element choice for ansys

[clark]

what element may i choose for chassis members . ?? if i choose beam 189 ,it is 3 node element so u can not create it by plotting nodes, it has to be made by lines and then mesh to generate nodes, if i use beam 188, it yields incorrect results,since beam 189 can be made by lines and keypoints only , how may i connect it with other elements that are generated from nodes only like springs , bellcrank, A arms???

[clark]

what element may i choose for chassis members . ?? if i choose beam 189 ,it is 3 node element so u can not create it by plotting nodes, it has to be made by lines and then mesh to generate nodes, if i use beam 188, it yields incorrect results,since beam 189 can be made by lines and keypoints only , how may i connect it with other elements that are generated from nodes only like springs , bellcrank, A arms???

[BMH]

I used Beam 188 for our frame. I may give Beam 189 a try and see how the results change though.

[Barky]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by clark:
if i use beam 188, it yields incorrect results </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

How do you know?