Create response on face in Electronics Thermal solution

CKnottenbelt

Hi,

I'm trying to create a results response on a face in an Electronics Thermal solution. When I attempt to do so I get the error:

Please select only body(s) from "ElectronicsThermal" solution.

This is inconvenient for me as I am only interested in certain faces of my simulation.

Is there a way around this. I am creating this response for use in a scripted DoE so I am happy doing any processing steps in python if needed, including creating my own CSV while the DoE is running if needed. I can use sensors but I'm unsure how to mass process their results in the DoE.

Thanks.

 

Electro_Wizard

HI,

The body needs to be under the simulation solution to see any response, as the response will not be created if the body/face is not under the electroics thermal solution as the body was not solved.

Are you running DOE based on BC parametrization or CAD parameterization?

Results from Electronics thermal solution can help you to parameterize the BC values for a coupled DOE analysis easily.

You can also email us at hwsupport@altair.com regarding your query, we can connect online to understand the workflow.

Regards,

Roy

CKnottenbelt

Thanks for your response Roy @Electro_Wizard,

The faces that I am trying to assign responses to are faces on bodies that are a part of the Geometry of the solution. I've tested running the simulation and they are simulated properly.

I'm running a DOE based on CAD parameterization, however the faces of interest are not on the body that is varying.

My current approach (untested) is to create a custom user response that finds the faces using a Group and returns the relevant values by processing faces from that group. Do you think that this is a good approach?

The other option I'm considering is to extrude the faces of to create very thin bodies that I can monitor, however the geometry I'm using is defined by a customer and I would prefer not to change it if possible.