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Simulation Management

Engineering Knowledge Manager

By Mike Slack

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Find the right data when you need itAutomate and review analysis using web technologyCollaborate securely across the worldProtect and reuse your companies Knowledge

EKM for an Engineering Team

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Challenges in simulation

Multiple analysts working on same project

Search and reuse previous simulations

Global deployment and what-if studies

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Collaboration Search and Reuse

Deployment

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Simulation and the Process

EKMManage data, process, and

deployment

Multiple analysis runs?What-if study ?

Simulation decisions ?Reports ?

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A customer story: Challenge

• Establish a global simulation collaboration framework

• Assure global deployment of simulation processes

• Ensure quality standard for simulation

Automotive OEM and IAM supplier

Germany

Project Initiation

India

Final Results/Reports

Milestone Sign-Off

MilestoneReports

International activities

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A customer story: Solution

Courtesy: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH, "The ANSYS EKM Experience", ANSYS User Conference, Aachen, Germany, 2010

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A customer story: Solution

Courtesy: MANN+HUMMEL GmbH, "The ANSYS EKM Experience", ANSYS User Conference, Aachen, Germany, 2010

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end user

Compute server

File & webservers

Engineering Knowledge Manager

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File Repository

Meta-Data Extraction

Advanced Search

Data Mining

Report Generation

Automate Processes

Manage Workflows

Design Systems

E-mail Notification

Track Progress

PROCESS MANAGEMENTDATA MANAGEMENT

Enterprise Access

Web Enabled

ACCESS MANAGEMENT

Application Portal

Job Submission

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Part 1: Central Data Management

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ANSYS EKM IT Scalability (Architecture/Technologies)

Plug-and-play

Web Browser (IE,

Firefox, etc.)

Firewall

Desktop Application (ANSYS

Workbench, VB, etc.) File Server(http, ftp)

Relational Database(Mysql, Oracle, DB2, etc.)

Compute Cluster

Application Server(Jboss , etc.)

Content Management Repository (Jackrabbit, etc.)

ANSYS EKM

Stores

metadata

IT scalability

Single user Workgroup Global enterprise

Executes simulations

and extracts data usinga batch system such as

RSM, LSF, SGE

Repository of all archived files and applications

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(Large file > 50MB)

boundary conditions,solver settings,material data, etc..

EKM File Server

Simulation Meta-Data(Small file <10KB)

EKM Database

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ANSYS EKM DifferentiatorsA CAE-focused Solution

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User’s machine

• Large files put in repository

• Meta-data copied to database

• Meta-data information can be configured

• User defined meta-data can be requested

Traceable Knowledge = Value

Automatic Meta data extraction

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• Quick and Easy access using web browser and internet connection

• Process player, Visualization, custom applications

• Access to one Workspace or repository at a time

• System administration

• Useful for light usage, remote access etc

• Supervisory role

Access - Web User Interface

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• SOAP/FTP based

• Access from Web UI, Workbench or Shortcut

• Multiple files/folders can be transferred without size restriction

• Access to multiple remote work spaces or repositories

• Access to Local repository

• Cache service (Smarter and Faster file transfer)

• Useful for heavy usage, file transfers, search and retrieval across work spaces

• No access to Process player, Visualization, Custom apps

• No access to system administration

Access - EKM Desktop Interface

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Dash Board

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Add content to the repository

Single or multiple files, ZIP/Archive files

Auto extraction and any required meta-data for the type

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Search and Retrieve

EKM offers advanced search capabilities

• By Text (Full text search in file content)

• By Property (File attribute/property based search)

• By Report Content

Complex search queries can be constructed. They can be saved, edited and reused.

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Revision Control

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Detailed reports automatically generated

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Multiple Design comparison

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Track File Dependencies

Visual cue to track the dependencies of files. Files/Folders can also be explicitly linked.

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Visualize CAE data from within the Repository

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Part 2: Interacting with Simulation Data Your Way

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Custom Meta Data and Structures

• EKM Supports a vast range of Built-in Types:

Not restricted to ANSYS owned product

• Extension or new types – compliment built in

Files: Allows support for in-house/third-party software formats

Folders: Allows pre-defined sub-structure

• Custom Types can be defined by an easy user interface or xml file

Specifies extensions, properties, child-objects and links

meta-data-extractor application or script.

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Custom Types are visible and searchable

CGNS-Files are now recognized during upload and available for Advanced Searching

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Custom Folders - Standardise and Organise

New custom folder is available during folder creation and for Advanced Searching, including the user-defined attributes

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ANSYS EKM Datalink – PLM/PDM Connectivity

Transfer files from PLM/PDM systems to EKM

Attributes are transferred with files

Can check Update status from EKM

Transfer files back to source PLM/PDM from EKM

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Part 3: Working Together & Deployment

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Collaborative Simulation - Automation

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EKM Studio – build systems and process

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Rerun Workbench project –Design point or DOE study

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Custom Applications

Vertical applications can be created, deployed and executed from EKM.

Non expert CAE analysts can use these custom applications to do “What If Analysis”

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Summary

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EKM a Scalable Solution for:

• Data Management: Index, archive, search, secure, reuse.

• Datalink with: PLM/PDM interfaces

• Collaboration and Deployment: Of best practices

• Simulation Online: Integration of ANSYS Workbench projects or using web deployment

• Scalability (Distributed Services)

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• Provide experience and best practices implementing simulation solutions

• Customize tools for specific product development processes.

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