What's New in SIMULIA R2017x

Connect Abaqus/CAE with 3DEXPERIENCE and leverage the best capabilities of each

• Run Abaqus/CAE* in a “connected” mode, leveraging 3DEXPERIENCE capabilities for collaboration , visualization, version control and knowledge capture.
• Supports all Abaqus/CAE* capabilities including continued openness to run any custom plug-ins or scripts
• Configure, submit and monitor Abaqus Solvers from 3DEXPERIENCE

Provide advanced process simulation capability for Additive Manufacturing that accurately captures the complex multiphysics behind part distortions

• Seamless integration to design and manufacturing
• In-built simulation best practices to allow usage by additive experts
• Automatically applies settings to conform to additive manufacturing simulation best practices.
• Process-level, Part-level and build-level simulations in a single environment  for metals or polymers.
• Reduce residual stress and distortion in completed parts
• Increase dimensional accuracy
• Optimize part orientation
• Minimize print time and material usage
• Post-processing methods for build plate removal and heat treatment
• In-service performance validations of functional part

Create complex finite element assemblies requiring automated modeling techniques and the collaborative efforts of several engineering teams

• Collaborative preparation of large-scale, multi-level assemblies leveraging multiple teams and locations
• Full traceability of the simulation model is ensured by the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
• Automatic generation of simulation models via ‘fire and forget’ execution on HPC
• Less time spent looking for geometry, part assembly information, fastener data, etc. due to the collaborative nature of 3DEXPERIENCE.

Validate the structural integrity of products made of composite materials by directly reusing composite properties defined by the designer

• Seamless integration with CATIA Composite tools
• Associativity with design allows quick iterations on the composite layup during the Preliminary Design stage (grid-based design, virtual stacking)
• Dedicated tools allowing composite simulation experts to run complex non-linear simulations within the fully immersive, intuitive, 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

Create and manage complex assembly models requiring automated modeling techniques and the collaborative efforts of several engineering teams

• Collaborative tool to build large-scale, multi-level assemblies leveraging multiple teams and locations
• Provide Product Development, Mechanical, Design, and Simulation Engineers the expert tools needed to prepare advanced simulations.
• Automatic generation of high quality simulation models via ‘fire and forget’ execution on HPC
• Less time spent looking for geometry, part assembly information, fastener data, etc. thanks to the collaborative nature of 3DEXPERIENCE.

A Simulation Role for Engineers who perform routine fluid calculations to guide design modifications

• Designer-level steady state CFD does not require extensive specialist-level simulation knowledge or experience
• Intuitive interface utilizing a dedicated User Assistant  for CFD set-up requires minimal simulation knowledge
• Improve designs to optimize flow distribution, minimize pressure loss and turbulence

Validate engineering requirements of complex products using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) techniques with high accuracy

• Reduced complexity of CFD workflows on a variety of flow scenarios
• Accurate results for complex boundary layer problems and turbulent flows
• Reduce computational time for steady state and transient problems

Power cardiovascular innovation with the Living Heart on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

• Understand baseline cardiac behavior with human heart simulations
• Interactively update model parameters to study disease states and explore treatment options
• Evaluate and improve cardiovascular devices (stents, artificial valves, etc.) within the beating heart
• Assess treatment outcomes and make device decision by including growth and remodeling effects
• Develop innovative cardiovascular devices that are ever more reliable, easier to deploy, and effective for much longer periods of time
• Accelerate the journey to personalized device-based cardiovascular care
• Improve outcomes of clinical studies and accelerate go-to-market with greater confidence in your devices

Use advanced finite element simulation techniques to understand and validate complex engineering problems

• Provides the tools needed to perform advanced simulations using best-in-class Abaqus simulation technology.
• Improve designs at risk for resonance and other dynamic effects
• Linear load cases and multiple analysis cases for analyzing the response to a wide range of loading conditions.
• Combine nonlinear base state with dynamic response for improved vibration prediction

Multiscale Systems Specialist provides new functionality enabling rapid development of complex multiphysics, multiscale analyses

• Best-in-Class Multiphysics, Multiscale technology leveraging the DS ecosystem
• Revolutionary user experience with open environment for system/subsystem/multiscale simulations
• Review unified experiment results to make innovative design decisions
• Enhanced co-simulation execution experience
• Best-in-class user experience with easy drag-and-drop options
• Use of Modelica compliant component models ensures Intellectual Property (IP) capture for re-use

Use linear static and dynamic simulation to validate performance of complex products with acoustic enclosures and dynamic loading scenarios

• Improve product design for consumer noise and vibration comfort for structures such as interior cabins of vehicles
• Understand sound quality and determine which components contribute to the undesirable vibrations and noise, which can lead to a negative consumer experience. Accurate structural acoustic analysis to improve noise and vibration performance
• Generative environment integrated with design features for efficient simulation modeling
• Visualization with superior performance and speed

Evaluate and improve plastic part and mold tooling designs by simulating the filling and packing process and the mold's cooling system

• Evaluate effectiveness of mold cooling system designs
• Integration with CATIA Mold & Tooling Design for automatic detection of injection locations, cooling systems, injection system, cavities
• Simple, easy to use interface with a guided simulation assistant to minimize the learning curve
• Predicts common molding defects including, weld-lines, sink marks, air traps and incomplete filling (short shots)
• Predicts required injection pressures and tool clamping forces, enabling selection of an appropriate injection molding machine

Assess plastic parts for manufacturability, quality, and cost through filling and packing simulations

• Integration with design specification to validate plastic parts manufacturing
• Simple, easy to use interface with a guided simulation assistant to minimize the learning curve
• Predicts common molding defects including, weld-lines, sink marks, air traps and incomplete filling (short shots)
• Predicts required injection pressures and tool clamping forces, enabling selection of an appropriate injection molding machine

Rapidly post-process and transform large data into verifiable decisions

• Easier Data Access & Preparation
• Analyze Large Simulation Data Problems
• Fast, Interactive Visualizations
• Generate Predictive Insights
• Rigorously Assess Designs
• Collaboratively Compare Designs and Validate Against Requirements

A foundation for all analysts to manage their ad-hoc simulation workflows within 3DEXPERIENCE

• Improve analyst productivity while they work
• Automatically capture the knowledge and context of their simulation work in a consistent, traceable and searchable format
• Record their workflow in a re-playable, automatable format, reducing the cost of moving the simulation workflows through the maturity spectrum

Improve decision-making for all users by providing search and re-play access to captured simulation best-practices to study performance

• Realistic Insight for Everyone
  • Give your products an added competitive edge with simulation experiences that offer realistic insight throughout all phases of design
  • Provide engineering and design insight, derived from specialist tools, to non-specialist users
• Targeted User Experience
  • Empower all users to leverage your methods as quickly as possible with an interface that exposes what they need and nothing else
• Use the Right Data
  • Understand the pedigree of the data used in your studies to make sure that you make decisions from the right data

Integrate all of the analysis tools you work with and your company’s best practices into re-usable, deployable processes

• Scalable user experience, with traceability and version control for as-is workflows and capabilities to add automation, design exploration or capture best-practices
• Answer "what if?" questions and explore your design space to help improve product performance and reliability while reducing cost
• With a native integration of 3DEXPERIENCE apps, all geometry and simulation parameters “just show up” and driving them from a process is only a few clicks
• Openness to connect any simulation tools to 3DEXPERIENCE
• End-to-end traceability to trace from the results and the applications used back to the original design inputs, allowing you to understand the context of your data
• Capture, storage and re-use of simulation processes and best practices ensures that the maximum value can be extracted from key company I.P.

Use high-performance results visualization for efficient post-processing of very large simulation result data sets

• Provides results visualization for all physics simulations within the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
• Allows post-processing and visualization of very large models.
• Support results visualization of imported simulations including Abaqus ODB and Nastran OP2 formats.
• Enables the generation of lightweight simulation results content for rapid visualization using 3DPlay app using 3DEXPERIENCE or tablet devices.
• Utilization of HPC resources to render large models resulting in state-of-the-art performance

Perform strength and deflection calculations under static conditions to validate product performance and life to guide design modifications

• Stress Engineer users can experience product performance virtually so that they can make better-informed design decisions.
• The intuitive user experience makes simulation adoption possible for all design engineers..
• Collaboration is built into the underlying 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

Use simulation to assess the integrity of products under a wide range of loading conditions to guide decisions on product performance and quality

• Provide Product Development, Mechanical, Design, and Simulation Engineers the powerful and intuitive tools needed to perform sophisticated structural simulations using best-in-class Abaqus simulation technology.
• Delivers access to sophisticated simulation technology within an  intuitive interface
• More time efficient looking for geometry, part or assembly information, fastener data, etc. thanks to the collaborative nature of 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Offers multistep structural scenarios for product performance and quality testing during the product design process
• Enables high performance results visualization, particularly for very large models

Use advanced linear static and linear dynamic simulation to validate the engineering requirements of complex products subject to dynamic loads

• Simulation results from the best-in-class Abaqus solver
• Support for the NASTRAN solver is available
• Generative Modeling Environment
• State-of-the-art Visualization
• Collaborate and Communicate Ideas

Use finite element techniques to assess the structural integrity of steel structures such as ships, buildings and bridges subject to a wide range of loading conditions

• Automated modeling for steel structure design
• Full access to 1D/2D/3D modeling & meshing
• Multistep structural scenarios including: Static, Frequency, Thermal, Buckling, Modal Dynamics
• Large model 3D visualization/post-processing and XY plotting
• Automatic mesh generation, including mesh export for Abaqus or Nastran formats
• High-performance results post-processing to interpret and understand product behavior
• Import, Export of Models and Results to and from NASTRAN