Webinar
Basketball Backboard SOLIDWORKS Simulation Breakdown
On-demand
In the 1981-1982 NBA season, new breakaway rims were introduced to replace the older bolted-style rims. Breakaway rims were designed to reduce the impact on players dunking the ball and to minimize damage to the rim and backboard. How much force were the old rims seeing that led to this decision? SOLIDWORKS Simulation is perfect to help determine how much force is produced when a player dunks on an older-style rim.
Join us on Thursday, March 7 at 10AM EST, as Alaa Hosn, a TriMech Solutions Consultant, walks us through a linear static simulation of the forces coming down on a basketball rim, and how these forces impact the backboard. The SOLIDWORKS model will be prepared for the simulation before setting up a study. The results will be analyzed to see why the decision was made for the NBA to switch to the new style of breakaway rims.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- Breakaway rim vs bolted rim differences
- Preparing a Simulation on a bolted rim and backboard
- Setting up the study for a bolted rim and backboard
- Analyzing the results of a study
Speaker Spotlight
Alaa Hosn
Alaa is a Solutions Consultant who has been part of the TriMech team since 2018. He started in support and built a solid foundation on how to diagnose and troubleshoot SOLIDWORKS and Electrical issues covering all ranges of topics from installations to performance issues. Alaa is based in Richmond, VA and has a mechanical engineering degree from Virginia Tech. He has earned his CSWE among other SOLIDWORKS certifications and continues to achieve more!
Suman Sudhakaran
Suman has 18+ years of experience using simulation tools for virtual product development. Before joining the reseller channel, she worked in the automotive, heavy machinery, energy, and aerospace industries. As a Simulation Application Engineer at TriMech, she focuses on SOLIDWORKS Simulation products and assists our wide range of SOLIDWORKS customer base.