Siemens PLM Software NX Advanced Simulation Integrating FE modeling and simulation streamlines product development process Benefits A modern CAE environment unique from all other finite element (FE) • Speed simulation processes NX™ Advanced Simulation software is a preprocessors is its superior geometry by up to 70 percent modern, multidiscipline computer-aided foundation that enables intuitive geometry engineering (CAE) environment for editing and analysis model associativity to • Perform accurate, reliable advanced analysts, workgroups and design- multi-computer-aided design (CAD) data. structural analysis with ers that need to deliver high-quality perfor- The tight integration of a powerful geome- integrated NX Nastran mance insights in a timely fashion to drive try engine with robust analysis modeling solver product decisions. NX Advanced Simulation commands is the key to reducing modeling • Increase product quality by integrates best-in-class analysis modeling time by up to 70 percent compared to rapidly simulating design with the power of an integrated NX traditional FE modeling tools. tradeoff studies Nastran® desktop solver for basic structural Enabling fast, intuitive geometry editing analysis. NX Advanced Simulation also • Lower overall product NX Advanced Simulation is built on the forms the foundation on which you can development costs by same leading geometry foundation that perform additional solutions for advanced reducing costly, late design powers NX. By using NX Advanced structural, thermal, flow, engineering opti- change orders Simulation, you can rapidly clean up and mization and multiphysics analyses, all in prepare geometry from any CAD source • Efficiently manage large, a single environment. through direct modeling. Geometry edits complex analysis models Providing finite element modeling for and the complete analysis model remain • Capture and automate best experienced CAE analysts associated to the base design, which means practices and commonly Using NX Advanced Simulation drastically you can easily update your analysis model used processes reduces the time you spend preparing each time the design changes. As a result, simulation models. NX delivers all the the NX CAE geometry editor accelerates • Easily add multidiscipline advanced meshing, boundary conditions your design-analysis iterations and simulation capabilities as and solver interfaces that experienced ana- improves your overall productivity. your analysis needs grow lysts expect for high-end analysis. However, what makes NX Advanced Simulation www.siemens.com/nx NX NX Advanced Simulation Direct geometry editing with synchro- Rapid design-analysis iterations through nous technology NX Advanced Simulation associativity User-defined geometry edits, includes direct geometry editing capabili- FE mesh and boundary conditions are all ties powered by synchronous technology, associated to the base design. When the combining the flexibility of direct modeling design topology changes, NX rapidly with the best of dimension- and constraint- updates the existing analysis geometry, driven techniques to provide you with the mesh, loads and boundary conditions as most control. Analysts can quickly edit required, avoiding the need for the analyst geometry in intuitive ways that are not to manually recreate the analysis model. Shown is an initial analysis model. possible in traditional CAE preprocessors or This approach greatly reduces downstream feature-based CAD systems. Direct editing modeling time, which is compounded will work on geometry from any source, across a project’s many design-analysis and analysts can use it to rapidly de-feature iterations. or modify geometry prior to meshing, Multi-CAD support NX Advanced create design alternatives for what-if evalu- Simulation supports CAD geometry from a ations, or rapidly generate fluid domain number of formats, and all NX Advanced volume geometry. Simulation direct editing and idealization In addition to synchronous technology, NX capabilities can be used on geometry from Advanced Simulation delivers a wide range all of these formats: of geometry editing capabilities that are • Direct geometry translators available needed to de-feature, abstract and idealize (CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Pro/E) Use synchronous technology geometry for CAE purposes, such as: and select geometry to move • Neutral geometry transfer (IGES, STEP, • Geometry healing and repair for gaps interactively. JT™, Parasolid®) and other data inaccuracies • Mid-surfacing to create surfaces for thin walled components • De-featuring tools (geometry repair, feature suppression, stitch surface, remove hole/fillet and partitioning) • Non-manifold topology generation for volumes • Creating a surface from an orphan mesh Simply drag geometry to a new position. • Split body and partitioning methods for dividing solid geometry into more manageable sections prior to hex meshing Associated mesh updates in a matter of seconds and is ready for immediate analysis. New design ready to be analyzed. NX Delivering comprehensive meshing Mesh control and editing In addition to NX Advanced Simulation includes extensive creating meshes, NX Advanced Simulation modeling functions for automatic and man- helps you fine tune and edit meshes to ual mesh generation of 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D achieve quality criteria and achieve more elements, and also numerous techniques accurate results. Capabilities include: for the application of loads and boundary • Mesh morphing to modify existing conditions. As mentioned previously, the meshes to match new geometry mesh and boundary conditions are all asso- dimensions ciated to the geometry to allow you to rapidly update your analysis model when • 2D and 3D mesh controls for fillets there is a design change. This can save you and cylinders hours, days or weeks of work depending on Extensive meshing tools are • Extensive mesh quality checks and the complexity of your model. available for thin-walled parts. reporting 0D and 1D meshing You can create 1D • Local element control for precise elements, such as welds, bolts, rigids and mesh generation beams and other elements with ease. NX Advanced Simulation can be used to lever- • Batch meshing with mesh controls for age CAD information to help you quickly use in automated processes create beam section properties and facili- tate the creation of FE weld connections Flexibly apply loads and based on the weld data contained in the boundary conditions CAD assembly. The geometry engine at the core of NX Advanced Simulation provides you with 2D shell meshing NX Advanced Simulation the flexibility to apply loads and boundary provides a number of tools to help you conditions either to geometry features or create accurate FE meshes needed for thin- directly to the FE mesh, depending on your walled components. These tools can be needs. Load and boundary conditions can used in conjunction with mid-surface, and be applied in the following manner: the types of 2D meshing methods include: • On geometry (face, edge or curve) to • Mapped meshing to control the maintain associativity when design distribution of elements across a surface geometry changes • Free (unstructured) meshing for surfaces • On FE entities (nodes, elements, element with more than four sides faces and element edges), which is • Dependent meshes to ensure meshes useful when working with imported match in contact or symmetric regions meshes with no underlying geometry • To local coordinate system 3D solid meshing Thick, chunky compo- nents are often modeled using tetrahedral • To groups for easier management or hexahedral elements. NX Advanced • As axisymmetric boundary conditions for Simulation offers the necessary tools to simplifying the study of revolved systems quickly create solid elements, including: • As loads automatically obtained from • Automatic best-in-class tetrahedral motion analysis in NX Motion Quickly mesh complex geometry meshing with automatic best-in-class • As time-varying condition sequences for tetrahedral meshing. • Swept hexahedral meshing simulating mission profiles • Pyramid elements needed to smoothly • As defined by expression, array or transition from a hex mesh to a table input tetrahedral mesh NX Facilitating efficient FE The NX Nastran – Desktop Advanced assembly management bundle and/or individual modules for NX NX Advanced Simulation is unique in the Nastran can also be added to NX Advanced way it creates FE assembly models. Unlike Simulation to extend structural analysis traditional CAE preprocessors that were capabilities. developed for component analysis and Preprocess require you to build monolithic analysis with multi-CAE models, NX Advanced Simulation’s assem- environments bly FE model (AFEM) management tool NX Advanced creates large FE assembly models by Simulation can instancing and connecting FE component be used as the models together, similar to a CAD assem- Easily build, connect and manage primary pre- bly. When an FE component is updated large FE assembly models. and postproces- later in development, NX Advanced sor for Siemens Simulation updates all instances of that PLM Solvers, component within the FE assembly, elimi- NX Nastran and nating the need to rebuild and connect a LMS Samcef, or new FE assembly together. for a number Simulate with embedded of third party structural analysis solvers, such as NX Advanced Simulation includes the NX Abaqus, ANSYS, Nastran Environment and an integrated LS-DYNA, and NX™ Nastran® – Basic desktop solver. NX MSC Nastran. Nastran – Basic provides access to