SimOffice Related News
New MSC SimOffice version 2.1
20 June, 2008
SimOffice 2.1 continues the revolution in bringing design-analysis productivity and capability to those that need it on the desktop. The team at MSC, while targeting non-CAE experts, has improved the CAE analysis environment by delivering more modeling and simulation capabilities to SimOffice users.
SimOffice breaks through the price/performance barrier and delivers cost-effective, robust simulation capabilities to manufacturers. SimOffice 2.1 features enhanced functionality which enables engineers to directly import and export 3D solid models from a variety of CAD systems such as CATIA, Parasolid and ACIS, and exchange files with other Finite Element Analysis (FEA) products, eliminating the time-consuming re-creation and clean up of models as they move between software packages. This allows engineers to easily conduct analyses including:
- Linear statics
- Linear buckling
- Normal modes
- Dynamic response
Manufacturers with limited resources have been hesitant to make a significant investment in simulation technology. SimOffice 2.1 offers the alternative for SMEs to reap the benefits of simulation without an enterprise-level commitment. By easily creating and testing models in an intuitive Windows-based platform, organisations can get better, more accurate design data early in the product development process and make more informed design decisions.
What's New in SimOffice 2.1
Enhanced Help System
New capabilities and content in the SimOffice Help system, improve the overall capability to understand SimOffice and perform CAE analyses. These new capabilities include:
- On-line, searchable help content
- New, in-depth User's Guide, closely referencing what the user sees
- New, in-depth Reference Manual, provides detailed information and guidance on how to achieve a good simulation
- A new example problem giving the details required to build and integrate an Excel based design study
Expansion of CAD and File Import Capabilities
- Supports Autodesk™ Inventor *.iam, *.ipt file import
- Now supports Pro/Engineer *.prt, and *.asm file import
- Now supports import of UG FEMAP Groups, Geometry, Hyperelastic Materials, Contact Segments, and Analysis Sets
Extended Modeling Capabilities
- Create and manage mesh seeds to control mesh density around certain curves and geometry features
- Access and modify specific connectors
- Apply variable Pressure and Temperature loads using Spatial Data Tables. Apply directly to nodes or elements, or using spatial or parametric expressions.
CASI Solver for Non-linear Analysis
- Increased performance for solving large, well conditioned models of 300000 degrees of freedom, or larger, primarily made of solid elements.
For licensing information, please contact Hearne Scientific Software.