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Select XYPlane from the list or select that plane in the 3D view. A task panel like Fig: MS1 will open where you have to choose to which plane the sketch will be attached. Select Solver job control from the menu. This will create the sketch within the just created body.Select the solver object contained in the Analysis container.We have now meshed our object and are ready to add constraints and forces. FEM mesh from shape by Gmsh: Generates a finite element mesh for a model using Gmsh.You can also drag and drop a mesh to a Mechanical Analysis that does not have a mesh within the Tree view. In the meshing dialog, click Apply and OK.FEM mesh from shape by Netgen: Generates a finite element mesh for a model using Netgen.It is recommended to make a mesh as the last step in the analysis preparations due to association to a geometry in FreeCAD.ĭepending on FreeCAD installation, there can be Netgen or GMSH meshers, you can use any of them. Select Material for solid and choose Calculix-Steel as the material.We now have established the restrictions and forces for our static study. Set the Direction to -Z by selecting one of the face edges parallel to that direction.Click Add, select the front face of the Cube object (the face parallel to the back face) and set the Load value to 9000000.Click Add, select the back face of the Cube object (face on the YZ axis) and click OK.Select the Model → Analysis container option from the menu.Change its Dimensions to the following:.Press the Std New button to create a new document. Lets start by creating a new empty document: doc FreeCAD.newDocument() If you type this in the FreeCAD Python console, you will notice that as soon as you type 'FreeCAD.' (the word FreeCAD followed by a dot), a window pops up, allowing you to quickly autocomplete the rest of the line.In this example a Cube is used as the study object, but any model created in the Part or PartDesign Workbenches can be used instead. The reader has the basic knowledge to use the Part and PartDesign Workbenches.Calculix is installed on the system (included in the FreeCAD installation).
Netgen and/or GMSH is installed on the system (included in the FreeCAD installation).This tutorial is meant to introduce the reader to the basic workflow of the FEM Workbench, as well as most of the tools that are available to perform a static analysis.