BETA CAE Introduces Simulation Management Software

By DE Editors

BETA CAE Systems has released a new tool, the Simulation, Process, Data & Resources Manager (SPDRM), which the company says provides a simple and intuitive way to capture, deploy and manage CAE process workflows by integrating the resources, the tools and the data associated with these. It couples with the enterprise PDM system and integrates CAE into higher level business processes by delivering CAE tasks and associated data to analysts, engineers,  designers, suppliers and managers, the company added.

The company also announced the release of its v15.0.0 of ANSA/ µETA pre-  and post- processing suite.

The architecture and implementation of SPDRM is scalable, so that it can be deployed in different levels, such as in team, department or enterprise level. It provides standardized procedures, operational harmonization, traceability of data and meta-data, reliable documentation, and quality improvements.

Using SPDRM’s “process designer” the user can define simple actions,  organize them into sub-processes, define their dependencies and associate these with the existing resources (human or other). SPDRM automatically informs workflow actors about their assignments,  communicates the correct data among actions and monitors their progress.

Pre-processing data, result files, reports and CAE library files are stored in the SPDRM vault and are organized according to the Enterprise-specific data model. Different projects, releases, product variants, load-cases, CAE loops and runs are presented in a rational manner, allowing identification of the right data.

ANSA, from v15.0.0 forward, has direct access to the SPDRM data repository through its Data Management functionality. The SPDRM-ANSA integration enables secure user authentication, fast response to complex queries and privilege-based access to a wider spectrum of CAE data, the company says.

The server software of SPDRM is currently available on Linux (64-bit). The MS Windows version will be also made available soon.

Version 15.0.0 of the ANSA/ µETA pre- and post-processing suite is also available, including new tools and features, along with code corrections to v14x.

A full screen view mode has been added to ANSA, offering greater graphics area to preview the models. Properties can now be drawn with different features (shadow, wire, perimeters). Another new tool automatically identifies rib areas of FE elements and then either isolates them or assigns them to a different property id. Additionally,  reading and writing of compressed (*.gz) files is also now available.

ANSA DM is fully customizable, utilizing custom data models. The data handled by ANSA DM extend beyond parts and to higher level entities,  with application-specific attributes and data structure. Additional enhancements include the direct support of the notion of the “sub-system” for both ANSA and Includes files. The storage, retrieval and general management of sub-systems can now be performed through the Parts Manager and the Includes.

The CFD generator has been improved; no macro areas remain unmeshed,  while automated intersections and proximity closure for watertight model preparation are now offered. A new option is now supported to smooth the noised areas of the FE meshes. Also, Minimum and Maximum target element length limits can be set as meshing parameters.

Numerous enhancements have been made in the Kinetics tool and the Result viewer, the company says. Models can now be output in ADAMS/Solver Dataset (.adm) format. An option to follow the marker during animation has been added and thickness scale of KIN_CONTACTs supports absolute values, which are useful for bodies that consist of solids that do not have a property thickness.

The cross section area of Bar and Beam elements in µETA is now available in the PIDs list, while the visualization of the actual cross section is supported. Transparency can now be applied on specific elements. A new read option has been added for averaging the corner values of an element with the corner values of adjacent elements based on a user-defined threshold angle.

A new tool, named Modal/FRF Correlation, has been introduced. It can be used for the correlation of modes to calculate the Modal Assurance Criterion (MAC), the AutoMAC and the Coordinate MAC (COMAC). For correlating frequency responses, it can be used to calculate the FDAC,  the AutoFDAC and the FRAC.

Another new tool, named Random Response, has also been made available for the calculation of Random Analysis results by a Frequency Response analysis and a Random Response loadcase. In the Read Results card, the calculation of the summation of Grid Participation Factors and Normalized GPF is now available.

µETA can now handle No-Value elements with a separate color on the scalar fringebar, while new options have been added in the various tools of µETA, (Advanced Filter, Annotations, Focus commands, etc.), to handle no-value entities.

For more information, visit BETA CAE Systems.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.