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Design-Integrated Analysis in CATIA V5Design for Real-World Performance
Product Development ChallengesGlobalcompetitionrequiresthecreationofbetterproductsfasterandatlowercosts—withoutsacrificingquality.Tomeetthesechallenges,manycompanieshaveadoptedcomputeraidedengineering(CAE)toreducethecostofphysicaltesting,decreaseoverallproductdevelopmenttime,andimproveunderstandingoftheirproductperformance.However,CAEhaslargelybeenusedtowardstheendofthedevelopmentcycle,orevenaftertheproducthasbeenmanufactured,byasmallnumberofhighly-skilledspecialistsusingastandalonefiniteelementanalysis(FEA)product.Thispracticehasrestrictedtheeffectivenessofsimulationinthedesignphase.
ForCAEtofurtherimproveproductdevelopment,itneedstobeusedearlierinthedesignprocessandallowdesignerstoexploredifferentdesignalternativesquicklyandreliably.ThisstrategyrequiresanintegratedCAD/CAEenvironmentthatiseasytouseandfocusedontheneedsofthedesigner,whileleveragingprovenCAEtechnology.
Your Competitive AdvantageDesign-integratedanalysisallowsCATIAuserstoleveragethepowerofprovenanalysistechnologytoevaluateandimprovetheirdesigns.Theyobtainanaccurateunderstandingofthemechanicalbehaviorbyquicklyreviewingdesigncharacteristicsinavirtualdesignandanalysisenvironment.TheCATIAV5toolsandenvironment—thatarecommontoallCATIAapplicationsandpartnersolutions—eliminatetheproblemoflostproductivityassociatedwithusingmultipleapplications.TheanalysisproductsarescalablefromthelinearFEAcapabilitiesfoundinthetraditionalCATIAAnalysisproducts,tothenewnonlinearandthermalcapabilitiesprovidedintheSIMULIAAnalysisproducts.ThecombinationoftheseproductsallowsCATIAuserstoefficientlyincorporatetherequiredstressorthermalsolutionrequiredtosolvetheirproblemduringthedesignprocess.
SIMULIA’sscalabledesign-integratedsolutionsenabledesignersanddesignengineerstoconfidentlydelivertherightdesign,thefirsttime,providingsignificanttimeandcostsavings.
Design-Integrated AnalysisImprove product performance faster with design analysis in CATIA V5
Scalable SolutionsThecombinationofCATIAV5AnalysisandSIMULIAV5Analysisproductsallowsdesignerstounderstanddesignbehaviorenablingthemtoaccuratelycalculatethedisplacementsandstresseswithinthepartsubjectedtoavarietyofloadingconditions.Analysescanbeperformedonvolumeparts,surfacepartsandwireframegeometriestoevaluatetherealisticperformanceofindividualcomponentsaswellascompleteassemblies.CATIAV5AnalysisandSIMULIAV5Analysisenableuserstoanalyzestatic,frequency,andbuckling,inadditiontoprovidingsolutionsforperformingnonlinearstructuralanalysistoincludeeffects,suchaslargedisplacements,materialnonlinearity,andthermalanalysis.
Meshing ToolsTheCATIAmeshingtools,FEMSolid(FMD)andFEMSurface(FMS),areintendedfortheuserwhowantstomeshcomplexsolid,surfaceandwireframegeometryquicklyandefficiently,whileretainingcontrolovertheresultingelementqualityandthenumberofelementsinthemesh.BothproductsarefullyassociativewiththegeometryandprovidemorecontrolandsophisticatedmeshingalgorithmsthanthestandardsolidmeshingcapabilityinGPS.RuleBasedMeshing(RBM)isalsoavailabletohelpusersautomatethecreationofhigh-qualitysurfacemeshesforallworkflowsthatuseCATIAmeshingtools.RBMgivestheuserameanstogloballyspecifythedesiredmeshingtreatmentofentitiessuchasholes,fillets,andbeads.Italsoenablesuserstospecifyacceptableelementqualitycriteria,suchasminimumedgelength,aspectratio,andskewness.Afterspecifyingthemeshingrules,noadditionaluserinvolvementisnecessary,asthemeshgenerationiscompletelyautomated.
Fully Integrated Design and Analysis EnvironmentSIMULIAprovidescompletedesign-integratedsimulationcapabilitieswithintheCATIAV5designenvironment.DesignerscanusethefamiliarCATIAuserinterfacetoperformanalysisdirectlyontheirmasterreferencemodelinCATIA.Dataintegrityissuesareavoidedsincethereisnotransferandtranslationofgeometry.
Original design Optimized designStructure analyzed and optimized for weight
TheSIMULIAsolutionsenablesrapidperformanceofdesign-analysisiterations—fromsimplepartstocomplexassemblies.ThesoftwareleveragestheCATIAV5knowledge-basedarchitecture,makingiteasytooptimizedesignsbasedonproductperformancespecificationsandanalysisresults.Unbeatableease-of-usemakesSIMULIA’ssolutionsparticularlysuitablefordesignerslookingtoaccuratelysizetheirdesignsandquicklyimprovetheirproducts’real-worldperformance.
Multidiscipline CollaborationTheSIMULIAdesign-integratedanalysisproductssupportconcurrentengineering,allowinguserstoworkcloselytogether.Designersandanalystscancollaboratesincetheyhaveaccesstothesameenvironment,eliminatingdatatransfer,rework,andtheneedtomaintainmultipleapplicationsfordesignandanalysis.Theanalysisenvironmentalsoallowsmethoddeveloperstocreatetemplatesthatdesignerscanroutinelyutilizetoperformstandardtypesofanalysis.
Knowledge-based OptimizationTheSIMULIAdesign-integratedanalysisproductsleveragethenativeCATIAknowledge-basedarchitecture.Theyallowdesignstobeoptimizedbycapturingandstudyingtheknowledgeassociatedwithpartdesignandanalysis.Thereuseofanalysisfeaturesandtheapplicationofknowledge-basedrulesandchecksensurecompliancetocompanybestpractices.Automationofstandardanalysisprocessesthroughtheuseofknowledgewaretemplatesdramaticallyimprovestheefficiencyofthedesignanalysisprocess.
Industry-proven PerformanceThespeedinwhichanalysescanbeperformedinCATIAoftensurprisesdesignersandsimulationexpertsfamiliarwithotherapplications.Thetimeittakestocreatethefiniteelementmodel,solveit,anddisplayresultscanbeamatterofminutes.Therobust,built-infiniteelementsolverandmeshgeneratorsbalancebothaccuracyandspeed.Theadaptivemeshingcapabilityautomaticallyadjuststhemeshtoobtainaccurateresultswithouttime-consumingmanualinvolvement.
“UsingSIMULIAAnalysis,adesignerratherthananexpertisnowabletoperformananalysisonanautomobiletransmissiongearassembly.Inthepast,suchananalysiswouldonlytakeplaceifseriousproblemsrequiringdesignmodificationoccurred…Withtoday’simprovedCAEtools,however,allanalysisconditionsforthegearassemblycanbesetwithin30minutes.”—Dr. Takanao Uchida, leader of the CATIA V5 project at Honda Automotive R&D and one of the pioneers of
“Designer CAE” in Japan
Benefits of Design-Integrated Analysis• Design and analyze in a single environment
◦ Reducestheneedtoexportmodelstoastand-alonesimulationtool
• Scalable solutions◦ Usersperformlinear,nonlinear,orthermalanalysistomeettheirdesignapplicationneed
• Design iterations can be evaluated rapidly◦ Moredesignoptionscanbeconsideredwhilestayingontimeandonbudgetgiventhesameprojecttimeline
• Improved product performance◦ Meetperformanceandoperatingspecifications
“ThesuperbgeometrycreationandmodificationcapabilitiesinCATIAAnalysiswereparticularlybeneficialindesigningourworldrecord-breaking20,000-tongantrycrane,astheinitialbeamdesignhadmorethan100concepts.”—Lan Gongying, PLM Department Assistant Manager, Yantai Raffles Shipyard
CATIA V5 Analysis Capabilities• Linearstaticstressanalysis• Transientandharmonicdynamicanalysis• Contactanalysis• Bucklinganalysis• Assemblyofmultipleanalysismodels
SIMULIA V5 Analysis Capabilities• Nonlinearstaticstressanalysis• Steady-stateandtransientthermalanalysis• Thermal-stressanalysis• Advancedcontactanalysis,includingfrictionandlarge-sliding
• Rule-based,fullyautomaticmeshingofcomplexsurfacegeometry
Complementary Partner Solutions• Acousticanalysis• Computationalfluiddynamics(CFD)• Noiseandvibration(NVH)analysis• Multibodydynamicanalysis• Rideandhandlinganalysis• Durabilityandfatigueanalysis• Stampinganalysis• Gatewayinterfacestoexternalsolvers
Forfurtherinformationonourpartners,pleasevisit:www.3ds.com/alliances/software-partnership
Workbench–AdvancedMeshingToolsFEMSurface (FMS) Complementary advanced options to generate associative mesh from surface design
FEMSolid (FMD) Complementary advanced options to generate associative mesh from solid design
Workbench–GenerativeStructuralAnalysisGenerativePartStructuralAnalysis (GPS) Generative stress and modal analysis on single parts
GenerativeAssemblyStructuralAnalysis (GAS) Generative stress and modal analysis on hybrid assemblies
GenerativeDynamicAnalysis (GDY) Generative structural dynamic response analysis
ELFINIStructuralAnalysis (EST) Complementary advanced options for preprocessing, solving, and postprocessing
Workbench–ThermalAnalysisThermalAnalysis(ATH) Heat transfer analysis on hybrid assemblies
Workbench–NonlinearStructuralAnalysisNonlinearStructuralAnalysis(ANL) Nonlinear stress and frequency analysis on hybrid assemblies
Design-Integrated Analysis PortfolioThedesign-integratedanalysissolutionfromDassaultSystèmesincludestheCATIAAnalysisproductsaswellastheSIMULIAAnalysisproductstofittheneedsofallusers.Partnerproductsprovideadditionalcapabilitiessuchasmultibodydynamics,computationalfluiddynamics,fatigueanalysis,andothers.
Workbench–RuleBasedMeshingRuleBasedMeshing(RBM) Enable automatic meshing of complex surface geometry based on pre-defined meshing rules
CATIA V5 Analysis Products
SIMULIA V5 Analysis Products
About SIMULIASIMULIAistheDassaultSystèmesbrandthatdeliversascalableportfolioofRealisticSimulationsolutionsincludingtheAbaqusproductsuiteforUnifiedFiniteElementAnalysis,multiphysicssolutionsforinsightintochallengingengineeringproblems,andSIMULIASLMformanagingsimulationdata,processes,andintellectualproperty.Bybuildingonestablishedtechnology,respectedquality,andsuperiorcustomerservice,SIMULIAmakesrealisticsimulationanintegralbusinesspracticethatimprovesproductperformance,reducesphysicalprototypes,anddrivesinnovation.HeadquarteredinProvidence,RI,USA,SIMULIAprovidessales,services,andsupportthroughaglobalnetworkofregionalofficesanddistributors.Formoreinformation,visitwww.simulia.com.
The3DSlogo,SIMULIA,CATIA,3DVIA,DELMIA,ENOVIA,SolidWorks,Abaqus,Isight,Fiper,andUnifiedFEAaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofDassaultSystèmesoritssubsidiariesintheUSand/orothercountries.Othercompany,product,andservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksoftheirrespectiveowners.CopyrightDassaultSystèmes,2010
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