CAD CAD Simulation and Analysis

Question 1

What type of analysis in CAD software divides a model into small elements to predict how it will respond to forces and loads?

Accepted Answer

Finite Element Analysis

Answer

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Answer

Motion Simulation

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Thermal Mapping

Question 2

In FEA, what is the term for the network of small polygons or tetrahedra that covers the model surface or volume?

Accepted Answer

Mesh

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Lattice

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Grid

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Wireframe

Question 3

Which boundary condition is required in every FEA simulation to prevent the model from moving freely in space?

Accepted Answer

Fixed constraint

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Force application

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Material assignment

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Contact definition

Question 4

In a CAD motion simulation, what property describes resistance to change in rotational velocity around an axis?

Accepted Answer

Moment of inertia

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Linear momentum

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Coefficient of friction

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Center of gravity

Question 5

What color is typically used on a von Mises stress plot to indicate regions of highest stress concentration?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Blue

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Green

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Yellow

Question 6

Which CAD simulation type is used to study airflow or fluid behavior around a product such as an automotive body?

Accepted Answer

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Answer

Modal analysis

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Thermal analysis

Answer

Fatigue analysis