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Benefits Summary
• Speed simulation processes NX™ Advanced Simulation software combines the power of an integrated NX
by up to 70 percent Nastran® desktop solver with NX Advanced FEM, a comprehensive multi-CAD
• Increase product quality by FE model creation and results visualization tool. Extensive direct geometry
rapidly simulating design editing using synchronous technology, idealization and abstraction
trade-off studies capabilities enable the rapid development of complex 3D mathematical
• Lower overall product models that allow design decisions to be based on insight into real product
development costs by performance. NX Advanced Simulation enables a true multi-physics
reducing costly, late design environment via tight integration with NX Nastran and available add-on
change orders solutions for thermal and flow analyses, as well as the ability to support other
• Simplify CAE geometry industry standard solvers such as Abaqus, Ansys, MSC Nastran and LS-Dyna.
editing processes with
intuitive direct modeling A modern CAE environment
• Rapidly update analysis NX Advanced Simulation directly addresses the challenges you face with
models when the design simulation today through a modern and completely integrated environment
geometry changes that delivers significant benefits. NX Advanced Simulation does not require
• Consolidate CAE NX CAD and can be used as a standalone FEA pre/postprocessor with support
preprocessing into a single for multi-CAD geometry. Although not required, when used in conjunction
environment supporting the with NX CAD, NX Advanced Simulation enjoys the added benefit of seamless
most commonly used solvers data transfer
• Efficiently manage large, between the design
complex analysis models and analysis teams.
through assembly FEM
management NX Advanced
• Capture and automate best Simulation
practices and commonly drastically reduces
used processes the time you spend
• Link results to product preparing analysis
requirements to make models. It delivers
smarter product decisions all the advanced
meshing, boundary
conditions and
solver interfaces
that experienced
analysts expect for
high-end analysis.
But what makes NX Advanced Simulation unique among all other prepro
cessors is it’s integration of a superior geometry foundation which enables
more intuitive editing of geometry and analysis model associativity to
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Material definitions
• Material property creation and
management
• Mass property calculations
• Physical property creation and
management
• Variable element thickness
NX
Efficient FE assembly management Export analysis models and import results • Advanced lighting control
As products become ever more complex, for these external solvers: • Animations with stepped or smooth-
performing simulation at just the • Abaqus shaded displays
component level is not enough. NX • Ansys • Complex dynamic response results
Advanced Simulation has the tools needed • LS-Dyna • Multiple results simultaneously
to efficiently build and manage complex • MSC Nastran • Multiple viewports
analysis models and assemblies. NX • NX Nastran (enterprise) • Probing of results on nodes
Advanced Simulation is unique in the way • Postprocessing data table with sort/
it creates finite element assembly models. Postprocessing For analysis to drive criteria
Unlike traditional CAE preprocessors that decisions, results must be presented in • 3D and 2D text annotations
were developed for component analysis an understandable form. NX Advanced • Templates of display options for
and require you to build large monolithic Simulation provides extensive graphics repeated use
analysis models, NX Advanced Simulation and manipulation capabilities that focus • Results listings
was developed to create large FE assembly on critical data and present it for review • Transparency display
models by instancing and connecting FE and action. • Local coordinate system
component models together, similar to a • Groups of elements using search criteria
CAD assembly.
Graphing
When an FE component is updated later in • XY graphing
development, NX Advanced Simulation • Bar graphing
updates all instances of that component • Synchronized contour and XY plotting
within the FE assembly, eliminating the displays
need to rebuild and connect a new FE • Annotated graphs
assembly together.
Output
Multi-CAE environments NX Advanced • Image output (JT, JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF,
Simulation offers immersive user Animated GIF, TIF)
environments to support a variety of • Export single or multiple result sets to
common solvers Excel for further manipulation
used by analysts • HTML customized reports for model data
including NX and results inspection
Nastran®, MSC
Nastran, Abaqus,
Ansys and LS-Dyna.
The solver envi Using NX Advanced Simulation, you can
ronments immerse perform a variety of postprocessing
the user in the functions:
language of the
selected solver’s Display
terminology which • Deformed geometry
enables analysts to • Contour displays
easily prepare solver-specific analysis • Beam cross-section contour displays
models without the need to learn new • Vector displays
terminology. • Isosurface displays
• Cutting planes
• Streamlines, ribbons and bubbles for
flow results
NX
Embedded Simulation provides access to a broad library of finite to steady-state and transient thermal
element types and material models, robust analysis and design problems. A basic
NX Nastran included The Advanced manipulation of load cases, along with nonlinear capability enables including
Simulation bundle includes a license of the several efficient solution sequences for large deformation and material nonlinear
NX Nastran – Basic desktop solver linear statics, buckling and normal modes effects in the solution.
integrated with a desktop license of the NX analyses on models of unlimited size. A
Nastran Environment. NX Nastran – Basic heat transfer capability provides solutions The NX Nastran – Desktop Advanced
bundle and/or individual modules for NX
Nastran listed below can be added on to a
NX Nastran analysis feature Basic Advanced Available seat of NX Advanced Simulation.
and capabilities bundle bundle* separately*
Optimization Optimization is a process
Basic analysis capabilities that helps the analyst arrive at the best
solution for a given design goal. NX
Linear static analysis •
Advanced Simulation allows the user to
Normal modes analysis • create an optimization solution process.
The user can define a goal such as the
Buckling analysis • mass of a part or component, a constraint
such as maximum allowable Von Mises
Heat transfer analysis (steady-state and •
stress and the design parameter(s) to vary
transient)
on the component. The optimization
Basic implicit nonlinear analysis • solution process runs based on the design
criteria while varying the design param
Spot weld analysis • eters to enable the design engineer to
determine if there is a better structural
Advanced analysis capabilities*
design alternative vs. the original
Distributed memory parallel capability • • baseline design.
(DMP)**
Rotor dynamics •
* Basic bundle is a prerequisite for all add-on modules and the Advanced bundle. The Advanced
bundle is not available in the desktop version that is integrated with Femap™ software, but
the individual advanced analysis modules can be purchased as add-ons to Femap and NX
Nastran Basic.
** DMP is not available in desktop versions.
NX
Multi-discipline simulation The need to Simulation data management and This reduces waste by promoting re-use of
use multiple analysis products adds costs automation existing designs and engineering
and complexity because each analysis knowledge. It synchronizes data and
product has its own user interface and Data management designed for the CAE makes it readily accessible through data
workflows. In addition, incompatible analyst NX Advanced Simulation mining, visualization and reporting.
models and manual file transfers consume seamlessly integrates with the entire
time and create errors which sometimes Teamcenter® data management portfolio, Linking simulation results to product
hinder the multi-discipline studies including the simulation process requirements NX Advanced Simulation
necessary to correctly understand product management module. Simulation data lets you link simulation results directly to
performance. management capabilities work “out of the specific product requirements and can
box”, and companies can implement a alert project managers when requirements
Additional analysis capabilities available as complete environment for managing CAE are not being met. Project managers and
add-ons to NX Advanced Simulation are data, process and workflow as part of a other product decision makers can then
shown in this table: wider product development environment. view the 3D simulation results in an
intuitive way using JT™, a light-weight
visualization tool.
Analysis Type Available add-on products for NX
Advanced Simulation Automating simulation processes CAE
engineers can increase productivity by
Topology optimization NX Topology Optimization automating redundant processes with NX
Open, the common foundation for
Durability NX Durability Wizard
automation and programming in NX. Using
NX Advanced Durability
NX Open, expert CAE users can capture,
Laminate composites modeling NX Laminate Composites author and publish simulation processes to
Laminate composites draping guide less experienced engineers or
designers to accelerate the development
Response simulation NX Response Simulation process, while ensuring modeling and
results accuracy.
Thermal Analysis NX Thermal
NX Advanced Thermal
An open platform Siemens understands
NX Space Systems Thermal
you often need to use other software
CFD or flow analysis NX Flow tools, either developed internally or from
NX Advanced Flow other vendors, to get the answers you
need to support critical development
Multi-physics decisions. That’s why NX Advanced
Simulation is open and flexible enough to
Coupled thermo-fluid analysis NX Electronic Systems Cooling
allow you to incorporate those tools into
NX Flow or Advanced Flow with NX
your simulation processes. NX Advanced
Thermal or Advanced Thermal
Simulation supports a number of
Coupled thermo-elastic analysis NX Thermal with NX Advanced commercial CAE solvers through available
Simulation environments, or you can develop your
own interfaces using NX Open.
Motion-structural (motion flexible NX Motion and NX Flexible Body
bodies) Dynamic Solution with NX Advanced
Simulation
User Interface