Creo Simulate 2.0 : interrupt-restart analysis & sections

[ccantarelli]

Hello,

I have two questions about CREO Simulate (I am using the 2.0 version):

1) During the preprocessing of an assembly, I tried to create a cross section because it would have been very helpful to see more in details the mesh created in internal features of some parts, but unfortunately I could not. Is there a way to create it?

2) Is it possible to interrupt an analysis and restart it in a second moment from the point at which I interrupted it?

Thank you in advance for the help!

[skunks · Accepted solution]

1) no problem in wildfire 4 or 5, not possible in creo

2) no

regards

paul

[danderson-3]

Please vote on the following enhacements that were filed a while back.

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Creo-Ideas/Add-ability-to-Turn-On-Off-existing-model-assembly-Cross/idi-p/468123

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Creo-Ideas/Add-pause-function-to-Simulate-analyses-and-design-studies-to/idi-p/460489

Hope this helps,

Don

Here are a few more enhancements that would be very usefull!

Add ability to Turn On/Off existing model/assembly Cross Sections along with creating them in Simulate / Mechanica

Add Ability to Component Repeat Placement to Include Duplicating Simulate Features Like Contacts, Ground Springs and Preloads (pattern also)!

Creo Parametric Simulate - Add Ability to Edit Model Feature Dimensions While in Simulate

Add ability to Creo Simulate Fasteners to Work With Tapped Hole Lead in Chamfers & Counter Bores

Creo Simulate / Mechanica - Add ability to use Fluid Cavities with displacement equations

Mechanism Clearance Check with Spatial Field Point Reporting (highlight on/in parts where clearance needs to be added & how much needs to be added)

Fix and Improve Creo Parametric Simulate (mechanica) Results Window Legend

Add abiltiy to record Analysis Measurement Dialog Box Text While using Mechanism Animate Capture to MPEG

Creo Simulate (Mechanica) Results - Persistent Legend Values Option

Remove Multiple Included Surfaces and or References at the Same Time

Improve and or Add Ability to Copy / Duplicate Load Sets, Loads, Constraints, Forces and Improve Naming and Function Consistency

Creo Simulate - Layer Control While Defining a Strain Vector Plot of Only Selected Surfaces and Abilty to display vectors on only surfaces in dirrect view.

Add Automatic Functionality to Convert Assumed References to Permanent  References for Features Displaced by Other Features

When Copying and Pasting Text Add Ability to Convert Pasted Text To All Capitalization

Creo Parametric Simulate - Delete Multiple Analysis

Mechanica / Simulate Edit Load Set Description

Add Ability to Suppress Surface Regions in Creo Parametric Simulate

Reorder a component's position in the model tree while in insert mode to a location in between suppressed components

Add ability to Identify Mechanism Constraints that could not be Satisfied

Improve Repeat Placement of Component with Mechanism Placement Constraints

Add Ability to Creo Parametric Simulate to Copy Components and or Sub Assemblies and related Simulation Features from one Assembly to Another Assembly

Batch Mechanism Analysis - Like Mechanica/Simulate

Allow Creation and Editing of Simplified Reps and Changing States While in Creo Simulate / Mechanica

Create Simulate Results Window Templates from Design Study related to Assembly Analysis with multiple load cases and windows

Add Ability to Select Creo Simulate Parametric Features in a Model or Assembly and Right Click to Locate or Highlight in Model Tree

Creo Parametric Simulate - Design Analysis Flexible Dimensions (model dimension variation driven from analysis) and Specify Different Materials

Isolate Component(s) By Hiding ALL Non-Selected Components for Temporary Effect (No Layers or Reps)

Add Ability to Creo Simulate to Copy Simulation Features From One Part or Assembly to Another Part or Assembly

Allow Adding Multiple Motion Axis Constraints to Snapshot in Mechanism and Highlight Display of Joint on Screen When Selected under Constraints Tab

Add Ability to Change Table Row Height While Entering in Text and Change Cells without unselecting the table

Add Flexibility to Drawing View(s) to Allow Parameters and or Dimensions to be Varied to Allow for Alternate Installed States without using Family Tables

Show Dimensions by View when selecting multiple features in the model tree of a drawing

Add Ability to Select a Component in Creo Parametric Simulate and Show Only All of the Dependent Simulate Features

Creo Simulate - Allow you to select a Model or Sub Assembly in the Main Window and Right Click to Open It.

Round Feature Enhancement - Allow to Extend Ends x Distance on Both Ends When Round Create as Surface Type

Prevent Snapshot Constraints from Supressing when a Assembly with a (6DOF) Mechanism Joint has been Rotated or Reassembled

Regeneration Manager Open Failed Model on Right Click

Add pause function to Simulate analyses and design studies to allow analysis to be moved to another workstation to continue running

Surface Regions Improvements - Creo Simulate Option to Split into Segments

Allow double click edit of dimension or tolerance value in drawing

Improve copying of datum points set as datum targets from one model to another model

Enhancement Requests for Creo Simulate 3.0 or Newer (Rounds)

Un-Delete / Restore a Mechanism Analysis that was deleted by accident

[skunks]

a cross section in Wildfire 4.0:

[danderson]

Were you able to create the cross section in Wildfire 4 while in Mechanica or was it just activated/turned on?

A couple of issues I run into are:

-Not being able to create a Section Feature while in Simulate that can also be used in normal assembly or part mode.

-While creating Simulate features, if you cancel out of creating a feature Creo will turn off the active cross section.

I will have to go back to my wildfire 4 M220 installation and take a closer look.