COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006 - новые возможности и совместимость с большинством CAD систем
Structural Research & Analysis Corp. (SRAC; Santa Monica, CA) has announced the release of COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006 software, a completely redesigned version of the standalone design analysis program that works with virtually all CAD programs. In addition to a new GUI (graphical user interface), COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006 is said to offer several new tutorial features and a variety of new analysis capabilities that include what are called virtual connectors for assemblies, drop tests, and fatigue life. Virtual connectors, according to SolidWorks, are new, knowledge-based tools that make it easy for analysis users to perform complex assembly analyses without difficult and time-consuming connector modeling.
COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006 now enables drop-test simulation for both parts and assemblies. Greater ease-of-use comes from an updated GUI, and the software offers a number of tools to help novices and infrequent users use the software effectively and quickly. These include such features as a QuickTips guide that walks users through both the GUI and functions and a What’s Wrong utility that helps users analyze errors and learn whether such inputs as loads, restraints, and mesh are valid. In addition, a wizard called the Analysis Advisor takes beginners, casual users, and even befuddled power users through the analysis set-up and postprocessing stages. The Analysis Advisor also provides answers to such questions as what study type to use, what to do if a mesh fails, and how to interpret results.
SRAC has added mixed meshing to COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006. This functionality makes it possible for engineers to simulate thick and thin components with a combination of solid elements for thick bodies and shell elements for thin parts. The addition of h-adaptive meshing enables the program to converge automatically to a correct solution by automatically refining the mesh in critical areas until the solution converges.
COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006 also introduces fatigue life analysis. This new analysis tool gives users the ability to perform fatigue studies on assemblies that contain different material properties, and also to be more accurate in predicting a product’s lifespan by using actual loading conditions in the fatigue simulation. Fatigue life analysis tools include Rainflow charts to help users determine the effects of small stress cycles in their loading history, and possible effects over life.
Nonlinear stress analysis capabilities have been expanded in version 2006 of COSMOSDesignSTAR. Among the enhancements are the integration of nonlinear material properties into the core material database, which eliminates duplication of data and effort caused by maintaining separate lists. Additionally, nonlinear loads are definable through simple dragging and dropping from a linear static study. Further, you can now import physical test data for both hyperelastic and visco-elastic material models.
In addition to its native support of SolidWorks 2006, COSMOSDesignSTAR now supports Autodesk Inventor, CATIA V4 and V5, Pro/Engineer Wildfire, and Solid Edge. COSMOSDesignSTAR also supports ACIS, Parasolid, and other modeling formats via STEP and IGES. COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006 is fully compatible with COSMOSDesignSTAR 4.5.
COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006 is available in three configurations, Designer, Professional, and Advanced Professional.