Bringing Simulation Earlier into the Design Process
MSC SimDesigner is a component of the MSC SimEnterprise simulation product suite, which also includes MSC SimXpert and MSC SimManager. SimEnterprise enables manufacturing companies to improve product development by deploying role-based simulation applications and enabling integration to third party and in-house tools used for the design and test of products. Through the use of SimEnterprise, companies can build corporate standards for simulation and virtual test processes, create and capture simulation methods and knowledge for reuse across user types and supply chain, and manage and control simulation data and process pedigree.
The SimDesigner product line has been expanded to include the new SimDesigner Template Client Edition, now available for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire. SimDesigner Template Client Edition plugs into the CAD environment allowing designers across the engineering department and into the supply chain to retrieve and execute simulation templates authored by expert analysts. Template guided analysis ensures proper modeling, simulation inputs, materials data, discipline methods and CAE best practices are being followed by CAD users.
SimDesigner Template Client Edition is offered for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire and is available with the SimEnterprise R2 release. Product manufacturers using Pro/ENGINEER can enforce simulation standards to CAD users and ensure they are following corporate best practices for virtual testing.
Applications
Using Simulation Templates across the Enterprise
- Design Engineers and suppliers using Pro/ENGINEER can retrieve project specific templates for expert guided structures and motion analysis on CAD geometry by connecting to SimManager
- SimEnterpise Templates guide Pro/ENGINEER user through steps for model set up; and selecting required geometry input from Pro/ENGINEER part
- Loads, boundary conditions, and material properties specified in template for assured accuracy
- Execute analysis template automatically within CAD interface with easy to use features enabling less experienced users to run analysis confidently
- Post process structures and motion results directly within Pro/ENGINEER
- Template results help drive smarter design decisions earlier in design stages
- Results and associated data are published back to SimManager for traceability and collaboration
Benefits
- Increase the amount and quality of analysis being performed by design engineers and suppliers throughout the various stages of product development.
- Drive simulation earlier in the design process to lower the cost of design changes and improve product quality and manufacturability.
- Increase confidence in early design validation and designs iterations through template-guided simulation
- Enhance collaboration and communication between design teams and expert analysts to promote automation and reuse of CAE best practices across the extended enterprise.
- Gain greater confidence and insight into design performance. Template guided analysis ensures proper modeling, simulation inputs, materials data, and CAE best practices are being followed by CAD users
- Control data access and share data with other designers, engineers, managers and executives across the enterprise.
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