Solvix User Manual

Chapter 7 – Step Menu

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The Step menu contains the following options:

Chapter 8 – Analysis Step Types

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The step types and their options available in Solvix are: Static Step Slip wear step Boundary displacement step Frequency step Buckle step Modal dynamics step Steady state dynamics step Dynamic step Heat transfer step Uncoupled temperature-displacement step Coupled temperature-displacement step Postscript One has to be careful when using the Default incrementation and amplitudes – incrementation…

Chapter 9 – Field Output

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Field output is used to create contour plots. Available options include: Node output Element output Contact output Default field outputs are created in each new step added to the model.

Chapter 10 – Boundary condition

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The Boundary Conditions ( BC ) sub-menu contains the following options: The following boundary condition types and settings are available: Fixed Displacement/Rotation Submodel Temperature Postscript Fixed boundary condition constrains all the available degrees of freedom (DOF). Displacement/rotation BC allows the user to select individual DOFs. The following options are available for each DOF: Keep in…

Chapter 11 – Load & Defined Field

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The Load sub-menu contains the following options: The types of loads and their options are listed below: Concentrated force Moment Uniform pressure Hydrostatic pressure Imported pressure Surface traction Normal shell edge load Gravity Centrifugal load Pre-tension Defined Field Defined fields are used to prescribe predefined values to the nodes. The types of predefined fields and…

Chapter 12 – Analysis Menu

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The Analysis menu contains the following options: