- Parametric features bring new vitality to analysis
The recent introduction of parametric features to finite-element-analysis software lets designers examine several different loads, material, and constraints at one time. Another big plus comes from the link between CAD and FEA software that lets the analysis program change features on a solid model before beginning another run. No additional ......
- Software/Hardware
Surface modeling software Single-entity geometric properties GeometryWorks3D Surface modeling software is reportedly the first freeform package to offer single-window integration with SolidWorks 2003. GeometryWorks3D v3.0 was developed for biomedical and industrial design, in conjunction with a medical device firm. Features include Helix spline, helix tube, and helix-on-helix creation; blanket surface ......
- CAD/CAM gets Ukraine plant ready for vehicle production
Thanks to CAD/CAM software, a Ukrainian auto plant quickly got tooling for a vehicle waiting to go into mass production. The Lutsk Ukrainian Automotive Plant, about 292 miles from Kiev, needed a vehicle CAD model to generate the data for producing molds and dies, but the only documentation available was ......
- Software/Hardware
Simulation software Collaborate without mixing languages Simulation software designed for multi-technology prototyping is ideal for automotive, aerospace and power technology systems, according to the company, and is used in the electrical design process for electric/hybrid-electric vehicles. Reportedly, the software allows collaboration between OEMs and suppliers. SIMPLORER ® 6.0 model systems ......
- What a math model does for FEA
HEADNOTE CAD HEADNOTE FEA builds on a CAD and mathematical model before producing the FEA model. The role of the math model is often ignored. IMAGE ILLUSTRATION 5 A route to FEA results Most of the time engineers and designers spend doing a finiteelement analysis is actually spent generating a ......
- A better way to diagnose mechanical problems
The days of testing a design by traditional trial-- and-error methods are gone. "What used to be the final step of using computers in designing a product is now merely the beginning," says David Baszucki from MSC.Working Knowledge. Designers can run two-dimensional CAD drawings through programs that simulate actual function....
- Virtual prototypes move alongside their physical
counterparts.
Widespread adoption of computer-aided design and analysis tools has not eliminated the need for prototyping. CAE has allowed engineers to produce more complex designs that in many ways are more heavily dependent on prototyping to validate new design concepts. However, computer simulation of product components and systems is gaining in ......