Group presentation and live demo of using FEM analysis with UGS NX

1. UGS NX by Siemens Joseph Cosentino Ben Kowalewski Peter Vandermeer

2. Agenda Introduction Users of NX “Life” Demo Examples of Capabilities Comparison Questions

3. Introduction NX is developed by Siemens PLM Software Synchronous Technology (introduced in NX 6) Capabilities: Mechanical Design/Simulation Electromechanical Systems Design/Simulation Engineering Process Management (Teamcenter) Industrial Design & Styling Package Design Tooling and Fixture Design Inspection Programming

4. Users of NX Mechanical and Manufacturing Industries GM, Nissan, Moog, GE, Pratt & Whitney Software was used in 90% of the vehicles on display at the North American International Auto Show

5. “Life” Demo Performed by Joe Cosentino Stress Analysis of C-clamp

6. Comparison .15 Mesh Von Mises UGS NX Solution SolidWorks Solution

7. Comparison .1 Mesh Von Mises SolidWorks Solution UGS NX Solution

8. Capabilities Mechanical Design Modeling Tools Feature based parametric design, with product features such as holes, bosses, cutouts, and fillets. Design intent captured up front to allow for intuitive future changes Other explicit techniques include curve and spline definition, sweeps, revolves, Boolean operations, and precise surface modeling through curves and points.

9. Capabilities Mechanical Design Drafting Automatic and associative view projections and scaling Easy to create standard and custom section views Assembly drawing view applications, such as non-sectioned component display in section views. Easy to dimension, apply GD&T callouts, edit text manually, apply notes, drawing templates, utility symbols, parts lists and tables, and more. Easy to use intuitive interface.

10. Capabilities Mechanical Design: Other Topics Assembly Design Human Modeling Product Validation Routed Systems Design Sheet Metal Design User-Defined Features

11. Capabilities Mechanical Simulation Meshing Automatic Meshing using 3D tetrahedral, 3D swept mesh, 2D meshing, and 1D meshing techniques Transition meshing from fine to course User controlled local elements for precise mesh generation (eg – local mesh refinement)

12. Capabilities Mechanical Simulation Loads and Boundary Conditions Load definition on associated geometry (eg – a mesh point, face, edge, or curve) Constraints defined on associated geometry Support for surface to surface contacts Loads include: Forces, temperatures, face and edge pressures, acceleration, heat sources, face and edge fluxes, convection and radiation Time varying loading

13. Capabilities Mechanical Simulation Solver Environments Nastran – structural, thermal Abaqus – structural, thermal Ansys – structural, thermal NX Thermal / Advanced Thermal NX Flow – fluid flow and coupled thermal/flow NX Advanced Flow

14. Capabilities Machining Program Computer Automated Manufacturing Tools to Machine Your Product Drilling, Multi-Axis Milling, Turning, Wire EDM machining, Machining Simulation (Including collision detection between the part, tools, and fixturing)

15. SolidWorks Comparison NX generally has a larger toolset in all modules of the software. SolidWorks has a simplified toolset and easy GUI. NX will take longer to use and to learn for inexperienced users. NX is generally a more powerful software package, especially for PLM integration.

16. Interface Demo

17. Questions??