Create the Simulation and Review the Mesh

Import the product into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, create the simulation, and review the mesh.

Before you begin: Download the product from the Dassault Systèmes Knowledge Base article, Sample Data: Energy Computations in a Contact Analysis.
  1. Open a native client on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, and import the 3D XML file.
  2. Open the product in Structural Scenario Creation, and create a structural simulation.
  3. From the tree, edit the simulation properties and rename the simulation ContactAnalysis_1.

    Tip: Press F3 to display the tree if it is not visible.

  4. From the Setup section of the action bar, click Finite Element Model to review the mesh.
    The image below shows the initial position of the arrowhead and the wall. The imported model contains a swept mesh with linear brick elements.

  5. Select Share > Save > Save All, and save your work.

    Tip: You can also press Ctrl+S to save your work. Save your work often.