Closing the Loop Between Composite Design and Analysis

Together with the FiberSIM Composite Engineering Environment (CEE) or FiberSIM Advanced Composite Engineering Environment (ACEE), FiberSIM Analysis Interface™ enables engineers to design a composite part in their existing CAD system, perform producibility simulation, and then use the complete definition of the part in its to-be-manufactured form as input into a finite element analysis (FEA) package. The analyst can then run the analysis using the ply definitions and fiber orientations from the final part design, as opposed to an idealized design that may in fact be impossible to manufacture, resulting in a more accurate assessment of the part.

FiberSIM Analysis Interface provides exact fiber orientations to generate laminate properties for improved structural analysis by popular FEA software. An interface to flow modeling software for Resin Transfer Molding is also available.

The FiberSIM Analysis Interface enables engineers to:

• Accurately verify part performance;
• Provide detailed analysis properties from CAD models;
• Work with multiple material and process simulation models.

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