I have set up a very simple FEA model of a fossil lower jaw, constrained with fixed rotation and translation boundary conditions at the condyles.
I would now like to model muscle forces as the load for the FEA.
I have two questions:
1) How do I set up muscles as a simple directional vector acting on the jaw?
In Hypermesh I define the pt on the jaw where the load is acting, as well as the force magnitude and the direction of the force (not normal to surface).
2) For a more refined model, if I reconstruct the muscle as a 3D mesh, what are the steps for assigning muscle properties and having this muscle pull on the lower jaw?
Are there any guides or tutorials for this?
Thank you,
Eva
I would now like to model muscle forces as the load for the FEA.
I have two questions:
1) How do I set up muscles as a simple directional vector acting on the jaw?
In Hypermesh I define the pt on the jaw where the load is acting, as well as the force magnitude and the direction of the force (not normal to surface).
2) For a more refined model, if I reconstruct the muscle as a 3D mesh, what are the steps for assigning muscle properties and having this muscle pull on the lower jaw?
Are there any guides or tutorials for this?
Thank you,
Eva
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