Simcenter STAR-CCM+ v13.04: Get into your stride with VOF Multi-Step

One of the highlights of the elementary school sports day when I was growing up was the three legged race where one participant would have their left ankle tied to the right ankle of their team mate….

Inside powertrain: a harsh environment for shakers

High Frequency Shaker installed in bearing mounting location A question that often arises about the high frequency shakers is their immunity against Automatic Transmission Fluid(ATF)? During the ins…

Femap Tips & Tricks: Assigning Material Properties to Solid Geometry

See how to assign different material properties to solid geometry while setting up a finite element model in this Femap tip and trick video.
Model creation methods and workflows are very flexible…

Live from Automotive Testing Expo Europe: what a show!

Exciting but exhausting times. We’ve spent the last days demonstrating our solutions on the Siemens stand (Hall 8 – Booth 8224). We got quite some attention from the audience, especially when showcas…

2018 Simcenter Conference: Why you NEED to attend.

Engineering can often be a lonely pursuit. For all the talk of “teamwork” and “collaboration,” most simulation engineers spend a significant amount of their working week alone in a cubicle staring (o…

Used & Abused: The Life of an Airplane Seat.

Air Travel. What kind of thoughts comes to mind when you think of it? Luxury? Glamour? More often than not, these days it conjures up more stoic terms: endurance, perseverance. Well if that’s how you…

LMS Test.Lab becomes Simcenter Testlab

Going from LMS Test.Lab to Simcenter Testlab

Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the evolution of LMS Test.Lab software becoming Simcenter Testlab, imbedded in the Simcenter portfolio.

The Art of Engineering through Design Exploration

In 2017 my house turned 100 years old.  Over the course of that 100 years it has had a relatively interesting life.  Constructed in the lush, forested, Pacific Northwest at the turn of…

Simulation-Driven Design: Generate Completely New Design Concepts

Welcome back to the third part of our simulation-driven design blog series! If you haven’t read the previous posts, you can do so here:
 
Part 1: The Age of Simulation-Driven Design Part 2…