CAE Collaboration Strategy using

VCollab

atA Major Automotive OEM

ObjectivesExtend visibility of CAE data to DE and Chief Engineer’s of Vehicle ProgramsEnable CAE document and data collaboration Facilitate Virtual Analysis Reviews among CAE teamsProvide consistent platform for CAE data access from diverse geographic locationsBatch Extraction of various “Key” analysis results into a light weight formatSupport multiple analysis programs

VCollab : Visual Collaboration Solution

Static Static Simulation Simulation Simulation

Highly Reduced Visualization Format *.CAXHighly Reduced Visualization Format *.CAXHighly Reduced Visualization Format *.CAX

VCollab PresenterVCollab

Presenter

DurabilityDurability ThermalThermal CFDCFD

VCollab Pro

VCollab Pro

3D Documents Interactive 3D .pptInteractive 3D .doc

Web

3D Documents Interactive 3D .pptInteractive 3D .doc

Web

High PerformanceVisualization &

Document creation tool

High PerformanceVisualization &

Document creation tool

VMoveCAE

CAE

NVH Crash Safety

VCollab Presenter Lite

VCollab Presenter Lite

Free ViewerFree Viewer

CAE/CFD Engineer

ABAQUS

NASTRAN/DYNA

StarCD/FLUENT

FILE SERVER

DISK STORAGE

LICE

NSE

SER

VE

R

NFS

As-Is Business Model

CAE Engineer

CFD Engineer

DE

NFS

Issues :

File sizes are too large to share

Consumes too much bandwidth and time

DE has no way to look at CAE results other than JPEG/AVI

Large Native CAE Files

Suppliers

Europe

Mexico

China

CAE/CFD Engineer

ABAQUS

NASTRAN/DYNA

FILE / HTTPSERVER

DISK STORAGE

LICE

NSE

SER

VE

R

Tcp/IP

VMOVE (VCollab)

LICE

NSE

SER

VE

R

Define Extract Compress

Tcp/IPHTTPS

Phase 1 : CAX files on HTTP Server and Presenter in browser as CAE Visualize tool

VCOLLAB PRESENTER

CAE Engineer

VCOLLAB PRESENTER

CFD Engineer

DE

CAE/CFD Engineer

Tcp/Ip/HTTPS

VCOLLAB PRESENTER

•Light weight CAE data sharing strategy with dramatic file size reductions

•Improved collaboration with easy to use CAxviewer

Europe

Mexico

China

Europe

CAE/CFD Engineer

ABAQUS

NASTRAN

LS DYNA

LICE

NSE

SER

VE

R

VMOVE (VCOLLAB)

LICE

NSE

SER

VE

R

Define Extract Compress

TCP/IP /HTTPS

VCOLLAB PRESENTER

CAE Engineer

VCOLLAB PRESENTER

CFD Engineer

DE

CAE/CFD Engineer

CAE/CFD Engineer

https

/DYNA

SP Server

Phase 2 : CAX files in Sharepoint Server and Presenter as CAE Visualize component in SharePoint

•Light weight CAE data sharing strategy with dramatic file size reductions

•Improved collaboration with easy to use CAx viewer as part of SharePoint portal

China

Europe

Mexico

Brazil

VCOLLAB PRESENTER

CAE/CFD Engineer

ABAQUS

NASTRAN/DYNA

StarCD/FLUENT

FILE SERVER

DISK STORAGE

LICE

NSE

SER

VE

R

NFS

CAE/CFD Engineer

Integrated Environment for SharePoint and VCollab

SP

VCOLLAB PRESENTER

CAE Engineer

VCOLLAB PRESENTER

CFD Engineer

DE

WEB SERVICE

VMOVE ENGINELICE

NSE

SERVE

R

Extract CompressData

https

Suppliers

NA

China

Europe

AP

ASSUMPTIONSVMoveCAE runs on server in batch mode. Can be executed remotely with scripts or thru work flow process management systems. VCollab Presenter software would be loaded on client machines via the block point and sync eventsVCollab Presenter can be launched via web browserVCollab Presenter can be installed on every laptop and desktop in the corporate. With out license, it works like a free viewer ( VCollab Presenter Lite) and with license it works as VCollab Presenter with premium features. Network timeout scenarios and Performance benchmarks can be validated and executed prior to the deployment

VMOVE (VCOLLAB)LICENSE SERVER

Global Use case Scenario

CAE Engineer

CFD Engineer

CAM Engineer

DE

* Vehicle * Pow

ertrain* D

esign Center

* Manufacturing

* Suppliers* Joint V

entures

CAX COLLABORATION

DOCUMENT COLLABORATION

SP + VCollab

Europe

Mexico

AP

CAD

CFD FEA

CAM

Single Viewer to access Heterogeneous Data

POWERPOINT PROFESSIONAL 050

100150200250300350

File Types

LSDYNA versus VCollab File sizes

Native LSDYNAdataVCollab file

0

500

1000

FileTypes

Abaqus versus VCollab file sizes in MB

Abaqus File

Single Frame

Ten framesanimation

Compression / ExtractionDiverse Target Viewers

Benefits of VCollab CAx Platform

Single Archive for CAx Data

CAM ModelCAM Model

Boundary ConditionBoundary Condition

Principal StressesPrincipal Stresses

DisplacementsDisplacements

INTERNET EXPLORER DATA EXTRACTION

• Reduce, View and Share CAE resultsEliminates large files transfersMakes CAE data easily portable/sharable Faster light weight post processingNon CAE experts can view and understand the FEA/CFD results

• Maximize the utilization of CAE – Links Development and CAE teams– Links suppliers and CAE teams– Links Global CAE teams– Integration of HPC with desktops

• Provide a successful global CAE collaboration platformExtends visibility of CAE data to DRE, DE and Chief Engineer’s of Vehicle ProgramsEnable CAE document and data collaboration Facilitate Virtual Analysis Reviews among CAE teamsProvide consistent platform for CAE data access from diverse geographic locationsBatch Extraction of various “Key” analysis results into a light weight formatSupport multiple analysis programs

•

Benefits

CAD + CAM + CAE Data in Presenter in Power Point as well as IE Browser

Multi Disciplinary CAD+CAM+CAE data in IE Browser using Presenter

CAD

CFD FEA

CAM

View all CAxData in 3D

Single CAx Visualization Archive

UniGraphicsUniGraphics

Boundary ConditionBoundary Condition

Principal StressesPrincipal Stresses

DisplacementsDisplacements

FILE SIZE REDUCTIONS after converting the native files into CAX files

CAX .. Sample light Weight File Sizes

<1 Min84%46.4289NASTRAN

CAE Software

CAE Results File Size ( MB)

CAX File Size (MB)

File size reduction

Time for translation

ANSYS 14000 92 99% 1 Hr 8 Min

LS DYNA 15 4.45 68% <1 Min

ABAQUS (ODB)

628 48 92% 2 Mins

FLUENT 347 13.1 96% < 1 Min

THANKS