Hi there cwharpe
Thank you for understanding, not really too sure what you mean by the first paragraph though.
When you mention the basic fundamentals, do you know of any reading material that I can look up to know more about them and if so, would…
I do understand, and respect that it is a manual made for engineers.
Although because I am new to FEA as a whole, I do struggle to tell which terms are specific to mecway itself or general engineering terms.
When it comes to DoF, you're fine.
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Yeah, I understand what chaper 6 is saying for the most part. The problem is that it's the start of where my particular understanding of what the manual is trying to tell me runs out.
Thank you for framing it in terms of vehicles, it helps a lot! …