NX Advanced FEM Fact Sheet - Siemens PLM Software - #5

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Complete model checking tools

Analyzing a model with errors can be time-consuming and expensive, and errors are often not detected even after analysis. NX Advanced FEM provides a full set of graphical and mathematical tools to help verify that a model is complete and correct before you submit it for solution:

• Coincident node and element checks eliminate duplications

• Free-edge and face checks avoid unwanted cracks in a model

• Shrink element display verifies that elements are located properly

• Element shape checks (distortion, warping, etc.) verify that elements do not violate limits and can produce accurate results

Getting the best results from analysis

For the mixed science and art of analysis to impact design decisions, results must be presented in an understandable form. NX Advanced FEM provides extensive graphics and manipulation capabilities that focus on critical data and present it for review and action. A comprehensive and flexible methodology has been adopted to enable the user to act before, during and after FEM solutions are sought.

Using NX Advanced FEM, you can: Create:

• Animated, stepped or smooth-shaded displays

• Cutting plane, contour, element and arrow displays

• Templates of display options for repeated use Control:

• How data is displayed (for example, data components and coordinate system to use averaged and unaveraged data)

• Text, headers and colors

• GIF

• TIFF

• BMP

• Animated GIF

• Single or multiple result sets to spreadsheets or directly to Excel (Windows only) for further manipulation Report generation

• HTML customized report generation for model data and results inspection Import:

• Modified result sets back from Excel (Windows only) or a spreadsheet text file