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Latest Developments
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Latest Developments in v14.x.x
Konstantinos Kiouptsidis
BETA CAE Systems S.A.
Latest Developments: v14.x.x
 User Interface
 Automation
 Geometry handling
 Meshing
 Model management
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 Analysis tools
 Interface with solvers
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User interface
Toolbars/Layout
Ergonomics
 Color coded
• Eye catcher buttons
 Lighter menu
• Larger graphic area
 Customization
Productivity
Reliability
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Selections
 New & enhanced options
 On screen context menus
• Isolation
• Direct & Quick access to functions
• Settings Configuration
Performance
 Larger model handlings
 Quick response
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New Toolbars
 Eye catcher icon buttons
 Quick access
 Larger graphic area
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 Flexibility
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Color coded Toolbars
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Containers
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Includes lists

Part Manager

Filters

DM functionalities

Database Browser

SET / PID /MID lists
Tools

Scripts

Batch Mesh

NVH Console

Compare
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Includes Manager
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Task Manager

Checks
Utilities
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Isolate
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Mesh Parameters
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TRANSF.
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Quality criteria
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Deck Info
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Delete
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Renumber
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Measure
Assembly
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Define Connections
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Connection manager
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Convert
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Con. Template

Remove Double
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Erase
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Eye catcher Toolbars
Selection Assistant
Feature Vis.
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Focus Functions
Faces Draw
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Drawing Styles
Morph - Auxiliaries
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Selections
Selections
On screen context menu
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 New & enhanced options
 On screen context menus
• Isolation
• Direct & Quick access to
functions
• Settings Configuration
Handling of visibility and improvement
 Mesh improvement
Selection Assistant
 Unchecked
 Unmeshed
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Wizard interface
 Intuitive
 Step-by-step
 Instructions
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 Backward-Forward
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Performance
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v13.2.x
v14.0.0
 Improvement in rotation speed of
geometry
 Use of graphical card capabilities
 Larger model handlings
 Quick response
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Automation
Python programming language in scripting
 High level object oriented programming language
 Clean and expressive syntax
 Large standard library
 Large selection of third party scientific libraries
 Language of choice for computation science and engineering
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 The new ANSA API in an extension of Python
 Python v3.3
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Geometry
 Open native CAD files
 Curves manipulation
 Primitive volume shape creation
 Enhanced Intersections
 Bridge with SpaceClaim
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 Middle Surface Extraction
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Geometry
From CAD …
 Open native CAD files in ANSA
 Catia, NX, ProEngineer, SolidWorks,
Inventor and Parasolid files
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… directly to ANSA
Quick and direct access !
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Geometry - Volume handling
Easy primitive volume creation
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Boolean Operations between volumes
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ANSA - SpaceClaim interaction
 Direct access to SpaceClaim (Windows OS)
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Isolation techniques: Exterior - Interior
Alternative functionality for identification and
isolation of outer or inner surfaces
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Absolutely interior Faces
Absolutely exterior Faces
Inner/Outer “Skin”: leak check & “seed” points control
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Middle Surface Creation for Cast Parts
Nodal Thickness
 Missing middle FE
 Missing Initial Geometry
 Geometry - FE
intersection
 Thickness Penetration
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 Reassignment of nodal
thickness
Missing Middle
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Missing Initial Geometry
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Intersections
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Meshing
 De-featuring
 Features treatment
 Mesh healing tools
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Watertight model creation functions
 Volume meshing
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Hexa-mesh
Robustness and quality improvement of Surface Meshing tools
Full robustness and fewer elements with Tetra Rapid, HexaInterior and HexaPoly
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Treatment per feature
Feature Oriented Meshing
 Fillets
 Chamfers
 Flanges
 Holes
 Tubes
 Logos
 Emboss
Actions
 Identify
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 Overview
 De-feature
 Improve
 Isolate
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Treatment per feature
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Treatment per feature
Inner / Outer Fillet
Oblong Holes
Shell - Solid Improvement
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Holes Orientation
Size boxes
Automatic re-mesh for:
 Shell / Shell & Solid / Solid
 Boundary Layers
Any function:
 Recons / Reshape / Fix -Qual
 Split / Swap / Join
 Layers
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Closing gaps – watertight model
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FILL GAP [Seal] function accelerates creation of watertight models for surface wrapping
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CFD watertight model tools
Surface wrapping – leak check enhancements
Ability to track multiple leaking paths to the exterior from multiple interior source points,
making it easier to identify several leak areas simultaneously
Leak 2
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Leak 3
Faster
Easier
More accurate
Leak 1
The user can define multiple source points at different locations
(cabin and engine for example) from which the algorithm will look
for leak paths to the exterior
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CFD Meshing enhancements
Control convex and concave sharp angle
length independently
Automatic Trailing edge identification,
element length as a factor of trailing
edge width
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Anisotropic meshing of leading edges
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CFD Meshing enhancements
Better refinement of fillets with zero curvature at the ends and “peak” in the middle
Curvature contour plot showing peak along the middle of the fillet
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Generation of 2D layers from selected Perimeters
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Layer generation improvements
 Improved algorithm performance at high angles
 Better othogonality near the wall
 Better layer top cap quality
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 Less layers squeezing required
Layer squeezing at high angles
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NEW vector smoothing for full
height at extreme angles
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CFD: Volume Meshing
HEXTREME (hexa -polyhedral)
 HEXTREME: new volume meshing algorith
 Multi-core operation
 Fully automated and highly controllable
 Hexa-dominant and polyhedral mesh
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 No need of watertight volume definitions
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NVH : Volume Meshing
New Cavity Wizard
Better mesh result
High accuracy
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No negative volumes
 Wizard functionality allowing backward steps and re-setting
 Two types of volume mesh generators for pure tetra and hexa-dominant mesh
 High accuracy during boundary recognition of the structural wetted surface
 Interactive recognition of intermediate steps regarding opening recognition
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HEXABLOCK enhancements
 Menu re-organization
 Functions for box creation and meshing of surface and volume mesh with different
algorithms (MAP QUAD, FREE etc)
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 Support of degenerate Boxes
Model Management
 Connections management
 Model Comparison
 Variants Configuration
 Connectivity – Similarity detection
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 ANSA DM - Interface with SPDRM
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Assembly - New Connection Manager
General
 Always open
 Standard list functionality
Parts section
 “Identify” functionality
Connections section
 Easy filtering
FE representation section
 Rational grouping of
settings
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 Direct preview of FE-rep
settings of selected
 Indication of setting
compliance with template
Connection templates
 Definition of mandatory and
insignificant settings
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Models Comparison
Interface
Smart Navigation
Matching
A full-scale model comparison tool.
identification of geometrical, weld information and solver keywords
differences between two models
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significantly
speeds-up the model pre-processing
time
Geometric
differences
Reporting
 Direct identification of
 re-use of existing meshes from previous model versions differences
 Part-by-part differences
 mapping of laminate information from one model to another
navigation mode and real instant update of the an assembly when the new versionstime
of several
build of the result
components become available
model
 Geometry matching
between solid description
and mid-surface
 New, enhanced PPTX
report
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Models Comparison
Interface
Smart Navigation
Geometric differences
Reporting
Matching
A full-scale model comparison tool.
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identification of geometrical, weld information and solver keywords
differences between two models
significantly speeds-up the model pre-processing time
 re-use of existing meshes from previous model versions
 mapping of laminate information from one model to another
 instant update of the an assembly when the new versions of
several components become available
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Model Variants Management
Configurations
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Common parts
Mutually exclusive
parts
Body_Normal_Roof
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Model Variants Management
Configurations
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 One ANSA file with all possible variants
 Simple procedure for model variants creation
 Centralized creation, maintenance and update of several model variants
 Great time and effort savings
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Variants Configuration
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Variants Configuration
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Variants Configuration
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Use of the SPDRM as a data vault by ANSA
ANSA Data Management pool acquires the standard features of a database
ANSA can directly store and retrieve files from the SPDRM database
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Library files, part, group, include representations, connection files … …
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Configurable and controllable data access
Secure data and processes
Data recovery
Connectivity (external access) is facilitated
The database is handled in a centralized manner at an Enterprise level
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Pre - Processing Interfaces
SESTRA
OpenFOAM
SC/Tetra
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MOLDEX 3D
THESEUS - FE
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Pre - Processing Enhancements
NASTRAN
 SOL 400 - SOL 600
 Super elements / sub-structuring support
 Bolts pre-tension
 New Case Control Management (Header) interface
ABAQUS
 Co-Simulation
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LS-DYNA
 ALE keywords
LS-DYNA, ABAQUS, PAM-CRASH
 *PARAMETER, VARDEF_/ keywords
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Analysis Tools
Laminate - Results Mapping
Composites
 Redistribution / redefinition
wizard for layers
 Generation of output request
 ELEMENT_SHELL_COMPOSITE
 Composites for TSHELL
Results Mapping
 PAMSTAMP Laminate
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 Integrated in Compare
 Automation via scripting
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Analysis Tools - Kinetics Module
Multibody Dynamics “in-house solver” embedded in ANSA
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Study
Positioning
of mechanisms
and analyze
the dynamics of mechanical systems that

No
need
to
create
kinematic
configuration
change their response
witharespect
to time
 Easy to set up and use
mechanisms
out of an existing model
Build
Runuser-defined
Multibody dynamic
simulations
 Support
of contacts
Manipulate
mechanisms
in several positions or study their dynamic behavior
 non-smooth dynamic approach for contacts
Results can be evaluated and plotted within the KINETICS environment
 Run Multibody simulations providing results as input for another analysis
instead of using a separate post processor
 reduce drastically the total simulation time
Loads
 Force / time
 Force / displacement
 Damp / Bush entities
 Prescribed Motion
Results
 Reaction force / moment
 Velocity / acceleration
 Displacements
 Plot of measurement
 Export of results
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Morphing & Optimization
 New Morphing entities
 New Morphing “boxes” shape
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Easier definition and handling
 Direct “boxless” morphing
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DOE optimization interface
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Easier and more flexible application
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Morphing
1-D MORPH
Easier definition and handling
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Easier and more flexible application
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Morphing
Direct - ”boxless” - morphing
DFM
GPU technology
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Increased speed and usability
Increased accuracy
Creation of surface fitting parameters
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Morphing
Nominal to Real
Nominal to Real
 Fit and match FE-model to
scanned (STL) prototype
 Create a CAE model exactly
the same to the
manufactured one
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Scanned STL
FE-model
Fitted FE to STL
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Optimization
DOE Study
 New set up interface
 Solver initiation
 μETA initiation
 New Study report
functionality (Design table)
Optimization Report
Information, warnings, errors
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