CATIA V5 Analysis

Design for Real World Performance

Realistic Simulation
in the Design Process
Optimize product performance faster
with integrated design analysis in CATIA V5

Product Development Challenges Your Competitive Advantage

Global competition requires the creation of better products To meet this challenge, SIMULIA provides realistic design
faster and at lower costs—without sacrificing quality. To meet simulation capability within the CATIA design environment.
these challenges, many companies have adopted computer- Designers are able to use the familiar CATIA user interface and
aided engineering (CAE) to reduce the cost of physical testing, perform analysis directly on their master reference model in
decrease overall product development time, and improve CATIA. Since there is no transfer and translation of geometry,
understanding of their product performance. Traditionally, data integrity issues are avoided. The generative capability of the
however, CAE has largely been used towards the end of the CATIA Analysis product suite allows design-analysis iterations to
development cycle by a limited quantity of highly-qualified be performed rapidly—from simple parts to complex assemblies.
specialists using a standalone product, which has restricted its The software leverages the CATIA V5 knowledge-based
effectiveness in the design phase. architecture, making it easy to optimize designs based on product
performance specifications and analysis results. Unbeatable ease
For CAE to have a positive impact on product development, of use makes CATIA Analysis particularly suitable for designers
it needs to be used earlier in the design process and allow looking to accurately size their designs and quickly evaluate their
designers to explore different design alternatives quickly and real world performance.
reliably. This requires an integrated CAD/CAE environment that
is easy to use and focused on the needs of the designer.
Capabilities to Meet the Needs of All Users
• Designers: Use analysis to size parts and ensure that the design will work the first time
• Analysts: Perform a virtual test to evaluate the performance of the design and whether
it will meet its requirements
• Method Developers: Develop standardized analysis methods and then provide those
methods to designers using templates and knowledgeware

Fast Analysis Loop Designers Analysts Detailed Analysis

• Familiar CAD environment • CAD integration
• Geometry associativity • Rapid model building and results evaluation
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Automated, adaptive meshing
Template-based guidance
CATIA •
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Meshing performance and control
Easy update after design change
• Knowledge-based design V5 • Large model capacity
optimization
• Computation speed
Analysis •
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Solver performance and flexibility
Open to multiple applications
• Results reliability

Method Developers Process Automation

• Knowledge-based architecture
• Capture of analysis methods and knowledge
• Templates to deploy standard analysis methods

Why Choose CATIA Analysis? “Using CATIA Analysis, a designer rather than an
CATIA Analysis allows designers who are using CATIA to leverage expert is now able to perform an analysis on an
the power of proven analysis technology to evaluate and improve automobile transmission gear assembly. In the past,
their designs. It also provides the technology for engineering such an analysis would only take place if serious
analysts to create complex finite element models while problems requiring design modification occurred…
maintaining associativity with the master design in CATIA, thereby With today’s improved CAE tools, however, all
avoiding time-consuming and error-prone transfer of geometry. analysis conditions for the gear assembly can be
set within 30 minutes.”
—Dr. Takanao Uchida, leader of the CATIA V5 project at
Honda Automotive R&D and one of the pioneers of “Designer
CAE” in Japan
Features and Benefits: Fast design-analysis loops
• User-friendly environment The analysis specifications are an extension of the part and
• Fast design-analysis loops assembly design specifications, and the analysis is performed
• Multidiscipline collaboration directly on the CATIA geometry. It is, therefore, simple and
convenient to perform an analysis to help size parts and
• Knowledge-based optimization
compare the performance of different design alternatives.
• Industry-proven performance
The impact of design changes can be rapidly assessed
with automatic updates. Designers using CATIA Analysis
User-friendly environment will naturally use analysis as part of their design process,
CATIA Analysis provides designers and analysts with an affording them a greater understanding of how their designs
intuitive user interface that meets their varied needs. Since perform and improving their ability to deliver the right design
the user interface is a natural extension of that in CATIA, it the first time.
is particularly easy for CATIA users. They obtain a realistic
understanding of the mechanical behavior by quickly reviewing Multidiscipline collaboration
design characteristics in a digital mockup (DMU) environment.
CATIA Analysis supports concurrent engineering, allowing
The CATIA V5 tools and environment—that are common to all
users to work closely together and avoid rework. Designers
CATIA applications, Abaqus for CATIA, and partner solutions—
and analysts can collaborate since they have access to the
eliminate the problem of lost productivity associated with using
same environment, eliminating data transfer, rework, and the
multiple applications.
need to maintain multiple applications for design and analysis.
The analysis environment also allows method developers to
create templates that designers can routinely use to perform
standard types of analysis.

Knowledge-based optimization Industry-proven performance

The CATIA Analysis products leverage the native CATIA The speed with which analyses can be performed in CATIA
knowledge-based architecture. They allow designs to be often surprises designers and simulation experts familiar with
optimized by capturing and studying the knowledge associated other applications. The time it takes to create the finite element
with part design and analysis. The reuse of analysis features model, solve it, and display results can be a matter of minutes.
and the application of knowledge-based rules and checks The robust, built-in finite element solver and mesh generators
ensure compliance to company best practices. Automation of balance both accuracy and speed. The adaptive meshing
standard analysis processes through the use of knowledgeware capability automatically adjusts the mesh to obtain accurate
templates dramatically improves the efficiency of the design- results without time-consuming manual involvement.
analysis process.

“With CATIA, it’s one click to move from design to analysis and then another click to move to NC (Numerical
Control) programming. That’s invaluable because many of our engineers perform all three tasks, and they
only have to learn one user interface. It has cut at least 50% off our development times.”
—Steve Oliver, Director of Design Services, Gillett Evernham Motorsports
CATIA V5 Analysis Products
Workbench – Generative Structural Analysis
Generative Part Structural Analysis (GPS)
Generative stress and modal analysis on single parts
Generative Assembly Structural Analysis (GAS)
Generative stress and modal analysis on hybrid assemblies
Generative Dynamic Analysis (GDY)
Generative structural dynamic response analysis
ELFINI Structural Analysis (EST)
Complementary advanced options for preprocessing, solving, and postprocessing

Workbench – Advanced Meshing Tools

FEM Surface (FMS)
Complementary advanced options to generate associative mesh from surface design
FEM Solid (FMD)
Complementary advanced options to generate associative mesh from solid design

Scalable Solutions
The existing CATIA V5 Analysis capabilities can be extended Additional capabilities with SIMULIA Extended Analysis
to include basic nonlinear and thermal analysis by adding • Thermal analysis
SIMULIA Extended Analysis to the existing portfolio. Partner • Nonlinear analysis
products also provide extended capabilities such as multibody • Thermal stress analysis
dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, fatigue analysis, and
others. Complementary solutions from CAA Partners
• Acoustic analysis
CATIA V5 Analysis Capabilities
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• Linear stress analysis on parts and hybrid assemblies
• Noise and vibration (NVH) analysis
(solid, surface, and wireframe)
• Multibody dynamic analysis
• Transient and harmonic dynamic analysis
• Ride and handling analysis
• Contact analysis
• Durability and fatigue analysis
• Buckling analysis
• Stamping analysis
• Thermo-mechanical analysis
• Gateway interfaces to external solvers
• Modal analysis
• Vehicle assembly analysis For further information on our partners, please visit:
• Assembly of multiple analysis models www.3ds.com/alliances/software-partnership
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About SIMULIA
SIMULIA is the Dassault Systèmes brand that delivers a scalable portfolio of Realistic Simulation solutions including the Abaqus product suite for Unified Finite Element Analysis,
multiphysics solutions for insight into challenging engineering problems, and SIMULIA SLM for managing simulation data, processes, and intellectual property. By building on
established technology, respected quality, and superior customer service, SIMULIA makes realistic simulation an integral business practice that improves product performance,
reduces physical prototypes, and drives innovation. Headquartered in Providence, RI, USA, SIMULIA provides sales, services, and support through a global network of regional
offices and distributors.

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