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Solid Edge Videos
Video: Solid Edge University 14 Design Challenge
The Solid Edge University 2014 design challenge required some major dimensional changes to a split flange (an imported model), the replacement of the cap screws and edits to an ordered (feature based) manifold block to adjust the holes to suit.
Take a look at my attempt to meet the challenge.
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Video: Solid Edge Draft Quicksheets
This video looks at how to set up a quicksheet in Solid Edge.
A quicksheet is a special type of draft template that allows you to set up the layout of drawing views, as well as parts lists. Once created, you can drag a part or assembly into it and the drawing view holders are filled with the desired views of the models.
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Video: A basic look at XpresRoute and Piping Route in Solid Edge
This tutorial takes a look at how to use the XpresRoute and Piping Route functionality in Solid Edge to build a piping system. The tutorial shows how editing and adding to the path ensure the piping system can be easily added to and updated.
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Video: Modify Imported Files
Using files off one of the download sites is a great way to get your designs done faster, but how do you manage when you need to make changes. This video shows an example of wanting to delete the handle and how this can be done with Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology.
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Video: Solid Edge Part Tutorial - Creating a 90 bend
This tutorial looks to create a 90 degree bend in both solid edge synchronous and ordered, looking at the different methods used by both to create the part.
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Video: Complex Angled flanges
Creating flanges that are at compounded angles rather than the usual square style that are used in enclosures can be difficult to create. This video looks at just such a case and utilises contour flanges and normal cutouts to achieve it.
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Video: Solid Edge 2023 user interface changes
This video will highlight what the main changes are to the Solid Edge 2023 User Interface and will cover items such as the new File menu and changes to the pathfinder, predict toolbar, command bar, along with the addition of the context bar in the ordered environment.
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Video: Ring Animation in Solid Edge
This video shows how to create an animation in Solid Edge using Gear relationships, motors, the view manager to define a flight path and setting the appearance of the parts.
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Video: Orientating text profiles
A lunch bite video on how to rotate a text profile to a new orientation by using either a rotated plane or linking the text profile to a line.
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Video: Using Regions in Solid Edge Ordered Mode
This short video shows how you can bring in files from dwg and covert the views to a part file for rapid part creation. The ability to use regions in Solid Edge ordered is new to Solid Edge 2023 and no longer means you need to ensure sketches are fully closed or lines are split so that you can individually select each line to form a closed shape. The second part of the video shows how powerful this can be!
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Video: Solid Edge Inspector
This video takes a look at the new add-on with Solid Edge 2023, the Solid Edge inspector. Solid Edge Inspector automatically identifies and extracts critical design characteristics, such as dimensions, notes, GD&T’s, labelling them with balloons that remain through various revisions of the part. The elements that are extracted can be controlled through configuration files to ensure that you get what you want. Reports can be generated from the data to excel and used for QA of your products.
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Video: How to split a part in Solid Edge
This video shows how to use Solid Edge to take a part and split into to separate files. The two parts are based on a 2mm thickness based on the copied surfaces.
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Video: Comparing processes in sheet metal synchronous and ordered
This video looks at the similarities and differences in creating a complex box in both ordered and synchronous sheet metal.
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Video: Solid Edge CAD Direct
CAD Direct allows the use of other native CAD data within Solid Edge assemblies without translation. In other words, Solid Edge users can import non-Solid Edge files without first having to export those files from the native design tool to STEP, IGES, Parasolid, or another neutral format. In this video I will demonstrate how the new CAD Direct tools are designed to work.
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Video: Solid Edge 2022 Radiate Command
Solid Edge 2022 introduces a new command called radiate that allows circular features to be more easily modified using the steering wheel rather than the dimension. It also allows surrounding features to be selected and moved in relation to the circular features.
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Video: A more in-depth look at the design configurator
In this video I will demonstrate some of the functionality of this new tool showing what is available in the Basic (free with Foundation, Classic and Premium) and the standard (which is an add-on) version.
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Video: Creating a bent shaft with diameter and path changes
In this exercise, we look at how to create a shaft that has changes in direction and size.
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Video: Using FlashFit to build assemblies faster!
This tech tip shows how to get the best out of using FlashFit in Solid Edge assemblies, by rotating the preview of the part before placement.
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Video: How to create a curved flange that can be flattened.
This Solid Edge sheet metal tips and tricks looks at a couple of solutions for creating a curved flange, but only one will completely flatten.
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Video: Using Blocks in the Solid Edge 3D environments
If you have used the schematics tools in the free Solid Edge 2D environment, you will probably have used blocks to group a number of 2D elements together for quick and easy placement, but did you know that you can use blocks in sketches in the part environment? Find out more here!
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Video: Solid Edge Feature Library.
This quick video shows how you can create and use features on multiple parts using the Solid Edge Feature Library.
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Video: Managing flanges on an angle
This video shows how to add flanges that are on an angle to align with other flanges.
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Video: Surfacing tutorial
This video shows how to create a platter using lofts and some of the curve and surfacing tools.
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Video: Basic training – Creating a bracket in Sync and ordered
This video shows how to create a simple bracket, first in synchronous and then in ordered. It shows that the creation process is not too dissimilar, but the benefits can found when modifications may be needed.
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Video: Good Practices for robust modelling in Solid Edge ordered design
This video looks and some techniques you can use to ensure that your ordered models are as resistant as possible to the inevitable changes that will come as part of the typical design workflow.
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Video: Displaying spline cross-sections correctly
Here's a hack that you could use to display the cross-section of a spline correctly in a 2D view.
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Video: Solid Edge Lofted Flange
This video takes you through the process of using the lofted, contour, flange and tab commands to create a transition piece (round to flat) in Solid Edge Sheet Metal.
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Video: Clamp Tutorial
This tutorial takes you through creating parts, building them in assembly and creating working drawings from them.
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Video: Creating a spring in Solid Edge
This tutorial looks at how to create a spring in Solid Edge ordered mode to fit around three pins using the helix and sweep commands
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Video: Creating a core and cavity in Solid Edge
This tutorial shows how to add shrinkage to a part and then use that to create a core and cavity for the model.
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Video: Solid Edge Decal
This video explains how to use the new decal tool added to Solid Edge 2021for placing images across one or multiple faces.
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Video: Solid Edge Adjustable Assembly
This tech tip looks at how you can make sure the freedom of movement in a sub-assembly.is still available in a higher level assembly.
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Video: Solid Edge subdivision modelling overview
This tutorial takes a look at the new feature in Solid Edge 2021 (only available in classic or premium) called 3D find it. This allows you to use a more graphical way of finding standard parts based on descriptions, 2D or 3D geometry.
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Video: Solid Edge 3Dfind.it
This video will take you through how to use some of the subdivision modelling features added to Solid Edge 2021 using the control panel and walkie talkie models.
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Video: Internal components
This tutorial looks at how it is now possible to import an assembly and keep all of the components held within the assembly, rather than creating each part individually.
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Video: Simple wire creation
This tutorial looks at how you can use the frame command in Solid Edge to build a simple wire using the curve option in the path options.
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Video: Publishing documents with Solid Edge
This video gives an overview of the products (built-in and add-on) for publishing your Solid Edge 3D data. This video covers Save as 3D PDF, Solid Edge web publisher, Model based definitions, Solid Edge 3D publication - Illustrations and 3D Publisher.
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Video: Reverse Engineering
This video looks at some of the tools in the Solid Edge reverse engineering to help build a solid model from an imported mesh (STL) body.
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Video: Section by Plane
This video shows how you can use the section by plane command in Solid Edge to create a cross section of an assembly (in up to 3 different directions) in the assembly that can be used in your working drawings.
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Video: Solid Edge Modular Plant Design
This video gives a high level overview of the plant design tools in Solid Edge, working through some basic P&ID and linking it to 3D solid edge parts. XpresRoute is used to create a pipig route, that is again linked to the P&ID. Finally a 3D (isometric) schematic is created
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Video: Using the Broken-out section view
This video tutorial shows how you can create a section view on an isometric view that cuts away a small portion of the display and is used to show internal components without having to totally hide components to do so.
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Video: Solid Edge assembly - Replace with copy
This tutorial looks at the replace with copy command in Solid Edge assembly and a practical example of how it can be used.
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Video: Solid Edge portal
The Solid Edge portal is a free cloud based storage area for sharing and viewing CAD files to allow markup and sharing designs with customers or internal colleagues.
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Video: How to create the centreline for a frame
This video shows how you can create a frame centreline on more than one plane using synchronous technology and then using frames to create the final frame. By using the frames tool, centrelines will automatically display in the draft.
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Video: Defining boundaries in Solid Edge assemblies
How can we constrain the motion of parts in an assembly? This video will show how you can use the Path relationship or a range offset with a mate to achieve this.
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Video: New sketch features in Solid Edge 2020
This video shows a couple of new features in the ordered sketch environment – auto-scale and pattern sketch elements.
Video: How to display a logo
This video shows how to add a texture/image to the faces .
Video: Broken links
This tutorial looks at how to use Solid Edge Design Manager to fix broken part file links and how to take copies of existing parts within an assembly.
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Video: Getting to grips with Text Profiles
This tutorial looks at how you can create an indented text profile on either a flat or rounded surface.
Video: 2D Nesting in Solid Edge
This video demonstrates 2D nesting in Solid Edge, allowing you to optimize cutting patterns - saving time and material costs.
Video: Creating Schematics
This video looks at how to create schematic drawing in the free Solid Edge 2D version. Schematics uses blocks that are created in Solid Edge or imported from dwg files and joined by parametric connector lines for easy manipulation.
Video: Using the Solid Edge bend command
This short video shows how to create a bend in a plate to fit the components around it.
Video: Setting up the Solid Edge Floating Licence
This tutorial shows the steps to set up the installation of the Solid Edge dongle driver, licence manager and configuration.
Video: Eye bolt
This tutorial works through creating an eye bolt using Solid Edge ordered modelling. Using the dimension variables, it is easy to take the next step in making this into a family of parts.
Video: Face Relate commands
This quick tip video shows how to use the 3D face relate commands to build intelligence, similar to the geometric constraints typically used in 2D sketches. These can be used on imported models or on existing designs to help enforce design intent.
Video: Sheet metal - Sync vs ordered
This session looks at one of the advantages that solid edge synchronous has over modelling in ordered in sheet metal.
Video: Solid Edge design for cost
Solid Edge 2019 introduces a new tool to assist you with designing your sheet metal parts in the most cost effective way. Solid Edge users with a Premium or Classic license can use commands in the Design for Cost docking window to analyze the geometry of a Solid Edge sheet metal part (.psm) and estimate the cost to manufacture the item. This video will also show how to drive the estimate table from variables and then use those to populate a draft parts list.
Video: Solid Edge assemble command
This tutorial looks at a way of building your assembly quickly in Solid Edge using the Assemble command. There are a few shortcuts for placing parts without relationships and rotating the parts while in the assemble command.
Video: Copy a part in an assembly
This tutorial shows how to copy a part in the assembly to a new location in Solid Edge by using the steering wheel.
Video: Using the scale command
This tutorial shows how create a scale version of an existing model.
Video: Using Solid Edge grids in Solid Edge free 2D
This tutorial shows how you can set up and use a grid to aid your 2D drawing creation.
Video: Position a part copy by synchronous coordinate system
This tutorial shows how using a synchronous coordinate system in Solid Edge allows you to easily position an ordered part copied file.
Video: Using Solid Edge technical publications
This session goes through the process of setting up a template file in Solid Edge Technical Publications and then using that to build a publication for printing.
Video: Solid Edge assembly tools
This video looks at the tools that are available in Solid Edge to manage large assemblies with locating parts using queries, using the configurations and inactivating parts.
Video: Hybrid Synchronous/Ordered link arm
This tutorial shows how you can use Solid Edge to create a link arm that can be easily adjusted to fit any space by using a mixture of synchronous technology and ordered modelling.
Video: Track along a path
This tip looks at how you can build a tangent relationship from one object to a series of lines and arcs to simulate the motion of an object along a track.
Video: Grouping pathfinder features
This video will show how you can group features into a group (similar to how a sub-assembly works) to make the pathfinder display smalle. The group can be expanded to look at it's contents at any time.
Video: Data re-use in Solid Edge
This tutorial looks at ways that Solid Edge is able to reuse data.
Video: Can a direct modeller be parametric?
This video looks at how Solid Edge with synchronous technology can be both direct editing and parametric.
Video: How does Synchronous Technology improve your design process?
Many edits to a feature based design can be tedious and time consuming. This video looks at how synchronous technology improves the time to edit, without having to understand the model before changes can be made, fix up design limitations and make individual edits to all parts affected.
Video: Hybrid modelling
See how you can combine the strengths of synchronous technology and feature based modelling to create a truly flexible design.
Video: How to use Solid Edge generative design
This video gives a good insight into the new Solid Edge generative design tools.
Video: Clone command
This video displays the capabilities of the new clone command in Solid Edge ST10 assembly, providing you with a quick and powerful new way of duplicating a part or sub-assembly, while adding the flexibility of being able to re-orient the clone on the fly.
Video: Synchronous Technology copy features/geometry
This tutorial shows how to copy geometric regions from one place to another, even though the region may not be clearly obvious.
Video: Reconstruct an assembly
This tutorial looks at how you can re-structure your assembly by moving parts into a sub-assembly or moving parts from a sub-assembly up to the assembly above.
Video: Complex frame design in Solid Edge
This tutorial looks at how you can use the edges of parts in an assembly as line segments to construct a frame. It will also look at showing how you can rotate frame cross sections and ensure that end conditions of the frames fit correctly.
Video: Solid Edge dimension tools
This tutorial gives an overview of the dimension tools found in Solid Edge and also looks at some of the shortcut keys associated with them.
Video: Creating cavities using boolean tools
This tutorial looks at the process of creating a cavity in a die block by adding shrinkage and cleaning up the part copy for use in a boolean subtraction.
Video: Solid Edge Synchronous variable driven assembly
This tutorial looks at how dimensions are used in part documents and how you can link these to assembly variables and drive parts from the assembly using variables.
Video: Solid Edge fastener systems
Solid Edge Fastener Systems allow the user to place a stack of fasteners into an assembly in a simple and efficient manner, streamlining the process by filter the available parts based on the size of the holes to be inserted into.
Video: Solid Edge radial menu
The Solid Edge Radial menu is designed to ease your workflow, enabling you to have commands sitting at the end of your cursor.
Video: How many ways to place a part into an assembly?
How many ways can you place a part into an assembly? Traditionally, people will drag a part directly from the parts library, but do you know the others?
Video: Creating re-usable features
See how to create a feature and store it in the feature library, so that they can be used any time you need to add it to a model.
Video: Solid Part to sheet metal
This tutorial shows how to build a solid from a 3D sketch and then convert that to a sheet metal component that can be flattened.
Video: Solid Edge family of assemblies
This tutorial shows how you can set up alternate assemblies that are similar, but have different variants and can be stored within the same assembly file.
Video: ST holes around a cylinder
This tutorial shows how to create and pattern holes around a cylinder using Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology.
Video: Interpart copy
This tutorial shows how to use an interpart copy surface to keep an edge trimmed to the right length, no matter what angle and distance the brace is placed.
Video: Creating non standing planes
This tutorial looks at how to create a perpendicular plane from a 3 point plane.
Video: ZeroD - Planning your assembly
This tutorial takes you through the process of planning an assembly structure, using both existing models as virtual sketches and adding sketches to new virtual parts/assemblies. The process is completed by publishing the virtual assembly and creating models from the defined sketches.
Video: Solid Edge Keyshot animation
This tutorial goes through the process of creating a gear relationship, along with a path relationship to limit the motion, followed by using a motor from which to build an animation.
Video: Importing and working with non Solid Edge files
This video shows how to import data from Solid Works, build assembly relations between parts and then use the path relationship to drag the chain around a curved path.
Video: Getting started with Solid Edge Free 2D
This video shows all you need to know in getting started with Solid Edge 2D.
Video: How to generate variables for Area/Perimeter
This video shows how to use the area tool to generate variables to display in call-outs.
Video: How to use surfacing
This video shows how to copy geometry from the assembly to replace a face on a part.
Video: How to use the convert to sheet metal command on a thin walled part
This video shows how to create a sheet metal part from a part that is constructed in the part environment.
Video: How to use the contour flange in Solid Edge Sheet metal
The sheet metal contour flange allows you to build multiple flanges in one command, while creating closed corners and mitred edges.
Video: How to drive an assembly from a spreadsheet
Spreadsheets are great at building rules and calculations that can be used for a design, so why not link the design of a Solid Edge model to those values in the spreadsheet? See how this can be achieved.
Webinar: Solid Edge in a multi-CAD world
In today's world, gone are the days when you had to mock up parts for bought in components. 3D files are becoming more accessible, but how useful are they. Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology allows you to modify imported parts as if they were designed in Solid Edge. See how simple it really is.
Webinar: Solid Edge ST7 rendering
This Webinar takes an introductory look at the new Keyshot rendering capability delivered with Solid Edge ST7 for users with Classic and Premium level licenses.
Solid Edge Tutorial: Using the sweep tool to create a helix
This short video shows how you can create a Swept feature to mimic a helix, but one controlled by an angular dimension. It also shows a practical example of the Sweep axis step.
You could also use this method (but add different dimensions on the path Sketch) to fix the length of the helix/sweep, rather than control it by an angle.
Solid Edge Tutorial: Getting 2D data into a Solid Edge Part
This short video shows how to copy dwg or dxf view data into a Solid Edge part. It looks into some of the settings involved in this process. Please note during the Create 3D part of the video it is important you are on the 2D model sheet in the Solid Edge drawing.
Solid Edge Tutorial: Bent and Flat Parts
This short video shows how to create and then place a bent and a flattened version of the same sheet metal part into a Solid Edge assembly. It enables the user to achieve this without having to create multiple versions of the same part.
Solid Edge Webinar: Solid Edge ST6 View and Markup
A look at collaboration tools in Solid Edge ST6 with a focus on View & Markup. Starting with pdf options, an extensive look at View and Markup capability and what PDM can offer for sharing information.
Solid Edge Webinar: Revisions Manager
In this video we look at the Revision Manager, how it does what it does, and why it's an important tool in the Solid Edge tool set.
Solid Edge Webinar: Modeling with Synchronous Technology
Solid Edge ST6 Synchronous Technology for Beginners.
Solid Edge Webinar: Surfacing
Cad Central presents a practical application of Solid Edge ST6 surfacing.
Femap & Solid Edge Webinar: Simulation-Driven Design
This webinar shows an example of how to get the best of both worlds from SolidEdge Simulation and Femap with NX Nastran. The CAD-connected Synchronous Technology benefits of rapid design change combined with the in-depth capabilities of Femap with NX Nastran is an excellent combination. This webinar is directed at organisations who have Femap, but might not have a high-powered 3D CAD system yet, or who have both Solid Edge Simulation and Femap, but have not yet taken full advantage of how this combined capability can accelerate the design/analysis process.
Solid Edge Tutorial: Synchronous Importing SAT
This 7-minute tutorial outlines how Solid Edge Synchronous Technology allows you to work faster with imported data.
Solid Edge Tip: Migrating from SolidWorks
Watch this video to learn how to import a SolidWorks project into Siemens Solid Edge.
Solid Edge Webinar: Working with 3D curves
Watch this video to learn how to work with 3D curves in Solid Edge.
Solid Edge Tutorial: the Goal Seek Tool
Watch this short tutorial on how to use the Goal Seek tool.
Solid Edge Tutorial: Working with Balloons
This Tutorial quickly demonstrates how to use Auto Balloons in Solid Edge.
Solid Edge Tutorial: Working with Parts Lists
This tutorial demonstrates how to modify the Parts List in Siemens Solid Edge.
Solid Edge: Slot and Path
This short video shows how the Slot tool works in Solid Edge modelling (part & sheet metal). It also demonstrates how the command can help build assemblies.
Femap Webinars
Femap Webinar: Loading non-managed data into Teamcenter
This tutorial takes you through the process of taking a Solid Edge assembly and importing it into Teamcenter
Femap Webinar: Transient Thermal Analysis
Femap with NX Nastran provides substantial heat transfer and thermal stress capability. Using past experience in rail wheel analysis, this webinar covers transient thermal analysis including conduction and convection, plus thermal stress analysis at some of the transient thermal time steps. The webinar demonstrates the use of both temperature dependent thermal and mechanical properties, and includes non-linear yield effects and residual stress. This webinar focuses only on those capabilities available out-of-the-box, without requiring any add-on options to perform the demonstrated analyses. As with our other webinars, this one is suitable for current users of Femap with NX Nastran, as well as prospective new users who are interested in understanding the depth of capability.
Femap Webinar: Introduction to non-linear buckling
Femap with NX Nastran provides eigenvalue (Euler) buckling as a simple method to understand collapse modes that can occur well below otherwise acceptable design stresses. Non-linear buckling takes this a step further by properly including 2nd order displacement/stiffness effects and/or follower forces. Arc length methods are also available to investigate post-buckling behaviour, or any general condition where a load dropoff may occur during progression of load. This webinar covers the key steps required to run non-linear buckling. The webinar is suitable for users of Femap who have not previously run non-linear buckling analysis, and prospective new users investigating Femap with NX Nastran standard capability.
Femap Webinar: Advanced Non-linear Analysis
This webinar video focuses on one of Femap with NX Nastran's add-on options: NX Nastran Advanced Non-linear. Implicit/Explicit transient impact analysis; large strain plasticity; general large motion 3D contact are the areas where Advanced Non-linear adds analysis productivity.
Femap & Solid Edge Webinar: Simulation-Driven Design
This webinar shows an example of how to get the best of both worlds from SolidEdge Simulation and Femap with NX Nastran. The CAD-connected Synchronous Technology benefits of rapid design change combined with the in-depth capabilities of Femap with NX Nastran is an excellent combination. This webinar is directed at organisations who have Femap, but might not have a high-powered 3D CAD system yet, or who have both Solid Edge Simulation and Femap, but have not yet taken full advantage of how this combined capability can accelerate the design/analysis process.
Femap Webinar: Elastic/Plastic Transient Analysis in Femap + NX Nastran
Femap with NX Nastran provides extensive transient non-linear capability, out-of-the-box. This webinar focuses on the type of transient non-linear analysis which is possible using Femap with NX Nastran's standard non-linear capability. Drawing on past experience in vehicle applications, this example investigates / demonstrates the use of a transient acceleration pulse on an assembly, to determine permanent damage (final plastic strain, deflection and residual stress). Other than typical visualisation of transient stresses and motion, the webinar highlights some of the charting features used to check and illustrate structure response. This webinar is suitable for current users of Femap with NX Nastran, as well as prospective users interested in understanding depth of capability.
Femap Webinar: Global / Local Modelling in Femap
Sub-modelling provides a convenient way to investigate local details or design changes without having to analyse the full complex assembly in which the design detail resides. Reasons for doing it might be:
• Your computing power might not simultaneously cope with the large scale combined with very local details in a complex assembly.
• You may want to investigate numerous local design options that are influenced by global loads/behaviour, without re-running the entire model for each design change.
• A big structure/assembly that is mostly linear may have local details that yield (or contact), where it is worthwhile to investigate the non-linear effects without running the entire model each time.
This webinar shows the procedure to run global/local modelling in Femap to allow design change investigations that can be run in minutes rather than hours.
Femap Webinar: Process Automation
This webinar video focuses on some of the easy ways in which analysis productivity can be accelerated with customisations and macros. Faster model building and easier model interrogation, through to automated results processing (eg. for fatigue assessment) are examples that will be covered.
Femap Webinar Rapid Analysis Modelling
See how Femap with NX Nastran rapidly produces industrial-grade finite elements models to solve real engineering challenges. Understand why Femap's combination of ease and user-control make it an excellent productivity choice - for new engineers and advanced analysts alike. This webinar is a great introduction to understanding why Femap with NX Nastran has such a strong and growing following amongst FEA users worldwide.
Femap Webinar: Large Assembly Simulation
This webinar video focuses on some of the large scale assemblies that can be successfully analysed using Femap with NX Nastran. Big models, assembly interaction, bolt pre-loads, contact, friction, mixed structure types (solid, plate, beam), are all well within the scope of productive, cost-effective FEA.