Capabilities Matrix

SimXpert
SimXpert Systems & Controls

Solver & User Interface Solutions

MD Nastran Desktop
Advanced Structures + Motion
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Structures + Motion Bundle

SimXpert Crash (& Explicit)

Base Package (solver only)

MSC Patran (FE Pre/Post)

MD Adams / MSC Adams

Advanced Structures
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Advamced Dynamics

SimXpert Structures

Structures Bundle

SimXpert Thermal

Structures Linear
Linear Statics Normal Modes Local Adaptive Mesh Refinement
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Structures Nonlinear
Large Strain Large Displacement Nonlinear Materials Buckling Global Adaptive Meshing Structural Zooming
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Structures Dynamics
Direct or Modal Frequency Response Direct or Modal Transient Response Direct or Modal Complex Eignevalues Linear or Nonlinear Transient Random Aeroelasticity I Aeroelasticity II Flightloads Rotordynamics
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Structures Explicit
Crash, Drop Test and Impact Fluid Structure Interaction SPH LS/Dyna Solver
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Thermal
Steady-state Transient Conduction Convection Radiation Radiation Super Element Orbital Heating Thermal Contact Coupled Advection Ablation Pyrolysis Thermo-electrical Coupling Thermo-mechanical Coupling Induction Heating Welding Curing 1
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Advanced Explicit

SimXpert Motion

Motion Bundle

Marc-Mentat

MSC Nastran

MSC Fatigue

MSC Dytran

MD Nastran

MSC Easy5

MSC Sinda

SimXpert
SimXpert Systems & Controls

Solver & User Interface Solutions

MD Nastran Desktop
Advanced Structures + Motion
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Structures + Motion Bundle

SimXpert Crash (& Explicit)

Base Package (solver only)

MSC Patran (FE Pre/Post)

MD Adams / MSC Adams

Advanced Structures
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Advamced Dynamics

SimXpert Structures

Structures Bundle

SimXpert Thermal

Fatigue
S-N, E-N Fracture Crack Growth Vibration Multiaxial Weld Utilities
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Optimization
Design of Experiment (requires A/Insight) Sizing Shape Topology Topometry Topography
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Assembly
Linear Contact Nonlinear Contact Glued Contact Bolt Modelling Spot Welds Seam Welds Gaskets
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Composites
Laminate Honeycomb Textile, Filament and UD Tape Delamination Failure Criteria (Standards and UD) Fracture Mechanics Virtual Crack Closure Technique (VCCT) Crack Propagation Progressive Failure Analysis (PFA) Cohesive Zone Method
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Advanced Structures
Interior Acoustics Advanced Acoustics (EFEA/EBEA) Exterior Acoustics Open FSI MpCCI Interface Dynamic Design Analysis Method ACMS Superelements Rezoning (Structural Zooming) Creep and Relaxation Adams Integration Shared Memory Parallel Distributed Memory Parallel
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Advanced Explicit

SimXpert Motion

Motion Bundle

Marc-Mentat

MSC Nastran

MSC Fatigue

MSC Dytran

MD Nastran

MSC Easy5

MSC Sinda

SimXpert
SimXpert Systems & Controls

Solver & User Interface Solutions

MD Nastran Desktop
Advanced Structures + Motion
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Structures + Motion Bundle

SimXpert Crash (& Explicit)

Base Package (solver only)

MSC Patran (FE Pre/Post)

MD Adams / MSC Adams

Advanced Structures

Advamced Dynamics

SimXpert Structures

Structures Bundle

SimXpert Thermal

Symetry (Cyclic, Plain Strain or Stress) 2D Symetry to 3D Model Element Activation/Deactivation

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Multiphysics
Joule Heating Piezoelectric Electrostatics Electrodynamics Electromagnetics Electrostatics - Structural Magnetostatics - Structural
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Multibody Dynamics
Quasi-static Analysis Kinematic Analysis Transient Analysis Non-linearities (Friction, Gap, Backlash, etc.) Linear Analysis (Eigenvalues, State Matrices) Vibration (Requires Adams) Rigid Body Rigid Body Contact Flexible Body Flexible Body Contact Clearance Analysis Stress Recovery Durability (Requires Adams) Controls Mechatronics Mechanism Plant Generation Easy5 DLL Integration Simulink DLL Integration Vehicle Dynamics (Road, Tire, etc.)
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Systems and Controls

Steady-state Analysis Transient Analysis Linear Analysis (Eigen, FRF, Root-locus, PSD) Thermal Hydraulic Library Gas Dynamics Library Multiphase Fluid Library Aerospace Vehicle Library Ricardo Powertrain Library (3rd Party) Ricardo Engine Library (3rd Party) Ricardo Fuel Cell Library (3rd Party) Ricardo Electric Systems Library (3rd Party) Mechanism Plant Integration System DLL Generation Simulink S-Function Generation MAT EMX Generation Matrix Algebra Tool (Requires Easy5)
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Advanced Explicit

SimXpert Motion

Motion Bundle

Marc-Mentat

MSC Nastran

MSC Fatigue

MSC Dytran

MD Nastran

MSC Easy5

MSC Sinda

SimXpert
SimXpert Systems & Controls

Solver & User Interface Solutions

MD Nastran Desktop
Advanced Structures + Motion
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Structures + Motion Bundle

SimXpert Crash (& Explicit)

Base Package (solver only)

MSC Patran (FE Pre/Post)

MD Adams / MSC Adams

Advanced Structures
l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l

Advamced Dynamics

SimXpert Structures

Structures Bundle

SimXpert Thermal

Pre-Processing
Solid Modeling Geometry Import (Iges, Step, Parasolid) CAD Import (CatiaV5, Pro/E, NX, etc.) CAD Direct Access (CatiaV5, Pro/E, NX, etc.) Geometry Clean-up and Simplifications Virtual Geometry Defeaturing Interactive CAD Cleaning and Editing Topology Diagnosis Mid-Surface Extraction Automatic Surface Meshing Free Surface Meshing Mesh Quality Check and Repair Assembly Check and Repair Automatic Solid Meshing Structured Hexa Meshing Mesh Morphing Field Dependent Loads (Time, Space, etc.) Field Dependent Boundary Conditions CFD or Thermal Mapping Loads
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Post-Processing
Contour Displays Vector Displays Isosurface Displays Animations X-Y Charts Result Data Probes Multi-files attachment Automatics Report Generation
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CM*2011APR*M

Advanced Explicit

SimXpert Motion

Motion Bundle

Marc-Mentat

MSC Nastran

MSC Fatigue

MSC Dytran

MD Nastran

MSC Easy5

MSC Sinda