter
  design scenarios
    design scenarios
    defining design scenarios
    running design scenarios and viewing results
    transient thermal stress analysis
analysis library
  understanding analysis library features
  creating analysis library features
  adding analysis library features to a document
  editing analysis library features
  deleting analysis library features
  using references and values
viewing results
  viewing analysis results
  plotting results
    plotting results
    stress plot
    principal stresses
    contact pressure
    displacement plot
    strain plot
    deformed shape plot
    thermal plot
    fatigue plot
  listing results
    listing results
    listing stress
    listing contact forces
    listing free body forces
    listing pin/bolt forces
    listing displacement
    listing reaction forces
    listing remote load interface forces
    listing strain
    listing buckling load factors
    listing resonant frequencies
    listing mass participation
    listing thermal results
    list fatigue results
    listing results on selected entities
  graphing results
    graphing results
    graphing of probed result plots
    graphing results on an edge
    graphing results of adaptive methods
    graphing results of design scenarios
    graphing results of optimization studies
    graphing results of nonlinear and drop test studies
  manipulating result plots
    manipulating results plots
    editing a result plot
    animating plots
    section clipping
    iso-surface clipping
    setting chart options
    plot settings
    result axes
    printing result plots
    saving result plots
    deleting a result plot
    copying a result plot between studies
    adding a plot title
    annotating extreme values on a plot
    associating a named view with a plot
    customizing plot legend
    displaying section plots in transparent colors
    displaying the undeformed shape of a model on a result plot
    showing hidden parts in plots
    displaying results in the solidworks window panes
    comparing test data with cosmosworks results
    generating edrawings of result plots
  probing results
    probing results
    probe propertymanager
    probing section plots
    sensors propertymanager
    defining sensors
study reports
  study reports
  report wizard
  generating a report
  setting cover page
  setting introduction
  setting description
  setting file information
  setting materials
  setting load information
  setting plots
  setting mode list
  setting contact
  setting study properties
  setting conclusion
  setting an appendix
checking stress results
  stress check
  performing failure analysis
  failure criteria
    failure criteria
    maximum von mises stress criterion
    maximum shear stress criterion
    mohr-coulomb stress criterion
    maximum normal stress criterion
    summary of failure criteria
design optimization
  design optimization
  product development cycles
  searching for the optimum solution
  using optimization studies
    using optimization studies
    defining and running the initial studies
    evaluating the results of the initial studies
    defining the optimization study
    running the optimization study
    viewing results of optimization study
    checking the final results
  creating an optimization study
  defining the objective of an optimization study
  defining design variables
  defining constraints
cosmosworks options
  cosmosworks options
  system options
    general
    default library
  default options
    units
    load/restraint
    mesh
    results
    plot
    color chart
    plot - static study
    plot - frequency/buckling study
    plot - thermal study
    plot - drop test study
    plot - fatigue study
    plot - optimization study
    plot - nonlinear study
    user information
  export options
    export options - cosmosm
    export options - offsets
    export options - nastran