Visualization element forces zero length cbush

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi together,

 

i want to create a visualization of the element forces acting in a zero length cbush. Unfortunately, because it has zero length, i cant see anything.

 

Is there a way to create a visualization of the element forces acting in the zero length cbushes?

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Sebastian

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  • Rahul Rajan_21763
    Rahul Rajan_21763 New Altair Community Member
    edited October 2017

    Could you please let us know what is the end objective of your requirement?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited October 2017

    I am connecting two surfaces  via zero length cbush elements. Afterwards i want to visualize the elementforces acting in those 1D elements. Because the Cbushs are rigid in some DOFs i cant see a distribution of the element forces for the different 1D elements (because they are of zero length).

     

    Is there a way to map the forces to one of the surfaces they are connecting?

     

    Or is there another way to make those forces visible in Hyperview?

     

    Thanks a lot!

  • Rahul Rajan_21763
    Rahul Rajan_21763 New Altair Community Member
    edited October 2017

    Sorry for the late response.It would be nice if you can share us screenshot or model file for understanding your requirement in detail?

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited October 2017

    Hi Rahul,

     

    no worries, i really apreciate your help!

     

    I attached an example. Two Solids are connected with cbushs. One of the Solids is displaced.

     

    Afterwards i try to evaluate the elment forces  of the cbush elements in hyperview. Unfortunately i can t see anything, because the elements are of zero length.

     

    The most convenient thing would be to map the cbush forces somehow to one of the surfaces they are connecting and display this as a contour plot.

     

    Is something like this possible?

     

    If not, is it somehow possible to make the force distribution visible?

     

    Thank you!

     

    Best Regards,

     

    Sebastian

     

     

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