DS Releases Abaqus Unified FEA from SIMULIA

By DE Editors

Dassault Systemes (DS;  Paris, France) announced the availability of Abaqus Version 6.7 Extended Functionality (EF), its finite element analysis (FEA) software suite from SIMULIA (Providence, RI).

The release builds on SIMULIA’s promise of delivering a broader set of solutions within an open, unified simulation environment. New capabilities in Abaqus Version 6.7-EF include native technology for multiphysics fluid-structure interaction (FSI), an associative geometry interface to SolidWorks, collaborative modeling capabilities, tools for managing material libraries, and visualization capabilities for solid composites, as well as dozens of additional customer-requested enhancements.

Abaqus Version 6.7-EF includes Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian (CEL) analysis that enables FSI within Abaqus/Explicit — CEL also provides the ability to analyze the performance of solid materials undergoing extreme deformation; collaborative modeling in Abaqus/CAE allows the import of models and objects from other Abaqus databases into the current analysis session,  facilitating concurrent modeling between multiple engineers.

The Material Library in Abaqus/CAE enables the efficient use and management of material properties from sources including proprietary corporate databases. Additionally, new third-party plug-ins offered by Granta Design and Matereality provide access to a broad range of materials associated with industrial and military/aerospace databases, such as MMPDS-03.

For more improvements, please go to Abaqus, or contact SIMULIA, a brand of Dassault Systemes.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.