ABAQUS for CATIA V5 Version 2.3 Released

By DE Editors

Dassault Systèmes (DS; Paris, France and Providence, RI) recently announced the availability of Version 2.3 of ABAQUS for CATIA V5. Version 2.3, says DS, takes advantage of the latest technology advances in both ABAQUS Version 6.6 and CATIA V5 R16 as well as builds on the company's SIMULIA brand and strategy. (SIMULIA, which encompasses all DS simulation solutions, offers scalable simulation solutions and an open framework for performing multidisciplinary analysis within PLM.)

ABAQUS for CATIA V5

The integration of ABAQUS with CATIA enables advanced methods developed and validated by ABAQUS specialists to be deployed throughout enterprise as "proven" analysis workflows. This, in turn, enables both design engineers and analysis specialists to leverage identical FEA methods and models within CATIA V5. Not does this integration ensure repeatability and accuracy, says DS, but it allows design teams to do more simulations earlier in the product development process.

New functions in Version 2.3 of ABAQUS for CATIA let users leverage the weld modeling functionality of CATIA V5, which enables the rapid definition of a large number of rigid or flexible connections. New capabilities and improvements account for spot, seam, and surface welds. Connection locations can be independent of the underlying mesh, which reduces model size and complexity of the meshing requirements.

ABAQUS for CATIA V5

 ABAQUS for CATIA V5 2.3's support of ABAQUS Version 6.6 is reported to take advantage of full functionality of ABAQUS/Standard solver capabilities, including contact enhancements and performance improvements. Further, the ABAQUS continuum shell technology is available to users. This enables the modeling of shell structures with continuum shell elements, which permits the use of the actual CAD geometry of the structure rather than determining an approximate midplane and appropriate offsets of adjoining components. This approach is said to simplify modeling while improving the accuracy of simulations involving contact.

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