I've run a fair share of thermal analysis in Solid Edge, but recently I tried out features to optimize mechanical properties of parts.
I guess more would like to see this intro to optimalization in ST6, here is a tutorial to how this goes down.
[youtube]SFE2i_fLUfM[/youtube]
Solid Edge is free for students and can be downloaded from the Siemens homepage (Google it )
After reading some papers and resources about bicycle frame design, it is hard to get a grasp of how you make the tradeoff between weight and frame stiffness.
Here is a weight optimized 600mm 50mm tube deflecting 8mm under a 100kg load. (Bad mesh, I know)
If anyone have some tips or hints on framebuilding (before I start on a full frame), I'd be thankful if those could be shared here.
I guess more would like to see this intro to optimalization in ST6, here is a tutorial to how this goes down.
[youtube]SFE2i_fLUfM[/youtube]
Solid Edge is free for students and can be downloaded from the Siemens homepage (Google it )
After reading some papers and resources about bicycle frame design, it is hard to get a grasp of how you make the tradeoff between weight and frame stiffness.
Here is a weight optimized 600mm 50mm tube deflecting 8mm under a 100kg load. (Bad mesh, I know)
If anyone have some tips or hints on framebuilding (before I start on a full frame), I'd be thankful if those could be shared here.