A combination of 3D Sculptor & CFD streamlines the design process of creating organically-shaped aftermarket products for a Z06 Corvette, a canard winglet on the front and a wing on the rear. To get the precise shape of the Vette on which to mount the aero designs, the design team went about 3D scanning the car to make a mesh body suitable for downstream design processes. The design team used the push-and-pull tools in XShape to create initial design shapes, which is then sent to the CFD team to be simulated. The aerodynamic performance of the added XShape aero designs is evaluated by the design team where opportunities for design improvements are uncovered. The design-and-simulation workflow went through multiple iterations until an optimal shape that met the design goals is achieved.

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Speakers

Chris Duchaine

Solutions Consultant, TriMech

Chris Duchaine is an Elite Application Engineer at TriMech and has 10 years engineering experience using CAD to design mechanical and electromechanical systems in the industrial equipment industry. He has worked over 13 years at SOLIDWORKS Value-Added Resellers. 

Joseph Galliera

Lead CFD Engineer, SES

Joseph Galliera works as the Head Simulation Engineer for SJK Energy Solutions (SES), where they are inventing technologies for the future of the world's energy needs. Just prior to SES, Joe worked at SOLIDWORKS for more than 17 years as a specialist on the Simulation team. While there, he helped thousands of designers and engineers from hundreds of companies in advocating for upfront design validation tools as a crucial part of their design processes. You may know him by his nickname, Flow Joe.