Hi all,
My apologize for take so long to provide an update.
I will try to break this down into three topics.......as there are three items covered in this thread.
1) Enforced displacement, tangential direction, more than 1 revolution
This was the initial topic and discussion in this thread. As described by Erik, to achieve the desired results you will need to create a rigid link and prescribed rotation around the given axis (in this case z-axis) on the free point to get it to work. This would be the easiest way to setup the model and have it perform correctly. Note: this issue did not have a Call/SPR assigned to it. If you feel this is still an issue, I kindly ask that you raise a TS call so it can be properly tracked and addressed.
2) SPR 2873817 - Unsymmetrical results for a rotational symmetric cone model and load
I have provided a detailed explanation and update on this issue in the following thread - Non-symmetric results for symmetric model and load?
3) SPR 2848377 - 72150 N Load, corresponds to a beam tensile stress of approx. 460 MPa (cross section 157 mm). However, the postprocessor reports beam compression stresses between -168.983 and -636.930 N, which is totally wrong.
We still believe this works to spec, as based on reviewing the users model the load 72150 N is a result of thermal shrink applied on beams and therefore its nature is compressive and not tensile. Now I have asked development to investigate this issue, but it is a lower priority compared to a number of other open issues from the same user. We will re-open and investigate this issue once we have submitted the other fixes.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Mark