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Hello, Tad, Don,Thank you for thesevery interesting answers.It would be interestingto seea file with thisassembly.I enclosea linkon the subject,which confirmsyour explanationbutit is oldWF3, I...
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Hi, Nearly everything we do has 3 or more components as a bolted assy. Beams, links etc too time consuming (though some estimate of bending is possible) We regularly ignore the rules and 'fool'...
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Hello,I did atest.3 parton myassembly, I removed the boltsand Ireplacedthescrewson both sidesof the assembly withthe same holeon the center piecefor screwing.In reality itwould not be possiblewithout...
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Tad, Will we be able to switch off the automatic preload calculation in Creo 3.0? This step becomes redundant once the correct input preload has been determined to compensate for surrounding structural...
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Hi, You should lock the intervening part to its neighbour, not ground. Relative movement of bolted components will be small whilst movement relative to ground could be significant and tend to pull the...
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Charles, Yes in Creo 3.0, you will be able to switch off the automatic preload calculation. Here's an image of the new dialog. The automatic preload correction will occur only if you check "Account...
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Tad, Looks good. If a study is run with 'account for stiffness' checked, what feedback is there? Are we told the new fastener input preload required to achieve the desired in the summary file? The...
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Hi Charles, Which version of Simulate are you using? In Creo Simulate 2.0, I believe the annular surface region is created at the interface only if fix separation is requested. Tad
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Lawrence, Does the Fastener Definition window change if you select "Account for Stiffness"?
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Mats, Did you compare these results with a Creo 3 simulation?
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