Fundamentals of Modeling with Simcenter 3D Robin Boeykens robin.boeykens@siemens.com Realize innovation.
3D CAE for the digital twin Simcenter 3D Page 2
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop Your simulation hub Page 3
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop Best-in-class simulation modeling Multi-discipline integration Openness and scalability Communication with the enterprise Knowledge capture and automation Page 4
The traditional CAE process Part Design Analysis Modeling Solve Evaluate Page 5
The traditional CAE process Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Page 6
Simcenter 3D vs. traditional CAE Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Faster initial iteration Simcenter 3D Page 7
Simcenter 3D vs. traditional CAE Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Faster initial iteration Rapid update for later iterations Simcenter 3D Page 8
Simcenter 3D Fast & Efficient CAE Workflows Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Page 9
Simcenter 3D Fast & Efficient CAE Workflows Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Page 10
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop Leverage geometry for faster CAE analysis modeling Best-in-class geometry editing Multi-CAD support Rapid, robust midsurfacing Quick creation of fluid domain Associative to design for rapid updates Re-use CAD assemblies to rapidly build FE assembly models Page 11
Distributed CAE Assembly Model Efficiently create, connect and manage FE assemblies Analogous to CAD assembly Individual FE component models Assembly model instances FE components Supports very large models Page 12
Easily edit geometry Synchronous technology Modify any part quickly and easily even if you don t know how it was originally created Intuitively edit geometry directly and on-the-fly Edit geometry independently of part feature history Bring imported, dumb geometry alive from multi-cad sources Page 13
Easily edit geometry Compared to other tools History-based CAD (10-20 minutes) Find feature Edit feature(s) Update model Fix downstream features Update model Traditional CAE pre-processors (hours - days) No geometry feature editing Re-do edits on design changes Defeature through mesh editing Ask designer to edit model and wait Single command Simcenter 3D Seconds to execute Automatically re-playable on design changes Page 14
Easily edit geometry Geometry abstraction and creation Advanced mid-surfacing Ideal for thin-walled parts Robust algorithms Quick defeaturing Need image Easily remove holes and blends Sew surfaces together Define mesh mating conditions Bring legacy meshes to life Need image Create geometry from mesh data Mesh becomes associative Split solid bodies Fluid domain creation for CFD Full geometry modeling Efficiently create sweep-able sections Creates associative solid bodies Rapidly create fluid domain Associative to geometry updates Need image Make complex edits Collaborate with design group Page 15
Easily edit geometry Geometry abstraction and creation Advanced mid-surfacing Ideal for thin-walled parts Robust algorithms Quick defeaturing Need image Easily remove holes and blends Sew surfaces together Define mesh mating conditions Bring legacy meshes to life Need image Create geometry from mesh data Mesh becomes associative Split solid bodies Fluid domain creation for CFD Full geometry modeling Efficiently create sweep-able sections Creates associative solid bodies Rapidly create fluid domain Associative to geometry updates Need image Make complex edits Collaborate with design group Page 16
Simcenter 3D Fast and Efficient CAE Workflows Efficient Mid-surfacing Demonstration Efficient mid-surfacing replaces solid geometry with surface geometry faster Automated face-pairing and trimming with multiple bodies Automatic free edge stitching & thickness recovery for 2D mesh, reduces manual editing One-click updates eliminate manual intervention as base geometry changes Page 17
Simcenter 3D Fast and Efficient CAE Workflows Efficient Mid-surfacing Demonstration Efficient mid-surfacing replaces solid geometry with surface geometry faster Automated face-pairing and trimming with multiple bodies Automatic free edge stitching & thickness recovery for 2D mesh, reduces manual editing One-click updates eliminate manual intervention as base geometry changes Page 18
Simcenter 3D Fast & Efficient CAE Workflows Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Page 19
Comprehensive meshing Mesh the most challenging geometry Robust automatic and manual mesh options for 1D, 2D and 3D meshes Mesh controls to better manage element quality Associative to geometry Ability to work with imported and orphaned meshes Bring legacy meshes to life with mesh morphing Page 20
Comprehensive meshing Creation and editing 0D and 1D 2D 3D Need image Quickly create and manage beam cross sections Connections, bolts and masses Need image Free or mapped meshes Analyzes surfaces to produce a better mesh Need image Best-in-class tetramesher Use penta elements to transition from hex to tetras Mixed Models Mesh Controls Model Checking Need image Combine 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D elements in a single model Need image Control mesh around holes, fillets and more Associative to geometry updates Need image Solver-based element checks Achieve more accurate solutions Page 21
Associative analysis model Quickly adapt analysis model to changes in geometry Geometry edits and mesh associativity to design geometry Reduce build time for subsequent model iterations Analysts able to perform geometry changes for what-if analysis Page 22
Distributed CAE Assembly Model Efficiently create, connect and manage FE assemblies Analogous to CAD assembly Individual FE component models Assembly model instances FE components Supports very large models Page 23
Distributed CAE Assembly Model Efficiently create, connect and manage FE assemblies Analogous to CAD assembly Individual FE component models Assembly model instances FE components Supports very large models Page 24
Distributed CAE Assembly Model Efficiently create, connect and manage FE assemblies Analogous to CAD assembly Individual FE component models Assembly model instances FE components Supports very large models Page 25
Distributed CAE Assembly Model Efficiently create, connect and manage FE assemblies Work in a concurrent environment Teams can work on different parts of an assembly concurrently DEMO Efficient use of model and data re-use Identical components or sub-assemblies require just a single mesh model Page 26
Distributed CAE Assembly Model Efficiently create, connect and manage FE assemblies Page 27
Distributed CAE Assembly Model Efficiently create, connect and manage FE assemblies Page 28
Connection Modeling Technology Primer Simcenter 3D 12 What s New Universal Connections Smart way of connecting Create the mechanical link first FE representation 1 Auto-creation of needed FE representation Create unified assembly that can serve mechanical link different solvers or analyses FE representation 2 Flexibility - apply on CAD or Mesh level Fully associative DEMO Page 29
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop Best-in-class geometry editing and associative CAE modeling Faster simulation modeling Rapid updates and synchronization with design Easily manage and connect large FE assemblies Simplify simulation toolset Page 30
Simcenter 3D Fast & Efficient CAE Workflows Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Page 31
Multi-CAE solver support NX Nastran LMS Samcef Abaqus Multi-CAD geometry editing Comprehensive meshing Assembly management Simcenter 3D Solution / subcase management Post-processing & reporting Assocciativity ANSYS LS-Dyna MSC Nastran Page 32
Solver environments Unique architecture supports custom environment for each solver User interface is tailored for each type of physics being solved Solver-specific terminology used for pre/post Page 33
3D simulation today Disconnected, ad-hoc Structural Analysis Suspension Analysis HVAC Analysis Heat Transfer Analysis No common model Acoustics Analysis Underhood Cooling Analysis Radiator Analysis Durability Analysis Page 34
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop Multi-discipline integration TEST-CAE Correlation Structures NVH & Acoustics Thermal Flow Composites Motion Rotor Dynamics Durability Optimization 1D 3D Co-Simulation Multiphysics Linear FEM Non-Linear FEM BEM Multi-body Fatigue Thermal CFD Page 35
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop Unified, scalable, open and extensible environment Centralized pre/post to efficiently build models for your solver of choice Hosts a broad suite of 3D solutions and connects with test and 1D system simulations DEMO Page 36
Simcenter 3D Fast & Efficient CAE Workflows Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Page 37
Simcenter 3D Fast & Efficient CAE Workflows Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Page 38
Simcenter 3D vs. traditional CAE Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Faster initial iteration Rapid update for later iterations Simcenter 3D Page 39
Simcenter 3D Fast and Efficient CAE Workflows What-if Studies Demonstration Create a simulation workflow Review the model s performance Page 40
Simcenter 3D Fast and Efficient CAE Workflows What-if Studies Demonstration Create a simulation workflow Review the model s performance Make a design change and compare to the original performance Page 41
Simcenter 3D Fast and Efficient CAE Workflows What-if Studies Demonstration Become productive quickly with a single interface for both design and simulation tasks Perform rapid design iterations with automated design-simulation updates Reduce product development timescales by making simulation concurrent with design Page 42
Simcenter 3D vs. traditional CAE Find / Import Data Repair / Edit Geometry Mesh Loads and BCs Faster initial iteration Rapid update for later iterations Simcenter 3D Page 43
Simcenter 3D 3D CAE for the digital twin Integrate and streamline workflows Deliver timely insights to drive design decisions Provide visibility on performance to broader enterprise Remove constraints to enhance resource flexibility Page 44
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