Siemens Simcenter 3D addresses complex engineering challenges

Siemens Digital Industries Software (Plano, Texas, U.S.) announces the latest release of Simcenter 3D software, a comprehensive, fully-integrated CAE solution for complex, multidisciplinary product performance engineering. Part of the Xcelerator portfolio, Siemens’ integrated software, services and application development platform, the 2021 release is said to deliver improvements to Simcenter 3D’s simulation efficiency. Enhancements include new simulation types, refinements in accuracy and enhanced performance speed. 

The addition of the Simcenter Multimech tool enables automatic generation of the geometry and full mesh separation of macro and microstructural models in order to predict how, when and why failure will occur in the overall part. This includes full representative volume element (RVE) separation and 2D and 3D automatic insertion of cracks or cohesive zones in advanced materials. 

New to Simcenter 3D is an auralization post-processing tool that allows users to listen to simulated pressure results to evaluate sound quality. With this tool, Siemens says acoustics engineers can actually hear the noise produced from various vibrating components or products as opposed to having to visually evaluate through charts or graphs.

Because simulation-driven design can significantly lower the time it takes to bring a product to market, Simcenter 3D’s thermal analysis capabilities have also been scaled into a vertical solution for mold designers and design engineers. The new NX Mold Cooling product uses Simcenter 3D technology to allow designers to rapidly set up and simulate the thermal performance of an injection mold insert directly in NX as they are designing the mold, ensuring easy and rapid thermal analysis of injection mold designs without having to wait for expert analyst feedback.

A full list of Simcenter 3D enhancements can be found here.