Hello
As part of my learning of solidworks simulation and writing the tutorial (see subject), I would have liked to know if it is possible to simulate a ball falling down a staircase ? I don't know how to go about it at all.
Thank you
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Hello
You have to use Motion with 3D contacts.
There must be a tutorial in SolidWorks, otherwise I must have "boat" examples to provide you with if needed.
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Very but then how to do a mechanical calculation? What I'm trying to find out is if my ball will withstand the impact of the stairs.
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To my knowledge SolidWorks does not allow simulations of this type, there is the shhh test but I don't know if it can manage several contact surfaces like the case of a staircase.
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I would be tempted to say that if the ball resists the first shock, it will resist the next ones which will be weaker, right?
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Not necessarily, because the material can become brittle when fallen. It's like a glass, sometimes he doesn't break at the first touch, but 2-3 rebounds after.
I'm aware that SolidWorks is not a finite element software, so I don't think it's possible to do this simulation.
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Indeed, in this case I think it's beyond the skills of SolidWorks!
Solidworks is not capable of doing this type of simulation, too bad...