MSC.

visualNastran

V5i

PRODUCT
MSC.Nastran Generative GPN

FEATURES
CAA V5 Based Integrated MSC.Nastran Capabilities CATIA V5 Add-On Module Analysis Domain Designer Level Collaboration

MSC.Nastran Generative
OVERVIEW MSC.Nastran Generative (GPN) enhances the CATIA simulation portfolio of application by enabling the seamless use of MSC.Nastran as the preferred finite element analysis solver. The application is fully generative and access to MSC.Nastran capabilities is completely transparent to the user. Those users requiring data files for archival or other needs can easily add MSC.Nastran Gateway to their configuration. With MSC.Nastran Generative you can Standardize on a single FEA solver for their design and simulation requirements, enabling reduced risk factors and substantial savings in the internal costs associated with multiple simulation tools. Increase use of simulation and reduced lifecycle costs including manufacturing and direct MRO costs. Standardize on a single environment and graphical user interface. Use the powerful MSC.Nastran solver without requirement for expertise or knowledge of data formats, and within a complete designer environment. MSC.visualNastran V5i products are developed using the CAA application architecture and complement Dassault Systemes suite of CATIA V5 Analysis products. MSC.Nastran Gateway is complementary to MSC.Nastran Generative. It provides customers with the ability to directly interface with their existing corporate simulation resources, and exchange and archive associated simulation data.

ENVIRONMENT
Prerequisites CATIA versions and Modules CATIA V5 Release 8 SP2 GPS Co-requisites GAS, EST, FMS and other MSC.visualNastran V5i products Targeted operating systems and versions All current releases for CATIA V5 starting with V5R8 First release to support Windows 2000 platform only Other prerequisites Licensing with FlexLM for first release Product update policy Each major CATIA release Service Pack support from the web

Input and Output data description

Input: For the initial release, the following entities will be supported. Frequency Case will be supported in the update release. Some of the capabilities require functionality supported in CATIA V5 to become active (e.g.: with GAS installed, the product supports assemblies and the related connectivity defined here). The goal is to support all GPS, GAS, FMS, and EST functionality in this product as soon as possible. Elements Tet4, Tet10, Hex8, Hex20, Quad4, Quad8, Tria3, Tria6 Elements created as part of connections: Bar Co-ordinate systems Only the rectangular co-ordinate system is supported in the first release Loads Pressure Distributed force Point force Distributed moment Distributed bearing load Force densities Line force density Surface force density Body force density Mass Body Forces Uniform acceleration field Enforced displacement Mass Distribution Point mass Materials / Properties Linear Isotropic material Boundary Conditions Restraints Clamps Surface sliders Ball joints Sliders Pivots Sliding pivots Advanced restraints Iso-static restraints Assembly Connections Handling multiple bodies Connections Slider Connections Fastened Connections Rigid Connections Virtual Parts Rigid virtual parts Smooth virtual parts Rigid spring virtual parts Spring smooth virtual parts Analysis Types GPS Static Case MSC.Nastran Static Case

Output: For the initial release, the following entities will be supported: The following results will be supported: Deformed mesh Stress principal tensor component (elements nodes values) Stress principal tensor symbol Stress full tensor component (nodal values) Stress full tensor text Traditional displacement magnitude Traditional displacement component Traditional displacement vector Von Mises Stress (nodal values) Von Mises Stress (elements nodes values) Strain principal tensor component (nodal values) Strain full tensor component (nodal values) Strain principal tensor symbol Rotational displacement magnitude Rotational displacement vector Point force vector Pressure vector Pressure fringe Pressure (nodal values) Point moment vector Local strain energy Local strain energy density Mode shapes

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