Meshing has always been considered the most time-consuming task in the preprocessing phase of the Simulation, which is true as well. However, the complex geometry is considered as the only reason for long meshing hours. The task becomes more daunting for explicit models in which the hexahedral meshing is the priority to avoid element collapse and model stability during solve. The meshing job can be complex for the simple geometry as well. One such scenario is a hybrid meshing in which multiple element topologies are involved. Common examples are honeycomb structures and civil structures with r ..read more

We are starting our 2024 series with new features after taking a pause from other topics. It makes more sense to cover the feature updates in the first quarter of the year, so audiences are aware of new functionalities as soon as the release is available for usage. We begin with the 3DExperience platform and later move to standalone products. Note: The updates include features introduced from 2023x FD01 onwards. Geometry Preparation Enhancements: The updates are related to the simulation model prep app of the structural model creation role. Mid Surface Extraction Updates: (2023xFD01)The tool c ..read more

By Karen Bieniek and Ben Curtin, Tata Technologies, a Siemens Digital Industries Software Platinum Partner. Teamcenter, a PLM (Product Life cycle Management) solution used extensively at major OEMs and by small and large suppliers across industries. But what does Teamcenter do? We thought you would appreciate a straightforward understanding of its functionality. At its core, Teamcenter serves as a nerve center that supports the design and development of products. It is specifically designed to help you efficiently manage and optimize the entire product journey from conception to retirement. H ..read more

If you have The Product Design and Manufacturing Collection (PDMC) from Autodesk, do you know all the capabilities and potential that you already have at your fingertips? Are you utilizing your collection to its fullest potential? Do you even know what software packages come with the Collection? Here are some examples of how you can take advantage of what is in the PDMC: Maybe you just use AutoCAD for factory or manufacturing layouts and want to take it to the next level, 3D. By using Factory Design Utilities in Inventor (both included in PDMC), you can create 3D layouts that are associated to ..read more

Figure 1: System Time as Shown in Windows Taskbar Inventor (and most other Autodesk products) utilizes time tracking to provide your usage data to Autodesk.  Autodesk in turn, creates reporting metrics in the account management portal, for viewing by your contract manager/primary admin.  The constant time checking tasks that run to facilitate this usage reporting may crash (or fail to start) the program if the system time is incorrect. Figure 2: Date/Time Taskbar Menu Errors involving incorrect time or time synchronization usually occur in domain environments, which utilize NTP (netw ..read more

For a very long time, all products were mechanical in nature. Whether a car or a watch, everything was mechanical. If movement was required,  it was achieved through the amalgamation of different gears. From a PLM perspective, with extensive M-CAD integrations, product development was quite streamlined. However, with the advent of the semiconductor age, we’ve pushed technology to make devices smarter using electronic components.  Now the so-called smartness of our products comes from a set of electronic components working together.  These components are grouped together and plac ..read more

The techniques available as drivers of adapters in process composer are great. They are a result of in-depth research in numerical methods. The most prominent techniques are DOE, Optimization, Approximations, Six-Sigma. We have discussed DOE in detail in previous blogs. In this blog we are taking a deep dive into Optimization. Let’s not forget that we are in process composer, so the optimization is parametric primarily driven by geometric or physical parameters.    The Classical Optimization Definition You have a ball somewhere in the fenced field. You have a starting point. You need ..read more

A very happy and prosperous new year 2024 to all our subscribers. We are in 2024 and 2024x release is available for download as well. However, before getting into 2024x, let me wrap with one final post on the 2023x release updates. The enhancements in TOSCA are quite interesting and useful. Crack Growth with Adaptive Remeshing                                              ..read more

It does not make sense to debate who among these is getting his muscles stretched the most and who is likely to fail first under fatigue. That’s because we have a world class FEA solution to do that for us. The idea behind showing these characters is to realize that it is difficult to analytically predict the location and severity of damage based on the application of load. Moreover, there can be infinite ways loads can be applied in real life so a robust fatigue solution should have a strong toolbox for different loading scenarios. Let’s call these Hercules Mr. X, Mr. Y, Mr. Z and Mr. W from ..read more

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