FCM Analysis Preprocessor

FCM Analysis Preprocessor is an integrated CATIA V5 tool enabling a new level of efficiency in concept design and engineering. This extension to the FCM parametric modeler offers functionalities to prepare FE meshes directly from parametric designs created in CATIA.

Intuitive modeling and FE analysis are coupled in a very unique way. By combining the benefits of a clear operating concept and an intuitive body modeller with the advantages of a powerful property management function, vehicles can be created freely, variants can be derived fast and easy and functional approaches can be defined already within CATIA. Geometrical product design and functional product layout are brought together in methods, processes and systems.

FCM Analysis Preprocessor offers the additional possibility to save FE data right into the CAD model. While FCM parametric modeller significantly accelerates parametric-associative geometry creation within CATIA V5, FCM Analysis Preprocessor accelerates the overall engineering loop. CAE Attributes and connections need to be assigned only the first time round. When the parts are changed these attributes are automatically updated and stay together with the models including copies and variants all through the process. Moreover, its interfaces to FE- and meshing-programs, which are launched directly out of FCM/CATIA, allow automatically exported models for crash, NVH and static analyses. The analysis loop is fully automated and repeatable and takes place in the background (batch meshing), leaving the user free for other work.

FCM Analysis Preprocessor is available in combination with FCM parametric modeler.

By archiving CAE data together with the corresponding CAD-model in one CATPart, existing discontinuities in the system landscape can be avoided. Manual re-modelling of geometry becomes obsolete and redundancies are less likely. Less system-interfaces are less prone to errors. Because design and simulation data remain consistent and the same consistent data can be used by the engineers across a common PLM Backbone, FCM Analysis Preprocessor enables a first of its kind highly efficient multi- and intra-disciplinary design-process in CATIA V5. Because of the use of this backbone, all stages, from initial phase to production, can be seamlessly covered and different departments can be linked together.

Because of the bi-directional communication between CAD and CAE the iterative engineering loops (design – validation –optimization) are significantly accelerated. Those automated design loops deliver design maturity at a much earlier stage and ensure a true design-engineering-convergence. Investment risks for the early stage of product design and layout and the time to market are reduced while at the same time the product quality is increased.

Customer benefits:

- fully integrated in CATIA V5

- easy to use and highly intuitive

- up to 60% time saved in your overall development process

- reduces number of stand-alone solutions for concept development

- no additional re-modelling of geometry necessary

- interfaces to best in class CAE Tools

- automated meshing process and optimization loops

- reduced cycle times at the early concept stage

- enables “concurrent engineering”

- enables frontloading: upfront CAD (CATIA) Meets “Upfront CAE”

- one common model for geometry and FE-representation through the entire PLM/SDM Process enables multi- and intra-disciplinary concept work.

- new possibilities for strategic planning and product definition

- key technology for a seamless PDM/PLM

MD2+GSD

HD2

For analysis within CATIA:

FMS

GPS

Supported versions:

CATIA V5R18

CATIA V5R19

1. Do you want to bridge the gap between the CAD and CAE worlds?

2. Do you want to set up automatic optimisation loops?

3. Do you want to functionally optimize the CAD concepts rather than CAE versions of it?

4. Do you want to create solvable FE-decks by the click of one button?

5. Would you like to shorten the development process and reduce the time to market aiming at an earlier SOP?

Automotive Industry, Transportation, Aerospace

OEM, reference: BMW

Suppliers, reference: Semcon

ESP, reference: Semcon

Design Engineers using CATIA V5, lead development engineers, vehicle concept engineers, total vehicle interpretation engineers, studio engineers, vehicle packaging engineers

CAE engineers

R&D

RIT