Question
Simulate workflow for efficiently replacing assembly components with mass idealizations
What is the correct workflow in simulate - assembly to replace a component with a point mass idealization at the part C.O.G. and constrain it to the assembly with links?
When using mass idealization - component at point - the following notification appears: "You have included a mass idealization of a component which contains the highlighted volumes that will be meshed during an analysis. This will result in the mass being accounted for twice in the run."
If I create a simplified representation of the part which removes the solid geometry, the simplified representation removes the component from view entirely (including the cog datum point defined in the part).
My current approach is to open the part/subassembly to idealize, do mass properties, enable X/Y/Z COG features, then create an offset point with relations using those features to define it. Then I return to the assembly simulation and create an assembly datum point at the assy level defined by the COG location point within the part. Then I use refine - create mass - mass by part on the assy level datum point (thats when the notification about double mass pops up). Finally I go back into the part level, create a simplified rep with all solid geom features excluded, then return to the assy simulation and use this simplified rep.
Issues are that the simplified rep disappears at the assy level (perhaps because it no longer has any solid geometry?) It is also a very slow workflow for something that seems like it should be achievable in a few clicks. I have several dozen subassemblies that I must replace with mass representations or simplified reps - and I would like to maintain parametric definitions of the mass properties of the idealized components so that if someone on my team changes a subassy detail I can update the analysis quickly.
Curious if anyone else has come up with a better workflow for creating paramteric idealized mass reps in simulate - assy.
Here are the errors that I faced
You have included a mass idealization of a component which contains the highlighted volumes that will be meshed during an analysis. This will result in the mass being accounted for twice in the run
When using mass idealization - component at point - the following notification appears: "You have included a mass idealization of a component which contains the highlighted volumes that will be meshed during an analysis. This will result in the mass being accounted for twice in the run."
If I create a simplified representation of the part which removes the solid geometry, the simplified representation removes the component from view entirely (including the cog datum point defined in the part).
My current approach is to open the part/subassembly to idealize, do mass properties, enable X/Y/Z COG features, then create an offset point with relations using those features to define it. Then I return to the assembly simulation and create an assembly datum point at the assy level defined by the COG location point within the part. Then I use refine - create mass - mass by part on the assy level datum point (thats when the notification about double mass pops up). Finally I go back into the part level, create a simplified rep with all solid geom features excluded, then return to the assy simulation and use this simplified rep.
Issues are that the simplified rep disappears at the assy level (perhaps because it no longer has any solid geometry?) It is also a very slow workflow for something that seems like it should be achievable in a few clicks. I have several dozen subassemblies that I must replace with mass representations or simplified reps - and I would like to maintain parametric definitions of the mass properties of the idealized components so that if someone on my team changes a subassy detail I can update the analysis quickly.
Curious if anyone else has come up with a better workflow for creating paramteric idealized mass reps in simulate - assy.
Here are the errors that I faced
You have included a mass idealization of a component which contains the highlighted volumes that will be meshed during an analysis. This will result in the mass being accounted for twice in the run