Hey all,

I am working on a study to simulate a part clamped to a machiningfixture. I want to apply a load to simulate the cutting force andsee how the part deflects. We want to determine how well we need tosupport the part with a fixture to keep it from distorting whilebeing machined. Basically, we want to build the simplest fixturepossible to keep costs and time req'd down.

So, what is(are) good way(s) to simulate a part being clamped to aplate? The part will be clamped to a plate in certain locations. Asa result, the part will be able to flex wherever clamps are notpresent. I have been trying to use no penetration with a frictioncoefficient to simulate this relationship, but have been gettingerrors. I'm guessing the cutting force I applied is overcoming thefriction force generated by the clamps and the part is sliding offthe plate into infinity. I am going to reduce my cutting force andre-run the study, but I wanted to get some ideas from other userson how to handle this application.

Thanks in advance,
AaronSolidworksSimulation