Cyclic symmetry and Force Reaction

- January 4, 2023 at 3:46 pm
  
  rgutierrez
  Subscriber
  
  I have a model static structural model, press fit. Using cyclic symmetry with 8 sectors. Is the Force reactiion the total force for all 8 sectors or do i need to multiply the output value x 8 sectors.
- January 4, 2023 at 8:31 pm
  
  Hui Liu
  Forum Moderator
  
  Please refer to Mechanical help > Reviewing results for cyclic symmetry in a static structural or static acoustic analysis. The results for force reaction probe is calculated for the full symmetry model.
- January 4, 2023 at 8:41 pm
  
  rgutierrez
  Subscriber
  
  I made a small breakout model and came to these conclusions:
  For reaction forces (fixed etc) the model returns the total based on the # of sectors
  For contact forces, the model only returns the load from 1 sector regardles of the display settings or # of sectors