... Thomas, do you encounter any of the issues that John reports? Do you use the latest fcVM version? What version of FreeCAD do you use with fcVM? Just updated fcvm. Two points: 1. After running fcvm from miniforge (with FC0.21.2) and plotting contours with pipeline, the numerical values at the co...

As far as I understand the fcvm-wb, FC 0.21 runs in an own miniforge environment. To avoid conflict with my FC0.20 version and the "normal" FEM-wb, I have 2 workspaces in the ../roaming/ folder. Switching works by simply renaming the FC-folders. miniforge_fcvm_environment.png FreeCAD_2x_wo...

... Are the ideastatic results very mesh dependent? Increasing mesh setting in FC to 8mm (global) and 2mm (local) gives PEEQ=1% and CSR=0.13 Ups, the mesh refinement has an influence. When refining the tube mesh by a factor of 1,5, the peeq raises by a factor of 1,44. Interesting. Edit: The plate m...

Please see this thread, years ago, maybe it helps.
viewtopic.php?t=48602&hilit=zyklon&start=10

... At what load factor is that? The values I showed were at LF=1.18. At LF=1.0 the values are smaller. ... Are the ideastatic results very mesh dependent? Increasing mesh setting in FC to 8mm (global) and 2mm (local) gives PEEQ=1% and CSR=0.13 Load factor is 1,0 for idea/fc model. So M=10,3 kNm, Q...

... ... and still ending up with an outcome (CSR=0.63) that raises questions about the strength of the connection. Aaah, come on :) I checked the flange with ideastatica, both peeq results are approx 0,9%. Thanks for pointing to the ASME-report. When using the local criterion, I get an acceptable p...

HarryvL wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:46 pm Same model but finer mesh? Can you share the mesh settings?
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Here is the file.
BTW: this is the correct flange of the mast who fell from the tower,
as posted previous. The other one was from a different site, my fault.

Just updated fcvm. This is what I get. There is no contour visible in the CSR-plot (both with result/pipeline object) The max CSR-values are different, see curve plot and result window. Maybe I did something wrong. I will have a closer look at the weekend. You can visualize the stress-triaxiality in...

Due to recent unfortunate events, I will no longer be participating in forum topics. My heartfelt thanks to all the developers for their many improvements since I joined at V0.13. Please feel free to contact me via private message for any further communication. What a strange statement. Who is stop...

Here is an example, maybe it helps...
viewtopic.php?p=693921#p693921