II. How To Use ATILA

5.1 L-Shape USM (1)
GEOMETRY/DRAWING MATERIAL ASSIGNMENT


PROBLEM - L-Shape USM

2 Legs: 8 mm L x 2 mm W x 1 mm t
Corner: 2 mm x 2 mm x 1 mm t (PZT4)
Clamped at two leg ends

 


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GEOMETRY/DRAWING

Create two "Legs"
Surfaces: Geometry -> Create -> Object -> Rectangle -> Enter First and Second Corner Points -> 2,2 & 10, 0 : 2,2 & 0,10

Make sure to click "Join" for 2,2. Otherwise these two legs are not correctly connected.

Create Line
Surface : Geometry -> Create -> Line -> 2,0 -> 0,0 -> 0,2

Geometry -> Create -> NURB Surfaces -> Automatic -> Number of sides 4

Create Volume
Copy/Transform -> Translation -> 1 mm along the Z axis with Surface Extrusion

Geometry -> Create -> Volume -> Automatic 6 sided volumes -> Create 3 Volumes

MATERIAL ASSIGMENT
Piezoelectric Materials

Data -> Materials -> Piezoelectric -> PZT4 -> Assign -> Pick all Volumes
Click Draw -> All materials -> Check the material is assigned as PZT4