SIMCENTER 3D

SIMCENTER 3D

Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) Simulations helps engineers to predict the real-world performance of the product. Performing the virtual testing can reduce the time of physical testing and can control the expenses on the development process. There is utmost importance for cae simulations in the process of product development. So, for engineers who involved in the product development need the powerful cae simulations tool which can help in better predictions of the product.

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Simcenter 3d software from siemens digital industries software addresses complex product engineering processes by delivering revolutionary improvements in simulation efficiency. Simcenter 3d is a powerful tool, which helps the engineers to create the virtual models for 3d cae simulations with more efficient, flexible and accurate. It offers a various multidiscipline numerical simulations and optimization techniques that helps to analyze a wide range of applications. The software has strong modeling capabilities for multiple analysis such as structural analysis, acoustics, thermal analysis, flow, multimode simulations, composite structures etc.

Benefits of using Simcenter 3D

Computer-aided engineering (CAE) has long proven its value as a troubleshooting and analysis tool, but is generally perceived as slow, delivering accurate results too late to drive development. The simulation process with traditional CAE tools is slow due to tedious geometry cleanup processes, and simulation disciplines are disconnected from each other, hampering efficient workflows. To meet these complex challenges, Simcenter 3D has come up with unique process:

simcenter 3D CAPABILITIES

Simcenter 3d is an integrated environment in which you do all of your cae pre- and post processing. Within this environment, simcenter 3d offers best-in-class geometry editing tools, comprehensive meshing, and a unique ability to associate the analysis model to design data. This helps engineers speed the tedious modeling process and keep analysis models in synch with the latest design. This then translates into a much faster cae process than what can be achieved with traditional cae tools.

Simcenter 3D integrates industry-standard, multidiscipline simulation solvers, all from a centralized engineering environment. The Simcenter 3D simulation solvers for structures, acoustics, structural dynamics, durability, motion, thermal, flow, electromagnetic and more help you to predict real-world performance for a large variety of physics domains.

In addition to supporting Siemens’ multidiscipline solvers, Simcenter 3D can be used as a pre- and post processing tool for other common, third-party solvers like MSC Nastran and LS-Dyna. This means you can take advantage of the excellent CAD associativity, geometry editing tools and comprehensive meshing capabilities of Simcenter 3D to immediately reduce the time necessary for your simulation workflows. The common environment also gives engineers a scalable platform on which to build automated routines to drive repeatable and complex simulation processes

As part of the Simcenter portfolio of simulation tools, Simcenter 3D integrates with the digital threads that spans 3D simulation, 1D simulation and testing solutions. However, simulation is just a part of a longer digital thread running through your product development processes. Simcenter 3D also keeps your simulation processes tied to this longer thread with a seamlessly managed environment that connects with simulation data management. This keeps your simulation processes in sync with digital development processes like CAD, routing, product requirements and manufacturing processes.

To make simcenter 3d even more flexible for your simulation team, simcenter 3d offers value-based token licensing. Instead of purchasing individual licenses for each add-on module, you can buy packs of tokens that allow you to instantly access most simcenter 3d products. With value-based licensing, almost the entire suite of simcenter 3d products is immediately available to you and your team.

PHYSICS CAPABILITIES

Simcenter 3d structures gives you best-in-class simulation modeling with the power to perform basic structural analysis with an industry-standard solver. Simcenter 3d structures lets you seamlessly submit analysis models for linear statics, normal modes, buckling and basic heat transfer analyses.

Simcenter 3d response dynamics allows you to predict the forced response of structural systems under various loading conditions in a single graphical user environment, thereby eliminating the complexity of setting up and launching analysis and providing rapid insight into dynamic behavior. Key features include, predict model response to transient, frequency (harmonic), random vibratory, shock spectrum, dynamic design analysis method (ddam) (ship’s shock loads) and quasi-static loads. Efficiently calculate responses using a modal formulation starting from a priori solved set of simcenter nast ran mode shapes.

Simcenter 3D durability simulation offers a distinctive suite of tools to support fatigue design in all stages of development. This includes easy-to-use wizards for strength and fatigue in the design phase, fatigue information on the current simulated part, detailed analysis of complex load scenarios, including elements and connections, and new materials and manufacturing processes. The solution permits efficient analysis of seam and spot welds as well as new methodologies for composite materials.

Acoustics simulation offers a comprehensive solution to minimize noise and optimize the sound quality of products. Dedicated acoustic modeling capabilities, efficient solvers and easy-to-interpret visualization tools allow you to quickly gain insight into a design’s acoustic performance for uncoupled acoustics, coupled vibro-acoustics and aero-acoustic applications. Key benefits include Efficiently solve acoustics, vibro-acoustics and flow-induced noise problems from a single interface.

Simcenter 3D Motion analysis offers modeling and simulation that helps engineers understand and predict the functional behavior of mechanisms. It delivers a complete and robust set of capabilities to support all aspects of advanced dynamic, static and kinematics motion simulation. The early use of motion simulation is key to evaluating mechanism performance to increase design confidence and reduce risks.

Simcenter 3d thermal provides heat transfer solutions and can simulate conduction, convection and radiation phenomena for complex products and large assemblies. The simcenter 3d thermal solver is based on a finite-element, finite-volume formulation to simulate heat transfer phenomena accurately and efficiently. Fully coupled conduction, radiation and convection heat transfer simulation to steady-state and transient problems can be solved.

Simcenter 3d flow is a cfd solution that provides sophisticated tools to model and simulate fluid flow for complex parts and assemblies. Simcenter 3d flow combines the power and accuracy of the well-established control-volume formulation with cell-vertex formulation to discredited and efficiently solve the fluid motion described by the navies-stokes equations. Simulate internal- or external-flow problems in turbulent, laminar and mixed flows

Simcenter 3d software for electromagnetic (em) offers an integrated, low-frequency solver with simcenter magnet software and a variety of high-frequency solvers for wave propagation phenomena. Its comprehensive set of capabilities provides insight into diverse design challenges: performance of electromechanical components and energy conversion, antenna design and sitting (small to large scale), electromagnetic compatibility (emc) and electromagnetic interference (emi).

Simcenter 3d additive manufacturing simulates the am process for selective laser melting (slm). The setup from a part in the built tray, including support structures, is used as a basis. The user selects the parts to simulate and define printing process parameters (mate-rail, number of parts, layer slicing, laser parameters, etc.) And run the simulation. The result is the temperature distribution and distortion of the part.

Simcenter 3D Materials Engineering Standard comes with a full suite of tools to enable you to accurately model and simulate the performance of your advanced materials using true multiscale technology. Users can also leverage its capabilities in additive manufacturing workflows to account for the effect of microstructural features such as defects, metal grain morphologies and grain boundaries, as well as homogenization and optimization of lattice structures. Automatic microstructure generation tool to generate geometry and meshing of your microstructural models for a wide range of materials, including continuous fiber, chopped fiber, particulates, voids, (stacked) fabrics, combinations of different inclusions, laminates and more, as well as import from third-party tools.