CAE

Together, I-DEAS® Simulation and FEMAP® meet the full range of requirements for efficient analysis that impact product performance. FEMAP offers a completely CAD-independent environment, while I-DEAS Simulation offers a CAD-integrated environment. This coupled with a suite of integrated solvers makes the SDRC CAE solution the most scalable line of CAE products available.

Packages: Master FEM Package

Master FEM provides complete standalone finite element modeling with all the benefits of CAE systems, including complete model associativity. Master FEM provides the complete functionality of a finite element analysis enviorment, and includes the following applications:

In addition, Master FEM provides complete geometric modeling capabilities that enable complex part and assembly creation, and includes the following applications.

Master FEM fulfills all prerequisites for Simulation applications.

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CAE Solution Package

This package cotains everything you need to create, similate and visulize the performance of a product design. The Master FEM package provides complete standalone finite element modeling with all the benefits of an integrated CAE systems, including completed model associativity. The I-DEAS®Simulation Solution Set contains a general finite element analysis program for linear structural, thermal, and flow analysis as well as structural optimization.

Additional Information

Core Simulation.doc Simulation Solution Set.doc

Variational Analysis Simulation Package

This package cotains everything you need to create, similate and visulize the performance of multiple product designs with a single iteration. The Master FEM Package provides complete standalone finite element modeling with all the benefits of an integrated CAE systems, including completed model associativity. The I-DEAS®Variational Analysis calculate the relationship between design variable ranges and performance criteria. The results can be used to provide design guidence, insight into prototype failures, and performance-based tolerences.

Additional Information

Core Simulation.doc Variational Ananalysis.doc

I-DEAS Simulation Modeling Set

The I-DEAS® Simulation Modeling Set is an add-on to the Core Master Modeler, I-DEAS Product Design Package, or I-DEAS Artisan™ Package, and provides the complete functionality of a finite element analysis environment. The I-DEAS Simulation Modeling Set includes the following applications:

Core Simulation.doc

I-DEAS Simulation Solution Set

 I-DEAS® Simulation Solution Set consists of:

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

Simulation Solution Set.doc

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:

Automatic load stepping control assures that the most complex solutions are completed automatically, including snap through instabilities.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

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.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

I-DEAS Response Analysis

I-DEAS® Response Analysis enables you to interactively evaluate forced responses of a structure when an impact, transient, frequency (harmonic), random (PSD), or response (shock) spectrum excitations are applied. The modal component data, which are used to represent the linear model of the structure, can be generated by I-DEAS or other FE solvers, or created from test measurements. These modes are then used to evaluate responses in I-DEAS Response Analysis using a modal response approach.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

I-DEAS Durability

I-DEAS® Durability provides a set of analytical tools to predict the strength and fatigue safety of products subjected to static, dynamic and thermal prescribed duty cycle loading. Both uniaxial and biaxial stress cycles are considered for predicting the durability of a product designed for infinite life. I-DEAS Durability predicts the durability of a structure using linear or nonlinear stress results from I-DEAS Model Solution™, I-DEAS Variational Analysis, or external solvers.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

I-DEAS Advanced Durability

I-DEAS® Advanced Durability provides a set of analytical tools to predict life and fatigue damage of products subjected to prescribed loading histories and duty cycles. The loading histories may be generated from test measurements or analytical methods. The life of the product is calculated using strain or stress from finite element solution. Both uniaxial and biaxial loading are considered for various standard life criteria. I-DEAS Advanced Durability provides static and transient fatigue analysis capabilities.

Prerequisites : I-DEAS Durability

I-DEAS Electronic System Cooling

I-DEAS® Electronic System Cooling™ provides you with a comprehensive set of tools to simulate 3D airflow coupled with thermal behavior in electronic systems. With its powerful computational fluid dynamics capabilities, it is also ideal for many automotive, heating and ventilation, and industrial applications. As an integrated part of the I-DEAS package, models are created using I-DEAS 3D-design geometry using a simple and intuitive graphical interface. With I-DEAS Electronic System Cooling, you can effectively model individual components, multi-chip modules, heat sinks, and PC boards, as well as complete electronic systems. This allows you to perform digital thermal simulation early in the design process and reduces the need for building and testing physical prototypes.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

I-DEAS TMG Thermal Analysis

I-DEAS® TMG Thermal Analysis is a comprehensive modeling and simulation package which provides fast and accurate solutions to complex thermal problems. Using advanced numerical techniques, I-DEAS TMG Thermal Analysis makes it easy to model nonlinear and transient heat transfer processes including conduction, radiation, free and forced convection, fluid flow, and phase change. Leading edge finite differences technology provides solid reliability and superior solution speed for even the most challenging problems. With I-DEAS TMG Thermal Analysis, accurate thermal analysis can be performed quickly and effectively, delivering the engineering insight and turnaround speed needed to ensure success within today's rapid development cycles.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

I-DEAS Part Advisor

I-DEAS® Part Adviser™ addresses key manufacturing concerns up-front in the preliminary design stage of plastic parts, and offers practical advice for identified problems. Designers get rapid feedback on how design modifications to wall thickness, gate locations, materials, or geometric changes can affect the manufacture of their plastic part. Also, I-DEAS Part Adviser provides precise information on the location of weld lines and air traps as well as the filling pattern, pressure, and temperature distributions in the part cavity.

Prerequisites : I-DEAS Artisan™ Package

I-DEAS MPI/Flow

I-DEAS® MPI/Flow predicts the flow of plastic throughout the filling of the injection molding cycle to ensure that acceptable quality parts are designed for manufacture. Using I-DEAS MPI/Flow, customers can refine the part and mold design, and material and processing conditions to achieve the optimum balance between quality, cost, and time.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

I-DEAS MPI/Cool

Mold cooling analysis helps the user optimize the mold and cooling circuit design to achieve uniform mold cooling within a minimum cycle time.Leading manufacturers and plastics processors around the world rely on I-DEAS® MPI/Cool to reduce their part cycle time and lower production costs, without compromising part quality.Using I-DEAS MPI/Cool to trial alternatives, users can rapidly evaluate several mold designs. No longer is it necessary to rely on rules of thumb gained over years of experience to establish cooling circuit location and size, coolant types, mold and insert geometry, flow rates, and inlet temperatures.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation

I-DEAS MPI/Warp

I-DEAS® MPI/Warp enables industry to understand the causes of warpage in plastic injection molded parts, predict where it will occur, and optimize design, material and processing to control part warpage before mold building.With I-DEAS MPI/Warp, even the most demanding application requiring high dimensional stability, excellent visual appearance and accurate fit with mating components, can be produced to quality, time and budgetary specifications.

Prerequisites : Core Simulation , I-DEAS MPI/Flow, I-DEAS MPI/Cool

I-DEAS Mechanism Simulation

I-DEAS® Mechanism Simulation™ offers the same capabilities as I-DEAS Mechanism Design™, with several enhancements to make it more useful for the engineering analyst. In addition to offering kinematic and dynamic solves, you can also:

Prerequisites : Master FEM -or- I-DEAS Artisan™ Package

I-DEAS Laminate Composites

I-DEAS® Laminate Composites provides an integrated capability uniquely tailored to the productive design and evaluation of laminate composite structures. Extensive use of graphics greatly assists in all aspects of the model building and results review process.Prerequisites : Core Simulation

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