Anyone with experience with solidworks?

[rbrocky]

Got a question
please help... PM ME!

 

[djjackwilson]

solidworks

used it a little last year. what do you need help with?

 

[Dan.RB.R27]

Used it for 3 years until I switched to Pro/E 2 years ago. May be able to remember some of it :bounce:

 

[knuckles]

I used to work with Siemens unigraphics, the commands may be similar though, what's up?

 

[Jmax]

I've used Crayolas in the past so unfortunately I'll be of no use to you.

 

[Glenn_Adam_Doble]

im pretty fluent in solidworks

 

[rbrocky]

Well I have done a fair bit on it already.
I have just redesigned a rear wing for a Formula Renault using different characteristics.
Anyways, I have got plenty of results for flow and pressure gradients etc etc.
The only thing I cannot work out how to do is to understand the drag that the wing produces.

Can you help? Anything in this direction is awesome!
Thanks

Ryan!!

 

[Dan.RB.R27]

Ok, more an issue to do with flow simulation than modelling.

I have never used the flow-works add on in solidworks, but I have plenty of experience in Ansys Fluent. If you can work with a dedicated mesh and solver package rather than flow works you will get more useful results.

Bear in mind when using CFD that drag from your finite wing model (assuming your working in 3D) will be less than you will see in the 'real world'. Even with a relatively dense mesh, the tip vortices will diffuse at a greater rate than they will in a wind tunnel for example. Hence your induced drag component will be lower than expected.

 

[rbrocky]

Obviously it will be less yeh.
Also only using solidworks over something like ANSYS due to availability to myself! I am not using the flow works add on, but the flow simulation 2012.