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luiz.hnm12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
November 15, 2023
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Self-weight in CREO Simulate

Greetings! I would like to know if the self-weight of the simulated component needs to be inserted as a load or does it insert it automatically. For example, to calculate the displacement in a beam, would i need to input the weight of the beam as a load? I'm trying to simulate a beam and compare with hand calculations (verification), but I can't get an agreement between the results.

SweetPeasHubAnswer
17-Peridot
November 15, 2023

Correct, by default there is no self-weight loading. Can you screenshot your CREO boundary conditions on the beam and show us the textbook model of the beam you are trying to correlate?

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SweetPeasHub17-Peridot
17-Peridot
November 15, 2023

Creo of course knows the mass, but it does not know the direction nor the amount of gravitational acceleration until you tell it.

Add the appropriate gravity load to your load set.

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luiz.hnm12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
November 15, 2023

Thank you for the answer! Therefore, if I don't add the gravitational load, the mass won't interfere with the simulation?

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SweetPeasHub17-PeridotAnswer
17-Peridot
November 15, 2023

Correct, by default there is no self-weight loading. Can you screenshot your CREO boundary conditions on the beam and show us the textbook model of the beam you are trying to correlate?

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