MSC Apex | Structures Ⓡ

Frequency Response Analysis

Overview Capabilities
The MSC Apex Frequency Response capability features specialized methods meant • Generative Framework
to aid engineers to improve the vibration behavior of structures. The integrated toolset -- Geometry, Mesh, Material, Property
of MSC Apex enables analysts to experiment with mode contributions and develop and Behaviors, Glue, Load and
Boundary Conditions, Scenarios and
design solutions to mitigate and control structural vibrations, all without committing
Results
to excessive modeling changes and re-analysis.
• Incremental Validation
-- Analysis readiness for mesh, materials,
properties, LBCs, interactions, and
simulation settings
-- Context specific (Part, Sub-assembly,
Assembly)
-- Regenerative Analysis Readiness for
mesh, materials, properties, LBCs,
interactions, and simulation settings

• Incremental Solve
-- Computational Parts and Assemblies
Linear Structural Analysis
-- Linear Statics, Normal Modes, Linear
Buckling, and Frequency Response
Analysis
-- Specify a multi-step Frequency
Response Analysis: 1) Pre Stiffening
(optional), 2) Normal Modes, 3)
Frequency Response Analysis

• Results View
-- Use a hot spot tool to identify critical
displacements and stresses
-- Animate deformed shapes
-- View and interactively switch between
multiple normal modes via modes
navigator
-- Use a Results Manager to view
analysis results by study, part,
assembly or result type
-- Transform results to Cartesian,
cylindrical or spherical coordinate
systems
-- View fringe color plots of
displacements, stresses, strains, etc.
-- Vector plots of displacements, applied
loads, constraint reactions, and more
-- Create Sensors and monitor
responses at specific points such a
displacements and stresses
-- Display results in XY plots

• Study Manager
Adjust mode contributions and immediately view impact on frequency responses through an integrated Modes -- Manage multiple scenarios (model
Configuration tool
representations, output requests,
analysis type)
2 MSC Software | Solution Brief - MSC Apex Frequency Response Analysis

MSC Apex Frequency Response Workflow

1 View frequency response results 2 Identify highest contributing modes

Review plots of Use a histogram to identify

displacements, velocities, highest contributing modes
and accelerations vs
frequency and actively
switch results across
different channels or
sources of excitation

3 Experiment with mode contributions 4 Make design changes

Adjust modal contributions, Use Direct Modeling and

frequency shifts and Meshing technology to
damping and immediately rapidly make changes to
view impact on frequency part geometry and meshes
response that will lead to different
structural vibration behavior

5 Reconfigure assembly layouts 6 Review validated responses

Modify assembly Perform a subsequent

configurations to influence frequency response analysis
vibration behavior, while to validate model change
the MSC Apex Generative has led to the desired
Framework preserves vibratory affect
and updates previously
created loads, constraints,
connections, meshes, etc.

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