SIMTEQ Newsletter Nov-Dec 2024

Introduction
Events
Product of the month
The art of engineering
New releases
Tips & Training

Reflecting on 2024: A Successful Year and Exciting Future Ahead!

As we approach the end of another dynamic year, we reflect on the incredible milestones we’ve achieved together.

One of the highlights of this season was the TCC24 event held on November 14th, which was a big success. We are proud to have been a sponsor and to have played a part in making this event such a memorable and impactful experience for all involved.

This year has certainly been a busy one, filled with challenges, hard work, and growth. As we wrap up 2024, it’s clear that everyone has earned a well-deserved break to recharge and reflect on all that has been accomplished.

Looking ahead, we are excited about the opportunities and possibilities that 2025 holds.

We can’t wait to see what the new year brings and are eager to continue growing, collaborating, and achieving even greater success together.

Thank you for your ongoing support and commitment.

Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a happy, prosperous New Year!

Regards

Managing Director

TCC24

Simteq Engineering was proud to have been a sponsor at the TANDM Community Connect (TCC24) event, which took place on the 14th of November at Future Africa UP.
The event offered a day of valuable insights into the future of Test and Measurement, with industry leaders sharing their expertise and innovations.
Attendees had the opportunity to explore new technologies and hear directly from TANDM customers about how they were using cutting-edge solutions to tackle exciting challenges.

CAEfatigue

CAEfatigue is a powerful FE-based tool used to conduct durability analyses and it is an industry leader in the frequency domain.
Although CAEfatigue has a comprehensive set of tools to conduct durability analyses in the frequency domain, it also has all the tools to do the same in the time domain but much faster than its competitors.
CAEfatigue can do all the normal S-N, ε-N, spot weld and seam weld durability analyses, the different types of analyses can even be combined into a single analysis if the user requires it.

This however is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the capabilities that CAEfatigue has to offer and some of the more advanced capabilities are:

  • Time to PSD
  • Random response and collision detection
  • Loads cascading
  • Test design and simplification
  • Surrogate loading
  • Loads tunning
  • Service loads derivation

One of the more recent additions to CAEfatigue that is not mentioned above is Robust Design.

Robust Design: 

This new technology allows the user to re-run multiple MSC Nastran jobs consecutively while changing the input parameters for each run, the outputs from these runs are used to create a correlation map of input parameters vs. outputs. This shows what effect each of the inputs has on the outputs.

This allows the user to make better design decisions based on a holistic view of how the model reacts under all inputs.

Other interesting additions that are also noteworthy:

Automatic Generation of Load Scenario using Time Histories: 

Various loading scenarios can be created automatically for a time-domain analysis, instead of having to create the loading scenarios manually.  This automation will prevent errors from occurring and will speed up the analysis setup. 

Multiaxial Stress Assement for Time Histories: 

If the user is unsure which analysis method to use in CAEfatigue because the loading is proportional or disproportional, the new multiaxial assessment capability will allow the user to check the level of multiaxiality in the stress output. Based on the level of multiaxiality the user can decide if standard analysis methods or a more accurate critical plane approach should be used.

Composite Material Outputs from Nastran are Supported:

CAEfatigue can now import the stresses from a Nastran composite material analysis (using PCOMP or PCOMPG entries). This expands the interoperability of CAEfatigue with MSC Nastran output results.

Celebrating Excellence: Paul Naudé Wins Second Prize at the 2024 RAPDASA Design Competition!

We are thrilled to announce that our very own Managing Director, Paul Naudé, has earned second prize in the 2024 RAPDASA Design Competition.

Paul was awarded an Akhani 3D Voucher worth R5,000 for his outstanding design. We are incredibly proud and feel blessed to have such a creative and dedicated leader at the helm of our company.

Congratulations also go to Thato Leseme, who won first prize, and Hesti Wade, who claimed third prize. A big round of applause to these talented individuals for their exceptional work!

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to Akhani 3D for organizing such a fantastic competition and for their contribution to making the 25th anniversary celebration a resounding success.

CAEfatigue 2024.1.1

CAEfatigue 2024.1.1 is now available on the Software Download Center.

This patch release addresses several user reported bugs that were found in the previous release, including:

  • Solver Fixes:
    • Fixed double scaling of non-MPa stresses in aero load spectrum runs.
    • Corrected results from PCH/SDISP reader in LMTRANS for large files.
    • Resolved program crashes with Marc solver and RCC/timeout on Linux.
    • Addressed node misidentification in Marc solver with ELSET and center + corner.
    • Corrected damage calculation for extended flat time histories.
    • Corrected MMPDS S-N curve approximation error.
    • Ensured consistent application of FKM values and mean stress correction.
  • User Interface Fixes:
    • Fixed UI filter data clearing issue in frequency domain process flow.
    • Corrected RCC mode contribution tooltip display error.
    • Enabled real number input for repetitions in LMTRANS template.
    • Fixed identical left and right views in fringe plotter.
    • Applied scaling factor to min/max in fringe plotter with custom legend scale.
    • Ensured complete material assignment in fringe plotter for OP2 files.

We recommend upgrading to this version.

As a further reminder, some main highlights recently introduced with 2024.1 include

Modal Frequency Domain

Output just modal stresses and modal participations from the FE solver file.  The disk space needed can be several orders of magnitude less than before for multi-input frequency domain analysis.  Overall performance is also better.

Mode/Channel Contributions

Easy Identification of the modes or channels that contribute most to the damage in the time domain

FE Solver Support

  • Marc h5, t16, t19 now supported
  • Abaqus 2024 now supported
  • Single-input frequency domain with multiple Nastran h5 files now supported
  • Multiple residual stress files in time domain with Ansys now supported

Performance Improvements

  • For Aero load spectrum jobs
  • For Abaqus multi-input frequency domain jobs

Graphical User Interface enhancements

  • Easy post-processing of jobs run on Linux
  • Keep notes and save them with the cfmodel document
  • Pages added for managing a larger workspace
  • CPEG Abaqus elements supported in the Fringe Plotter
MSC CoSim 2024.1

Don’t miss the newest version of MSC CoSim, now available in the Software Download Center.

Tackle complex coupled physics problems using Hexagon’s most accurate and reliable simulation technologies. Adopting MSC Cosim in your design and verification workflow allows you to test system behaviour in a virtual environment and make early-stage predictions of how interacting physical phenomena will impact designs. Discover unintended effects and make timely iterations earlier in the design process for more efficient product development

What you can look forward to in MSC CoSim 2024.1

In this newest version of MSC CoSim we have added a few functionalities that will make multiphysics co-simulation workflows even more robust and efficient:

  • Marc/scFLOW: Restart completed jobs to divide large jobs into multiple parts and use computational resources more efficiently.
  • MSC Nastran/Marc/scFLOW: Enable and disable the six degrees of freedom separation for MSC Nastran/Marc coupled simulations with a simple setting in the graphic interface. 
  • Usability:
    • Run MSC CoSim jobs on Linux without starting the MSC CoSim Launcher or launching each solver and MSC CoSim separately. 
    • Perform scFLOW and Adams/scFLOW couplings quickly with new command specification options in the graphic interface.

See the full list of enhancements and learn more on SimCompanion.

ODYSSEE Solver 2024.2 Patch

We are informed you about a patch software release ODYSSEE Solver 2024.2 Patch, that is now available in the Software Download Center.

In this version:

  • Fixed issues for NSGAII algorithm.

We invite you to explore all new features in-depth at SimCompanion.

Please update your software to ODYSSEE Solver 2024.2 Patch to take advantage of these improvements. As always, your feedback is crucial for us to keep improving our service.

Sincerely,

Customer Support
Manufacturing Intelligence division, Hexagon

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ODYSSEE CAE 2024.2 Patch

We are informed you about a patch software release ODYSSEE CAE 2024.2 Patch, that is now available in the Software Download Center.

In this version:

  • Fixed a display issue in the optimization process: No optimal result was displayed at the end of the execution.
  • Fixed an issue for NSGAII algorithm: When the number of variables were greater than the number of objectives, the calculation was not completed.

In blues, the best candidates to plot an optimal Front Pareto between two defined targets on the datasets.

We invite you to explore all new features in-depth at SimCompanion.

Please update your software to ODYSSEE CAE 2024.2 Patch to take advantage of these improvements. As always, your feedback is crucial for us to keep improving our service.

Simufact Forming 2024.3

Congratulations on receiving Simufact Forming Release 2024.3, part of the comprehensive suite of virtual product development (VPD) tools from Hexagon. Whether this is your first experience with Simufact Forming or you are receiving it as part of a periodic upgrade, this Delivery Letter can help you get acquainted with your software package.  We want to make sure you know what changed for this release and are aware of all the valuable resources available to support your use of Simufact Forming. To quickly install and configure Simufact Forming according to your personal preferences and company guidelines, refer to the Installation and Operations Guide.

This release includes a lot of fixes and improvements in the background and prepares for the future. Besides that, the highlights of the release include:

  • New process type “Constrained springback” 
  • General improvements in different application modules 

Simufact Forming 2024.3 is now available at the Software Download Center.

Click Here to learn about What’s New in Simufact Forming 2024.3.

FormingSuite 2024.3

Some of the FTI FormingSuite 2024.3 highlights include the following:

*Please distribute to users of the software*

Improved Scrap Distribution

  • What is it?Improved scrap distribution for bridge situations and side cutting.
  • What is in it for you? This option lets users quickly and efficiently generate process plans with bridge situations.

Improved Data Export

  • What is it?Improved geometry export function in Line Die Plan and Prog Die Process.
  • What is in it for you? The exported geometry can be used as the basis for the transfer/tandem and progressive die design.

Improvements to Strip Nesting Report

  • What is it?In the Excel Strip Nesting report, the following data was added:  slitting direction, length and width of the sheet, and strip length
  • What is in it for you? Added data provides improved results and usefulness of the strip nesting report.

FormingSuite 2024.3 is now available at the Software Download Center.

Click Here to learn about What’s New in FormingSuite 2024.3.

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MSC Apex Tip
With MSC Apex you can probe your results and get a tabular output of your selected results. These results can then be exported as a comma separated text file for further use.

Depending on the results you want to investigate you can either choose a Deformed Shape, Fringe or Vector plot, choose the probe tool and select the grid point that you want to probe. To get the tabular data from MSC Apex you just need to select the Show Probe Data Grid option and finally, if you wish, you can export the tabular data in .csv format.
Training

ADM701 - Complete Multibody Dynamics Analysis with Adams

Software Package: Adams

Price: R 19 300.00/p excl VAT (A 25% discount applies if attendance is online)

Date: 20 - 24 January 2025

Duration: 5 Days

CPD Accredited: Yes

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FEA101 - Finite Element Analysis Fundamentals

Software Package: Apex & Nastran

Price: R 19 300.00/p excl VAT (A 25% discount applies if attendance is online)

Date: 3 - 7 February 2025

Duration: 5 Days

CPD Accredited: Yes

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