With the release of Simufact Additive 4.0, an impressive list of 116 new features have been added to the already feature rich industry standard metal 3D printing simulation tool. Click on any of the 3 images below to access the PDF documents of the 4.0 What's New guide, as well as the latest news regarding […]
The latest release of Adams, Adams 2019, has landed. For you not in the know, Adams is a motion simulation package for analysing the complex behaviour of mechanical systems. With Adams you can test virtual prototypes and optimise designs for performance, safety and comfort, without having to build and test numerous physical prototypes. With this […]
This simulation illustrates the startup sequence of a vibrating screen used in material processing mining applications. The simulation is done in Adams showing the slow startup of electric motors with off-balance masses to excite the screen for material processing. During this startup procedure, some of the natural frequencies of the flexible deck are evident as […]
Introduction Superposition is used in many different scenarios for structural calculations. In fact, the method is so useful that multiple names were even “invented” for it when used for a specific application: Static load combinations. Modal dynamics. Load-case combinations. Load reconstruction. Because so many different methods use it, a separate article on the topic is […]
Overview Modal methods in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) are extensively used in dynamics because it can dramatically reduce the runtime of certain types of models. The most common use is for modal-transient and modal frequency response analysis. Interestingly enough, it is a badly understood method with a common misconception being: “It solves in the frequency […]
Introduction Frequency response analysis in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used to calculate the steady-state response due to a sinusoidal load applied to a structure at a single frequency. It is a specialized type of transient response analysis that is extremely efficient to solve a very specific type of model. In the rest of the […]
Its been a few months since Simufact was acquired by MSC Software with their suite of products: Simufact Forming, Simufact Welding and Simufact Additive Manufacturing. Now these products are integrated into MSC One, the new All Inclusive token system from MSC Software! What this means to existing MSC One customers, is that they now got […]
This blog article was written by: Prashant Jeewa. FEA - A Brief Overview I recently attended the ESTEQ's FEA101 course - the practical Finite Element Analysis (FEA) course which focuses on linear static, buckling and modal analysis. If you are unfamiliar with the world of FEA, a simple explanation would be […]
Winning Awards Its no secret that I love working with MSC Apex, but I am not alone. Winning 14(!) prestigious product awards (since only 2014), means MSC Apex is officially the latest and greatest CAE technology available on the market today. Apart from winning 14 product awards, MSC Software also managed to submit no less than 25 […]
A selection of Tips and Tricks when using MSC Apex. This page will grow over time to be a valuable resource of hidden gems in MSC Apex. The latest editions to this page will be kept on top with older or more widely known features at the bottom. Move a body using a point-to-point method […]
