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NEiFusion 1.4
Capabilities
General Capabilities
- Full single-window integration between solid modeling and analysis
- Direct use of CAD geometry for analysis
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Direct application of analysis input data to CAD geometry
- 3D visualisation of analysis results on original CAD geometry
-
FeatureManager for geometry, analysis and result visualisation
data
- Customisable analysis tree
- Dynamic editing of all geometric and analysis features
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Powerful configuration management for easy “what if” design variations
(geometrical and physical)
- Comprehensive support for bi-directional CAD data exchange with most
major CAD packages
- Comprehensive, context-sensitive HTML-based help system and tutorials
CAD Interoperability
- Native file translators to and from nearly all mechanical CAD products
on the market today:
- Pro/ENGINEER, IPT (Autodesk Inventor), Mechanical Desktop,
Unigraphics, PAR (Solid Edge), CADKEY, IGES, STEP, Parasolid, SAT (ACIS),
VDA-FS, VRML, STL, DWG, DXF, TIFF, JPG, Viewpoint, RealityWave, HSF (Hoops)
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Supported standards: ANSI, DIN, ISO, GOSJIS, GB and BSI
Part
Modeling
- Feature
based, fully associative, parameterized solid modeling
- FeatureManager
dynamic design tree (e.g. re-order, drag & drop,
etc.)
- Integrated
sketching (dynamic referencing)
- Extrudes,
revolves, feature patterns, holes, etc.
- Advanced
3D operations, e.g. lofting, sweeping, complex blending,
filleting, etc.
- Advanced
shelling, midsurfaces
- Multi-body
support
- Advanced
surface modeling: lofts and sweeps with guide curves,
fill-in holes, drag-handles for tangency control, etc.
- Trimming,
extending, filleting, and knitting surfaces
- Translating,
rotating, copying, and mirroring surfaces
- Support
for creating 3D models from existing 2D data, e.g. 2D-to-3D
extrusion, etc.
- Multiple
design variations with Configuration Management, DesignTables
Assembly
Modeling
- Fully
associative: referencing of other parts and maintaining
relationships when creating new parts
- Complete range of mating conditions, snap-to-fit SmartMates
- Locating
conflicting mate relationships with Mate Diagnostics
- Dynamic assembly visualisation
- Real-time
previewing of components, parts
- Easy
designing and changing of parts and subassemblies from
within an assembly
- Mirrored
components to create new parts and assemblies based
on existing designs
- Multiple
assembly design variations with Configuration Management
for easy “what if” design scenarios
Meshing
- Global
and local controls for part geometry with default sizing
- Mesh
control on arbitrary user defined regions
- Free
surface meshing: quads or triangles
- Auto
mesh, loads and constraints update with geometry changes
- Mesher
Status Window
Loads
and Boundary Conditions
- Loading
applied on faces, edges and vertices
- Uniform pressure normal to surface and force on faces
- Directional
and non-uniform pressure and force
- Force on edges and vertices
- Acceleration
loads
- Gravity
(translational acceleration)
- Enforced
displacement
- Enforced
rotation (plates)
- Temperature,
default temperature and heat flux
- Symmetric,
antisymmetric, axisymmetric, cyclic symmetric boundary
conditions
- Fixed
constraints on faces, edges and vertices
- Directional
and prescribed constraints
- Thermal
constraints