About the role

The Durability and Mechanics Engineer role allows you to perform:

• Multistep structural scenarios, powered by market leader Abaqus technology, for comprehensive product performance assessment including: Static, Frequency, Thermal, Buckling, Implicit/Explicit Dynamics, Linear Dynamics
• Fatigue simulation to predict accurate fatigue lives and ensure complex engineering products are designed for durability: avoid late re-design, minimize physical tests, reduce warranty costs, extend life in service
• Seamless associativity with geometry for efficient what-if scenario
• Embedded functionality for simulation geometry preparation
• Large model 3D visualization/post-processing and XY plotting capabilities enabling design insight and decision-making from results
• Include embedded compute up to 8 cores

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R2025x FD03

Functional Value

• Enhance vehicle safety workflows with the availability of integrated section output definition and results visualization 

• Reliably investigate durability of welded structures using British Standard BS7608 methods 

• Assess complex structural vibration induced fatigue cases with multi-channel frequency based vibration fatigue 

• Enhance modelling of heat transfer effects in thermal engineering applications with the addition of cavity radiation definition

• Improve the accuracy of structural simulations with the ability to define initial hardening condition from an upstream CATIA forming feasibility simulation 

• Improve modelling efficiency and re-use with support for defining appropriate element types as part of the model definition

User Experience Value

• Expedient model diagnostic information loading and display for efficient results analysis and model troubleshooting 

• Efficiently assess the load carrying capacity of idealized bolted joints featuring multi-layer definitions

R2025x FD02

Functional Value

• Experience improved usability and efficiency for managing existing mesh with support for persistency of mesh editing operations when model changes are made

• Efficiently simulate problems involving multiphysics applications with the addition of the iterative linear equation solver

• Easily generate high quality mesh with the ability to enable elements optimization from within the Mesh Part Manager

• Flexibly and effectively use native applications and monitor simulations during execution with the new local interactive solve mode

• Easily simulate structures with geometric imperfections for a post-buckling load-displacement analysis

User Experience Value

• Increase confidence in the produced mesh quality with quality plot display showing the criterion selected by the user with the relevant range of legend values

R2025x FD01

Functional Value

• Efficiently specify and apply spatially varying loads and pre-defined fields with the use of analytical expressions

• Simulate the performance of large assemblies with an efficient user experience for defining bonding between components

• Improve the computational accuracy of generalized polyhedral volumes with hex meshes using a midpoint subdivision algorithm

• Define and re-use contact conditions between components across simulations by defining it as part of the model setup

• Create high fidelity models of paperboard structures with the new Paperboard material options

• Easily and reliably design to achieve a target life with the Factor of Strength (FOS) option in the durability case

User Experience Value

• Efficiently assess fidelity of a FE model with the enhanced Model Checker options

• Easily review the mesh quality matrix of selective meshes with the enhanced Quality Report

• Select and group objects for more efficient set up, results exploration, and visibility control

R2025x GA

Functional Value

• Efficiently create models of formed components using CATIA quick formability feature to initialize shell section thickness

• Create high fidelity FE models including triangle/tet meshes with improved meshing capabilities by adding the mesh type as a user parameter

• Simulate aging of battery electrodes with additional material parameters defining aging properties of materials

• Simulate ultra-performant products with new-generation multi-scale materials and manufacturing methods

• Build large assemblies of symmetric components efficiently with the ability to mirror a half symmetry FEM including connections

• Enhance dynamic explicit procedure accuracy involving contact with the support of precise contact through geometry-based corrections

• Enhance accuracy of structural simulations by including manufacturing effects with initial hardening conditions

User Experience Value

Perform cloud-computed simulations during the design process with a new dedicated Computer center in Asia

R2024x FD04

Functional Value

• Efficiently simulate assembly and large deformation manufacturing process of axisymmetric structures using preloaded models by performing upstream and preloaded downstream simulations

User Experience Value

• Easily and efficiently create Virtual Strain Gauges using CATIA model definition such as imposed points and model axis systems

• Flexibly define Virtual Strain Gauges by specifying each length, width and tolerance at individual sensor position

• Easily review simulation data size and delete them efficiently to optimize data storage in 3DEXPERIENCE

R2024x FD03

Functional Value

• Efficiently and robustly perform thermal simulations with enhancements adding support for general contact in the thermal analysis and an option to interpolate temperature mapping

• Efficiently simulate fully coupled fluid-structural loading and extreme structural deformations with support of the Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian analysis technique

• Efficiently build robust structured hex mesh of polyhedral volumes through the enhanced partition hex meshing functionality with a new mid-point algorithm

User Experience Value

• Accelerate and simplify access to the relevant output information with the new option to define unique default output requests

• Shorten durability case analysis time with an option to analyze only selected part of a model in durability case at the scenario level

R2024x FD02

Functional Value

• Improve performance predictions for haptics sensors with sequentially coupled electromagnetics and structures simulations
• Increase efficiency of modeling assemblies and identifying intersecting entities with the new visibility and filtering options of interference checker results

User Experience Value

• Improve usability and efficiency of scenario definition by cutting, copying and pasting scenario features of the model tree
• Experience improved usability and efficiency for managing complex assemblies with an improved way to create and edit Display groups with a refreshed dialog.
• Enrich the experience of reviewing model definitions and results of simulations with substructures with the ability to visualize the exterior surface of substructured components
• Easily and reliably identify and correct disconnected mesh parts in an assembly based on the realized connections in the model definition to simulate complex assemblies more efficiently

R2024x FD01

Functional Value

• Build large assemblies that involve symmetric components with the new planar-symmetric FEM generation functionality
• Increase fidelity of advanced nonlinear structural simulations through new material calibration models and ability to average multiple material test data sets
• Reliably evaluate strength and durability of both non-welded and welded structures using the proven FKM Guidelines methodology

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
• Investigate multiple material options in fatigue life predictions through material definition override in durability

R2024x GA

Functional Value

• Evaluate durability scenarios reliably with the addition of proven infinite life fatigue algorithms (Prismatic Hull and Dang Van)
• Perform full MODSIM design exploration of tire engineering workflows with the availability of Steady State Transport capability

User Experience Value

• Manage multi-step scenario simulations quicker and easier with improved flexibility and efficiency
   
• Experience game changing performance improvements of cloud results visualization for large models
   
• Diagnose and fix modelling issues quickly and efficiently with automatic detection of unconstrained motion

Diagnose and fix modelling issues quickly and efficiently with automatic detection of unconstrained motion

Manage multi-step scenario simulations quicker and easier with improved flexibility and efficiency

Experience game changing performance improvements of cloud results visualization for large models

Evaluate durability scenarios reliably with the addition of proven infinite life fatigue algorithms (Prismatic Hull and Dang Van)

Perform full MODSIM design exploration of tire engineering workflows with the availability of Steady State Transport capability

R2023x FD04

Functional Value

• Reduce modeling time and enhance simulation quality with improvements to the mesh interference checker

User Experience Value

• Advance usage of substructures aided by visual representations during modeling and results exploration

Reduce modeling time and enhance simulation quality with improvements to the mesh interference checker

Advance usage of substructures aided by visual representations during modeling and results exploration

R2023x FD03

Functional Value

• Maximize mesh data reuse and automate connection realization aided by the connection rules in Assembly of Mesh simulation models

User Experience Value

• Improve mesh quality in surface meshes and partition hex mesh regions with enhanced manual mesh editing tools
• Enhance automated spot fastener creation with self fastener detection and realization

Improve mesh quality in surface meshes and partition hex mesh regions with enhanced manual mesh editing tools

Enhance automated spot fastener creation with self fastener detection and realization

Maximize mesh data reuse and automate connection realization aided by the connection rules in Assembly of Mesh simulation models

R2023x FD02

Functional Value

• Enhance life prediction in high temperature application using new thermomechanical creep-fatigue algorithm
• Predict durability of thin welded structures using the FKM-based methodology with shell representations

User Experience Value

• Diagnose and fix modeling issues quickly and efficiently with the new simulation job diagnostics

Diagnose and fix modeling issues quickly and efficiently with the new simulation job diagnostics

Enhance life prediction in high temperature application using new thermomechanical creep-fatigue algorithm

Predict durability of thin welded structures using the FKM-based methodology with shell representations

R2023x FD01

Functional Value

• Predict behavior and failure of adhesives with inclusion of cohesive element modelling
• Perform highly accurate battery cell performance workflows by inclusion of pore pressure with coupled stress-thermal-electrochemical simulations
• Improve performance and accuracy of contact interactions by inclusion of nonlinear penalty contact and contact mass scaling
• Generate high quality surface mesh for crash simulation workflows through newly improved surface mesh algorithm resulting in better mesh flow
• Increase fidelity of highly complex nonlinear structural simulations through calibration of cohesive traction-separation laws and model calibration comparison functionality
• Predict durability of welded structures using new FKM and Verity weld fatigue algorithms

User Experience Value

• Modify simulation settings quickly and efficiently by editing scenario features directly through the improved assistant panel

Modify simulation settings quickly and efficiently by editing scenario features directly through the improved assistant panel

Predict behavior and failure of adhesives with inclusion of cohesive element modelling

Perform highly accurate battery cell performance workflows by inclusion of pore pressure with coupled stress-thermal-electrochemical simulations

Improve performance and accuracy of contact interactions by inclusion of nonlinear penalty contact and contact mass scaling

Predict durability of welded structures using new FKM and Verity weld fatigue algorithms

R2022x FD04

Functional Value

• Enhanced coupling connection capturing specified number of node rings around holes
• New factor of safety output for virtual bolts allowing a quick check if the bolt has failed or not
• Stress Linearization capability to extract membrane and bending stresses as requested by various industrial standards
• Support of vibration-based fatigue simulation in both time (transient modal) and frequency (random vibration) domains
• Durability cases are now supported in Parametric Design Study workflows
• Support for the definition, solve, and post-processing of coupled stress-thermal-electrochemical simulations for battery workflows

User Experience Value

• Improved abstraction shape creation process to allow multiple items creation
• Improvements to sequentially coupled multiphysics workflows (e.g. fluid to structure, plastic injection to structure) to integrate simulations from different scientific fields where simulation results from one solver are used to drive a simulation in another solver

New Stress Linearization capability in Physics Results Explorer to extract membrane and bending stresses as requested by various industrial standards

New factor of safety output for virtual bolts allowing a quick check if the bolt has failed or not

Sequentially coupled multiphysics workflow where the simulation results from one solver (here Fluid) are used to drive a simulation with different or additional physics in another solver (here Structural).

Enhanced coupling connection capturing specified number of node rings around holes

Improved abstraction shape creation process to allow multiple items creation

New coupled stress-thermal-electrochemical simulation step for battery workflows

Vibration-based fatigue simulation in both time (transient modal) and frequency (random vibration) domains

Durability cases are now supported in Parametric Design Study workflows

R2022x FD03

Functional Value

• Virtual Pin can now be defined on surface geometry removing an existing limitation
• New option for selective flipping of face normals when defining a TIE constraint, an acoustics coupling or a fluid cavity on a shell-like model, avoiding any specific geometry modification requirement
• Support for the definition, solve, and post-processing of coupled thermal-electrochemical simulations, required in battery engineering workflows

User Experience Value

• Visibility improvement by adding legends to colored mesh visualization (mesh quality and orientation, interference, etc.)
• User Experience improvements in the Property & Abstraction manager to allow multiple properties selections e.g. to change material behaviors or thicknesses, vastly reducing number of clicks needed
• Various user experience improvements in dedicated dialog boxes for the templates (creation, management) making them easier to use
• Durability - Results sensors automatically created for efficient performance assessment

Support for the definition, solve, and post-processing of coupled thermal-electrochemical simulations, required in battery engineering workflows

Visibility improvement by adding legends to colored mesh visualization (mesh quality, mesh orientation, interference, etc.)

Various user experience improvements in dedicated dialog boxes for the templates (creation, management) making them more easy to use

New option for selective flipping of face normals when defining a cyclic symmetry, an acoustics absorber or a fluid cavity on a shell-like model, avoiding any specific geometry modification requirement

R2022x FD02 

Functional Value

• New material options (Valanis-Landel strain energy potential, specific heat and mean field damage for fiber reinforcement, etc.) increasing the range of possible simulation workflows
• Automatic solid partitioning to accelerate hexahedral mesh generation workflow
• Ability to create several beams for virtual bolts to increase the simulation fidelity for specific cases
• Durability - Support for new "General" structural analysis step type

User Experience Value

• Supporting SOLIDWORKS custom materials in simulation domain improving efficiency and re-use
• Upgraded TET filler mesher algorithm improving mesh quality and robustness
• Dedicated dialog box for virtual bolts results accelerating access to relevant outputs (force, moment, etc.)
• Quicker and easier access to simulation reports through specification tree
• Integration of Physics Simulation objects to the 3DMarkup app to create persistent annotations and slides based on such data, useful for collaboration and design change process

Integration of Physics Simulation objects to the 3DMarkup app to create persistent annotations and slides based on such data, useful for collaboration and design change process

Automatic solid partitioning to accelerate hexahedral mesh generation workflow

New dedicated dialog box for virtual bolts results accelerating access to relevant outputs (force, moment, etc.)

Durability - Support for new "General" structural analysis step type

Supporting SOLIDWORKS custom materials in simulation domain improving efficiency and re-use

R2022x FD01

Functional Value

• Material Calibration - Support of new models (Hosford Coulomb damage, orthotropic and anisotropic elasticity, non-isotropic plasticity, etc.) increasing the material behavior modeling capabilities
• Modeling - Full support for fluid cavities Abaqus solvers’ functionalities to increase the range of simulation possibilities
• Scenario - Support of multiphysics procedures (thermal, electrical, stress) to increase the range of simulation possibilities
• New keyword editor tool to support Abaqus capabilities not yet available in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

User Experience Value

• Modeling - Virtual Bolt Enhancements by removing limitations such as non-planar and non-circular holes
• Post-Processing - New camera setup feature allowing users to track any particular target and to follow the movement of a component during animations
• Visualization Management tool improvement reducing the number of clicks to hide/show simulation features

Post-Processing - New camera setup feature allowing users to track any particular target and to follow the movement of a component during animations

Scenario - Support of multiphysics procedures (thermal, electrical, stress) to increase the range of simulation possibilities

Modeling - Full support for fluid cavities Abaqus solvers’ functionalities to increase the range of simulation possibilities

New Visualization Management tool for Simulation, merging Visualization & Visibility Control for improved usability

New keyword editor tool to support Abaqus capabilities not yet available in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Virtual Bolt Enhancements for virtual bolts creation and detection with non-planar and non-circular holes

R2022x GA

Functional Value

• Durability solver now supports cloud compute to remove hardware barriers and enable any user in running large models on the cloud
• Modeling and Meshing - Generative modeling tool for sub-modeling simulation to speed-up studies of local parts of models
• Modeling and Meshing -Support lap joint for the Support boundary method of line fastener reducing dramatically the time effort and effort to create the mesh in such case
• Modeling and Meshing - Ability to run simulations on polyhedral geometries (orphan meshes) increasing the range of possible simulation workflows
• Modeling and Meshing - New persistent locking options for elements and domains facilitating any remeshing action
• Scenario - New default for Edge-To-Edge contact for Explicit dynamic analysis, incr

User Experience Value

• Improved model-build user experience with a unified app for meshing and structural model creation, improving efficiency
• Scenario - Openness increase through new CAA APIs to improve scripting capabilities

Modeling and Meshing - Generative modeling tool for sub-modeling simulation to speed-up studies of local parts of models

Modeling & Meshing -Support lap joint for the Support boundary method of line fastener reducing dramatically the time effort and effort to create the mesh in such case

Meshing - New persistent locking options for elements and domains facilitating any remeshing action

Modeling and Meshing - One single app for Modeling & Meshing tools, reducing the number of clicks for the user

Durability solver now supports cloud compute to remove hardware barriers and enable any user in running large models on the cloud

R2021x FD07

Functional Value

• Durability - Explicit Dynamic results supported to increase the durability analysis scope
• New check and fix tools for compatible line fasteners connections to improve dramatically the meshing success rate
• Scenario - New Riks step generally used to predict unstable, geometrically nonlinear buckling or collapse of a structure
• Scenario – Full support of coupled piezoelectric analysis
• Scenario - Enlargement of scope around capabilities for including manufacturing effects, pre-loaded sub-assemblies, using previous simulations in downstream application

User Experience Value

• New scroll bars and User Interface modification improve the user experience when defining material simulation model
• Scenario - On-The-Fly axis system creation is now possible when dealing with scenario related features, improving dramatically the user experience
• Ability to create a new template from a plot definition and sensors has been added to the Post Processing phase for a straightforward subsequent reuse

Modeling & Meshing - new check and fix tools for compatible line fasteners connections to improve dramatically the meshing success rate

Scenario - New Riks step generally used to predict unstable, geometrically nonlinear buckling or collapse of a structure

Scenario – Full support of coupled piezoelectric analysis

Scenario - Enlargement of scope around capabilities for including manufacturing effects, pre-loaded sub-assemblies, using previous simulations in downstream applications (e.g. springback analysis)

Post Processing - New Save As New Template option for contour plots and sensors for a straightforward subsequent reuse

New Connector behaviors to reach completeness in Virtual Bolt and Point Fastener

The Automated FEM command has been enhanced to support multibody for tria & quad surface procedure so users can easily select which body (the main body, all geometries or visible geometries ) to be meshed with 2D elements

Durability - Explicit Dynamic results supported to increase the durability analysis scope

R2021x FD06

Functional Value

• Modeling - New connection options (e.g. rigid elastic in connector behavior, distributing vs. kinematic couplings in connector and virtual bolt) to improve the connection modeling flexibility
• Scenario - Improved modeling capabilities for including manufacturing effects, pre-loaded sub-assemblies, and previous simulations in downstream applications (e.g. multi drop test) to accurately capture history dependent simulation use cases
• Scenario – Support of hydrostatic pressure, regular load condition for pressure vessel simulations
• Post-Processing - Virtual Strain Gauge creation tool to define and output simulation results consistent with standard physical test measurement methods, and help determine best strain gauge locations for test

User Experience Value

• Modeling - More options (e.g. search domain) provided for the fastener creation automation using data coming from the CATIA Fastening app
• Durability - XY Plotting of Fatigue Loading Signals
• Post-Processing - New variable contour transparency for contour rendering enhancing rendering settings for results data review or communication

New options (e.g. search domain) to automate fastener creation using data coming from the CATIA Fastening app

Durability - XY Plotting of Fatigue Loading Signals

Support of hydrostatic pressure, regular load condition for pressure vessel simulations

Virtual Strain Gauge creation tool to define and output simulation results consistent with standard physical test measurement methods, and help determine best strain gauge locations for test

Ability to provide semi contour rendering capability in Post Processing phase

Deliver an example that uses the 3DEXPERIENCE Connector for SOLIDWORKS in the 3DEXPERIENCE Simulation Examples user guide.

Modeling - New connection options (e.g. rigid elastic in connector behavior, distributing vs. kinematic couplings in connector and virtual bolt) to improve the connection modeling flexibility

Small sliding in General Contact for faster contact set up in linear cases