Siemens PLM Software Releases Femap 10.2

By DE Editors

Siemens PLM Software has announced the latest release of Femap software, the PC-based finite element modeling component of the Velocity Series portfolio of PLM solutions.

According to the company, Femap 10.2 makes it faster and easier to create the meshed models used by engineers to simulate and analyze product performance using finite element analysis (FEA). The latest release includes features to help ensure model accuracy and to visually evaluate analysis results. The productivity enhancements in Femap 10.2 are aimed at streamlining the processes required to create accurate models that can determine the structural, dynamic, and thermal performance of complex engineered parts, assemblies, and systems.

Femap 10.2 adds a variety of enhancements and new features. The Interactive Meshing Toolbox introduced in Femap version 10 has added functionality that enables faster, interactive creation of the finite element mesh model. It also includes a new feature editing capability that allows the user to move features, such as holes or surfaces, while the meshed model is automatically updated to reflect the change.

A new topology optimization capability allows the user to apply loads and constraints to material encompassing the entire available design envelope, minimizing weight, and maximizing stiffness by removing unnecessary material to create an optimized shape. The suggested shape can serve as a starting point for successive iterations, significantly reducing the time needed to arrive at a final design.

Femap 10.2 contains several enhancements, including a new feature for working with beam elements. Users now have the ability to view the stress contours in beam cross sections. Faster data handling also enables Femap to process recovered output data in significantly less time, and a new post-processing toolbox consolidates functional elements in the user interface for enhanced ease-of-use, according to Siemens.

Femap works with other finite element analysis (FEA) solvers. With Femap 10.2, the company further expands its integration with Nastran software with the support of a new edge-to-face contact feature for NX Nastran software.

For more information, visit Siemens PLM Software.

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