The available step options on the Simulation Express command bar change as you specify the analysis type and select the elements to apply it to. PromptBar displays instructions for each step. Use the Accept button (the green check mark) to complete each step and move to the next.
Choose Tools tab →Environs group →Simulation Express.
On the Simulation Express command bar, specify whether you want to perform a Stress or Modal analysis, then click the Accept button.
Select the material you want to use, then click the Accept button.
On the Load Definition dialog box, define the load parameters you want for one or more force or pressure loads. When you have defined the loads you want, click the Finish button.
Select the constraining faces, then click the Accept button.
The analysis process starts automatically.
Tip:
A stress analysis analyzes how pressure or force acts on a part.
A modal analysis analyzes the vibration characteristics of a part to determine its natural frequencies.
If you are performing a stress analysis, the Load Definition dialog box displays for you to add, edit, and delete loads on the part. The dialog box steps you through the load definition process.
In the Constraints Step, you select part faces which are constrained from moving during the analysis. These would typically be faces which are bolted or fastened to other components in the physical assembly.
When the analysis finished processing, you can use the output options on the command bar to change the display format, control whether contours and deformation are displayed in the graphic window, and to play back an animation of the model reacting to the parameters you defined.