II. How To Use ATILA

3.2 Unimorph (1)
GEOMETRY/DRAWING MATERIAL ASSIGNMENT


PROBLEM - 3D Rectangular Plate, PZT4 and Brass = 40mm x 6mm x 1mm, Cantilever Support


GEOMETRY/DRAWING

Create Surface Simple structure list

Geometry -> Create -> Object -> Rectangle -> Enter first corner point -> 0,0 -> Enter second corner point -> 40,6 -> Enter

Create Volumes Copy mode

Utilities -> Copy -> Surfaces -> Second point z=1.0 -> Do Extrude Surfaces -> Select -> Multiple copies -> 2
After selecting the rectangular (click on the surface line) -> Finish

When you select the surface (click on the Magenta line), the surface color Magneta changes to Red!

Geometry -> Create -> Volume -> Automatic 6-sided volumes -> Two new volumes are created!

When you make the volume, you will find the Cyan color.

MATERIAL ASSIGMENT

Piezoelectric Materials

Data -> Materials -> Piezoelectric -> PZT4 -> Assign -> Pick Volumes

Elastic Materials

Data -> Materials -> Elastic -> Brass -> Assign -> Pick Volumes

Click Draw -> All materials -> Check the material are assigned as PZT4 and Brass