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FIGURE 1.2<br />

base or the design instance library. These experts assist in pruning out the nonfeasible design alternatives<br />

during the preliminary design phase.<br />

The CDU helps capture the functional intent of the component design in the form of design rules,<br />

spatial and functional relationships between assemblies and parts, and part features. Since the object<br />

model and the underlying geometric entities are represented as individual objects (in OPP’s sense),<br />

subsequent changes in spatial relationships, assembly-part relationships, etc., can be easily undertaken<br />

without undesirably affecting the other parts in the assembly. At first, the Integrated CAD/FEM system<br />

builds an FEM model from the object model developed by the CDU for FEA in conjunction with an<br />

object modeling knowledge base based on the object’s shape, size, and other design conditions. The FEM<br />

knowledge base is used for making decisions regarding mesh generation for the object model and selection<br />

of appropriate element types and element sizes, depending on the particular FEA package to which the<br />

finite element (FE) model is to be transferred and the specified design analysis conditions. At present,<br />

an automated mesh generator (2-D and 3-D), based on the Delaunay triangulation scheme, is used for<br />

generating the FEM meshes. The automated mesh generator also provides the capability for checking<br />

the quality of the FE meshes. The user also has an option to take advantage of the automated meshgeneration<br />

capability of I-DEAS and ANSYS packages.<br />

After the FE meshes are completely generated for the FE model, the loading and boundary<br />

conditions are automatically specified on the FE model based on the initial design specifications. The<br />

whole FEM model would then be transferred as a single piece of information (input file) to the FEA<br />

package without any user interaction. The analysis of the FEM model in the FEA package would be<br />

controlled by means of a master control program running on the UNIX operating system. Currently,<br />

the master control program has been implemented using the CLOS-C foreign function call facility.<br />

Additionally, the control program also provides a restricted capability for window programming. The<br />

control program opens a window (X-window system) on the terminal screen where it executes the<br />

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Framework of the Integrated CAD/FEM system.

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