FEA: Beyond the Analysts
Here’s Virtual.Lab Motion predicting fatigue. Going clockwise from the upper left window, the designer first created a subassembly of a rear suspension. Then the designer applied specific road profiles as excitation on the wheels. The subassembly’s modal participation factors for deformation and stresses are displayed as a function of time. While post-processing the durability results, […]
Surfacing: More Than Skin Deep
Prev Next Image The Ford Thunderbird is one of the many halo vehicles (like the Audi TT and the Volkswagen New Beetle) that had all of their aesthetic surfacing done with ICEM Surf. With automakers putting increasing emphasis on designing appealing interiors, surfacing software is coming into play early in the development process to help […]
