Mechanical concept design : Stress simulation in Fusion 360

One of the key skills in the larger skillset of mechanical design is designing and improving structures.

Any mechanical system consists of two fundamental elements Structures and Mechanisms.

Structures are Static load bearing and Mechanisms are moving , functional elements.

Fusion 360 is a popular Engineering design software and the IN-Design CAE simulation module is very useful in validating designs.  This course focusses on Static Stress analysis using Fusion 360 simulation

Topics covered:

1. Design process , Analysis and Testing

2. Levels of Engineering analysis

3. Need for Finite element Analysis

4. Simple 2D Beam FEA method - understanding the basics

   1. Stiffness matrix, Force matrix, Displacement matrix

5. Simple FEA example 2 - Axial rod

6. Strong Form and Weak form solutions

7. Types of Elements

8. Workflow in FEA

9. Material properties Linear vs Non linear

10. Setting up the simulation in Fusion 360

11. What is Von Mises stress and Principal stress

12. Factor of safety

13. Mesh Size and Stress  singularities

14. Case study on Remedy to singularity

15. Hand Calculations vs FEA

16. FEA and correlation to Testing

17. Learning Framework

18. FEA analyst vs design engineer

19. Fixed vs Pined constraint in Beams

20. Fixed vs Partially Fixed

21. Pinned constraint with tangential freedom vs axial freedom

22. Applying contact - Bonded, Sliding and Separation

23. Case study 1 : Cantilever bracket optimization

24. Case study 2 : Simple Beam Design alternatives

25. Case study 3 Simple Frame rigidity analysis

26. Case study 4 : Torsional Rigidity of H frame

27. Case study 5 : L Sheet metal bracket design

28. Case study 6 : Clamp Bracket - Flanges

and many more

Who is it for?

Design engineers and Design aspirants

Makers and Design enthusiasts