SimOffice 2.1

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CAD neutral - supports most of the leading CAD formats and interchange formats:

  • Unigraphics
  • Catia V4 and V5
  • Pro/Engineer
  • Autodesk
  • Parsolids
  • STEP
  • ACIS
  • IGES
  • FEMAP

Geometry Modeling to meet Finite Element modeling needs:

  • Create, modify and delete geometric entities including:
    • Points
    • Curves
    • Surfaces
    • Solids
    • Coordinate systems
  • Clean and prepare geometry for meshing

Comprehensive Finite Element Modeling:

  • Create, manage and apply materials and properties: 
    • Standard materials database included
    • Non-linear material models including elasto-plastic, rubber, and composites
    • Isotropic, 2D and 3D isotropic materials
    • Composite with laminate construction
    • Beam section property creation and standard database
  • Create, manage and apply loads and boundary conditions: 
    • Concentrated, total, and pressure loads
    • Thermal loads
    • Structural constraints
    • Deformable and rigid contacts
  • Work with both finite element and geometric entities
  • Manage user defined materials and loads databases using Microsoft Excel
  • Automatic and manual meshing, with mesh quality assessment: 
    • Solids
    • Surfaces (shells)
    • Curves
  • Supports linear and higher order elements: 
    • 8 node and 20 node hexahedral (HEX) solids
    • 4 node and 10 node tetrahedral (TET) solids
    • 4 node and 8 node (QUAD) shells
    • 3 node and 6 node triangular (TRIA) shells
    • 2 node BAR elements
    • 1 node mass elements
  • Connection modeling for assemblies

Simulation and Post-processing Support:

  • Embedded MD-Nastran solver
  • Submit simulation directly from SimOffice
  • Automatically retrieve results
  • Review and analyze results: 
    • Deformations
    • Stresses, strains and contact forces
    • Fringe and Vector plots
    • Graphing of results and export directly to Excel

Automation and Integration:

  • Run PATRAN session files and PATRAN Command Language (PCL) script files
  • Macro record and replay using .NET (Visual Basic) scripting
  • Create and run Excel driven design studies based on captured macros
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