User manual SOLIDWORKS 2008

[. . . ] DESIGN BETTER PRODUCTS SolidWorks® 2008 What's New © 1995-2007, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation is a Dassault Systemes S. A. 300 Baker Avenue Concord, Massachusetts 01742 USA All Rights Reserved U. S. Patents 5, 815, 154; 6, 219, 049; 6, 219, 055; 6, 603, 486; 6, 611, 725; 6, 844, 877; 6, 898, 560; 6, 906, 712; 7, 184, 044; and foreign patents, (e. g. The information and the software discussed in this document are subject to change without notice and are not commitments by SolidWorks. [. . . ] · When you select a face in the graphics area, the Beams, Shells, or Solids folder in the COSMOS® AnalysisManager expands and highlights the associated body or component. · N/mm2 (MPa) units are now available in many places, including: Pressure PropertyManager, Stress Plot PropertyManager, Options dialog box, and the three tabs of the Material dialog box. · A new CommandManager helps you access the COSMOSWorks interface easily. The CommandManager is context-sensitive to the active study's type and status. · (A) You can use the nitinol material model for shells in nonlinear studies. · New toolbars are added for COSMOSWorks Dynamics and COSMOSWorks Trend Tracking. · No grayed out commands are shown in shortcut menus. · You can search for analysis keywords within analysis files, including *. sldalasm, *. sldalprt, *. sldasm, and *. sldprt files. See Searching Analysis Documents in the help. · New NAFEMS linear static benchmarks are added to the verification list. · The Report tool has been redesigned for COSMOSWorks 2008. See Study Reports in the help. Analysis Advisor The Analysis Advisor in the Task Pane has been enhanced to include: · Information to assist you with loads, restraints, and contact conditions. · A database of load, restraint, and contact condition examples. You can customize the database of examples to add, edit, or remove examples. Hyperelastic Mooney-Rivlin and Ogden Material (A) You can view the constants calculated by the program when using a stress-strain curve for Mooney-Rivlin or Ogden material models for nonlinear studies. The constants are saved in a text file with the extension. log in the active result's folder for the study. SolidWorks 2008 What's New 11-2 Chapter 11 COSMOSWorks Shells Displayed by Thickness or Material You can display shells by color to identify the thickness or material of the shell. Right-click the Shells folder in the COSMOS AnalysisManager and select the appropriate option. In the image, one wall is 1" thick, the bottom is 2" thick, and the remaining walls are unassigned and therefore transparent. You can also create a mesh quality plot showing the thickness or material of the shells. To create this plot, right-click Mesh and select Create Mesh Plot. New Study Types Pressure Vessel Study (P) In a new Pressure Vessel study, you combine the results of two or more static studies to determine the worst case condition. Each static study has a different set of loads that produce corresponding results. The Pressure Vessel study combines the results of the static studies algebraically. See Pressure Vessel Studies in the help. Linear Dynamic Study (A) Static studies assume that loads are constant or applied very slowly until they reach their full values. [. . . ] · Choose to merge on one end only instead of both ends. Additionally: · When you join guidelines to existing routes, a split point is automatically created if one does not already exist where you select to join. · To make selection easier, you can filter guidelines by wire or cable name and signal name, based on the names imported by the from-to list. Flattened Route You can flatten an electrical route sub-assembly within the 3D model. The flattened route includes cable and wires, coverings, and end connectors. [. . . ]