Alastair Robertson
Femap Tips & Tricks: Nonstructural Mass Regions

Femap Tips & Tricks: Nonstructural Mass Regions

October 9, 2014

With finite element analysis the focus is usually on the structure of the component or assembly being analyzed, but there may be occasions where you need to take into account other nonstructural effe…

By AlRobertson
< 1 MIN READ

Astronomic Instruments Maker uses Femap to Save Time and Costs

September 9, 2014

ADS International, based in Valmadrera, Lecco, Italy, has been designing and building telescope, radio telescope and astronomic instruments for nearly 30 years. The company’s two main product lines a…

By AlRobertson
< 1 MIN READ
Femap Tips & Tricks: Bolt Preloads with Solid Elements

Femap Tips & Tricks: Bolt Preloads with Solid Elements

August 28, 2014

While there have been methods of modeling bolt preloads in a finite element model for a long time, some are not straightforward and somewhat awkward to set up. For example you can apply thermal loads…

By AlRobertson
< 1 MIN READ
Dental implant maker opens new markets with Solid Edge and Femap

Dental implant maker opens new markets with Solid Edge and Femap

August 6, 2014

Biotec Srl, established in 1998 in Povolaro di Dueville near Vicenza in Italy, manufactures and sells advanced dental implants. The company performs research, innovation and clinical studies, managin…

By AlRobertson
2 MIN READ
ASME Simulation Analysis for Pressure Vessels

ASME Simulation Analysis for Pressure Vessels

July 30, 2014

Predictive Engineering uses Femap and Femap’s API (application programming interface) to create an optimized pressure vessel and obtain ASME certification.

Read Shawn Wasserman’s Engineering…

By AlRobertson
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Femap Tips and Tricks: Multiple Output Vector Display

Femap Tips and Tricks: Multiple Output Vector Display

July 24, 2014

This Femap tips and tricks video shows how to show results on two additional output vectors simultaneously in the same plot. 
 
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By AlRobertson
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Femap Symposium 2014 Keynote Video

Femap Symposium 2014 Keynote Video

July 18, 2014

 

 
In case you missed the Femap Symposium this year, you can see a video of the keynote speaker, Mark McGinnis and Emmanuel Cofie of SGT Inc., presenting The James Webb Space Tel…

By AlRobertson
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Femap 11.1.2 is now available

July 9, 2014

Femap 11.1.2 introduces some error fixes, minor new features, the latest version of NX Nastran – version 9.1, and (with your Siemens PLM webkey) is available for download from the Siemens PLM GTAC si…

By AlRobertson
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Femap Tips and Tricks: Model Info Shortcuts

June 26, 2014

This video shows a couple of shortcuts in the Model Info tree that will allow you to navigate through long lists of properties or materials more easily and manage load cases and boundary conditions. …

By AlRobertson
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