Build large assemblies that involve symmetric components with the new planar-symmetric FEM generation functionality
Extend applicability of axisymmetric simulations with thermal simulations and physical pre-tension bolt loading
Increase fidelity of advanced nonlinear structural simulations through new material calibration models and ability to average multiple material test data sets
User Experience Value
Improve usability and efficiency of simulation model preparation with the new Geometry Idealization Essentials app
Streamline simulation workflows based on Assembly of Meshes with automated Abstraction Shape creation
Improve simulation experience with automatic compiling of user subroutine source codes, eliminating need to compile externally for each solver version
Improve usability and efficiency of simulation model preparation with the new Geometry Idealization Essentials app Streamline simulation workflows based on Assembly of Meshes with automated Abstraction Shape creation Improve simulation experience with automatic compiling of user subroutine source codes, eliminating need to compile externally for each solver version
Build large assemblies that involve symmetric components with the new planar-symmetric FEM generation functionality Extend applicability of axisymmetric simulations with thermal simulations and physical pre-tension bolt loading
Increase fidelity of advanced nonlinear structural simulations through new material calibration models, such as Cap Plasticity, Cap Creep plasticity and LaRCO5; calibrate the response of anisotropic hyperelastic materials using the Holzapfel-Ogden and Kaliske-Schmidt strain energy potentials; extend the scope of material calibration applicability by averaging multiple test data sets into a new dataset; easily calibrate complex material models of additional materials with added support for deactivating/reactivating test data sets to be used