Femap Version 10.3 and 10.3.1
Femap version 10.3 is the latest release of the state-of-the-art finite element modeling pre- and postprocessor for engineering simulation and analysis. Femap works in combination with a wide variety of finite element analysis solvers, including the industry-leading NX Nastran application.
The latest release of Femap, version 10.3, helps improve user productivity through a new automatic 3D geometry preparation capability. This removes the need for manual model cleanup, which is typically very time consuming, and prepares the geometry so that it can be easily meshed to create an accurate and efficient finite element model. The postprocessing toolbox has also been extended to house an overhauled and extended Free Body Tool that provides a detailed results reviewing capability for free body diagrams and interface loads.
Version 10.3 extends the scope of simulation with the introduction of user interface support for NX Nastran aeroelasticity, which allows aeroelastic model preparation for statics and flutter analyses. Femap 10.3 ships with NX Nastran 8.0 and brings numerous enhancements. Performance has also improved for forced dynamic response analyses, and for many preprocessing functions. In addition, there are many other customer driven enhancements included in this latest version of Femap.
Benefits and New Features
Benefits
- Significant time savings with finite element model creation
- FE models from complex 3D geometry are much easier to create and mesh first time
- Improved FE model accuracy with the removal of geometry imperfections that compromise element quality
- Easier, faster and more accurate aeroelastic statics and flutter analysis preprocessing and model creation and setup
- Easier and faster generation and regeneration of free body diagrams
- Greater flexibility and control of free body display
New Features
- Automatic solid geometry preparation prior to finite element meshing
- User interface support for NX Nastran aeroelastic statics and flutter analyses
- A new Free Body tool extension to the Postprocessing Toolbox that allows easy creation of free body diagrams and investigation of interface loads
- NX Nastran 8 support including new plane stress/strain elements in linear solutions with traction loading
- Customer driven updates including the ability to embed multiple solids at once and set view alignment by selected surface
10.3.1 New Features
- Customer driven updates including entity visibility show/hide reversion option, more flexible group selection in Select Toolbar Create Group, random entity color option and create loads from free bodies
- NX Nastran 8.1 support
