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Re: pic: Saving weight (and rotational mass)
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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
interesting. How did you choose the pattern? Was some analysis done on the rotational torque, and radial forces that would be encountered, and the amount of material required to perform the desired function.
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Does anyone remember getting a free copy of ANSYS software with Mechanical Desktop way back in the ancient past? It would be rather useful for this sort of thing. Or a copy of solidworks with cosmosworks. Granted that both are much more useful with a working knowledge of the limitations of FEA.
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