Creo Simulate Day 4, Capstone

Overview: Determine the maximum weight that this Engine Hoist can lift before it fails.

Within Creo Parametric:

• Remove the “Off the Shelf” Components
• Utilize Symmetry
• Set Material Properties
• Clean up Joints, and Check for Interference

Download Files: Engine Hoist Assembly

Now, within Creo Simulate:

• Visualize the Load Path
• Manage Interfaces
• Use rigid links for the hydraulic jack
• Add the Proper Loads and  Constraints

Next:

• Start with a max element size of 40 mm on all components
• Troubleshoot all mesh errors
• Run both a static structural and a buckling analysis.
• Review the results of both, and identify the Areas of Interest.

Next:

• Can the model be updated to be more efficient?
  • Leverage St. Venant’s Principle
  • Sub-Model as needed to get detail

Discuss:

• All of the ways to model welds