The automaker is a long-term user of MSC
Nastran software for linear simulation of car body structure.
To verify the theoretical computational FEM dynamic model by comparing measured and calculated normal vibration (the flutter calculation is provided based on the FEM-model, for example in the
Nastran (1)).
NEi Software, Westminster, Calif., a leading developer of
Nastran Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software, and Firehole Technologies , a leader in advanced composite analysis and simulation, have announced a software integration and distribution partnership.
A designer logs in to the website and the first thing he does is select a workflow template from a library, such as Catia to Patran to
Nastran, coupled with optimisation techniques.
Finite element analysis was performed using Visual
Nastran, a FEA package.
Alenia will also deploy the company's enterprise solutions, SimManager, SimXpert, and MD
Nastran as part of the initiative.
Included in the SimDesigner Enterprise bundle are Enterprise Gateways that improve design-CAE interoperability by enabling the output of run-ready simulation decks to MSC
Nastran, Marc and LS-Dyna, and subsequently allow results to be viewed inside SimDesigner Enterprise.
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Nastran & Balic 2002), (Vaupotic et al.