NX 8.5 for Simulation
With NX 8.5 for Simulation, Siemens PLM Software continues to invest in developing new simulation technology that helps you create innovative products, and engineer your products right. The result is over 240 new enhancements introduced in the NX CAE 8.5 and NX Nastran 8.5 releases that help you optimize designs, improve product durability and speed-up overall simulation processes.
NX CAE 8.5
NX CAE is a modern simulation environment for analysis modeling, as well as structural, thermal, flow, motion, multiphysics and optimization analyses. NX CAE 8.5 introduces new capabilities in all of these areas, such as:
- New NX Shape Optimization suggests specific, detailed improvements to an existing design to reduce stress concentrations.
- FE model in-context capability speeds-up finite element assembly modeling by allowing you to see and reference the rest of the assembly while editing a FE component model.
- Thermal solver multi-threading takes advantage of multi-core and multi-processor hardware to speed up thermal computations.
- Durability analysis from flexible body motion simulation helps you better understand component performance and extend product life.
Learn more about what’s new in NX CAE 8.5
NX Nastran 8.5
Available either as a standalone solver or integrated in NX CAE, NX Nastran is the premier FEA solver for computational performance, accuracy, reliability and scalability. NX Nastran 8.5 introduces numerous enhancements, such as:
- Edge-to-edge glue and contact definitions allow you to easily join shell meshes which are dissimilar.
- Bolt pre-loads on solid elements give you a more detailed representation of bolts, including contact between hole and bolt.
- Rotor dynamics bearing definition supports speed-dependent, asymmetric stiffness and viscous damping.
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