Siemens PLM Software World-class finite element analysis (FEA) solution for the Windows desktop

Benefits Summary • NX software import for Unigraphics • Significantly speed up Femap™ software is an advanced engineer- v11-v18 and geometry the design process by ing analysis environment for simulation of exported from all NX versions bringing simulation closer complex engineering problems. Using • NX geometry accessed directly through to design and reducing Femap engineers can simulate the perfor- PLMXML time-to-market mance of their products virtually to • Parasolid import and export – Femap is a determine their performance and behavior, native Parasolid application, and • Reduce the need for costly reducing the need for testing and Parasolid geometry is accessed through prototypes and testing, prototypes. the same Parasolid modeling kernel that saving time and money any Parasolid-based CAD program uses Geometry interfaces • Perform failure analysis providing full direct access to your Femap offers latest geometry interfaces that improves product geometry access to an extensive range of major CAD performance and reliability, • Pro/Engineer import of model files systems, including: reducing costly recalls (v16 to Creo 2) • ACIS import (CAD geometry is converted • ® and SolidWorks geometry • Evaluate and optimize to a Parasolid® software format on import – provides direct access to designs to minimize import) and export Parasolid geometry for Solid Edge in solid material use, investigate • Autocad DXF import and sheet metal part files including use of alternative materials • Catia v4 (v4.1.9 through v4.2.4) and v5 assemblies and perform trade-off (R8 to V5-6R2012 SP3) model file import • STEP import and export – AP203 and studies to evaluate differing • NX™ I-deas™ software import (access to AP214 Class II, III, IV, V and VI entities designs IDI files generated by I-deas 9.2, v10, v11 • Stereolithography import and export and beyond supported through I-deas • Standalone engineering • ® visualization software Parasolid export) and universal file export analysis environment that export – JT™ format including mesh and through 9.0 can exchange data with any results data • IGES import and export of Parasolid CAD system and simulate • VRML export through 2.0/97 geometry to the IGES format using all major commercial through v5.3 solvers

www.siemens.com/plm/femap FEMAP World-class finite element analysis (FEA) solution for the Windows desktop

Features Geometry modeling and editing • Combine surfaces – create boundary • Interactive geometry Femap provides extensive geometry surfaces to simplify geometry for preparation and meshing creation and editing tools that enable improved mesh creation tools that facilitate high engineers to effectively, efficiently create • Surface from mesh – create surfaces quality finite element geometry for analysis, including: from shell mesh model creation • Points Element library • CAD-independent and can • Lines – modeled by scaling, editing start/ A complete element library is provided to import CAD data from just end points, break, trim increase finite element modeling versatility about any source • Arcs and circles – create by center and and accuracy, and includes: • Solver-independent, radius, points on arc or circle, start/end • Line elements (1D) – rod, tube, curved supporting all of the major points. Fillets can be created with the tube, beam, curved beam, bar, link, commercial solvers modify tool springs, dampers, d.o.f. spring, gap. Full • Scalable solution offering a • Modify curves – modify by scaling, support of arbitrary and standard cross- range of capabilities up to editing, start/end points, break, trim, sections including all property specialized high-end extend calculations analysis functionality • Fillets and chamfers • Planar (2D) – plane strain or stress, • Windows-based intuitive • Splines – created by Control Point or shear panel, membrane, bending only, Windows interface that is Point on Spline, Parabola, Ellipse and plate, laminate, axisymmetric; linear and easy to use and quick to Hyperbola. Can be defined by equations, parabolic quadrilateral and triangular master midspline and offset. Can be created by elements • Cost effective solution Curves on Surface (intersect, project, • Solid (3D) – tetrahedral, pentahedral offering the best slice, parametric space curves), and (wedge), hexahedral (brick), pyramid functionality-to-cost ratio in edited by moving control points (read and write only) – linear or parabolic the industry • Surfaces – 3 or 4 cornered or edge • Miscellaneous – mass, mass matrix, • Postprocessing versatility curves, ruled, bounded plane, extruded, rigid, stiffness matrix, slide line contact, allowing quick and efficient revolved, sweep, aligned, analytic weld and fastener understanding of the (plane, cylinder and sphere), slice or behavior of the system trim, remove holes Materials being analyzed • Midsurface (midplane extraction) – Femap provides comprehensive material • Versatile modeling and manual and automatic tools, automatic property definition, including: visualization tools to aid FE generation and assignment of shell • Isotropic – temperature- and frequency- model creation and properties to midsurfaces dependent properties, nonlinear and verification prior to analysis • Solids – create blocks, cylinders, cones creep models, electrical and optical • Scalable solutions that can and spheres, extrude and revolve, (for Thermal and Advanced Thermal be used to simulate Boolean operations, explode and stitch, modules) supported everything from simple fillet and chamfer, shell thicken and • 2D orthotropic – temperature- and solid components to entire remove face frequency-dependent properties, aircraft assemblies • Volumes – specify 4, 5, 6 or 8 corners. nonlinear and creep models, electrical • Powerful customization Select 4, 5, 6 or 8 surfaces. Extrude or and optical (for Thermal and Advanced tools that allow integration revolve, create between two surfaces or Thermal modules) supported with other programs by surface and a point. Analytical • 3D orthotropic – temperature- and volumes (cylinder and sphere) frequency-dependent properties, • Geometry splitters – split surfaces nonlinear and creep models, electrical between points and edges and optical (for Thermal and Advanced • Pad and washer – offset curves around Thermal modules) supported stress raisers to segment geometry for • 2D anisotropic – temperature- and improved mesh creation frequency-dependent properties, • Combine curves – create composite nonlinear and creep models supported curves to simplify geometry for • 3D anisotropic – temperature- and improved mesh creation frequency-dependent properties, nonlinear and creep models supported FEMAP

• Hyperelastic • Fluid loads – fluid pressure, scalar, • Fluids – gas and liquid fluids stream quality, relative humidity, fluid • Solver-specific material models for height, slip wall, fan curve, periodic – , Marc and LS-Dyna geometry- or finite element-based • User extensible library with thousands of • Advanced loads – function-based, material properties included variables and equations or data surfaces • Data surfaces – advanced loading by interpolation between points, parametric evaluation along selected points on surfaces, mapping between models and equations • Dynamic, heat transfer and nonlinear loads – setup analysis parameters for individual load sets. For dynamics, specify type of dynamic analysis; for heat transfer, specify inputs for free and forced convection and radiation; for nonlinear, specify type of nonlinear Boundary conditions – constraints analysis Boundary condition constraint definitions • Nonstructural mass regions include: Mesh control • Constraint sets – unlimited number of • Attributes on geometry – pre-assign Femap provides an extensive set of constraint sets per model; you can copy property to selected geometry entities meshing control tools and parameters, and combine constraint sets • Feature suppression and removal – including: • Nodal constraints – nodal constraints for automatic or manual interactive • Default size six d.o.f; you can assign by global or feature suppression • Mesh sizing on point – sets the mesh local coordinate systems • Geometry and mesh re-association – size on surfaces attached to a point • Constraint equations – relate the motion orphaned geometry and mesh of similar • Mesh sizing on curve – length-based or displacement of two or more nodal topologies can be re-associated sizing, equal length , parameter-based degrees of freedom with multi-point together spacing and bias control constraints • Custom mesh sizing on curve – set the Meshing and mesh editing • Geometry constraints – create mesh size on curve by projecting Benefit from flexible mesh controls and constraints on geometry including fixed, existing nodes or mesh sizes on selected extensive editing capabilities: pinned or zero. You can assign con- nodes onto a curve • Geometry meshing – points, curve, straints by selected d.o.f and coordinate • Mesh sizing on surface – includes surface, solids (tetrahedral and system. Constraints on arcs including control of angle tolerance, sizing on hexahedral), volume constrain radial growth and constrain small features, growth factor, curvature- • Solid mesh – from closed surfaces, radial rotation about center axis based refinement and quad mesh layer solids from planar elements Boundary conditions – loads control for edges • Mesh between – mapped mesh Comprensive loading definition provided • Mesh sizing on solids – tetrahedral or between nodes, lines and surfaces by Femap includes: hexahedral meshing. Includes control of • Mesh region – ruled mesh between • Load sets – unlimited number of load angle tolerance, sizing on small nodes, lines and surfaces sets per model; you can copy and features, growth factor, curvature- • Mesh connect – disconnect coincident combine load sets based refinement, quad mesh layer nodes, connect nodes with line, rigid or • Body loads – unlimited number of load controls and multi-solid sizing for gap elements sets per model; you can copy and assemblies • Mesh transition – between two free combine load sets • Interactive mesh sizing on geometry edge boundaries • Structural loads – force, moment, with optional auto-remeshing • Mesh edge members – creates line displacement, velocity, acceleration, • Interactive node positioning – move elements on the free edges of planar distributed loading, bearing load, bolt node in free space or slide on surface elements and planar elements on the preload, pressure – geometry- or finite or curve free faces of solid elements element-based • Meshing points on surface – can specify • Transform meshes – copy by translation, • Thermal loads – temperature, heat flux, “hard points” on surface rotation or mirror heat generation, convection, radiation – • Approach on surface – specify free, • Extrude, revolve, sweep – extrude, geometry- or finite element-based parametric, projection or mapped revolve or sweep curves, elements or approach on surfaces element faces FEMAP

interactive tools can modify the Postprocessing underlying geometry, change the mesh Post analysis, Femap offers a wealth of parameters automatically updating the postprocessing functionality to let you resulting mesh, and display mesh quality. quickly and easily interpret results data: • Feature Suppression – temporarily • Analysis results – results attached to suppress features such as loops, curves remain external or imported into and surfaces such as small holes and Femap database sliver surfaces; suppressed geometry • Dynamic cross section contours, shear can be restored and bending moment diagrams – • Feature Removal – permanent removal output for beam and bar elements of geometric entities to simplify • Error estimate output geometry • Global Plies – results across composite • Mesh connection regions – automatic or • Feature Editing – move and rotate laminates manual creation of contact areas and surfaces to update geometry and mesh • XY plotting – Femap functions or results meshes for face and edge contact • Geometry Editing – modify (split, data series including output set results modeling. Create and manage preload extend) underlying geometry and apply vs. node or element ID, entity output set bolted connections, fluid regions for pads and washers result vs. selected output sets, entity fluid mass matrix elements and rotor • Combined/Composite Curves – combine output set result vs. output set values regions for rotor dynamics several smaller curves along the edge of such as time or frequency, entity output • Edit node – project, translate, rotate or a surface for mesh sizing purposes set result vs. x, y or z coordinate align existing nodes; edit node position; • Combined/Boundary Surfaces – combine • Deformed shapes – includes control of and modify permanent constraints several surfaces into a boundary surface percent of screen size for maximum • Edit element – change element to improve mesh topology value of selected deformation value or connectivity, modify order of element. • Mesh Sizing – set mesh sizing and node scale of deformed vector. Animation Scale, translate, rotate or align spacing on curves with control of number of steps and elements. Modify offsets, orientation • Mesh Surface – set and modify shell type. Multi-step animation for transient and reverse normal of planar elements. meshing attributes analysis. Vector plots showing direction Modify element property or type. • Mesh Locate – move and reposition and magnitude of selected deformation Modify planar element material angle, nodes in a mesh vector plate thickness and shell properties. • Mesh Quality – graphically view • Contour plots – filled contour and Adjust beam warping. Add or remove element quality values similar to a criteria plots with control of colors and coefficients of thermal expansion for contour/criteria plot number of levels. Multiple selection cuts rigid elements supported; and beam diagrams, Analysis interfaces and solutions • Planar mesh editing – interactive or isosurface and vector plots for display- As a solver independent pre- and automatic splitting of triangular or ing magnitude by color and direction of postprocessor, with Femap you can quadrilateral elements stresses and strains. Control display of interface with all major commercial • Remesh – refine or unrefine an existing average, min or max results on entity solvers: mesh, clean up option without resizing • Import and export – solvers supported boundaries, convert facets to triangular include ® (NX, MSC/MD, NEi), meshes and cleanup slivers Abaqus, , LS-Dyna, Marc, Patran, • Mesh splitting – split hexa and penta Sinda/G, I-deas, CAEFEM solids, shell and beam elements • Nastran – capabilities supported include • Merge coincident nodes – preview and linear statics, normal modes, transient merge coincident nodes with ID and dynamics, frequency response, grouping control response spectrum, buckling, design • Element mesh quality display – aspect optimization, topology optimization, ratio, taper, internal angles, warping, nonlinear statics, nonlinear transient, Jacobian and combined nonlinear explicit, aeroelasticity, steady- Interactive geometry preparation state heat transfer, transient heat and meshing transfer, computation fluid dynamics, • Freebody diagrams – includes control of The Meshing Toolbox contains several superelements, external superelement resultant vector or component vector individual tools to help identify and clean creation and assembly display, force and/or moment and up problematic geometry as well as set up • Analysis set manager – create analysis freebody on entire model. Freebody the mesh to create a high quality finite sets that define the analysis parameters, forces can be applied as loads into the element model dynamically. These boundary conditions and output active load set FEMAP

• Advanced output control – controls Customization include dynamic animation control Femap offers a powerful customization (speed, pause etc.), dynamic isosurface capability: and cutting planes for solid contours • Macros – record, edit, debug and • Output capture – bitmaps, jpeg, avi’s of playback user-defined macros directly in animations; JT files can be saved with the Femap user interface results contours, internet publishing • API (application programming with VRML support interface) – full-featured object • Stress and displacement results oriented, OLE/COM-based programming transformations API. API can be directly accessed from a • Results reporting – data tables, lists and fully integrated Visual Basic compatible formatted text reports. API script BASIC development environment. available to format, annotate and report Environment includes interactive solid results program editing, stepping and • Interactive data query with mouse over • Functions – define tables of values by debugging including watch variables. • Import and export of comma-separated XY pairs, linear ramps, equations and Full context-sensitive help linked tables periodic functions. Data can be pasted directly to the API documentation. into or from spreadsheets or tab/ Dynamic-type library checking and input Interactive postprocessing comma-delimited files. Functions are assistance for completing Femap Much of the commonly used post- displayed as XY plots functions, arguments and constants processing functionality resides in the • Measure tools – measures distance • Neutral file – fully documented ASCII Postprocessing Toolbox allowing results to (including nodal deformation), angle, file format interface to the Femap be reviewed interactively: surface area, solid volume. Checks mesh database • Deform – controls deform style, options properties and sum of forces and results • Check coincidence – check for • Contour – controls contour plot style, coincident points, nodes, elements and options and results element normals and distortion • Freebody – controls free body, interface • Layers – full control of active and load and view properties display-only layers Views, tools and miscellaneous • Groups – manual or automatic creation Part of the power of Femap lies in the of groups of geometry and FE entities, attention to detail and the myriad materials and properties. Can be capabilities that collectively make modified with Boolean type operations engineering simulation much easier: to create new or combined groups. • Coordinate systems – includes support Active or selected group can be for Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical displayed, and results viewed by group • Workplanes – create and edit a 2D plane • Model info tree and entity editor for geometry and FE entity creation window – display model objects and editing including highlighting and editing in • Views – control view background entity editor window colors and layers • Select toolbar – allows selection of • Dynamic highlighter individual or multiple entities • Light source shading and transparency • Toolbars to access frequently used • 3D dynamic pan, zoom and rotation commands to facilitate modeling • Hidden line and wireframe display processes • Dynamic clipping plane – view the • Multiple graphics windows – interior of geometry and FE models allow access to multiple models • Free edge and free face display simultaneously • Element displays – orientation, beam • Full multilevel undo and redo cross section, plate thickness, axes • Online help with hypertext links and offsets • Cut and paste images into Windows • Libraries – support includes saving and applications recalling of views, materials, properties, • Native Windows look and feel layups, analyses and results output formats About Applied CAx

Applied CAx is a Siemens PLM Software value added reseller. It is a partnership of two highly regarded Pacific Northwest engineering services firms: Sherpa Design and Predictive Engineering.

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