Concept Design Using Topology and Topography Optimization

Chapter 1: Topology Optimization of a Structural C-Clip10. Click name = and type shells.11. Click card image = and from the pop up menu select PSHELL.12. Click material =.You will see a list of materials you just created.13. Click steel.14. Click color and select yellow (color12).15. Click create/edit to load the PSHELL card image for the component shells.16. Enter the thickness for the shell component by clicking T, clicking in the text box, andtyping 1.17. Click return to go back to the collectors page.18. Click return to go to a main page.Step 3: Generate a finite element meshUse the automesh module to create a quad dominant mesh. Since the shellscomponent you just created is your current component, any elements you generate areorganized into that component.1. Access the automesh panel. (Select the 2D page, then automesh or press F12).2. Click the check box to the left of reset meshing parameters to:.3. Click element size =, type 2.5, and press ENTER to set element size.4. Use the switch under element size to set element type to mixed.5. Select the top half of the surface by clicking any line in that surface.6. Click mesh.The mesh density is displayed on the surface.7. Click mesh again.The automesher should create about 560 shell elements. See the HyperMeshMessage Bar for the message.6Concept Design Using Topology and Topography Optimization OptiStruct 7.0Proprietary Information of Altair Engineering, Inc.