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Simulation Process

Management (TcSim)

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Agenda:Business Challenges

TcSim Overview

Summary and Benefits

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Why simulation is critical?



“Achieving product development success through a

consolidated simulation” Aberdeen 2015

Maximize

Minimize

INCUBATION GROWTH MATURITY DECLINE END OF LIFE

$+

$-

Launch

Peak

Retire

Reduce

Cost

Extend

Returns

Increase

Revenue

Break Even

Boost

Productivity

Speed to

Market

$0

Simulation has become critical to a company’s success



Why simulation data and process

management is critical?



Drivers for Simulation Data and Process Management

Increasing product

complexity

More product

variants &

configurations

Greater

collaboration for

global teams

Relentless reliance

on simulation

Variety &

complexity of

simulations

Massive amounts

of simulation data

Compliance, failure analysis, OEM mandates, incidents etc.



Business Challenges

Significant time spent searching

for & providing data

Inefficiencies in Product Development

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Customer challenge: Automotive supplier

Analysis team was provided with assembly

Performed simulation & reported results

Tooling was built to specification

Critical design modifications were not included

$0.5M of tooling had to be scrapped

Significant delays in production

BUT

Lack of traceability & pedigree

Huge volumes of data



Business Challenges (cont.)

Global 24x7 development teams

but unsecure, time-consuming,

manual collaboration

Poor Collaboration & IP Protection

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Simulation tasks outsourced but

adds overhead, data duplication,

poor communication etc.

IP Protection is critical



Business Challenges (cont.)

Start from scratch every time

Do More Simulations… with less

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Reuse

Redo analysis, redo geometry

simplification, redo meshing, redo

load case definition, etc.

Don’t know, don’t trust…

Milestone X Milestone Y

What’s changed?

What can be reused?

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System Challenges

Different processes, analysis

types, and applications

Disparate Processes and Tools

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Integrate & capture data

seamlessly without lowering

analyst productivity

How to ensure repeatability?

Prevent lost know-how and

process knowledge



Design1 Design2 Design3 Design4

Sim1 Sim2 Sim3

Release

Design1 Design2 Design3 Design4

Sim1 Sim2 Sim3

Release

As-Is process

To-Be process

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Simulation data and processes management is a key enabler in

increasing the throughput of simulation departments



Simulation data and process management is

the current trend and many companies across

multiple industries have realized, making it part

of their business process and gaining

competitive advantage


TcSim Overview




Illustration

Simulation data &

process management

system for the enterprise

Supports end to end

simulation processes

all in one system.

Open system enables

integration with any

simulation application

through configuration.

Provides various types of

automation capabilities.

Add on module to

Teamcenter and provides

dedicated capabilities

targeted for Engineers

and Analysts.

Overview

Teamcenter Simulation (TcSim)

Solution Overview



Teamcenter Simulation (TcSim)

Introduction Video

Online: Simulation Process Management Overview Video

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Simulation Tool &

Process Management

Teamcenter Simulation Capabilities

Simulation Data &

Lifecycle Management

Simulation Structure

Management & Automation

Simulation Visualization &

Results Communication



Manage all 3D Simulation data

Authoring tool independent

Traceability

Simulation Data &


Simulation Tool &

Process Management








Illustration

Capture and manage all

simulation data with

out-of-the-box CAE

specific data model

Capture simulation files

as well as associated

meta data / KPI

Manage legacy, work-

in-process and released

simulation data

Manage large

simulation files

Import / Export

simulation data in and

out of Teamcenter

Simulation Data & Lifecycle Management

Manage All Simulation Data

Simulation Data Management

FEA / CFD Data Non-FEA DataTcSim Data Model

Simulation artifacts generated at various stages



CAE Process

Meshed Model

representation

FE elements

Lumped mass

Shared results

Reports

Images

Animations

Frozen CAD Mater

Data

CAD Part or AssemblyIdealized geometry

De-featured

Mid surface

Run ready Model

Boundary Conditions

Input Deck

Raw results

TC_CAE_Results

TC_CAE_Defining

TC_CAE_Source

TC_CAE_Source

CAD Item

CAE Geometry

CAE Model

CAE Analysis CAE Results

Engineering

Proposal

Actionable

Insight

Simulation Data & Lifecycle Management Architecture

Actionable insight available for design decision making




Capturing Simulation Data

Perform the analysis on desktop and upload /

download files through Drag & Drop and File

Explorer. Applications are launched from

desktop.

Import/Export

Drag & Drop

Launch

Configure and launch applications from

Teamcenter and capture inputs and outputs

automatically. Applications are integrated through

Tool Launch Framework.Outputs

Inputs

Launch

Seamlessly capture

data with

Simcenter 3D

(bi-directional

integration)

Simcenter 3DIntegrate custom

applications

through API

External

Application



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Execute solvers directly

from Teamcenter on

local machine or HPC

systems

Manage results in the

database or track

results stored outside

of the database

Access results

independent of where

they are managed

Launch post-processors

directly from Teamcenter

Lightweight (JT)

visualization support for

CAE results


Results Management

Results Management

Job Monitoring

Job Execution

Shared Folders

CAE JTPost Processor



Illustration

Search and find

simulation data using

Google like search

capabilities.

The Simulation

Dashboard monitors the

status of models,

analysis and results.

Access and navigate

between associated

product, model, analysis

and results through CAE

Manager or Active

Workspace

Data Mining


Data Mining & Dashboards

Simulation Dashboard

CAE Manager

Active Workspace

Search Results

Traceability



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Control access to all the

simulation data at the

user, role, group, or

project level Share

simulation data within

local work groups, with

global project team

members or with users

across the enterprise

Provide access and share

appropriate data with

CAE suppliers while

protecting IP

Publish and share

simulation results and

reports with all the

stakeholders


Collaborate & Protect

Collaborate & Protect



Integrated with product BOM

Manage model configurations

Automation with Reuse



Simulation Tool &

Process Management


Simulation Data &






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Support for component,

sub-assembly and vehicle

level models (meshes)

and analysis (solver

decks)

Create simulation

structures bottoms-up

with new or existing

models (during

conceptual analysis

phase)

Create simulation

structures top down

based on the existing

configured product

structures (during

detailed design phase)

Simulation Structure Management & Automation

Manage domain specific simulation structures

Multiple Simulations In Context

Solver Input Deck




Actionable insight available for design decision making

AnalysisModelProduct

CAE Process

TC_CAE_Defining

CAD Assembly

Structure

CAE Model

StructureCAE Analysis

CAE Results

TC_CAE_Include

TC_CAE_Source

TC_CAE_Results

Related

CAE Analysis(e.g. Thermal map)

Engineering

Proposal

Actionable

Insight



Illustration

Automatically create

simulation structures from

a product structure

through a set of

predefined rules

Filter out components not

required

Re-use existing models

Include models that are

not part of product

Copy attributes from

product


Automate simulation structure generation

Multiple Simulations In Context

Structure Mapping Engine



Illustration

Detect when Analysis

data is out of date with

respect to its

dependencies and take

action (update, revise or ignore etc.)

Compare simulation

structure with the product

structure for changes

Easily identify the

differences through the

color coded components

Perform actions to

reconcile the

differences


Synchronize simulation structure

Synchronize Simulation Data

Out-of-date status

Reasons for out-

of-date status



Manage simulation workflows

Integrate and execute tools

Easy automation

Simulation Tool &

Process Management


Simulation Data &








Illustration

Framework to integrate

any external simulation

applications (in-house

or commercial) through

configuration.

Execute pre-processors,

solvers, post-processors,

in-house tools etc. and

seamlessly capture and

manage the data

authored by these

applications.

Leverage this framework

to automate processes

Simulation Tool & Process Management

External tool integration framework

Simulation Tool Integration

Launch

Capture Data




Example Integrations

Launching from Rich Client

Launching from Active Workspace



Illustration

Work inside Simcenter

3D and seamlessly

capture all the data inside

Teamcenter with right

relationships

Automatically capture the

JTs for FEMs, SIMs and

Results

Create Assembly FEMs

bottoms-up in Simcenter

3D and capture them in

Teamcenter

Create Assembly FEMs

top-down in Teamcenter

using Structure Maps and

populate them in

Simcenter 3D


TcSim & Simcenter 3D Integration

Simcenter 3D Integration



Illustration

Complete process

automation support enabling

simulation engineers to

capture and execute their

simulation processes

resulting in significant

efficiencies.

Supports different types of

process automation:

Business Process

Automation

Simulation Task and

Process Automation

Multi-Disciplinary

Optimization


Flexible Process Automation Support

Process Automation

Teamcenter

Business Process

AutomationMulti-Disciplinary

Optimization

Simulation Task and

Process Automation

Configured

Applications

Capture & Manage Simulation Workflows & Knowledge

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Results post-processing

Lightweight JT visualization

Communicate CAE reports



Simulation Tool &

Process Management


Simulation Data &






Illustration

Light weight

visualization of CAE

data in JT format

Significant size reduction

compared to native

results files

Visualize in standalone

or embedded viewer

Overlay CAE JTs over

CAD JTs for comparison

and better understanding

Mark up CAE JTs with

comments and feedback

Simulation Visualization & Results Communication

CAE JT

CAE Visualization

Overlay of Results JT on CAD JT

Results JT and CAD JT (Marked-

up with Optimized dimensions)

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Illustration

More visual and effective

simulation reports by

embedding CAE JTs over

embedded static images

Visualize embedded CAE

JTs using JT2Go (free)


CAE JT

CAE Visualization

CAE JT embedded in MS Office documents



Illustration

Flexibility to capture

multiple CAE results in a

single JT file

Visualize with or without

deformation

Probing support

Annotation support

Visualize scalar results,

vector results, or tensor

results in different display

formats


CAE JT

CAE Visualization

Multiple results in a CAE JT

Probing

Annotation


TcSim Overview




Teamcenter Simulation

Summary

Data Storage

(Models & Results)

Product Data

PDM

Configuration

Requests

Analyst

Requirements

Analysts

Designers &

Program Managers

Simulation

Applications

Requests

Product Data

Teamcenter

Configuration

Simulation Data

Simulation Tools

Simulation Workflows

Requirements

Analysts

Schedules

Designers &

Program Managers

Typical Unmanaged Analyst Environment Managed & Streamlined Analyst Environment

Simulation

Applications




Benefits

Speed-up simulations and deliver results faster

Remove clerical tasks

Eliminate rework

Improve collaboration

Capture knowledge

Process Automation

Make better product decisions

Deliver simulation results on time

Improved confidence in simulation results

Minimize implementation costs and risk

Configure applications and capture data

Leverage out-of-the-box capabilities with

configuration

Managed & Streamlined Analyst Environment


enables simulation

departments in increasing

their throughput

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