Flex Physical Simulation Overview
Flex Physical Simulation is a physics-based realistic cable solver that allows you to simulate the behavior of cables using integrated CAD-CAE tools during the product design process.
Components such as flexible tubes, hoses, wires, and electrical wires permit deformation; they are very flexible so that their shape adapts to the context in which they are used. This behavior is allowed in design and simulation processes through Flex cable solver.
Important: Flex Physical Simulation provides the functionality needed to model flexible slender bodies (Flex) from the Flex Definition to its complete Flexible Behavior during simulation. This functionality is available for Electrical 3D Part Design and Electrical Harness Simulation apps. For more information, see Electrical Harness Simulation and Electrical 3D Part Design User's Guides. |
Flex Definition
A flexible slender body (Flex) is made of a 3D curve/line called neutral fiber and a variable cross-section.
Here is an example of a variable cross-section: