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Simulation is widely used to optimize product performance, evaluate more design options, and investigate potential failures before they occur. As companies increase their use of simulation to drive down development costs, it becomes critical that they have a strategy in place to manage simulation processes and data. Managing CAE data, process and workflows as part of a wider product development environment speeds design, increases quality and frees resources to focus on new revenue opportunities.

Teamcenter’s capabilities for simulation process management are specifically developed for engineers and analysts. The core data model has been extended, and specialist simulation capabilities have been developed that allow you to leverage Teamcenter—the world’s leading digital lifecycle management solution—to manage simulations in the broader context of new product development.

Specific capabilities include:

• Integrated simulation data and process management
• Simulation visualization throughout the enterprise
• Open application and system integration

Integrated CAE Data & Process Management

Simulation Data and Process Management goes beyond PDM, and is important enough to be a complete focus area on its own due to the unique requirements of CAE. Companies benefit from a single organized and secure source of simulation data and processes that can be embedded into the product lifecycle to better assess product performance and quality while improving development efficiency. By ensuring that simulation teams can more effectively coordinate their activities, simulation processes can be integrated and certified with the rest of the product development process.

Capabilities include:

• Simulation data and structure management
• Powerful search capabilities to quickly find simulation data
• Automated processes to compile CAE data from complex product assemblies
• Integrated requirements management, project management, and workflows
• Out-of-the box integration with NX Lifecycle Simulation
• Management “dashboard” reporting

Simulation Visualization

Visual interaction with models and data is key to understanding simulation results. Traditionally, only analysts using expert CAE tools have been able to access and view simulation data. With Teamcenter’s embedded visualization capabilities powered by JT™, the de facto standard lightweight data format for sharing vital product information, entire teams can visualize and leverage simulation data directly. Specific capabilities for simulation data include the ability to view, zoom and annotate representations for structural, fluid and motion analyses.

Open Application and System Integration

Teamcenter’s inherent CAD and CAE system independence allows distributed teams to use their design and simulation modeling systems of choice. Teamcenter can be easily configured to work with external CAE authoring tools. Applications can be launched from Teamcenter and data and results are automatically stored back in the correct context. Further, configurations can be saved and shared across sites to speed deployments.