Application Areas - CAE - FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

I-DEAS Simulation Solution Set: I-DEAS® Simulation Solution Set consists of: I-DEAS Model Solution™ Linear is a general finite element analysis program for linear structural, thermal, and flow analysis. It is an integrated program which does not require any input file as do all other commercial finite element solvers. It uses the model built during the interactive modeling session. I-DEAS Optimization™, which helps you use analysis results to directly drive design improvements. Structural optimization can help weed out poor design concepts as well as identify and improve promising ones. It can also be used for fine-tuning designs by minimizing weight or cost, while ensuring they will meet all structural performance requirements. I-DEAS Model Solution - Nonlinear: I-DEAS® Model Solution™ Nonlinear is a general finite element analysis program for nonlinear static structural analysis. It is capable of performing the following types of nonlinearities: Geometric nonlinear analysis (large deflection, stress stiffening) Material nonlinear analysis (plasticity, creep) Surface-to-surface contact analysis Combined geometric nonlinear, material nonlinear, and contact analysis Automatic load stepping control assures that the most complex solutions are completed automatically, including snap through instabilities. I-DEAS Variational Analysis: I-DEAS® Variational Analysis is a finite element-based structural design and emulation program for mechanical structural analysis. By allowing the introduction of dimension variables into the simulation process, I-DEAS Variational Analysis calculates the relationship between design variable ranges and performance criteria. With a single iteration (one mesh, one solve), I-DEAS Variational Analysis generates all the results for the full range of every set of parameter values. These results can be used to provide design guidance, insight into prototype failures, and performance-based tolerances, to name a few.