Released October 2008
Siemens PLM Software announces the latest release of the D-Cubed Assembly Engineering Manager (AEM), a software component that provides a more realistic and productive assembly environment. New enhancements specific to version 39.0 are listed below. See the full product description.
Reliability enhancement: contact computations
The AEM accurately calculates the contacts between parts moving relative to each other to determine how this affects their subsequent motion in a simulation or dragging operation. The computations are performed on accurate geometries, not faceted approximations, placing rigorous demands on the underlying collision computation algorithms. Some of the most difficult contacts to detect occur when parts only interpenetrate a distance that is close to the geometric resolution of the host modeler. Version 39 of the AEM improves the reliability of the algorithms used to detect such barely contacting cases, resulting in enhanced accuracy and reliability in AEM simulations
First released in 2001, the AEM simulates the motion of assemblies and mechanisms. It takes account of the mass properties of parts, the motion caused by a variety of engineering related forces and devices, and the interaction of parts as they collide and push each other around. The AEM is typically integrated at the core of a CAD system and its usage requires no specialist expertise or model preparation.
PLM Components are software tools that support innovation and promote interoperability in CAD, CAM, CAE and PLM applications. Siemens PLM Software develops these components, uses them throughout its own applications and licenses them to independent software vendors and end-user organizations. PLM Components include the Parasolid and D-Cubed products, widely used technologies that provide 3D part and assembly modeling, editing and interoperability, 2D/3D parametric sketching, motion simulation, collision detection, clearance measurement and visualization functionality. Applications include mechanical CAD, CAM, CAE, mold design, sheet metal, AEC, GIS, structural, plant and ship design, CMM, reverse engineering and sales configuration. For more information, please visit www.siemens.com/plm/open/.
Jim Thorpe
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