LMS Virtual.Lab Meshing
This is the most complete configuration for geometry healing, meshing and performing linear, non-linear or crash finite element analysis using industry-standard solvers, such as Nastran (MD, MSC, NX, NEi), Abaqus, LS-DYNA or RADIOSS.
Geometry healing functionality helps users validate imported geometry data and improve the object’s topology and geometry. Functionality includes joining curves or surfaces versus a specified tolerance or checking surfaces for incorrect intersections, sharp edges, curvature breaks, thin surfaces and surface boundaries.
The powerful meshing engine combines a basic and advanced mesher for automatic and associative generation of a finite element model on wireframe, surface or solid geometries. Based on a powerful topological engine, the geometric characteristics of the original geometry are automatically simplified to the needs of the mesh without impacting the original geometry. This saves significant model preparation time by reducing the amount of elements requiring manual editing. Even with all this automation, the user has full control over mesh generation with parameters like meshing size, element distribution, mesh domain specifications, node distribution, and meshing capture tolerance. These available parameters enable faster process automation and ensure easy compliance with company standards. Meshed parts are always associative with the original geometry to automatically reflect further CAD-level modifications.
For specific applications, there are advanced meshing methods available. For example, tailored solutions exist for a surface mesher capable of generating extremely structured mapped meshes for aerospace, a hybrid solid mesher for complex structures, such as combustion engine models with minimal elements (hexa dominant),
or one that automatically takes into account the compatibility between individual parts.
An ideal standard configuration for companies looking for a pre-processor and postprocessor for general multi-solver FE analysis, this tool features all the required functionality for performing mesh-based and/or CAD-based analysis. This fully parametric advanced mesher makes design associative analysis possible as well as practical. Teams will save time setting up the analysis and performing typical design iterations since geometry data translation is eliminated.
