Alastair Robertson
Femap Tips & Tricks: Creating Elements between Coincident Nodes

Femap Tips & Tricks: Creating Elements between Coincident Nodes

October 24, 2012

The task of creating elements such as springs or gaps between coincident node points can present some challenges. For example, how do you pick the coincident node points individually? Femap offers a …

By AlRobertson
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How Duraldur saves time and money with virtual testing

How Duraldur saves time and money with virtual testing

October 16, 2012

Duraldur specializes in the production of cast and molded pistons for the world’s leading engine manufacturers, for all types of engines from farm machinery to Formula 1 racing cars. For Duraldur, …

By AlRobertson
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Simulation helps ASICS keep a step ahead of the competition

Simulation helps ASICS keep a step ahead of the competition

September 18, 2012

The ASICS Corporation, Institute of Sport Science (ASICS), based in Hyogo, Japan, is very popular in the sports footwear market. At ASICS, simulation software is used as a decision-making tool to gui…

By AlRobertson
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Femap Tips & Tricks: Custom Program Shortcut Key

Femap Tips & Tricks: Custom Program Shortcut Key

September 11, 2012

In Femap it’s possible to assign a shortcut key to a particular command, which makes it very convenient to repeat the command particularly when you are performing a series of actions where the comman…

By AlRobertson
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Why design simulation is gaining popularity

Why design simulation is gaining popularity

August 17, 2012

This is an observation that Femtec, a computer-aided engineering (CAE) service provider based in Eindhoven in the Dutch province of Brabant is pleased to make. Femtec goes even further and notes that…

By AlRobertson
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Femap Tips and Tricks: Extrude Element Edge

Femap Tips and Tricks: Extrude Element Edge

August 8, 2012

In Femap it’s possible to extrude element edges to create new shell elements from existing shells. This is useful when there is no underlying geometry or other edge surfaces available to help extend …

By AlRobertson
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How the Use of CAE Helps Manufacturers Meet Stringent Design Standards

How the Use of CAE Helps Manufacturers Meet Stringent Design Standards

June 20, 2012

As well as dealing with competitive pressures, manufacturing companies often have to make sure that their designs comply with technical specifications and design standards. In the case of GleisFrei, …

By AlRobertson
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Structural Analysis of Dams

Structural Analysis of Dams

May 31, 2012

Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico (RSE) based in Milan, Italy, carries out specialized studies and research for companies operating in the hydroelectric sector. With structural analysis of dams, the sim…

By AlRobertson
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Saving Layouts and Views – Femap Tips & Tricks

Saving Layouts and Views – Femap Tips & Tricks

May 23, 2012

Femap allows a lot of control of the appearance of the user interface, and lets you specify the desired layout of windows, panes as well as the view attributes. Once you have everything set the way y…

By AlRobertson
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