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• PDM Integration of FEA Design processes
• iMAN and DesignSpace
• CADFEM Usermeeting 2002
• Peter Binde

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Content
- Dr. Wallner Group - iMAN, DesignSpace and
Unigraphics - Why Integrating FEA in PDM -
Requirements for the Integration - UG Concept
of Master Model - Variants for DesignSpace iMAN
Data model - How to Implement - How it looks
like
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Dr. Wallner Group
Consulting and Service around CAD, CAE,
PDM Competences - Process-analyses and
-syntheses - Trainings and workshops -
User-support and hotline - FEA / MKS analysis and
design - Integration-solutions and
software-development
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Dr. Wallner Group
30 Persons, 10 Years Experience Focus on
Unigraphics, iMAN Locations Bremen Wies
baden Stuttgart München
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iMAN, DesignSpace and Unigraphics

• Present Situation
• More and more FEA becomes the designers
  daily work
• PDM is established for CAD Applications
• iMAN/Unigraphics products and DesignSpace are
  from different companies, ...

• Questions
• - Integration?
• Will there be an interface?
• Will it be supported?

• This Article
• Shows a way to encapsulate DesignSpace in iMAN.
• Demonstrates processes for CAD/FEM integrated in
  PDM

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Why Integrating FEA in PDM Improve
Communication and Data-Retrieval - Better
security of data - Better data exchange -
Data-retrieval from different users, departments,
locations - Restrictions possible - Data is
always up to date - Integration / Comparison of
FEA and prototype-testing Improve
Documentation - Documentation of A-B
changes - Easier selection of Carry-Over
parts - Documentation for quality-insurance
needs
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Why Integrating FEA in PDM Use of digital
Workflow Support - Prove, release, change
processes Reusage of FE Data - Use of
FE-data for knowledge reuse - Digital-Mock-Up
using FE-data Reusing meshes or the
stiffness of piece parts in FEA or MKS for
assemblies.
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Requirements for the Integration Keep
DesignSpace / UG native possibilities -
Associativity to CAD geometry, parameter-transfer
- Transfer of attributes from CAD to FEM (Ex.
Shell thickness) - Transfer of weld point-info
from CAD to FEM - Keep normal usage (starting
DesignSpace from UG) Integrate Geometry
Preparation - Provide all CAD methods to
prepare the geometry - Do not change the
original part
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Requirements for the Integration Other
Requirements - Provide overriding of CAD
geometry-parameters (For optimisation of
different parameters) - Organize the
DesignSpace report - Provide export and import
of all related data from the database
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UG Concept of Master Model Data Structure
Outside Database (Native)
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UG Concept of Master Model Data Structure in
iMAN Database
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Variants for DesignSpace iMAN Data model
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Variants for DesignSpace iMAN Data model
C Separate Dataset for Geometry-Prep. as well
as for DesignSpace Clearness ( 0
) Geometry-Prep. ( )
iMAN Dataset
iMAN Dataset
iMAN Dataset
References
References
References
UG (.prt)
UG (.prt)
DesignSpace (.dsdb)
Attributes Methods
Attributes Methods
Attributes Methods
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How to Implement 1. Create a new dataset type
or modify one of the existing - Insert as
reference UG (.prt) - Insert as reference
DesignSpace (.dsdb) 2. Create a new tool -
Let the new tool start DesignSpace - Let the
tool work on the new dataset type Thats it!
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• How it looks like
• Item-ID and Item-Name
• Revision (A)
• Folder for FEM Datasets
• New FEM Dataset
• Can be opened by
• - UG For Geom. Prep
• DesignSpace FEM
• Original Geometry
• Dataset

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VIELEN DANK!