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  1. 05-24-2010, 04:56 PM #1
    bigalexe
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    How do you simulate with welded beams?

    I have an assembly in Solidworks which is primarily made of square tubing which is welded together. How do I tell Solidworks COSMOS that the square tubing is welded together?

    The joints are not at the ends of the beams either, so the automatic joint stuff wont work.
    Stuff i can use: AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD Inventor 2010, Solidworks 2009, MasterCAM X2/X4, CNC's FADAL, and Hurco 3-axis CNC Mill
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  2. 08-09-2010, 09:35 AM #2
    cro-magnum
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    I would like to know as well. I am working on a headache rack and would like to simulate the complete part.
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  3. 08-09-2010, 12:56 PM #3
    DareBee
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    I believe you need the full version of cosmos FEA to do this.

    If I remember correctly, I have saved things like that as a part (single entity) to run tests on. It will not be truly accurate but in some cases close is OK.
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  4. 08-10-2010, 11:08 AM #4
    cro-magnum
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    Thank you darebee

    I'll have to load cosmos I don't currently have it but my superior does.
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