Siemens Simcenter 3D Solutions Guide Ebook SET
Siemens Simcenter 3D Solutions Guide Ebook SET
Simcenter 3D
Solution guide
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Table of contents
Engineering Desktop 6 – 19
Structures 20 – 29
Structural dynamics 30 – 47
Durability 48 – 59
Acoustics 60 – 75
Motion 76 – 101
Multiphysics 102 – 113
Thermal 114 – 125
Flow 126 – 135
Electromagnetics 136 – 147
Optimization 148 – 157
Additive manufacturing 158 – 165
Aerostructures 166 – 173
Composites 174 – 183
Simulation data management 184 – 190
Appendix 191
Simcenter 3D
Engineering Desktop
Integrating geometry and FE modeling
to streamline product development
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Quickly simplify and Comprehensive auto Add loads and Use your solver of Evaluate deforma-
abstract geometry in and manual meshing constraints to either choice: Simcenter tion, stress and other
preparation for for 0D, 1D, shell and geometry or Nastran, Simcenter criteria using contour
meshing solid elements. Effi- elements Samcef, Simcenter 3D plots, animation,
ciently assemble and Thermal, Simcenter annotations and XY
connect FE compo- 3D Flow, Abaqus, graphing
nents ANSYS, LS-Dyna, or
MSC Nastran
acoustics, thermal, flow, motion, optimization, and time, which results in huge time savings across a proj-
electromagnetics . This integrated environment helps ect’s many design-analysis iterations.
you to achieve faster CAE processes and streamline
multidiscipline simulations that integrate any of the Efficiently create and manage FE assemblies
Simcenter 3D solutions together, like thermal-mechani- Unlike traditional CAE preprocessors that were devel-
cal, vibro-acoustic, or other more complex analyses. oped for component analysis and require you to build
monolithic analysis models, the Simcenter 3D
Enabling fast, intuitive geometry editing Engineering Desktop assembly finite element (FE)
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop is built on an indus- model (AFEM) management tool enables you to create
try-leading geometry foundation. By using Simcenter large assembly models by instancing and connecting
3D Engineering Desktop, you can rapidly clean up and component models together, like a CAD assembly.
prepare geometry from any computer-aided design When an FE component is updated later in develop-
(CAD) source using direct modeling. Geometry edits ment, Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop updates all
and the complete analysis model remain associated to instances of that component in the assembly, eliminat-
the base design, which means you can easily update ing the need to rebuild and connect a new FE
your analysis model each time the design changes. As a assembly.
result, using Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop accel-
erates your design-analysis iterations and improves Supporting multiple common CAE solvers
your overall productivity. Take advantage of Simcenter 3D pre- and postprocess-
ing benefits with all your FE solvers. Simcenter 3D
Delivering comprehensive meshing Engineering Desktop can be used as the primary pre-
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop includes extensive and postprocessor for Simcenter Nastran® software
modeling functions for automatic and manual mesh and Simcenter Samcef® software, or for third-party
generation of 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D elements, and numer- solvers such as Abaqus, ANSYS, LS-DYNA and MSC
ous techniques for applying loads and boundary condi- Nastran. This is accomplished with immersive user
tions. The Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop inte- environments that use the selected solver’s terminol-
grated environment is unique because it associates the ogy, which enables analysts to easily prepare solver-
analysis model to its geometry so when the design specific analysis models without the need to learn new
geometry changes, it rapidly updates the existing anal- terminology.
ysis geometry, mesh, loads and boundary conditions.
This approach greatly reduces downstream modeling
8 Siemens Digital Industries Software
Capturing knowledge and automating processes Desktop can help drastically reduce the time you spend
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop allows engineering on modeling these industry applications.
organizations to capture the expertise of senior ana-
lysts and make it available for others in the organiza- Aerospace and defense
tion to use in the form of wizards and templates. CAE Engineers that work on airframes and aircraft engines
processes can be captured and automated using NX™ have vastly different needs for simulation modeling.
Open software, an open framework for automation and Simcenter 3D can be used to efficiently handle the
programming. Analysts can capture the steps of a CAE large assemblies that airframers need to manage, and
process and then develop scripts and easy-to-use dialog it can also easily facilitate building the axisymmetric
boxes so others can re-use the same process. Since models that are required for aero engines.
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop is built on top of the
same platform as NX CAD, designers who use NX can Automotive and transportation
continue to work in a familiar environment when they Body-in-white (BIW) modeling is a time-consuming
perform CAE. process that requires a connection between hundreds
of FE components. Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop
Seamlessly connect with simulation data can help automate and reduce the time spent on BIW
management modeling.
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop seamlessly inte-
grates with the entire Teamcenter® software data Consumer products
management portfolio, including the simulation pro- The consumer goods market moves fast, which means
cess management module. Simulation data manage- your engineers need to move even faster. Simcenter
ment capabilities work out-of-the-box (OOTB), and 3D helps you keep pace with rapid design changes so
companies can implement a complete environment for you can quickly simulate the latest iteration of your
managing CAE data, processes and workflow as part of design.
a wider product development environment. This
reduces waste by promoting re-use of existing designs Industrial machinery
and engineering knowledge. It also synchronizes data From structural components and rotating equipment to
and makes it readily accessible using data mining, large complex machines, Simcenter 3D Engineering
visualization and reporting. Desktop can help you quickly create the right analysis
model.
Industry applications
CAE is used across almost all industries today. Marine
However, the CAE process is still quite inefficient as Ship models can be quite large, and Simcenter 3D
engineers can spend upwards of 80 percent of their Engineering Desktop has FE assembly management
time on analysis modeling. Simcenter 3D Engineering tools that can help you create easy-to-manage struc-
tural models.
TEST-CAE Structures
correlation
NVH and Motion
acoustics Rotor dynamics
Thermal Electro- 1D – 3D
Flow magnetics co-simulation
Composites Durability
Optimization Multiphysics
Additive
manufacturing
Linear FEM Nonlinear FEM BEM Multibody Fatigue Electronics cooling CFD Multiscale models
Key features
• An industry-leading geometry foundation for faster
geometry editing and abstraction
• Comprehensive meshing tools
• Efficient FE assembly management
• Extensive graphics, plotting and reporting
capabilities for postprocessing
• An open and extensible platform
• Seamless integration with simulation data
management
Key features
• Immerses you in the Simcenter Samcef environment
by using familiar terminology and providing
extensive support for specific elements and entities
of the product
• Includes a variety of supported analysis types:
-- Linear statics with several load cases
-- Modal analysis
-- Buckling analysis with several load cases
-- Nonlinear static and dynamic analysis with several
subcases
-- Thermal analysis
-- Chaining of analysis
Capabilities chart
General capabilities
Engineering Desktop
Engineering Desktop
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
Specific capabilities Specific capabilities
assemblies
element
Efficient connection modeling •
Finite
Neutral geometry transfer (IGES, STEP, the JT™ data
Geometry
•
import
Direct geometry transfer (CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Pro/E) + FE and test-based data hybrid modeling +
Apply on geometry •
Parasolid® software geometry kernel •
Apply to local coordinate system •
Parametric solid and surface modeling •
Boundary conditions
Geometry modeling
Apply on FE entities •
Direct modeling with synchronous technology •
Apply on groups •
Feature modeling •
Axisymmetric boundary conditions •
Assembly structure creation •
Automatic contact detection and setup •
Interpart relationship •
Automated load transfer from motion analysis •
Configurations •
Import test measurement data from and map to finite
Convergent modeling (facet body editing) + •
element model (load recipe)
Direct editing with synchronous technology • Simcenter Nastran •
External solver data
ANSYS +
Mid-surfacing (constant and variable thickness) •
LS-Dyna +
Automatic topology abstraction •
MSC Nastran +
Manual topology modification tools •
Analysis model
Accept convergent model as input, push convergent Automatic analysis model update based on geometry
• •
model to NX CAD module change
Beam modeling •
Automated bolt connection meshing •
Automated shell meshing • Legend:
2D mapped meshing • • = included in module
+ = additional product required
Automated tetrahedral meshing •
Meshing and modeling
General capabilities
Engineering Desktop
Simcenter 3D
Specific capabilities
Postprocessing
Contour displays •
Beam cross-section contour displays •
Vector displays •
Isosurface displays •
Cutting planes •
Advanced lighting control •
Animations •
Complex dynamic response results •
Multiple viewports •
Probing of results on nodes •
Postprocessing data table with sort/criteria •
Results listings •
Transparency display •
Local coordinate system •
XY graphing •
Bar graphing •
Synchronized contour and XY plotting displays •
Annotated graphs •
Output (JT, postscript, tif, etc.) •
Enhanced acoustics and NVH postprocessing +
Simcenter Nastran •
result file support
External solver
Simcenter Samcef +
Abaqus +
ANSYS +
LS-Dyna +
MSC Nastran +
Legend:
• = included in module
+ = additional product required
Simcenter 3D Environment
Simcenter 3D Environment
Simcenter 3D Environment
Simcenter 3D Environment
Simcenter 3D Environment
Simcenter 3D Environment
General capabilities
for ANSYS
Supported analysis types
Linear statics • • • • •
Normal modes • • • • •
Structural
analysis
Buckling • • • • •
Nonlinear • • • • •
Axisymmetric structural • • • • • •
Modal frequency response • •
Direct frequency response • • •
Modal transient response • • •
Structural dynamics
Frequency response • •
Transient response •
Vibro-acoustics • •
Coupled thermal-mechanical + • •
Multiphysics
Coupled thermal-flow-structural +
Legend:
• = included in module
+ = additional product required
Note: Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop is a minimum prerequisite
for all Simcenter 3D products. Other dependency or prerequisites
may apply for individual products.
Simcenter 3D for
structural simulation
Increasing realism and improving insight
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Reduce risk by using simulation to save time and Investigate product performance virtually under all
cost possible operating conditions
Simcenter 3D software addresses complex product Simcenter 3D includes solvers that enable you to dive
engineering by delivering significant improvements in deep into the physics. Every application specialist will
simulation efficiency. With advanced-capability 3D find state-of-the-art technology that fits the problem –
simulation technologies and powerful model prepara- static or dynamic, linear or nonlinear, composite or
tion technology, Simcenter 3D offers new methods that other, including temperature-dependant materials and
increase realism and deliver better insight. thermal loads acting on a structure.
Simcenter 3D Structures
Simcenter Nastran
This is an add-on product to a basic license that pro- • Obtain more accurate solution results than linear
vides two nonlinear solution options: Simcenter analysis when standard linear assumptions are not
Nastran solution SOL 401 and SOL 402. Both are suited valid
to a similarly wide range of nonlinear problems, but
each also has unique features. Key features
• Static/dynamic analysis of models, including material
and geometrical nonlinear behaviors
• Multistep solver allowing the following analysis
types in different steps: static, dynamic, preload,
modal, buckling, cyclic symmetry modes, Fourier
harmonic modes
• Material nonlinear: hyperelasticity models (Mooney-
Rivlin, Ogden, hyperfoam, Mullins effect, damping
with Prony series), elastoplastic (Von Mises yield
criterion, isotropic hardening, kinematic hardening,
mixed hardening), thermal elastoplastic, creep,
combined creep and elastoplastic
• Geometrical nonlinear: Large deformations, large
strain, snap-through analysis (post buckling),
follower forces
• Contact: Shell and solid element face contact, edge
contact for axisymmetric modeling, single- and
double-sided contact, self-contact, multiple friction
models, tied contact, contact surface offsets, gap
elements, contact activation/deactivation per
subcase, contact pressures and force results, contact
separation and sliding results
Network
1200
80.8
60.0
Memory Memory Memory Memory
40.0
20.0
Disk Disk Disk Disk 0.0
1 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128
(Lancos) (Recurs)
Number of CPUs
Capabilities chart
Simcenter 3D Structures
Simcenter 3D Structures
Simcenter Nastran Basic
General capabilities
Multistep Nonlinear
Simcenter Nastran
Specific capabilities Specific capabilities
Simcenter 3D Structures
Multistep Nonlinear
Simcenter Nastran
Specific capabilities
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may apply for individual products.
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Defeaturing, Senor and ex- Component Universal Solid to shell Loads from Model reduc- Modal, grid
synchronous citer locations, models sub- connections, meshing, measured data, tion techniques path, panel and
technology, Operational assembly, automated surface wrap, dynamic loads -modal, super- structural
convergent deflection hybrid weld, joints, polygon body from Simcenter elements, FRFs model
modeling, multi- shape, modal modeling with spring, damper 3D motion, contribution,
CAD support, assurance test modes and bolt, and mapped energy
component criterion (MAC), FRFs, automatic sealing dynamic loads contributions,
meshing, coordinate assembly label identification electro- radiated power
boundary MAC, modal resolution magnetics,
conditions scale factor enforced
(MSF), cross- vibration loads
orthogonality
NVH workflow
essing
id
el and
on,
ons,
power
Dynamics
Response dynamics
NVH
Rotor dynamics
Key features
• Intuitive noise and vibration diagnostics with support
from modal, grid, panel, energy and path-
contribution analysis
• Map test data and predecessor simulation data –
multibody, electromagnetics (EM), computational
fluid dynamics (CFD) – onto the vibro-acoustic
simulation model, including time-to-frequency
domain conversion for obtaining realistic loads
• Include frequency response function (FRF) and
modal representations for structural components in
assembly context using either simulation or test data
• Include acoustic transfer vectors (ATV) or vibro-
acoustic transfer vectors (VATV) representations for
acoustic or vibro-acoustic components, which are
re-usable for multiload case scenarios for powertrain
noise or cabin wind noise
Test
Xt
F1 T T -1
X3
F(ω)=K(ω)[Xs(ω)-Xt(ω)] = 13 23
F2 T14 T24 X4
Key features
• Supports Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter Samcef®
software, Abaqus, ANSYS and MSC Nastran results
• Test solution import using universal files or
Simcenter Testlab™ software files
• Pretest planning for optimal number and location of
sensors and exciters
• Intuitive and powerful test model alignment
• Automatic and manual mapping of FE model nodes
and test sensors
• Variety of mode-pairing options and correlation
criteria
• Interactive correlation with matrix and mode-shape
displays
Key features
400 • Simcenter Nastran has many options for partitioning
solution domains, such as geometric, frequency,
350 hierarchic, load and recursive domain partitioning
50
0
4 16 32 64 128 512
Number of processors
Key features
• Compute critical speeds and whirl frequencies from
Campbell diagrams
• Study the linear dynamic behavior of the rotating
system under rotor imbalance or any frequency-
dependent (synchronous or asynchronous) or
time-dependent excitation
• Analyze symmetric and asymmetric rotor models, as
well as multiple rotors with different rotation speeds
and orientations
• Include differential stiffness to compute centrifugal
softening effects
• Solve the model in the fixed or rotating coordinate
reference system
Magnitude
10.00
Node 999: T x
1.00 Node 999: T x
Displacement (mm)
Node 999: T x
0.10
0.01
1.00E-003
1.00E-004
1.00 100.00 200.00 300.00 400.00 500.00
Frequency (Hz)
Key features
• Build the most accurate rotor dynamic models thanks
to a large library of elements (1D, 3D, 2D Fourier
multi harmonics, cyclic symmetry, etc.), taking
advantage of symmetry with maximum flexibility
• Powerful model reduction by superelements to
include reduced representations in larger assembly
models
• Library of bearings and seals (rolling element,
hydrodynamic, squeeze film dampers, gears, etc.) to
model assembly connections
• Symmetric or asymmetric rotor and stator can be
computed, as well as multiple rotors with different
rotation speeds and orientations
• Enable different analysis types: critical-speed
analysis, harmonic-response analysis and transient
analysis
• Dedicated postprocessing tools according to
industrial standards
Capabilities chart
Advanced Dynamics
Response Dynamics
Simcenter 3D Noise
Simcenter 3D Load
Dynamic Response
Simcenter 3D NVH
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Samcef
Model Correlation
Simcenter 3D FE
Simcenter 3D FE
Model Updating
capabilities
Rotor Dynamics
General
and Vibration
Simcenter 3D
Identification
Rotor bundle
Specific capabilities
Composer
Modeling
bundle
DMP
Structural dynamics
Advanced Dynamics
Response Dynamics
Simcenter 3D Noise
Simcenter 3D Load
Dynamic Response
Simcenter 3D NVH
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Samcef
Model Correlation
Simcenter 3D FE
Simcenter 3D FE
Model Updating
capabilities
Rotor Dynamics
General
and Vibration
Simcenter 3D
Identification
Rotor bundle
Specific capabilities
Composer
Modeling
bundle
DMP
Noise and vibration (NVH)
Bolt •
Spring and bushing •
Weatherstrip/sealing •
Seam weld •
Kinematic (e.g. latch and bumpstop) •
Lumped mass trimming •
Modal contribution •
processing
NVH post-
Panel/grid contribution •
Path contribution •
Energy contribution •
Modal representations (modal coupling preprocessing) •
level NVH
(hybrid)
System
Rotor dynamics
Hydrodynamic bearings •
Roller bar bearings •
Gears •
Magnetic bearings (digital controller) •
Squeeze film dampers •
Campbell diagram and stability analysis • •
Modal analysis (normal/complex) • •
Dynamic rotor
analysis
Harmonic response • •
Linear transient response • •
Nonlinear transient response •
Direct or modal computations • •
Advanced Dynamics
Response Dynamics
Simcenter 3D Noise
Simcenter 3D Load
Dynamic Response
Simcenter 3D NVH
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Nastran
Simcenter Samcef
Model Correlation
Simcenter 3D FE
Simcenter 3D FE
Model Updating
capabilities
Rotor Dynamics
General
and Vibration
Simcenter 3D
Identification
Rotor bundle
Specific capabilities
Composer
Modeling
bundle
DMP
Correlation
Pretest planning •
Pretest and correlation
Simcenter 3D for
durability simulation
Enabling in-depth fatigue and life analysis
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Eliminate over- or under-designed components • Simulation data, such as multibody results and finite
Analyze loads acting on the critical regions and element simulations of the digital twin
improve the load flow from the application points that
• State-of-the-art fatigue simulation methods
have the greatest influence on the critical areas, which
is much better than just reinforcing around the critical • Fatigue-specific postprocessing
area.
Providing a platform for multidiscipline simulation
Enabling a more efficient and safe physical The Simcenter 3D durability solution is part of a larger,
validation integrated multidiscipline simulation environment with
Virtual test rig experiments facilitate the analysis of the the Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop at the core for
impact of individual load events on component dam- centralized pre-/postprocessing for all Simcenter 3D
age. Such analysis also permits the flexibility to define solutions. This integrated environment helps you to
your specific load scenarios for each of the compo- achieve faster CAE processes and streamline multidisci-
nents, thereby saving testing time. pline simulations that integrate
durability and other disci-
Include manufacturing and assembly aspects in plines like stress and
durability analysis strain from structural
New materials and manufacturing processes often have solutions, load
an important influence on fatigue behavior. With prediction using
Simcenter 3D, one can take into account such manu- motion solution
facturing defects while performing durability analysis. and short or long-
fiber composites
Design right the first time nonlinear behavior
To perform fatigue analysis in an efficient way, durabil- prediction up to
ity modules provide access to: tight integration
for damage toler-
• Test data such as load data, test schedule definitions,
ant design.
etc.
Simulate Load events Apply methods and Why and when they occur
Duty cycles parameters with one click
Static
Transient
Random
Strain gauge durability
Key features
• Use linear stress or strain results in static solutions
with NX™ software stress wizard, Simcenter
Nastran® software, MSC Nastran, Abaqus and ANSYS
• Define the cyclic loadings that define the duty cycle
of the part over its lifetime
• Compute static safety factors, fatigue safety factors
and fatigue life
• Available fatigue criterion: Smith-Watson-Topper,
strain or stress life
• Display contour plots for strength safety factor,
fatigue safety factor or fatigue life
• Prepare a technical durability report
Key features
• Industry standard fatigue-life solver with proven
accuracy and speed
• Parallel processing enabled with the standard license
• All industry standard methods
• New and unique user defined methods interface
• Batch processing
Key features
• Unique workflow that enables stiffness reduction
and stress redistribution
• Variable amplitude and multiaxial loads
• Ply-based fatigue behavior modeled with no tests on
full stacking needed
• Master SN-curve approach for arbitrary short-fiber
orientations
• Intra- and Interlaminar methods for continuous-fiber
composites
• Integrated with continuous damage models and
analysis with Simcenter Samcef® software solvers
• User-defined methods, including stiffness reduction
and stress redistribution
Key features
• Innovatively designed algorithms: Automatic
detection of welds and weld geometry from FE
models and groups based on joint types, penetration
grade and sheet thickness
• Support industry typical FE connection modeling for
seam and spot welds
• Handles all load cases: transient, random, harmonic,
proportional and non-proportional and schedules
• Special tools for seam welds: Mesh independent
notch stress method (R1MS, R03MS, R005MS),
including notch effects (effective notch stress
method) using the microstructural length ρ*
• User-defined methodologies can access all weld data
Capabilities chart
Simcenter 3D Durability
Simcenter 3D Specialist
Simcenter 3D Specialist
Simcenter 3D Specialist
Simcenter 3D Specialist
Simcenter3D Advanced
Durability Composite
Durability Modeling
Durability solver
Specific capabilities
Durability
Fatigue
Wizard
Loads from Simcenter Testlab • • • •
Loads from industry test formats (IST, MSC, EDAS,…) • • • •
Loads from Simcenter 3D Motion • • • • •
Finite element results (Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter Samcef, ABAQUS, ANSYS, universal format) • • • • • •
Loads and stresses
Parameter databases •
User defined analysis types - define methods and parameters in one selection •
High cycle fatigue – stress-life • • • •
Low cycle fatigue – strain-life • • • •
Infinite life – safety factor / margin of safety • • • •
User defined fatigue methods • •
Structural stress seam weld analysis • •
Fatigue methods and solver
Simcenter 3D Durability
Simcenter 3D Specialist
Simcenter 3D Specialist
Simcenter 3D Specialist
Simcenter 3D Specialist
Simcenter3D Advanced
Durability Composite
Durability Modeling
Durability solver
Specific capabilities
Durability
Fatigue
Wizard
Intra-ply fatigue of endless-fiber composites (unidirectional/woven. etc) • •
Inter-ply fatigue of endless-fiber composites (unidirectional/woven. etc) •
Automatic iterarion of FE runs to account for global stiffness changes •
Fatigue methods
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Simcenter 3D for
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Optimizing the sound quality of products
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software is used to rapidly solve complex interior and Providing a platform for multidiscipline simulation
exterior acoustics problems thanks to key features like The Simcenter 3D acoustics solution is part of a larger,
automatically matched layer (AML) and finite element integrated multidiscipline simulation environment with
adaptive order (FEMAO) technology, which allow you the Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop at the core for
to use small fluid meshes with an optimal number of centralized pre- and postprocessing for all Simcenter
degrees-of-freedom (DOF) per frequency. 3D solutions. This integrated environment helps you to
achieve faster CAE processes and streamline multidisci-
Faster design-analysis iterations with CAD-CAE-test pline simulations that integrate acoustics and other
associativity disciplines like, gear
Simcenter 3D seamlessly links to computer-aided whine analysis from
design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE) and motion solutions,
even test data. Any design modification can be easily or NVH and
introduced to the structural and/or acoustic model, vibro-acoustics
eliminating multiple conversions between file formats analyses that
and recreating models. require struc-
tural or flow-
Gain instantaneous insight with acoustic-specific induced
postprocessing loads.
Simcenter 3D provides easy-to-interpret and intuitive
postprocessing tools to investigate noise as sound
pressure level (SPL), acoustic power or directivity. Path,
modal and panel contribution analysis helps to rapidly
identify the important noise sources and their
propagation.
Closing holes, Mesh mating, bolt Load recipe, Acoustics response, Vibrations and stress,
removing blends, pre-stress, rib constraints, surface vibro-acoustics force, acoustics SPL,
parts… removal acoustic absorbers, porous response, aero-vibro- acoustic radiated
meshing: wrapping, materials, output acoustics response, power, contribution
convex mesher requests, FSI ATV analysis, directivity
Structural acoustics
Aero-vibro-acoustics
Component noise radiation
Full vehicle scattering
Cabin vibro-acoustics
Transmission loss
FEM / BEM
Key features
• Support standard loads and boundary conditions, as
well as specific acoustic boundary conditions like
duct modes and acoustic diffuse field (random) loads
• Pressure loads on structural surfaces from other
acoustic or CFD analysis
• Porous and temperature-dependent fluid materials,
frequency-dependent surface impedance and
transfer admittance between pairs of surfaces
• Compute sound pressure, intensity and power for
virtual microphones located inside or outside the
meshed fluid volume
Simcenter 3D Aero-Vibro-Acoustics
Key features
• Provide all standard structural and acoustic loads and
boundary conditions to describe your vibro-acoustic
problems accurately
• Prepare deterministic as well as random acoustics
and vibro-acoustics analysis
• Standard postprocessing of acoustic results like
pressure and acoustic power and structural
vibrations
• Dedicated diagnostic plots showing panel
contributions and structural modal contributions to
the acoustic pressure or power
Key features
• Direct and indirect acoustic uncoupled solutions
• Indirect vibro-acoustic, weakly coupled and strongly
coupled solutions
• Deterministic as well as random acoustics and vibro-
acoustics analysis
• Returns standard acoustic and structural response
results
• Provides structural panel contributions and modal
contributions to the acoustic pressure or power
Capabilities chart
Simcenter 3D Environment
Simcenter 3D Meshing for
Simcenter 3D Accelerated
General capabilities
Simcenter 3D Acoustics
Vibration Modeling *
Aero-Vibro-Acoustics
Dynamics bundle *
Simcenter 3D ATV
Simcenter 3D
Response *
BEM solver
Acoustics
Acoustics
solver
Surface wrapper mesh for FEM and BEM acoustics •
Convex surface mesher •
2D mesh with thickness (volumize) •
Hybrid meshing for acoustics (tetrahedron and
•
hexahedron)
Meshing
•
Jonhson-Champoux-Allard
Temperature dependent fluid for modeling • •
Temperature dependent fluid for solving •
Simcenter 3D Environment
Simcenter 3D Meshing for
Simcenter 3D Accelerated
General capabilities
Simcenter 3D Acoustics
Vibration Modeling *
Aero-Vibro-Acoustics
Dynamics bundle *
Simcenter 3D ATV
Simcenter 3D
Response *
BEM solver
Acoustics
Acoustics
solver
Mode set representation •
Mode set response • • • •
Representations
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* = refer Simcenter 3D for structural dynamics may apply for individual products.
** = refer Simcenter 3D for structures
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helps you to achieve faster CAE processes and stream- Accurately predict complex mechanism behavior
line multidiscipline simulations that integrate motion The Simcenter 3D Motion solver is built on more than
and other disciplines like finite element models for 30 years of proven technology and uses the most
flexible body analysis as well as connections with advanced numerical multibody solving techniques to
acoustics for gear whine analysis. deliver fast, stable and robust simulation. Additionally,
it provides accurate results for reaction forces, displace-
A motion simulation solution for both analysts and ment, velocities and accelerations for rigid and flexible
designers bodies. The loads obtained from the simulation can
Designers and analysts typically approach motion simu- also be applied to structural analysis and durability,
lation from two different perspectives, where CAD noise and vibration studies.
designers start with CAD data, and analysts often start
with a blank slate. Simcenter 3D Motion solutions Integrate systems and controls to simulate
provide solutions that work with either user persona. mechatronic systems
Analysts can use Simcenter 3D Motion to create new Simcenter 3D can be integrated with leading control
mechanism models by hand using simple primitive design tools and supports both model exchange and
geometry for linkages. This helps you understand how co-simulation methods to solve the mechanical system
a new assembly mechanism might work before apply- equations simultaneously with the controller or actua-
ing any detailed geometry. Designers working with tor system equations. This helps you understand how
computer-aided design (CAD) assembly models during controls will impact the overall mechanism
the detailed design stage can quickly convert these performance.
assemblies into a working motion model in seconds by
converting the geometry bodies into mechanism links Seamlessly share results across Simcenter 3D
and assembly constraints into corresponding motion For certain types of structural, acoustics, vibration and
joints. This can save designers critical modeling time, durability analysis, it is critical to understand the load-
so they can begin realizing how geometry will impact ing conditions for the part or assembly being analyzed.
the performance of their mechanism. You can seamlessly transfer loading conditions calcu-
lated with Simcenter 3D Motion solutions to the
Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop for use in other
simulation applications. This will greatly improve pro-
ductivity for you or your extended simulation team.
Build a motion model Automatically create Add motion drivers, A complete and Gain insight by
by hand using simple a model based on CAD bushings, forces, robust solver for animating, graphing,
linkages and shapes. bodies and convert define flexible bodies advanced dynamic, generating motion
assembly constraints and more. static and kinematics envelopes and
to motion joints. motion simulation. validating product
clearance.
Marine
Using Simcenter 3D can help engineers simulate how
rudder systems perform in addition to other on-board
mechanisms, like cranes on a cargo ship.
Rigid body
Flexible body
Tire models
Co-simulation with controls
Interference checking
Drivetrain
Key features
• Quickly convert CAD geometry and assemblies into
fully functional motion models
• Seamlessly transfer motion results to other
Simcenter 3D applications for structural analysis,
durability, acoustics and more
• Includes a natural and direct interface to Simcenter
Amesim™ software for accurate behavior of
electronics, hydraulics and control components
throughout the system
Key features
• Analysis types include kinematic, dynamic, static,
quasi-static, time and step, articulation (interactively
driven), spreadsheet (driven via a live Excel
spreadsheet software table)
• An efficient set of sparse matrix algorithms to solve
the linear equations formed in each type of analysis
• Explicit and implicit numerical integrators
• Support for model exchange and co-simulation
• User-defined subroutines.
• The Simcenter 3D Motion solver four node allows
customers to share solver licenses over multiple
cores and machines. It provides the advantage of
sharing licenses of some add-on modules across
cores and machines
Key features
• Component mode synthesis methods available with
multiple FE solvers such as Simcenter Nastran®
software, MSC Nastran, ANSYS and Abaqus
• Editing of flexible body properties: mass and
moments of inertia, modal damping
Key features
• Automatic flex tool: It takes only a few mouse clicks
to go from existing CAD geometry to a complete
flexible body with associative finite element (FE)
mesh representation and proper boundary
conditions based on the connections to the
mechanism
• Contact forces on flexible bodies: rigid-to-flex,
flex-to-flex
• Point-on-curve constraints extended to flexible
curves defined on FE nodes
Key features
• Access multiple tire force models with a scalable
level of detail; suitable models for passenger cars,
trucks and buses, agriculture and construction
equipment vehicles and landing gear
• Perform high-frequency analyses, such as full-vehicle
ride comfort behavior and durability analysis
• Includes three tire formulation models: noninertial,
basic and motorcycle
• Enables support for Flexible Structure Tire Model
(FTire) from cosin scientific software
Key features
• Covers a broad frequency range for durability, ride
comfort and handling analyses of full vehicles and
suspensions
Effective ro
ad
surface Rigid ring (6 DOF)
and damping
Rim
pa
tch
t
dim
ensio Effective road plane
ns
Residual stiffness
and damping Slip model
Key features
• Automated multibody model creation for
transmissions based on industry standards
• Manages single, multi-stage spur and helical
assemblies for external or internal (such as in the
planetary stage) gears
• Direct link to Simcenter 3D Acoustics to perform
noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) assessment
• Define any pattern body with custom geometry such
as chain links and track segments together with their
connecting joints and forces
• Define layout components based on user-defined
topology
• Predict the transient dynamic response –
displacement, velocity,
acceleration and loads on all
pattern bodies and the
related layout
components
Key features
• Compute a set of inputs that guarantees the
equilibrium of your numerical model during
simulation and the replication of many physical
quantities measured at the same location as the
experimental test
Key features
• Automatic zero-torsion analysis
• Compute positioning and kinematic movement of
flexible cables (for example, brake cable, gearbox
cable, fuel circuit), using the finite element method
(FEM) beam calculation method
• Transient time/space temperature and pressure
• Compatible with motion kinematics results from
Simcenter 3D
Key features
• Compute the eigenmodes as well as the harmonic
response of positioned pipes
Key features
• Compute the nonlinear movement (transient
response) of positioned pipes
• Compare with kinematic positioning
• Impose accelerations or displacements
• Compatible with motion kinematics results of
Simcenter 3D
• Sensor monitoring (reaction forces, translation,
acceleration)
Key features
• Create parametric studies and optimize the position
and orientation of components
• Perform a material characterization based on
physical measurements
Key features
• Plasticity/hysteresis is captured for single cables and
bundles
• Material characterization procedure for experimental
load curves
• Material characterization procedure for virtual
measurement of bundles
• Granularity/scalability of NX electrical routing
solution for imported model (wire, cable, stock)
• Multiple cable contact
• Overstocks (taping) and clips (with relaxation)
imported in a single click
• Optimal cross-section distribution
Capabilities chart
Simcenter 3D Motion
Simcenter 3D Motion
Simcenter 3D Motion
Simcenter 3D Motion
Body Advanced
Solver batch 4
MF-Swift Tyre
Standard Tire
NX Motion
Ccode Exp
Modeling
MF-Tyre
Body
Import of animation designer,
assembly constraint and
• •
Tecnomatix® portfolio process simu-
late kinematics models
Association to part and assembly
• •
geometry
Quick creation of primitive graphics • •
Joints, couplers, constraints • •
Motion drivers • •
Spring/damper and bushings • •
Modeling
Applied forces • •
Joint friction • •
Initial conditions • •
3D body contact and analytical
• •
contact
Submechanisms • •
Text based elements •
Integration with Simcenter
•
Amesim™ software
Time waveform replication + + + •
Animation • •
XY graphing • •
Motion envelope, interference
check, point trace, animation cam- • •
era, load vectors
Postprocessing
Kinematic simulation • + •
Dynamic simulation • + •
capabilities
Simcenter 3D Motion
Simcenter 3D Motion
Simcenter 3D Motion
Simcenter 3D Motion
Body Advanced
Solver batch 4
MF-Swift Tyre
Standard Tire
NX Motion
Ccode Exp
Modeling
MF-Tyre
Body
Integration with Matlab + + •
Integration with FMI/FMU 1.0 and
+ + •
Controls
2.0
Integration with generic
+ + •
co-simulation
Control operations + + •
Linear flexible bodies + + •
Flexible
Tire/road modeling + + • • • •
Vehicles
Track vehicles + + •
Advanced Beam
Linear Dynamic
Standard Beam
EC&WH option
Standard Shell
Optimization
Advanced Beam
Linear Dynamic
Standard Beam
EC&WH option
Standard Shell
Optimization
Pipe bundle: with pipe-pipe contact • •
(continued)
Corrugated pipe • • • • •
Corrugated pipe with slit • •
Bowden cable: cable sliding into an outer layer • • • • •
Quasi-static • • • • •
Zero/free torsion mounting • • • •
Analysis types
Electric cables • •
FE results/plots/HTML report • • • • •
Integration with
Legend:
• = included in module
+ = prerequisite
Note: Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop is a minimum prerequisite
for all Simcenter 3D products. Other dependency or prerequisites
may apply for individual products.
Simcenter 3D for
multiphysics simulation
Leveraging the use of industry-standard solvers
for a full range of applications
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thermal and electromagnetic-vibro-acoustic. Fully analysis, thermal and flow analysis and others that are
coupled issues deal with thermomechanical, fluid-ther- strongly or weakly coupled. You can let simulation
mal and electromagnetic-thermal problems. drive the design by constantly optimizing multiple
performance attributes simultaneously.
One integrated platform for multiphysics
Simcenter 3D combines all CAE solutions in one inte- Quickening the pace of multiphysics analysis
grated platform and enables you to take advantage of With the help of Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop,
industry-standard solvers for a full range of applica- multiphysics models are developed based on common
tions. This integration enables you to implement a tools with full associativity between CAE and computer-
streamlined multi-physical development process mak- aided design (CAD) data. Any existing analysis data can
ing multiphysics analysis safer, more effective and be easily extended to address additional physics
reliable. aspects by just adapting physical properties and bound-
ary conditions, but keeping full associativity and re-
This enables product developers to comprehend the
using a maximum of data.
complicated behavior that affects their designs.
Understanding how a design will perform once in a
tangible form, as well as knowledge of the strengths
and weaknesses of different design variants, promotes
innovation in the product development process. This
results in better products that fulfill functional require-
ments and provide target customers with a safe and
durable solution.
Key features
• Create fields from simulation results and use them as
a boundary conditions: a table or reference field, 3D
spatial at single time step or multiple time steps,
scalar (for example, temperature) and vector (for
example, displacement)
• Map temperature results from Simcenter 3D Thermal
to Simcenter Nastran® software
• Use pressure and temperature results from
Simcenter 3D Flow in Simcenter Nastran analysis
• Leverage displacement results from Simcenter
Nastran for acoustics finite element method (FEM)
and boundary element (BEM) computations
• Employ pressure and temperature results from
Simcenter STAR-CCM+™ software for aero-vibro-
acoustics analysis
• Exploit stator forces results from electromagnetics
simulation for vibro-acoustics analysis
• Third-party solvers can be used for mapping: ANSYS,
ABAQUS, MSC Nastran, LS-DYNA
Key features
• Advanced simulation options for coupled
thermomechanical analysis of turbomachinery and
rotating systems
• Tightly-coupled thermomechanical analysis with
Simcenter Nastran for axisymmetric, 2D and 3D
representations
• Combines Simcenter Nastran multi-step nonlinear
solution with industry-standard Simcenter Thermal
solvers
Key features
• Consider complex phenomena related to conjugate
heat transfer
• Speed solution time with parallel flow calculations
• Couple 1D to 3D flow submodels to simulate
complex systems Electr
Simcenter 3D Aero-Vibro-Acoustics
Simcenter 3D Electromagnetics/Thermal
Capabilities chart
Types of
General capabilities Products involved
coupling
Simcenter 3D acoustic
Simcenter 3D thermal
Simcenter 3D electro-
Legend
Simcenter 3D motion
magnetic solutions
Simcenter 3D flow
Third-party tools
• = type of coupling supported S = structural
lio solutions
solutions
solutions
solutions
solutions
solutions
V = vibration E = electromagnetics
Strong
Weak
A = acoustics FX = flexible body
F = flow MBD = multibody dynamics/motion
T = thermal C = controls
M = mechanical/structural
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Easily handle thermal exchange between dissimilar Providing a platform for multidiscipline simulation
interfaces The Simcenter 3D thermal solution is part of a larger,
Using Simcenter 3D, thermal connections can be auto- integrated multidiscipline simulation environment with
matically defined between disjoint components, dis- the Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop at the core for
similar meshes and nonconforming geometry. centralized pre-/postprocessing for all Simcenter 3D
Moreover, mesh congruence and proximity require- solutions. This integrated environment helps you to
ments are eliminated, which enables the user to build achieve faster CAE processes and streamline multidisci-
and solve large assemblies quickly. plinary simulation such as thermomechanical analyses
based on structural solutions or conjugate heat transfer
Master complexity and productivity in industry problems that are coupled with flow solutions.
verticals
The capabilities of Simcenter 3D for thermal simulation
have been leveraged in vertical applications to satisfy
specific industry needs. Simcenter 3D Space Systems
Thermal enables the user to model the thermal perfor-
mance and characteristics of orbiting and interplan-
etary vehicles. Simcenter 3D Advanced Thermal pro-
vides advanced capabilities for the aero-engine analyst
community to perform analysis on the entire engine.
Close holes, remove Mesh mating, Thermal couplings, Coupled conduction, Temperatures, heat
blends, idealize material selection, thermal loads, convection, radiation fluxes, view factors,
parts, etc. etc. radiation enclosures, heat transfer, tempera- heat transfer coeffi-
constraints, ture dependent phase cients, thermal stress,
boundary conditions, change, axisymmetric etc.
etc. analysis, etc.
Simcenter 3D Thermal
Key features
Fully coupled conduction, radiation and convection
heat transfer simulation to steady-state and transient
problems
Axisymmetric modeling and nonlinear thermal
properties
Thermally connect disjoint and dissimilar mesh faces
and edges
Spatially varying heat transfer coefficients can be
defined for thermal boundary conditions
Key features
Simulate direction-dependent optical properties,
bi-directional reflectance distribution function (BRDF)
Wavelength-dependent properties for nongray bodies
Advanced radiation methods such as deterministic and
Monte Carlo ray tracing and nongray multiband
radiative heat transfer
Key features
Model orbital heating for all planets of the solar system
Transient view factor recalculations with articulating
geometries such as sun-tracking solar panels and
directional antennas
Multilayer shell formulation for modeling multilayer
insulation, composite panels and thermal protection
systems
Key features
With NX PCB Exchange, fully three-dimensional board
designs can be obtained from the leading printed
circuit board (PCB) and flexible printed circuit (FPC)
layout software packages from companies such as
Siemens Digital Industries Software, Zuken, Cadence
and Altium
Radiation enclosures using hemicube-based view factor
calculations (using graphics card hardware)
A catalog of fan curves is available out-of-the-box
(OOTB), which can be extended with additional
manufacturer data
Key features
Canadarm view factor calculation scaling
(~66 million view factors) Cores may be co-located on a single workstation,
70 distributed over a local area network (LAN), or exist
within a standalone computational cluster
60
Limitations on the maximum number of cores are
50 eliminated, allowing solve speeds to scale up or down
based on the number of available cores, not the
40 number of available licenses
Speedup
30
Domain decomposition techniques are included for
solving large-scale thermal models
20 The Simcenter 3D Thermal solver features parallel
computation of radiation view factors, radiative
10
heating and a solution for the thermal model
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Number of cores
Capabilities chart
General capabilities
Simcenter 3D Electronic
Simcenter 3D Electronic
Simcenter 3D Thermal
Simcenter 3D Thermal
Simcenter 3D Space
Simcenter 3D Space
Advanced Thermal
Advanced Thermal
Systems Thermal
Systems Thermal
Systems Cooling
Systems Cooling
Specific capabilities Specific capabilities
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
DMP thermal parallel Nongeometric element • • •
+ + + + •
processing
Orbit •
Thermal parallel processing
Solver(s)
• • • • PCB layer • •
(serial solver)
PCB via • •
Multiphysics solve + + •
Planar head loss •
Multithreading • • •
Reference temperature • • •
User subroutine • • •
Rotational periodicity source
cgns • • •
zone (multiphysics only)
esatan •
Modeling objects
Target temperature • • •
File export
(continued)
INPF • • •
Target temperature change • • •
Mapping constraint • • •
Thermal parameters
• •
primitive • (multiphysics only)
Sinda-85 • Thermal source zone • •
cgns • Thermo optical properties • • •
I-DEAS scratch file • • • Thermo optical properties
• •
advanced
INPF • • •
File import
Generic entity • • •
Mapping • • •
Joint • •
Rotational periodicity target
Joint orbital tracker • • • •
zone
Layer • • • Simple environment radiation • • •
Monte Carlo settings • • • Symmetry target zone • • •
Multiphysics thermal output Temperature • • •
request
Transverse gradient target set • •
General capabilities
Simcenter 3D Electronic
Simcenter 3D Electronic
Simcenter 3D Thermal
Simcenter 3D Thermal
Simcenter 3D Space
Simcenter 3D Space
Advanced Thermal
Advanced Thermal
Systems Thermal
Systems Thermal
Systems Cooling
Systems Cooling
Specific capabilities Specific capabilities
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
Advanced thermal coupling • • PCB component •
Convection coupling • • Peltier cooler • • •
Deactivation set • • Printed circuit board •
Deactivation set advanced • • • Radiation (all radiation and
• • •
enclosure radiation)
Disjoint fluid mesh pairing •
Radiation thermal coupling
Duct flow boundary condition • • • • • •
(gap and object-to-object)
Flow blockage •
Radiative element subdivision • •
Simulation objects
– Convective outflow •
Report • • •
– Inlet •
Screen •
– Internal fan •
Simulation objects
Selective results •
– Opening •
Solar heating • •
– Outlet •
Solar heating space • •
– Recirculation loop •
Solid motion effects
• •
– Static pressure • (articulation, spinning)
• • •
cal coupling, voltage)
Correction • •
Merge set •
Fan catalogs •
Orbital heating •
Fan curves •
Override set - thermal
• • • •
properties Legend:
Particle injection • = included in module
+ = additional product required
Note: Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop is a minimum prerequisite
for all Simcenter 3D products. Other dependency or prerequisites
may apply for individual products.
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Close holes, remove Mesh mating, Inlets, openings, flow Simcenter 3D Flow, Velocities, pressure,
blends, idealize material selection, surfaces constraints, Simcenter 3D temperature, heat
parts, etc. etc. boundary conditions, Advanced Flow, transfer coefficient
etc. conjugate heat etc.
transfer
HVAC
Cabin comfort
Industrial processes
Engine block cooling
Hydraulics
Key features
Enables fast and intuitive direct geometry editing using
synchronous technology
Creates an airtight envelope based on the selected
geometry or mesh using an advanced surface wrapping
algorithm
Delivers a complete set of tools to define the boundary
layer mesh and ensures optimal wall-adjacent meshes
for turbulence modeling
Provides hybrid hex-tet meshing with a significant
number of structured elements
Simcenter 3D Flow
Key features
Simulate internal- or external-flow problems in
turbulent, laminar and mixed flows
Account for forced, natural and mixed convection
Connect dissimilar fluid meshes at interfaces between
complex assemblies
Key features
Single and multiple rotating frames of reference
Additional turbulence models such as RNG k-epsilon,
Realizable k-epsilon, SST, k-omega and LES
Multi-species filling and emptying
Key features
CFD analysis: humidity transport in a chiller
30
Cores may be co-located on a single workstation,
distributed over a local area network, or exist within a
standalone computational cluster
25
Limitations on the maximum number of cores are
20
eliminated, allowing solve speeds to scale up or down
based on the number of available cores, not the
Speedup
15
number of available licenses
Domain decomposition techniques are included for
10 solving large-scale flow models
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Cores
Capabilities chart
General capabilities
General capabilities
Simcenter 3D Advanced
Simcenter 3D Advanced
Simcenter 3D Advanced
Simcenter 3D Advanced
Simcenter 3D Flow HPC
Simcenter 3D Flow
Specific capabilities Specific capabilities
Fluid Modeling
Fluid Modeling
Flow
Flow
DMP flow parallel processing + + • Fixed turbulent viscosity •
General capabilities
Simcenter 3D Advanced
Simcenter 3D Advanced
Fluid Modeling
Flow
Convection coupling •
Deactivation set •
Deactivation set advanced
Disjoint fluid mesh pairing •
Duct flow boundary condition •
Flow blockage (porous, isotropic,
•
orthotropic, solid)
Flow boundary condition
– Bursting membrane •
– Convective outflow •
– Flap •
– Inlet •
– Internal fan •
– Opening •
Simulation objects
– Outlet •
– Recirculation loop •
– Static pressure •
Flow surface (boundary and
•
embedded, with obstructions)
Fluid domain (fluid mesh and surface
•
mesh)
Immersed boundary • •
Mixing plane (disjoint and joint) •
Moving frame of reference (rotating
•
and translating)
General capabilities
Simcenter 3D Advanced
Simcenter 3D Advanced
Peltier cooler
Specific capabilities
Fluid Modeling
Screen •
Selective results • Advanced parameters •
Catalogs
Legend:
• = included in module
+ = additional product required
Note: Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop is a minimum prerequisite
for all Simcenter 3D products. Other dependency or prerequisites
may apply for individual products.
Simcenter 3D for
electromagnetics
simulation
Integrating Simcenter MAGNET and high-
frequency EM solvers to achieve excellent
electromagnetic performance
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Dedicated and robust electromagnetic solvers temperature dependencies and magnetization imprints.
Simcenter 3D for electromagnetics is designed for Smart or engineered materials, which have uncommon
robustness and computational efficiency. A range of electromagnetic properties, are modeled with high
dedicated solvers (time and frequency based; linear fidelity.
and nonlinear, finite and boundary element based)
with novel boundary conditions and smart mesh refine- Providing a platform for multidiscipline simulation
ments offers a transformative computer-aided engi- The Simcenter 3D EM solution is part of a larger, inte-
neering (CAE) process, with simulations ranging from a grated multidiscipline simulation environment with
fast, initial analysis to inherent realism for final centralized pre- and postprocessing for all Simcenter
verification. 3D solutions. This integrated environment helps you to
achieve faster CAE processes and streamline multidisci-
Further refinement with integrated thermal pline simulations that integrate electromagnetics and
simulations other disciplines like NVH and CFD in order to generate
Reliable and accurate results can only be obtained a high fidelity digital twin
when models incorporate the right level of sophistica- and examine all core
tion. Coupling high fidelity electromagnetic and ther- physics for prod-
mal solvers facilitates realistic predictions of the tem- uct compliance,
perature distribution and the corresponding effect on safety and
materials and low-frequency electromagnetic fields. performance
This integrated thermal simulation provides further verification.
insights, ultimately resulting in reduced risk for demag-
netization and performance drop.
Cleaning, editing and Volume and surface Materials, circuits, Full wave, E/H fields,
parametrizing meshing, applying loads, boundary asymptotic, static, S-parameters,
mesh controls and conditions time and frequency torque, efficiency,
creating meshes for EMC/EMI
motion components
Key features
• From 2D to full 3D detailed analysis
• Includes static, harmonic and transient solvers,
including motion for any number of components
• Material models for low-frequency EM materials
(advanced models such as hysteresis,
de-magnetization)
• Integrated thermal analysis
Key features
• Coupled thermal-electromagnetics co-simulation
• Steady state
• Transient
Key features
• Simcenter 3D environment for high-frequency EM
• Setting up for a range of dedicated solvers: uniform
theory of diffraction (UTD), 3D and 2.5D (for devices
and antennas based on multilayered PCB technology)
accelerated multilevel fast multipole algorithm
(MLFMA, DDM...) MoM-based solvers
• Material models for high-frequency electromagnetics
• Postprocessing of analysis: EM fields, SYZ
parameters, coupling, far-field and near-field results,
magnetic and electric currents, antenna pattern
• CAD based and equivalent models of antenna
(antenna modeling starting from incomplete data)
Key features
• Full wave: MoM, MLFMA and S-PEEC
• Asymptotic: UTD and IPO
• Variety of sources: plane wave, dipole, port
excitation, directivity pattern
• Synthetic (equivalent) antenna models
• Multilayer substrates
Capabilities chart
General capabilities
Simcenter MAGNET
Simcenter 3D High
Simcenter 3D Low
Specific capabilities Specific capabilities
Thermal solver
Frequency EM
Frequency EM
EM solver
Low-frequency electromagnetics High-frequency electromagnetics
Meshing Automatic airgap remeshing with motion • Electric field integral equation (EFIE) •
Coils definition (body, face) • Magnetic field integral equation (MFIE) •
Periodic • Combined field integral equation (CFIE) •
Boundary condition
Flux tangential • Poggio-Miller-Chang-Harrington-Wu-Tsai
•
(PMCHWT)
Field normal •
Boundary condition
•
driven, multiple degrees-of-freedom) Plane wave •
Magnet orientation • Synthetic antenna models •
Material library for low-frequency EM • SWE (spherical wave expansion) •
(extensive set of materials)
Materials
3D pattern •
Models for low-frequency EM materials
(advanced models: hysteresis, • Models for high-frequency EM materials •
Materials
Electromagnetic •
Surface-partial element equivalent circuit (S-PEEC) •
Coupled thermal - electromagnetic
• Asymptotic ray based UTD •
Solution
Simcenter 3D High
Specific capabilities
Frequency EM
EM solver
Inter-antenna coupling •
Port impedances •
Induced currents •
Far-field •
Near-field •
Simcenter 3D for
optimization
Streamlining the design exploration process
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minimum weight, shape constraints and minimum Shorten time-to-market with confidence
stress or strain. Design parameters that you can vary Analyze your product performance deviations from
include geometric, material and connectivity specifications in a variety of operating conditions, and
properties. shorten time-to-market by automating thousands of
simulations that would otherwise have to be performed
Reduce design risk and accelerate innovation manually.
By better understanding the complex relationships
among design parameters and how changes affect
them, you can gather insight into product performance
risk and accelerate innovation by determining feasible
designs that satisfy all requirements.
Iterate
Better designs,
New way Input Output
faster
Desired performance
(pressure head,
power required)
CAE simulation model
with Simcenter 3D design Improved designs
space exploration (size, shape, physical parameters)
Key features
• Optimization of Simcenter Nastran models
• Constraints related to static, normal modes and
buckling analysis
• Optimization capabilities associated with Simcenter
Nastran Enterprise Advanced analysis types, such as
superelements, dynamic response, modal frequency
response, direct frequency response, modal transient
response, acoustic analysis, static aeroelasticity and
flutter
• Large scale optimization problems thanks to robust
optimization algorithms and sparse matrix solutions
• There are hundreds of responses available for the
objective and constraints
• Synthetic variables and responses can be created and
combined with other responses in equations to
responses for the objective and constraints
Key features
• Many methods are available to build the finite
element (FE) model: orphan mesh, single computer-
aided design (CAD) part and single finite element
method (FEM), CAD assembly and single FEM or
AFEM
• The design areas can be constructed using 2D shell
or 3D solid elements and there can be multiple
design areas with different materials representing
different parts in an assembly, or homogenized
meta-materials (lattices, varying density printed
materials, etc.)
• Within a single topology optimization, the user can
have any mix of analysis subcases selected from
linear statics, normal modes, buckling analysis,
direct and modal frequency
• There are hundreds of responses available for the
objective and constraints
• Synthetic variables and responses can be created and
combined with other responses in equations as
responses for the objective and constraints
Key features
• Optimization of Simcenter 3D models and the
associated CAD models
• Mixed CAD and FE geometry optimization: FE beam
section properties, FE shell thickness, CAD model
feature dimensions, CAD model sketch dimensions,
expressions, including expressions that define an FE
load
• Supported solvers: Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter 3D
Thermal, Simcenter 3D Flow, Simcenter ESC,
Simcenter SST, MSC Nastran, ANSYS, ABAQUS
• Types of responses for objective and constraints will
vary depending on the solver. Examples include:
weight, volume, temperature, mass flow, Joule data,
radiation view factors, etc.
• FE result measures can also be used as responses; for
example, max displacement, average Von Mises
Stress. These can be measured globally or locally
based on geometry distribution; for instance, on a
face or along an edge
• Optimization solution data can be displayed in a
spreadsheet
Capabilities chart
Simcenter
Simcenter Simcenter 3D
Nastran
General capabilities Specific capabilities Nastran Design Space
Topology
Optimization Exploration
Optimization
Simcenter
Simcenter Simcenter 3D
Nastran
General capabilities Specific capabilities Nastran Design Space
Topology
Optimization Exploration
Optimization
Correlation plots •
Pareto plots •
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+ = additional product required
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for all Simcenter 3D products. Other dependencies or prerequisites
may apply for individual products.
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Print right the first time multidisciplinary simulations that integrate additive
Calculated distortions can be used to compensate for manufacturing with any of the Simcenter 3D solutions,
the part prior to the printing process. The initial geom- such as thermal mechanical, vibro-acoustic, or other
etry can be automatically morphed into the precom- more complex analyses.
pensated shape and replaced in the built tray for fur-
ther analysis, or it can be sent directly to the printer to
be printed correctly the first time.
NX AM integrated Simcenter 3D
solution
Key features
• Solving the coupled thermomechanical solution
• Material and process parameters for AM
• Consideration of support structures from fixed plane
modules
• Analyze thermal distribution
• Analyze distortion before and after support removal
• Detect recoater collision
• Predict probability of overheating
• Efficiently compute stiffness curves
• Compute pre-distorted geometry for compensation
Capabilities chart
Simcenter 3D Additive
Manufacturing
OmniMesh for
Simcenter 3D
General capabilities Specific capabilities
Simulation capability
Material
Model setup
Compensation
Simcenter 3D for
aerostructures
Streamlining the structural sizing and assessment
process from end-to-end
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Efficiently analyze margin of safety • Dedicated 3D display of margin values combined with
In addition to the detailed finite element models the typical finite element (FE) postprocessing display
approach, engineers can size aerostructure compo- enables you to graphically locate the areas that need
nents using a library of analytical engineering methods. design updates
With the capability to generate stress reports using
data and simulation results, engineers benefit from a Increase productivity with standard methods
consistent and integrated global process, resulting in Simcenter 3D Margin of Safety software comes with
time savings over the full design cycle. standard engineering formulas from aerostructure
reference handbooks, such as E.F. Bruhn’s, “Analysis
With an increasing amount of data and results to be
and Design of Flight Vehicle Structures,” M.C.Y. Niu’s,
handled and shared between teams, models, simula-
“Airframe Stress Analysis and Sizing,“ National Advisory
tion results and tools can be managed and traced in
Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) technical notes,
Teamcenter® software.
NASA technical memorandums, etc. Each method
comes with detailed engineering documentation.
Integrated solution to predict margin of safety
• Dedicated preprocessing enables you to prepare
Flexibility to embed user-defined methods
margin-of-safety calculations for numerous load
Simcenter 3D Margin of Safety allows you to integrate
cases simultaneously, which is available in Simcenter
in-house libraries of methods. The availability of analy-
3D, a powerful finite element pre-/postprocessing
sis building blocks (for example, ready-to-use engineer-
open environment. All load cases can be tagged with
ing formulas, such as buckling and plasticity curves and
labels such as “limit” or ”ultimate” to facilitate the
out-of-the-box standard methods) enables users to
partitioning of assessed failure criteria
save a large amount of time on integrating methods.
• Dedicated postprocessing focuses on the criticality
of results, either from a global, failure mode or load Customized reporting
case point of view A detailed stress report can be generated in Microsoft
Word format from the Simcenter 3D Margin of Safety
• Results can be browsed to assess structural integrity
result and the associated finite element analysis (FEA).
thanks to sortable and filterable tables
The template is composed of key words, and thus can
• Each method provides a log for detailed explanations
be tailored to fit company best practices. The template
of assumptions
can include user textual feedback, snapshots, summary
tables, etc.
Design
Loads
NX Customer methods
Stress/design integration
automation
End-to-end process open Third party tools
Process automation
Productivity + 30% Traceability for certification Capitalize knowledge scability
Key features
• Load case tagging and partitioning: All load cases
can be tagged with labels such as “limit” or ”ultimate”
to facilitate the partitioning of assessed failure
criteria
Key features
• Dedicated preprocessing enables you to prepare
margin-of-safety calculations for numerous load
cases simultaneously, which is available in Simcenter
3D, a powerful finite element pre-/postprocessing
open environment
• Dedicated postprocessing focuses on criticality of
results, either from a global, failure mode or load
case point of view
• Results can be browsed to assess structural integrity
thanks to sortable and filterable tables
• Each method provides a log for detailed explanations
of assumptions
• Dedicated 3D display of margin values combined
with the typical FE postprocessing display enables
you to graphically locate the areas that need design
updates
Capabilities chart
Margin of Safety
Margin of Safety
capabilities
capabilities
General
General
Aerostructure
Aerostructure
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
Environment
Environment
Specific capabilities Specific capabilities
material
Metallic
CAD/FE/stress associativity for geometry
+ • Metallic static (isotropic, othotropic,
update or load update •
Link to CAD/FE
anisotropic)
Retrieve data from CAD (geometry) + •
Retrieve data from FEM (geometry, internal
Composite
+ •
material
load)
Composite (unidirectional long fiber ) •
Geometry and load idealization •
Analytical methods from reference-standard
calculation
•
Margin of
FEM calculation •
safety post-
processing
Metallic static •
Stress
disci-
pline
Massive geometry data populating through Plate (flate/curved) buckling analysis under dif-
•
Buckling from Bruhn
Predefined idealization •
manual
•
Euler-Engesser)
Configurable idealization •
Torsional buckling •
Loads Profile cripling analysis
Load extraction from static linear FEM analysis Inter-rivet buckling •
tener from
•
Bruhn and
Bolt/fas-
Load data from the user input • from strain in plastic domain)
Material
Load data from external load files • Material law (shear yield stress allowable esti-
mation Fsy, secant/tangent modulus, stress •
Group load case (load case set) + • F0,7)
Loads preparation
tion
Margin of Safety
Margin of Safety
capabilities
capabilities
General
General
Aerostructure
Aerostructure
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
Simcenter 3D
Environment
Environment
Specific capabilities Specific capabilities
Deployement
Stress report automated generation
to end users
Structured templated document • •
Redistribute nonnative methods •
Critical margin of safety table •
3D snapshots (CAD, FE results, etc.) • •
Material summary • •
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+ = additional product required
Integration of customer methods: legacy analy-
•
sis codes or launch of executable Note: Simcenter 3D Engineering Desktop is a minimum prerequisite
On-the-fly mathematical formulation definition • for all Simcenter 3D products. Other dependency or prerequisites
may apply for individual products.
Methods integration
Simcenter 3D for
composites simulation
Enhancing the development of robust,
lightweight structures
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Closing holes, Flow analysis using Mapping and homoge- Stress, strain Fatigue life
removing blends, rheological mesh and nization of material thermomechanical, prediction
parts… injection molding properties based on response dynamic
simulation material orientation
and material
IML definition, CAD correction, Create or load plies, Simcenter Samcef/ Displacement,
producibility analysis, midsurface, assembly laminate, auto Simcenter Nastran enveloping tool,
draping management 2D creation of 3D mesh, First ply failure failure indices, other
mesh cohesive layer Progressive damage postprocessing
creation Post buckling scenarios
analysis
Curing simulation
Plies
Composites modeling
Linear/nonlinear
Response dynamics
Damage growth
Manufacturing process
Simcenter Samcef
Capabilities chart
Simcenter 3D Laminate
General capabilities Specific capabilities General capabilities Specific capabilities
Composites
Composites
Composite types Fibersim •
CAD Interfaces
CATIA/laminate tools •
Unidirectional ply • •
Graphical and spreadsheet
Woven ply • • •
reporting
Sandwich • •
Enveloping by ply and load case • •
Filament winding ◦
Management of post reports
•
Fiber reinforced plastic • and prerequisite solutions
Simcenter 3D Laminate
General capabilities Specific capabilities General capabilities Specific capabilities
Composites
Composites
Gasket ◦ Beam •
Shell •
Thickness output •
Membrane •
Solid shell •
Simcenter 3D Laminate
General capabilities Specific capabilities General capabilities Specific capabilities
Composites
Composites
Connections Loads and boundary conditions
1D • Pressure •
2D • Distributed force •
Simcenter 3D in a
managed environment
Providing full traceability of simulation work
and data in a product development context
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Using this data model and datasets, you can: Leveraging structure management and automation
Assembly FEMs authored with Simcenter 3D can be
• Track item revisions for FEM and simulation files.
managed in Teamcenter solutions for simulation pro-
When you create a new FEM or simulation, specify
cess management along with complete traceability at
the number, name and revision
the component, subassembly and assembly levels.
• Create an FEM and simulation on a locked master part Using automation capabilities, assembly FEMs can be
• Perform where-referenced queries on simulation data automatically generated from a computer-aided design
in Teamcenter. For example, you can find all simula- (CAD) assembly with automatic filtering of parts and
tions defined for a specific master part re-use of any existing FEMs, which significantly speeds
up the model build process.
• Create computer-aided engineering (CAE) data item
revisions and edit their data relationships in the CAE Effectively managing large amounts of data
manager in the Teamcenter client
Selective download of solution files
• Create and manage CAE model structures in the A CAE solution dataset may contain multiple results
CAE manager in the Teamcenter client and open files and other solver-related files in addition to the
those model structures in pre- and postprocessing as simulation file. These files can be large, so to improve
assembly FEMs download times you may prefer not to download them
every time the simulation file from Teamcenter is
Providing end-to-end traceability and time savings opened.
Data authored with Simcenter 3D can be seamlessly
captured and managed with Teamcenter software for Providing increased confidence and timely delivery
simulation process management. The out-of-the-box of results
CAE data model is used to capture and manage ideal- Simcenter 3D provides the ability to generate simula-
ized parts, finite element models, simulation files, tions and results with lightweight the JT™ data format
input decks, results and reports. All Simcenter 3D data representation. This enables analysts and other parties
is stored in the database with relationship links, thus to visualize product data in Teamcenter without having
providing traceability from a product all the way to the to launch Simcenter 3D. This provides a framework
associated simulation results. Using the powerful search from which CAE results and related reports can be
capabilities, analysts can quickly find simulation data communicated across the enterprise. Providing clearly
based on attributes and relationships, thus eliminating traceable outcomes along with process efficiencies
rework and overhead in organizing and finding data. facilitates increased confidence and timely delivery of
results.
CAD bill of Components FE FEM bill of Assembly model Loads and bound-
Solving Postprocessing
material models material build ary conditions
Batch meshing
Automated
connections
Complex parts
manually meshed
CAD user
management
Simulation data
management
Simulation data
“filter” “skip”
Connections data
Simulation data
FEM templates
SIM templates
Structure map
management
reuse
recycle
Embedded Client
Key features
• Assembly Digital mock-up & multi-CAD
• Teamcenter Navigator:
-- Quick intuitive Teamcenter navigation and
searches let you rapidly find the right data to load
into the NX/Simcenter 3D session
-- Data for CAM, CAE, routing and mechatronics
• Embedded Active Workspace:
-- Extended access to PLM data: design datasheet,
design BOM, where used, MS Office documents,
classification, images, requirements
-- Cross-probing to NX navigators and graphics
-- Access to the inbox, submit to workflows
Simulation Author
Key features
• Simulation data and lifecycle management
• Simulation structure management and automation
• Simulation tool and process management
• Simulation results visualization and reporting
Capabilities chart
Simulation Author
Embedded Client
General capabilities Specific capabilities
Perform lifecycle operations (create, revise, update, delete etc.) of CAE data from Simcenter 3D GUI • •
Perform lifecycle operations (create, revise, update, delete etc.) of CAE data from Teamcenter GUI •
Access to CAE manager application for navigation of CAE data •
Simulation data and
Access to and management of key performance indicator (KPI) table •
lifecycle management
Out of date model and out of date analysis detection in Teamcenter •
Recipe based creation of multiple CAE objects through CAE packages •
Monitor status of models and analysis (attributes, files, and variants) through simulation Dashboards •
Manual creation of AFEMs from Simcenter 3D GUI and capture them in the database • •
Manual creation of AFEMs from Teamcenter GUI •
Simulation structure Compare AFEM with CAD structure for changes and update (Inspector) •
management and
automation Compare AFEMs (CAE BOM compare) •
Automatic generation of AFEMs from CAD structure with reuse of models (through structure maps) •
Automated model creation through execution of Teamcenter workflows •
Execute meshing and run solver on local machine through Simcenter 3D GUI • •
Simulation tool and Perform batch meshing from Teamcenter using Simcenter 3D on local, server or remote (HPC) machines •
process management Perform solver execution from Teamcenter on local, server or remote (HPC) machines •
Monitor the progress of jobs (batch meshing or solver) •
Access to CAE Manager application for JT visualization of CAE data •
Simulation results
Generate CAE JT files from Simcenter 3D GUI • •
visualization and reporting
Generate CAE JT files from native result files in batch from Teamcenter through an NX Open utility •
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