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NXAutomated bolted connection modelingUsing traditional methods, engineersspend many hours manually creating rigidelement spiders to model bolted connections.NX 7 assists engineers by automaticallyfinding and using the design dataneeded by this process and enabling themto create large numbers of connectionswith a single mouse click.Efficiency through automation The NXOpen application programming interfacehas been enhanced to include finiteelement modeling, solution processes andpost-processing commands. Using NXOpen, you can automate repetitive tasksand capture CAE process knowledge.Engineering teams can then distributethese automated simulation processes toother engineering and design departments,enabling them to more easilyperform simulation and ensure they followCAE best practices. This approach results infewer bottlenecks, more efficient designanalysiscycles and more timely andaccurate simulation.Integrated multi-physics solutionsFlexible-body dynamics. While manyproducts offer kinematic simulation ofrigid mechanisms, NX Motion is unique inoffering an integrated dynamic simulationenvironment. Unlike kinematic simulation,dynamic motion simulation takesmechanism compliance into accountthrough the use of bushings, springs anddampers, and now flexible bodies. Partflexibility is important because it changesthe geometry of the mechanism and canlead to serious design issues. EngineersYou can automate repetitive analysis tasks withcustomized workflows and dialogs.can validate designs using higher fidelitymodels that combine elastic deformationand rigid body motion to evaluateconditions such as sharp impacts, suddenchanges in motion or the effect ofcomponent flexibility on mechanismperformance and durability.Durability Engineers use structural fatigueanalysis to predict design life or durability.Analysts can check whether in-serviceloadings are likely to cause early failure inparts subjected to heavy vibration or cyclicloads. NX 7 introduces two new productsfor evaluating durability – a durabilitywizard and an advanced durabilitysolution. The NX durability wizard providesan intuitive, guided process for designersand less experienced users to computestrength safety factors and fatigue life.The advanced durability solution assistsexpert users in performing more complexanalyses with support for static andtransient loads and the ability to handlebi-axial stresses and notch effects.Flow (CFD) and thermal analysis NXenhances flow and thermal analysisproductivity with new capabilities to modelcomplex systems. Examples of complexsystems include gas-gas mixtures thatcontain miscible species and systems withrotating and non-rotating flow. Users canget results faster by using the newfractional step integration scheme whensolving long, transient problems. Visualizationof tracer fluid objects and 3D flowresults for relative/absolute pressure andshear resultant provide users with anintuitive understanding of fluid systembehavior. NX 7 users also benefit fromimproved performance and accuracy of thethermal solver for models with articulation.Users will also experience betterconvergence of simulations involvingtransient phase changes through theability to lock temperatures.Enhanced flow analysis can be used whenmodeling complex systems.Solver support NX 7 expands support formultiple solver solutions. New support forhyperelastic material models in Nastran,Abaqus and Ansys helps engineers workingwith nonlinear materials to better understandtheir impact on product performance.Users can evaluate the stability ofservomechanisms and rotating systemswith new support for NX Nastran®solutions SOL 107 and 110 for direct andmodal complex eigenvalue analysis. NXalso supports NX Nastran SOL 200 optimizationanalysis and the new NX Nastranflexible body solution.You can use flexible body dynamics to understandpart performance under real operating conditions.Durability analysis checks whethercyclic loads will cause early failure.
NXCorrelate analysis results against physical testdata to gain confidence in a simulation.Integrated analysis/test correlationBefore a test can be replaced, engineersneed to demonstrate that the analysismodel can match measured data. A highdegree of match, or correlation, betweenthe analysis model, results and test datagives confidence that the analysis modeland solution can be used to predictperformance. Two new products enablerapid model correlation and modelupdating.NX finite element (FE) model correlationThis new product enables users toquantitatively and qualitatively comparesimulation and modal test results, as wellas compare two different simulations. Theinsight provided by viewing test andanalysis mode shapes side-by-side issupplemented by a range of options tocalculate and display correlation metrics.FE model updating NX 7 introduces thisnew product to rapidly update analysismodels to better match test results.Through an intuitive workflow, analystscan quickly update an FE model throughan optimization process which calibratesand fine tunes model parameters, such asstiffness or mass properties, to bettermatch the analysis results to the testresults.NX for tooling and fixture designImproved mold design NX 7 significantlyreduces the time needed to design andvalidate molds. The new HD3Dvisualization tool for mold designvalidation assists both part and tooldesigners with the task of checking andcorrecting part design issues related tomanufacturability – such as poor dataquality, undercuts and draft angles.The new cooling circuit design providesonscreen drag handle interaction for rapidcreation and adjustment of cooling lines.Cooling lines can be automaticallypositioned to fit within a specified 3D zonesurrounding the part.The new motion simulation enables you todynamically analyze a fully detailed tooloperating in the press machine in order tovalidate and correct interferences andcollision issues prior to build.Validate and correct complex dynamic interferenceand collision conditions prior to physical try-out(applied to molds and dies) with the new motionsimulation capabilities.Identify and correct problematic data quality,undercuts and shallow draft issues with visualreporting tools for mold design validation.Improved progressive die design NXdelivers new capabilities that maximizespeed and flexibility when designingprogressive dies; these capabilities also cansave on tool cost. The new workflow forunbending and flattening assists you withcreating, visualizing, manipulating andre-ordering bends. Full and partial bendingcapabilities (including bend allowance)and the freedom to visualize bendprogressions from “blank to part” and “partto blank” provides the flexibility to quicklyoptimize the strip layout for cost andspeed.Die structure design and detailing havealso been enhanced to automate design ofpiercing punches, forming punches anddies. You can now create complex formingpunches, including auxiliary mounting andstrengthening features, with only a fewmouse clicks.The new motion simulation helps you findand correct dynamic interference andcollision issues prior to tool build. You cansimply simulate the detailed die as if it wasoperating in the press machine – includingstrip lifting and advancement.Easily create, visualize and re-order bends todesign a strip layout optimized for cost and speed.
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