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Old 06-30-2009, 09:17 AM
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Re: living hinge

I don't know of any way to simulate this accurately in CoCreate Modeling. You cannot deform a single solid part like that. The FEA module can only simulate small linear deformations, not the large deformations that are required for flexing a plastic hinge. You might be able to fake it using sheet metal bending operations but I don't know if it would be accurate. If you just want visualization you could cut the part at the hinge then use Assembly relations to rotate the hinge portion and animate it, but you would have to know how the hinge moves.

For people like me who didn't know what a living hinge is, a quick web search turned up this page.

http://www.efunda.com/designstandards/plastic_design/hinge.cfm
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