Abaqus Unified FEAToday, product simulation is often being performed by engineering groups using niche simulation tools from different vendors to simulate various design attributes. The use of multiple vendor software products creates inefficiencies and increases costs. SIMULIA delivers a scalable suite of unified analysis products that allow all users, regardless of their simulation expertise or domain focus, to collaborate and seamlessly share simulation data and approved methods without loss of information fidelity.
The Abaqus Unified FEA product suite offers powerful and complete solutions for both routine and sophisticated engineering problems covering a vast spectrum of industrial applications. In the automotive industry engineering work groups are able to consider full vehicle loads, dynamic vibration, multibody systems, impact/crash, nonlinear static, thermal coupling, and acoustic-structural coupling using a common model data structure and integrated solver technology. Best-in-class companies are taking advantage of Abaqus Unified FEA to consolidate their processes and tools, reduce costs and inefficiencies, and gain a competitive advantage.
Abaqus Unified FEA Product Suite
Abaqus/StandardAbaqus/Standard employs solution technology ideal
for static and low-speed dynamic events where highly accurate stress
solutions are critically important. Examples include sealing pressure in
a gasket joint, steady-state rolling of a tire, or crack propagation in
a composite airplane fuselage. Within a single simulation, it is
possible to analyze a model both in the time and frequency domain. For
example, one may start by performing a nonlinear engine cover mounting
analysis including sophisticated gasket mechanics. Following the
mounting analysis, the pre-stressed natural frequencies of the cover can
be extracted, or the frequency domain mechanical and acoustic response
of the pre-stressed cover to engine induced vibrations can be examined.
Abaqus/Standard is supported within the Abaqus/CAE modeling environment
for all common pre- and postprocessing needs.
The results at any point within an Abaqus/Standard
run can be used as the starting conditions for continuation in
Abaqus/Explicit. Similarly, an analysis that starts in Abaqus/Explicit
can be continued in Abaqus/Standard. The flexibility provided by this
integration allows Abaqus/Standard to be applied to those portions of
the analysis that are well-suited to an implicit solution technique,
such as static, low-speed dynamic, or steady-state transport analyses;
while Abaqus/Explicit may be applied to those portions of the analysis
where high-speed, nonlinear, transient response dominates the solution.
Abaqus/Explicit
Abaqus/Ex plicit is a finite element analysis product
that is particularly well-suited to simulate brief transient dynamic
events such as consumer electronics drop testing, automotive
crashworthiness, and ballistic impact. The ability of Abaqus/Explicit to
effectively handle severely nonlinear behavior such as contact makes it
very attractive for the simulation of many quasi-static events, such as
rolling of hot metal and slow crushing of energy absorbing devices.
Abaqus/Explicit is designed for production environments, so ease of use,
reliability, and efficiency are key ingredients in its architecture.
Abaqus/Explicit is supported within the Abaqus/CAE modeling environment
for all common pre- and postprocessing needs.
The results at any point within an Abaqus/Explicit
run can be used as the starting conditions for continuation in
Abaqus/Standard. Similarly, an analysis that starts in Abaqus/Standard
can be continued in Abaqus/Explicit. The flexibility provided by this
integration allows Abaqus/Explicit to be applied to those portions of
the analysis where high-speed, nonlinear, transient response dominates
the solution; while Abaqus/Standard can be applied to those portions of
the analysis that are well-suited to an implicit solution technique,
such as static, low-speed dynamic, or steady-state transport analyses.
Abaqus/CAEComplete solution for Abaqus finite element modeling, visualization, and process automation
With Abaqus/CAE you can quickly and efficiently
create, edit, monitor, diagnose, and visualize advanced Abaqus analyses.
The intuitive interface integrates modeling, analysis, job management,
and results visualization in a consistent, easy-to-use environment that
is simple to learn for new users, yet highly productive for experienced
users. Abaqus/CAE supports familiar interactive computer-aided
engineering concepts such as feature-based, parametric modeling,
interactive and scripted operation, and GUI customization.
Users can create geometry, import CAD models for
meshing, or integrate geometry-based meshes that do not have associated
CAD geometry. Associative Interfaces for CATIA V5, SolidWorks, and
Pro/ENGINEER enable synchronization of CAD and CAE assemblies and enable
rapid model updates with no loss of user-defined analysis features.
The open customization toolset of Abaqus/CAE
provides a powerful process automation solution, enabling specialists to
deploy proven workflows across the engineering enterprise. Abaqus/CAE
also offers comprehensive visualization options, which enable users to
interpret and communicate the results of any Abaqus analysis.
Multiphysics The
Abaqus Unified FEA product suite has significant capabilities that are
used to solve multiphysics problems. These capabilities, developed over
many years and fully integrated as core Abaqus functionality, have been
used extensively for many engineering applications on products and
engineering projects in use today.
Multiphysics technology has been a part of Abaqus
from the beginning. Starting with Abaqus V2 (in 1979), Abaqus/Aqua
simulates hydrodynamic wave loading on flexible structures for offshore
pipelines. Through the years additional multiphysics capabilities have
been added, such as fluid, thermal, and electrical couplings, to name a
few.
The advantage of Abaqus Multiphysics is the ease
with which Multiphysics problems can be solved by the Abaqus structural
FEA user. From the same model, same element library, same material data,
and same load history, an Abaqus structural FEA model can easily be
extended to include additional physics interaction. No additional tools,
interfaces, or simulation methodology are needed. Multiphysics Capabilities in Abaqus
Abaqus Add-onsThe
Abaqus Unified FEA Suite enables users to develop custom applications
and integrate solutions from Alliance Partners or their own in-house
applications. SIMULIA offers supported Analysis Interfaces for Moldflow,
MSC.ADAMS, and MADYMO. A family of crash dummy models from FTSS is
available for use in crash and occupant safety simulations. A variety of
customizable Extensions for Abaqus, developed by our regional offices
offer efficiencies for specific industry simulation needs such as
printed wiring board (PWB) modeling, composite filament winding or sheet
metal forming. SIMULIA also provides fe-safe, from Safe Technology for
accurate fatigue and failure predictions. |