ansys 15.0 geometry update

2013 ANSYS, Inc. December 12, 2013 1 ANSYS Confidential & Proprietary Information

15.0 Geometry Update

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Speed Reduced expense for Shared

Topologies (Generalized Booleans)

Instancing support for repeated parts

Total process time reductions

Robustness Shared Topology improvements

Flexibility Flexible shared topology

specifications for multibody parts

Slice plane

Usability

Parameter Manager functions Hot Key Additions Tolerance Setting Icepak PCB objects and

enclosures

Latest Standards

Newest CAD software releases NX Teamcenter Catia V6 JT

SpaceClaim 2014

15.0 Geometry Themes


Speed


Share Topology Performance

Performance of the Shared Topology feature has been improved. Most models show better performance, some significantly so:

Models with higher numbers of bodies show the most significant improvement. Very complex surfaces slow the process.

The new shared topology method is the default at Release 15.0.

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Instancing Support for Multi-Body Parts Share Topology now supports instancing for multi-

body parts using Automatic or Imprint shared topology methods.

Significant total preprocessing time can be saved by propagating mesh specifications to all parts in a pattern.

All parts of a pattern can share specifications


Create pattern in DM Share topology to enable

conformal meshing

Ask whole pattern to inherit specifications of first part

Meshing Instanced Multi-Body Parts


Improved

Geometry Import Transfer to DM Shared Topology Transfer to Meshing

All tests showed total process time reductions

Other Speed Improvements


Robustness


Shared Topology

Many R14.5 crashes fixed in R15.0


Extra Vertices After Boolean

Prevented geometry from being swept in Mechanical or Meshing in R14.5

R14.5

R15.0


Face Loss after Shared Topology

14.5 15.0


Flexibility


Custom Shared Topology for Bodies

You can now apply a Shared Topology Method to bodies within a multi-body part. This allows you to specify sharing settings for individual bodies that are different from the rest of the part, giving much greater flexibility.

Three bodies, one part

Shared Topology for conformal mesh

Sliding contact surface (no shared topology)

Mapped face mesh specification for cyclic symmetry simulation


Face Coloring and Display Legends for Shared Topology Type You now have an additional option in the face coloring

dropdown list to color entities by their Share Topology type. The predefined list includes automatic, imprints, edge joints, and none.


Automatic Shared Topology is generally robust, but can fail due to: Gaps between faces which are

larger than the search tolerance (upper right image)

Limitations in the geometry kernel

Manual face connect may now be performed after Shared Topology Internally moves face vertices so

that connect operation can succeed (middle and lower right images)

Easy to create non-manifold geometry for conformal meshes

Connect Faces after Shared Topology


Face Connect after Shared Topology Example

Automatic Shared Topology connects most of the desired faces.

Sharing fails between the enclosure and one internal body. Manually connecting the faces provides the desired topology

sharing to enable conformal meshing.

Automatic sharing method fails here

Manual sharing method connects faces


Distance Finder Enhancement

Distance Finder tool now displays global and local XYZ components

XYZ components in the plane of interest

Details View of Distance Finder in R14.5

XYZ component distances computed and displayed in R15.0


Coordinates File Units

You now have an option to specify the unit of data in the Coordinate file for the Point & 3D Curve Features.

Details view in R14.5

User-specified unit for Coordinate File

Details view in R15.0


In Mechanical for many years Now available in DM

Single/Multiple save-able planes allowed

New, Edit (dynamically), Delete

Section Plane


Create library of cross sections Typically utilized via sketching

Export those cross sections to a script file

Import those cross sections as needed during model creation

Cross Section Export Via Scripting


Units and Model Size settings can now be changed via Units Menu or Details View

Working units can now be changed within a session

Better control via scripting

Set or get length or angle unit Set or get model tolerance Set or get Large Model

Support setting

Units


Usability


New functions added:

CEILING rounds up to the nearest integer

FLOOR rounds down to the nearest integer

MIN minimum value of a set MAX maximum value of a set ROUND rounds to the nearest

integer

Units can be assigned in the editor

Parameters can be suppressed

Parameter Manager


New hotkeys (F8 and F9) to hide selected face(s) or selected body Ctrl+F8: Hide All Other Faces Ctrl+F9: Hide All Other

Bodies

F8: Hide/Show Faces F9: Suppress/Hide Part and

Body

Shift+F8: Show All Faces Shift+F9: Show All Bodies

Now consistent with Mechanical and Meshing

DesignModeler Hot Key Additions


Default tolerance settings:

New option to change settings, which may improve:

Boolean and regeneration success rates

Meshing success

DesignModeler Tolerance Setting Option


PCB object support for Icepak

Can now define PCB object from block or polygonal extrusion Electronics enclosure feature for creating domains of interest


Latest Standards


Geometry Interfaces for R15.0 Geometry Interface Name Supported CAD Versions

ANSYS Geometry Interface for Creo Parametric Pro/E Wildfire 5 (Creo Elements/Pro), Creo

Parametric 1, Creo Parametric 2

ANSYS Geometry Interface for Creo Elements/Direct

Modeling Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 17.0, 18.0,

18.1

ANSYS Geometry Interface for NX NX 7.5, NX 8.0, NX 8.5

CADNEXUS/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5 CATIA V5-6 R2012, V5-6 R2013

ANSYS Geometry Interface for CATIA V5 CATIA V5-6 R2013

ANSYS Geometry Interface for CATIA V6 CATIA V6 R2010x-R2013

ANSYS Geometry Interface for Autodesk Inventor 2013, 2014; AutoCAD 2013, 2014

ANSYS Geometry Interface for SolidWorks SolidWorks 2012, 2013

ANSYS Geometry Interface for Solid Edge Solid Edge ST5, ST6

ANSYS Geometry Interface for JT JTOpen 6.4-9.5

ANSYS Geometry Interface for ACIS ACIS R24

ANSYS Geometry Interface for Parasolid Parasolid 26.0

ANSYS Geometry Interface for Teamcenter Teamcenter 8.1, 8.3, 9.1


New ANSYS product Geometry Interface for CATIA

V6

CATIA V6 installation NOT required

Reads 3dxml files Export with authoring Includes geometry & meta-data

Non-associative

No parameter access

Details in online Help

CATIA V6 Reader


Updated ANSYS product:

Geometry Interface for JT R14.5 supported JT 8.0-8.1 R15.0 expands support to JT 9.5 Improved performance,

robustness

Non-associative

No parameter access

Supports JT files containing Boundary Representation (B-Rep) data

Tessellation data not read

JT Reader


R15.0 adds support for:

Teamcenter 9.1 4-Tier configurations

Teamcenter Interface


Teamcenter and Workbench Interactions

1. Revise

2. Edit geometry

3. Edit ANSYS Project

4. Update geometry

5. Save


Teamcenter 4-Tier vs. 2-Tier

4-Tier 2-Tier


Scales to allow thousands of users on a database

Supports clients on both local and worldwide networks

Enables global collaboration

Permits deployment size and style flexibility

Teamcenter 4-Tier Benefits


Streamlined Teamcenter Interface

Now consistent with Teamcenter Login


SpaceClaim 2014


SpaceClaim 2014 Highlights

Insert tab & Manufacture group

New SolidEdge and 3D PDF import/export

Semantic GD&T

Drawing format views and linked fields

AutoCAD layout space import

Sheetmetal Blend, Clash Allowance and Miters

Improved Draft creation

Improved Mesh tools

New Repair capabilities

30% faster load


On-demand floating translator usage

New 3D PDF (with PMI) import/export

SolidEdge support (multi-threaded)

Import from AutoCAD layout space

Import Creo/NX simplified reps/family table parts with two-level File>Open

Multi-threaded (faster) Load

AMF file support

Direct STL-to-OBJ

Added File Locking

SpaceClaim 2014 Inter-operability


Modeling New Blend tool with additional blend

creation features New Repair tools: alignment & reduce

surface complexity Parameter/dimension improved

integration with Excel Flatten command for assemblies Pinned datums/axes/points that follow

geometry Both-sides, complex Draft situations

Detailing True semantic

GD&T/Dimensions/Annotations Auxiliary view labels Barcodes

ANSYS/CAE-Prep Baffle support in shared topology Driving dimensions from Mass properties

SpaceClaim 2014


SpaceClaim 2014

Support for non-manifold topology (baffles)


Pin-able Datums Planes, Axes and Points can follow

placement references through changes

Works for both placement and orientation

3D datum points explicitly added to ribbon

Standard Holes follow placements

Measurement enhancements: Improved measurement display Can drive Pulled and Moved objects

to measured quantities (Vol., Min. Dist., etc.)

Improved Excel integration with dimension-driven groups

SpaceClaim 2014 Pseudo-Parametric Modeling


ASME 14.5 support added Semantic GD&T and Dimensions Selection/3D highlighting of

references

Intelligence added to GD&T logic Meaningful composite tolerances Complete support for all of 14.5 New symbols in 14.5 Tolerance Tree True 3D dimensions

SpaceClaim 2014 MBD Progress


Unfold torus-shaped forms

Move hems along edge

Pattern single tabs

Create opposite flanges simultaneously

Snap-form-to-grid option added

Convert facets and irregular offsets to bends

80-100x speed improvement in converting parts with many holes in the face

Added identification and creation of default corner reliefs

Partial bend of hems

Retain joggles after adding cutouts

Create curved Joggles

SpaceClaim 2014 Sheet Metal Enhancements


Allow identification and unbending of complex corners

When edge Move would = slanted side faces, insert a Split

Auto-fix Creo/SW Hems

Allow selection of non-linear edges for Squaring Up in Convert tool

Sheet metal-style Blends for ducts

New both sides tabs

Create continuous multi-edge hems

SpaceClaim 2014 Sheet Metal Continued

ansys 15.0 geometry update

Documents

shared topology transfer

shared topology feature

new shared topology

body parts share topology

shared topologies

individual bodies

mesh specifications

conformal meshing