NEi Fusion - NASTRAN Finite Element Analysis for Designers
NEiFusion provides the best of all worlds for consultants, users new to FEA, small companies, and any engineer who needs professional level FEA at the least cost. While highly affordable, NEiFusion's FEA Modeler and Solver have the key high value features typically found only in professional level engineering analysis software, like, the well regarded Parasolid geometry engine for ease-of-use in model creation, Nastran solvers, a standard in the FEA industry for accuracy and power, wide file sharing and import capabilities with other FEA and 3D CAD software, and an easy migration and upgrade path to more sophisticated analysis capabilities should the need arise.
NEi Fusion Modeler
The NEi Fusion Modeler is built on an industry proven, Windows based,fully associative, parameterized, feature based, solid modeling enginewith a full set of 3D CAD tools providing a familiar environment fordesigners for model creation that is fast, easy, and intuitive. A widerange of CAD data import capabilities complements the 3D modeling toolsto help you build your models quickly when existing CAD files areavailable.
NEi Fusion Pre-Processor
A utilitarian element library of solid, shell and composite, sophisticated meshing capabilities, and extensive material library insure you get real world fidelity and professional level simulation.
NEi Fusion Nastran Solvers
NEi Fusion employs the same industry regarded NEi Nastran Solvers found in all of our analysis products so you can expect solutions that are accurate, precise, and reliable. Nastran assures that you achieve the best possible real world representation along with extremely fast turn around time on solutions.
NEi Fusion Post-Processor
NEi Fusion post-processing provides images of deformations, contours and vector displays to view your simulation results and also is equipped with wide file sharing and import/export capabilities so you can easily share your FEA results with vendors, design partners, suppliers, customers, and other segments of your organization. An important consideration in today’s highly collaborative work environment.
NEiFusion comes in two configurations: Designer and Analyst.
- Designer Configuration: this is the lowest price option. The low price is achieved by coupling the FEA Modeler and the NEi Nastran solvers together so that they must be used together, that is, the NEi Nastran solvers cannot be used with any other pre or post processors. If wider level analysis capabilities are ever needed, an upgrade option exists that enables conversion to the Analyst Configuration for unrestricted use of NEi Nastran Solver capabilities with other pre/posts.
- Analyst Configuration: in this version, the NEi Nastran solvers are independent of the NEiFusion Modeler and are available to work with any other pre/post processors. The Analyst Configuration arrangement is useful in environments where multiple pre/posts may be needed or are in use (e.g. Nastran FX, FEMAP, Patran, HyperMesh, ANSA, and others). Also, the Analyst Configuration includes the NEiNastran Editor. This feature enables additional post processing capabilities, model data editing, and access to real time solution data.
NEiFusion comes with the choice of Basic or Expert solver packages.
- Basic. This solver suite allows analysis and simulation of Linear Statics, Modal Analysis, Buckling, Prestress, and Steady State Heat Transfer problems. This version supports Surface Contact analysis on linear statics.
- Expert. This solver suite comes with all the analysis types in the Basic package and adds Advanced Dynamics (direct transient, modal transient), Nonlinear Analysis, Transient Heat Transfer, Automatic impac Analysis (AIA).
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Demonstration of NEi FusionA Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is performed on a simple part to illustrate the working environment of NEi Fusion. First, part geometry is imported from a Parasolid based CAD system. A material is selected from the extensive material library providing the program with the appropriate property values. Solid, shell, and composite elements are available. A solid element is used in this example. Loads and constraint conditions are applied. Meshing is done automatically. A linear analysis is executed. Post processing offers a number of graphic outputs. A color contour plot showing von Mises stresses with deformation is selected to graphically illustrate structural properties in this example. |
