Bruce, I'm following your cookbook but when I try to do the "Preferences > Mod > Fem > General" fix, there is nothing in the right pane. Is there anything I need to install?This is FreeCad 0.20.2
Hmm, This is what I get
Here is a screenshot after I constrained the pressure.... However, I started with your original file (without the 0.4mm at he opposite end)....When I double-click on where it says "Material Solid" in the Combo View, it shows Aluminum 2024-T3 in the drop down and I clicked "OK".... I would like to understand how to do the "Displacement Constraints" before trying a mesh.... ie to get my model to the same place as yours.... Bob
Well, It ran without the "fix"
Bob,If you are asking about the steps to add the constraints, I click on the constraint icon See pictureChoose which direction I want to change from free to fixedclick on addclick on the face I want it to act onclick on OKYou should see a constraint number added to the combo view under analysis
So, I followed your instructions for meshing, using 1mm Max, 0mm (auto) Min. and got the following....The wide end looks different depending on the view I use, here is another view....So, what do you think?.... What should I be looking for as to the quality of the mesh, and potential problems?....Bob
I used the 10 micron minimum that Bruce mentioned earlier. This is where a convergence study comes in. Reduce the mesh size and see if the answer changes.