r4 workbench edition for catia® v5 r18 & r19 release guide

MSC SimDesigner™

R4 Workbench Edition for CATIA® V5 R18 & R19Release Guide

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C o n t e n t sRelease Guide

1 Release Notes

Requirements 6

Enhancements 7Motion Workbench 7Structures Workbench 7

Frequently Asked Questions 8

Limitations 14Structures Workbench: 14Motion Workbench: 14Nonlinear Workbench: 15Analysis Manager / Expert Gateway: 15

Product Training and Support 16

2 Features Supported

Overview 18

SimDesigner Structures Workbench 19Analysis Cases 19Modulation 20Model Manager 21Mesh Specifications 22Groups 23Analysis Connections 25Connection Properties 27Analysis Assembly 29Virtual Parts 29Mass Equipment 30Restraints 31Loads 32Sensors 34Results Computation 35Results Visualization 36

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Contextual Menu 38Contact 41Material 41

SimDesigner Structures Nonlinear Workbench 42Analysis Cases 42Model Manager 43Mesh Creation 44Mesh Specifications 44Adaptivity 45Analysis Assembly 45Virtual Parts 46Contact 46Material 47Mass Equipment 47Restraints 48Loads 49Sensors 50Groups 51Result Computation 52Results Visualization 53Contextual Menu 54

Chapter 1: Release NotesRelease Guide

1 Release Notes

Requirements

Enhancements

Frequently Asked Questions

Limitations

Product Training and Support

Release GuideRequirements

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RequirementsMSC SimDesigner R4 Workbench Edition requires a minimum of either:

• CATIA V5 R18 SP1

• CATIA V5 R19

7Chapter 1: Release NotesEnhancements

EnhancementsThe following enhancements are new for MSC SimDesigner R4 Workbench Edition for CATIA V5:

Motion Workbench• Adams/PostProcessor version updated to 2008r1

• Ability to deactivate measures for improved animation performance.

• Ability to select part body for body-body contact, in addition to ability to select features.

Structures Workbench• Imaginary component included in frequency response results.

• ID management utilities from mesh management toolbar now included.

• Allow CBUSH to use local coordinate system.

• Allow export and compute after custom BDF direct text input.

• Added element coordinate system support for beams.

• Added support of distributed mass and inertia for beams.

• Improve contact table support when new contact bodies are added or removed.

• Documentation and tutorial enhancements.

• New Composites module available from the R3.2 release (must be purchased separately).

Release GuideFrequently Asked Questions

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Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Can I open CATAnalysis documents saved in previous/earlier releases of CATIA?

Answer: Previously saved CATAnalysis databases can be opened but composite and orthotropic properties may need to be redefined.

Question: Why are the transmitted DOF for RBE3 properties not getting exported properly?

Answer: As of SimDesigner 2005 for CATIA V5R14, the RBE3 property, or ‘smooth property’, was enhanced to properly include transmitted degrees of freedom on the RBE3 card. For databases created by earlier versions, you must validate the RBE3 property by double-clicking on it, re-selecting the DOF and clicking OK.

Question: I cannot get my licensing to work. What could be the problem?

Answer: Starting with the release of SimDesigner R4 for CATIA V5R18 and V5R19, you must upgrade to and use FLEXlm v11.6.0 license server tools.

Question: Why do I see negative Element IDs?

Answer: Integer values are used to store the element IDs which allows a maximum value of 2,147,483,647 - if that value is exceeded, the element IDs will be negative. It should be noted that unassigned mesh part IDs will start after the highest assigned mesh part IDs.

Question: Why are stress values for Shell elements different between SimDesigner for CATIA V5 and CATIA GPS?

Answer: The values can be different because SimDesigner for CATIA V5 uses the Global axis system while CATIA GPS uses a Local axis system.

Question: How can I perform solver-specific checks?

Answer: MD Nastran-specific checks are performed using SD Model Checker, so any elements causing a fatal error can be pinpointed for further mesh modifications. A generic quality check can be performed using CATIA V5 FMS.

9Chapter 1: Release NotesFrequently Asked Questions

Question: After I set up the loads and boundary conditions and clicked on the "Compute" button, CATIA came back with a "Singularity detected (relative pivot too small)". What went wrong?

Answer: Selecting “All” on “Compute” will run all the available cases in the specification tree. And it is likely that you have a case with no Restraints defined or incomplete boundary conditions. Delete that case and then rerun by selecting “Analysis Case Solution Selection,” and click on the SimDesigner Case Solution you wanted to run.

Question: In SimDesigner Thermal workbench, and for shell element parts, why is the part not being meshed and assigned with material properties?

Answer: For shell element parts, part bodies must be children of the main part in order to mesh and assign material properties. If this is not the case, use the Change Body command in your part file to move it.

Question: Why am I not able to compute after I export a solver input file?

Answer: The case gets updated after export. To recompute, use “Force Compute”.

Question: Why do I see different Von Mises values from the Image toolbar icon versus the Camera icon?

Answer: The Image icon shows raw data from the external solvers - whereas the Camera icon data is derived from a calculation done in SimDesigner.

Question: How do I modify the Scratch directory setting specified during installation?

Answer: By using the SimDesigner Storage Manager facility.

Question: How can I change the default External Storage Directory setting?

Answer: By changing the CATTemp setting in the SimDesigner environment file (<install_dir>\v5ienv\). It can also be changed for each SimDesigner session by using the Storage Manager facility from within SimDesigner.


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Question: Why doesn’t SimDesigner for CATIA V5 recognize the CATSettings' modifications I did?

Answer: SimDesigner CATSettings are based on the default CATIA settings. To change the settings specific to SimDesigner, modify the SimDesigner environment file (<install_dir>\v5ienv\).

Question: When I run an MD Nastran analysis with the Gateway Analysis Manager (GAM), it fails, why?

Answer: A common reason is the licensing - during the installation process, the auto-configuration for GAM will pick up SimDesigner-specific versions of MD Nastran and Marc. Make sure the correct version number is specified in the SimDesigner Solution Parameters dialog.

Question: When the Gateway Analysis Manager services are not running, after selecting Setup Batch, why does it take a while for the setup batch to respond with a message?

Answer: In such a case, services need to be started manually. Please refer to the SimDesigner Installation Guide for information concerning the configuration of the Gateway Analysis Manager.

Question: What causes batch job submission to fail with a job ID of zero?

Answer: When defining a new job, ensure that the name of the input file and its location does not contain any spaces.

Question: How can I include multiple load cases in one bulk data file for MD Nastran?

Answer: Use the Restraint Set/LoadSet and Combined LoadSet icons available in the SimDesigner toolbar.

Question: Does SimDesigner use the Computations and Results link seen in the Analysis Manager spec tree?

Answer: The Computations and Results link (CATAnalysisComputations and CATAnalysisResults file) is not relevant for SimDesigner products.


Question: Where can I find information about SimDesigner for CATIA V5 online documentation?

Answer: The SimDesigner for CATIA V5 online documentation (PDF and HTML) is located in: <install_dir>/Documentation


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Question: When I look through the SimDesigner Structures Nonlinear Workbench Solution Parameters, and click OK without changing any settings, the solution case gets inactivated.

Answer: Click Cancel if you plan on not changing any parameters.

Question: How are the external CATAnalysis files managed in SimDesigner?

Answer: By using the Storage Manager within SimDesigner. Their location can be modified in the scratch directory settings. An HTML browser is used for UNIX platforms and Notepad for windows platforms.

Question: When using SimDesigner Thermal workbench and SimDesigner Structures Nonlinear workbench, why are my images unclear?

Answer: For proper display, the mesh needs to be hidden using the contextual hide/show command.

Question: Why can't I find the SD Temp Dependency option when I right-click on thermal material?

Answer: You may not be in the SimDesigner Thermal workbench.

Question: Why is the scratch directory and results directory greyed out in GAM?

Answer: The scratch dir in “setup batch” is not used currently and the results directory is for information only.

Question: Whenever I click on the “Expert Gateway” icon, sometimes I get a message: “Unable to initialize and start GAM. Check QueMgr and RmtMgr services. Check GAM installation.” Why?

Answer: There are two possibilities:

(a) This error message usually appears when the GAM remote manager does not respond within a minute. In such a case, contact your system administrator to ensure speedier network access.

(b) If it takes a while to respond back with a similar message, it is possible that the MSCQueMgr services may not have been started.


Question: After I submitted my job in batch, when I click on “Check Job”, why do I see the job in queue for a long time?

Answer: Check if the MSCRmtMgr service is running. If not, it is normal to see this message. Now, if you close the setup batch window and reopen it to check the job status, you may see a message: “Unable to reach host. Check Host and configuration service”. In this case, restart the MSCRmtMgr service. See the GAM configuration section in the Installation Guide for details.

Question: After I submit a job, I see a “Job Failed” message when I check the status. How do I fix this?

Answer: A log file should be available for viewing. In the GAM Setup Batch dialog, click on the Browse button and select the stderr file for your job and then click on the View Log File button to view the file. Based on the error messages, consult the relevant solver documentation for resolution. Usually, it is a licensing issue - either there is no valid license or the licensing declaration is not done properly.

Question: Sometimes, when I import large MD Nastran bulk data files, I get a “command interrupted” and a “full memory address space condition” message and nothing is imported. How do I import such files?

Answer: As the current buffer size is not enough to read large files, the NIFIMP_BUFFER_SIZE variable should be increased to a higher value. This variable can be defined in the SimDesigner environment file or as an env variable in the windows control panel.

Release GuideLimitations

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Limitations

Structures Workbench:• In this release, when you export a case to a solver deck, any result attached to the solution set of

that case will be detached. If you just want to see the deck, click on the storage manager next to the compute command and select the deck for viewing.

• (1-19897181) SimDesigner session may hang during the import of an XDB file that contains 6000 or more bar/beam elements that share the same pair of nodes.

• When exporting MD Nastran bulk data file via Gateway for MD Nastran, Beam properties, dynamic load combinations, and restraints set combinations (i.e. PBEAML/PBEAM, DLOAD, and SPCADD) are always written in single precision.

• (1-45050025) In a SimDesigner Dynamic case, the displacement plot in the xy-plotter would only show the real component. The imaginary component and the overall magnitudes would be available in future releases.

• (1-48641401) "Compute All" command fails to run a complete coupled thermal analysis after modification is made to a part.

• The workaround is:

After modification is made to the part, first update the mesh independently. Then you can run "Compute All."

• (1-20173031) RECL Value entered in Tools/Options does not go into effect immediately for simulations computed in SimDesigner. But does immediately work for exported Nastran decks.

• Suggested workaround is to export a deck first, and then new RECL value will be in effect for internally computed simulations.

• (1-57704631) Rigid body does not move during post-processing for nonlinear simulations.

• (1-72314861) When the SimDesigner scratch directory in tools/options is defined as the root directory (C:\), then results for nonlinear solutions do not get attached correctly.

• Suggested workaround is to not define C:\ as the scratch directory.

Motion Workbench:• Flex body animation limitations are as follows:

• When you animate multiple flexible parts, CATIA will superimpose the color maps from the CATAnalysis documents. You can select each color map individually and drag it to another location.

• To ensure a constant stress range for each color in the color map during an animation, you can impose maximum and minimum stress values on the color map in the CATAnalysis document.

• (1-49262211) Animation along with simulation of a flexible body does not show any change in stress contours.

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This is on AIX only for Motion Workbench.

• The workaround is:

Change window to the CATAnalysis document

Select the import results command

Import the transient XDB file that was created during the motion animation step.

• (1-45190201) When preparing FEA model for modal analysis used for flexible bodies, the virtual part independent nodes of RBE spiders are not being placed at the handler point (joint location). Instead independent node is being placed in another location (ex. center of a cylinder).

• Suggested workaround is to edit virtual part and manually redefine the handler point. This will then result in the correct RBE definition.

• (1-250536154) When changing a part or assembly property such as material, the SimDesigner Motion mechanism does not detect such a change automatically . To force an update, use the 'Update' button on the SimDesigner Motion toolbar.

Nonlinear Workbench:• In a SimDesigner Nonlinear solution case, when more than two contact bodies are initially in

contact along a common edge, the Marc solution may fail.

Analysis Manager / Expert Gateway:• If, during the installation of Analysis Manager 2005r8, the SimDesigner embedded MD Nastran

and Marc solvers are selected, the MD Nastran and Marc paths have to be changed afterwards to point to the proper solver. This is done in the configuration file:

<..>\MSC.Analysis_Manager\2005r8\default\conf\host.cfg

See the Installation Guide for the correct format.

• In setting up the GAM configuration file, host.cfg, if "NONE" were used in place of the rc file, then a global environment variable, MSC_LICENSE_FILE, must be set to point to the proper MD Nastran license.

Note: The location of the transient XDB file can be found by opening the Storage Manager command in the SimDesigner Structure Workbench . The transient XDB file will have a long filename in the format of:

<timestamp>_<resultname>_<timestamp>.xdb

Example:

2007_01_22_11_17_19_Results_1_2007022t111854.xdb

Release GuideProduct Training and Support

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Product Training and SupportThe MSC Institute of Technology is a service organization chartered to provide our software customers and other design and engineering professionals with basic and specialized training in the use of Dassault Systemes’ and MSC.Software's MCAE software products.

Introductory, intermediate, and advanced training courses are offered at local MSC.Software offices on a regular basis. These courses introduce the novice to theoretical and usage aspects of the software, and expose the experienced user to more advanced features of the software. Lecture sessions are always combined with workshops. Customer suggestions for training improvement are continually reviewed by our professional trainers to insure that our courses are effective and up-to-date.

Our industry-experienced expert staff is available to customize our course offerings to meet your unique training requirements. For the most effective training, the Institute also offers many of our courses at our customers’ facilities.

The MSC Institute of Technology is headquartered at:

2 MacArthur PlaceSanta Ana, CA 92707Phone: (800) 732-7211 Fax: (714) 784-4028

For customers outside the Unites States, please contact your local MSC.Software sales office which may be found at www.mscsoftware.com.

The Institute maintains state-of-the-art classroom facilities and individual computer graphics laboratories at training centers throughout the world. All of our courses emphasize hands-on computer laboratory work to facilitate skills development.

We specialize in customized training based on our evaluation of your design and simulation processes, which yields courses that are geared to your business.

In addition to traditional instructor-led classes, we also offer video and DVD courses, interactive multimedia training, web-based training, and a specialized instructor's program.

For detailed course descriptions, schedule information, and registration call, in the USA, the Training Specialist at (800) 732-7211 or visit www.mscsoftware.com.

Chapter 2: Features SupportedRelease Guide

2 Features Supported

Overview

SimDesigner Structures Workbench

SimDesigner Structures Nonlinear Workbench

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OverviewThis appendix lists the features supported in SimDesigner Structures Workbench, SimDesigner Structures Nonlinear Workbench and the corresponding Enterprise Gateway Products.

This list is an extension of the list found in the “Before you begin” section of the CATIA V5 GPS documentation.

For SimDesigner Enterprise products, note the following:

P - GPS is required

A - GAS is required

E - EST is required

Refer to the CATIA V5 analysis documentation for more information about GPS, GAS and EST.

GWx functionality shown here is applicable within the context of GPS and SimDesigner only.

CATIA V5 license required to run the listed command

Some of the functionalities in these commands are available only if you have previously installed the EST product - for more details, see the documented task itself.

19Chapter 2: Features SupportedSimDesigner Structures Workbench

SimDesigner Structures Workbench

Analysis Cases

Commands CATIA V5 SimDesigner

GP1 GPS EST GAS GDY Structures Workbench

GWN GWM GWS

Static Case

Static Constrained Case

SD Static Case

P P P P

Frequency Case

SD Frequency Case

P P P P

Buckling Case

SD Buckling Case

P P P

SD Load Stiffened Frequency Case

P P

Combined Case

Pre-processing Case

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Modulation

Solution Case

Envelop Case

P P

Harmonic Dynamic Response

Transient Dynamic Response



GWN GWM GWS

White Noise Modulation

Import Frequency Modulation

Import Time Modulation



Model Manager



GWN GWM GWS

3D MeshPart

P P P P

2D MeshPart

P P P P

1D MeshPart

P P P P

Local Mesh Sizes

P P P P

Local Mesh Sags

P P P P

Element Type

P P P P

3D Property P P P P

2D Property P P P P

Imported Composite Property

P,E P,E P,E

1D Property P P P P

Imported Beam Property

P P P P


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Mesh Specifications

Mapping Property

P P P P

Check the Model

P P P P

User Material

P P P P



GWN GWM GWS

Adaptivity Boxes



Groups



GWN GWM GWS

Group Points

P,E P,E P,E

Group Lines

P,E P,E P,E

Group Surfaces

P,E P,E P,E

Group Bodies

P,E P,E P,E

Box Group P,E P,E P,E

Sphere Group

P,E P,E P,E

Point Group by Neighbor-hood

P,E P,E P,E

Line Group by Neighbor-hood

P,E P,E P,E

Surface Group by Neighbor-hood

P,E P,E P,E


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Line Group by Boundary

Surface Group by Boundary



Analysis Connections



GWN GWM GWS

General Connections

P, A P, A P, A

Point Analysis Connections

P, A P, A P, A

Point Analysis Connections within one part

P, A P, A P, A

Line Analysis Connections

P, A P, A P, A

Line Analysis Connections within one part

P, A P, A P, A

Surface Analysis Connections

P, A P, A P, A

Surface Analysis Connections within one part

P, A P, A P, A


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Point to Point Analysis Connections

P, A P, A P, A

Point Analysis Interface

P, A P, A P, A



Connection Properties



GWN GWM GWS

Fastened Connection Property

P, A P, A P, A P, A

Fastened Spring Connection Property

P, A P, A P, A

Slider Connection Property

P, A P, A P, A P, A

Contact Connection Property

Pressure Fitting Connection Property

Bolt Tightening Connection Property

Virtual Rigid Bolt Tightening Connection Property

Virtual Spring Bolt Tightening Connection Property


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Rigid Connection Property

P, A P, A P, A P, A

Smooth Connection Property

P, A P, A P, A P, A

User-Defined Distant Connection Properties

P, A P, A P, A P, A

Spot Welding Connection Properties

P, A P, A P, A P, A

Seam Welding Connection Properties

P, A P, A P, A P, A

Surface Welding Connection Properties

P, A P, A P, A

Nodes to Nodes Analysis Connections

P, A P, A P, A

Node Analysis Interface

P, A P, A P, A



Analysis Assembly

Virtual Parts



GWN GWM GWS

Analysis Assembly 2D Viewer

P,A



GWN GWM GWS

Rigid Virtual Parts

P P P P

Smooth Virtual Parts

P P P P

Contact Virtual Parts

Rigid Spring Virtual Parts

P P P P

Spring Smooth Virtual Parts

P P P P

Periodicity Conditions


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Mass Equipment



GWN GWM GWS

Distributed Mass

P P P P

Line Mass Densities

P P P P

Surface Mass Densities

P P P P

Distributed Inertia

P,E P,E P,E

Combined Masses

P,E P,E

Assembled Masses

P,A P,A


Restraints



GWN GWM GWS

Clamps P P P P

Surface Sliders

P P P P

Ball Joins P P P P

Sliders P P P P

Pivots P P P P

Sliding Pivots

P P P P

User-defined Restraints

P P P P

Iso-static Restraints

P P P P


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Loads



GWN GWM GWS

Pressure P P P P

Distributed Force

P P P P

Moment P P P P

Bearing Load

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Importing Forces

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Importing Moments

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Line Force Density

P P P P

Surface Force Density

P P P P

Volume Force Density

P P P P

Force Density

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Acceleration

P P P P


Rotation Force

P P P P

Enforced Displacement

P P P P

Temper-ature Field

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Temper-ature Field from Thermal Solution

P,E P,E P,E

Combined Loads

P,E P,E

Assembled Loads

P,A P,A

SD Restraint Set

P P

SD Load Set

P P P

SD Combined Load Set

P P

SD Ambient Temper-ature

P P



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Sensors

SD Reference Temperature Field

P P


P,A



GWN GWM GWS

Create Global Sensors

P P P P

Create Local Sensors

P P P

Create Reaction Sensors

P P P P

Applied Load Sensors

Internal Load Sensors

Multi Load Sensors

Inertia Sensors



Results Computation



GWN GWM GWS

External Storage

External Storage Clean-up

Temporary External Storage

Computing P

Computing with Adaptivity

Computing using Batch

SD Setup Batch

P P

SD Storage Manager

P


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Results Visualization



GWN GWM GWS

Deform-ation

P P P P

Von Mises Stresses

P P P

Displacements

P P P

Principal Stresses

P P P

Precisions P P

Generate Reporting

P P P

Generate Advanced Reporting

P,E P,E P,E

History of Computation

SD XY Plot P P P

Elfini Solver Log

Animate Image

P P P P


Cut Plane Analysis

P P P P

Amplificat-ion Magnitude

P P P

Extrema Detection

P P P

Information P P P

Images Layout

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Simplified Representation

P,E P,E P,E P,E



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Contextual Menu



GWN GWM GWS

Update Group

P P P P

Update All Groups

P P P P

Analyze Group

P P P P

Local 2D Property

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Local 1D Property

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Local Adaptivity

Generate Mapping File

P,E P,E P,E P,E

Create Preprocessing Set

Add Solution


P P P P

P,E P,E P,E P,E

P,E P,E P,E P,E

P P P P

P P P P

Mesh Visualizat-ion

P P P P



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Restraint Visualizat-ion on mesh

P P P P

Pressure Visualizat-ion on mesh

P P P P

Masses Visualization on mesh

Generate Image

P P P P

Save as New Template

P,E P,E P,E

Report P,E P,E P,E

Export Data P,E P,E P,E

Generate 2D Display for Sensor

P P P P

Generate 2D Display for Modulation

Generate 2D Display for dynamic response solutions



Contact

Material


GWN GWM GWS



GWN GWM GWS

Contact P P P



GWN GWM GWS

P P

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SimDesigner Structures Nonlinear Workbench

Analysis Cases


GP1 GPS EST GAS GDY Nonlinear Workbench

GWM

Analysis Case GWX functionalities shown here are applicable within the context of SDX

SD Nonlinear Case

P P

Large displacement and large strain problems can be computed only with GPS.

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Model Manager



GWM

3D Mesh Part P P

2D Mesh Part P P

Local Mesh Sizes

P P

Local Mesh Sags P P

Element Type P P

3D Property P P

2D Property P P

Beam Property P P

Check the Mesh (Body)

P P

Check the Mesh ( Connections)

P P


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Mesh Creation

Mesh Specifications

Check the Mesh ( others)

P P

User Material P P



GWM

3D Mesh Part P P

2D Mesh Part P P

1D Mesh Part



GWM

Local Mesh Sizes

P P

Local Mesh Sags P P

Element Type P P



Adaptivity

Analysis Assembly



GWM

Adaptivity Boxes

P P



GWM


P,A


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Virtual Parts

Contact



GWM

Rigid Virtual Parts

P P

Smooth Virtual Parts

P P

Contact Virtual Parts

Rigid Spring Virtual parts

P P

P P

Spring smooth virtual parts

P P

Periodicity Conditions



GWM

Contact P P, Nonlinear Workbench


Material

Mass Equipment



GWM

P P, Nonlinear Workbench



GWM

Distributed Mass

Line Mass Densities

Surface Mass Densities


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Restraints



GWM

Clamps P P

Surface Sliders P P

Ball Joins P P

Sliders P P

Pivot P P

Sliding Pivots P P

Advanced Restraints

P P

Iso- Static Restraints

P P


Loads



GWM

Pressure P P

Distributed Forces

P P

Moment P P

Bearing Load P,E P,E

Importing Forces P,E P,E

Importing Moments

P,E P,E

Line Force Density

P P

Surface Force Density

P P

Volume Force Density

P P

Accelaration P P

Rotation Force P P


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Sensors

Enforced Displacement

P P

Temperature Field

P,E P,E

Pre-Stress

P, Nonlinear Workbench

P, Nonlinear Workbench

Reference Temperature Field

P P

Images Layout P P



GWM

Create Sensors (static Analysis Case)

Create Sensors ( Frequency Analysis Case)

Create Sensors ( Buckling Case)



Groups



GWM

Group Points P,E P,E

Group Lines P,E P,E

Group Surfaces P,E P,E

Group Bodies P,E P,E


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Result Computation



GWM

Specify External Storage

Clear External Storage

Temporary Data Directory

Computing Object Sets

P

Managing Adaptivity

Use a Batch

SD Setup Batch P

SD Storage Manager

P


Results Visualization


GP1 GPS EST GAS GDY Structures Nonlinear Workbench

GWM

Generate Image P P

Deformation P P

Von Mises Stresses

P P

Displacements P P

Principal stresses P P

Precisions

Generate Report P P

Generate Advanced Reporting

P,E P,E

Historic of Computation

SD XY Plot P P

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