{"id":66651,"date":"2025-07-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/?p=66651"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:46:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:46:31","slug":"simcenter-floefd-2506-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/simcenter-floefd-2506-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s new in Simcenter FLOEFD 2506? | CAD-embedded CFD simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The new Simcenter FLOEFD 2506 software release is now available in all its CAD-embedded CFD variants, and also the Simcenter 3D embedded version. This release delivers focused improvements for electronics thermal design workflows based on user feedback, so please read on below in full to explore every new feature, or scan the topic areas on the left to shortcut to the sections that interest you.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:130px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"195\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-66798 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ModelTheComplexityFLOEFD2506-1024x195.png\" style=\"object-position:17% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"17% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ModelTheComplexityFLOEFD2506-1024x195.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ModelTheComplexityFLOEFD2506-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ModelTheComplexityFLOEFD2506-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ModelTheComplexityFLOEFD2506-900x172.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ModelTheComplexityFLOEFD2506.png 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#78ebac\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-506cdbbc2607efd8829781cbcba230cd\"><strong>Model the complexity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:74px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Controlling sub-models: Pr<strong>oject parameters from components<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many Simcenter FLOEFD users work with sub models. Simcenter FLOEFD 2506 delivers an advantage to define project parameters in sub projects that can now propagate upward into your main CFD model for easy use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ProjectParametersSimcenterFLOEFD2506-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ProjectParametersSimcenterFLOEFD2506-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ProjectParametersSimcenterFLOEFD2506-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ProjectParametersSimcenterFLOEFD2506-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ProjectParametersSimcenterFLOEFD2506-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ProjectParametersSimcenterFLOEFD2506-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ProjectParametersSimcenterFLOEFD2506-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ProjectParametersSimcenterFLOEFD2506-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Crucially, this also helps in simplifying the creation of elaborate electronics thermal component models for inclusion in libraries and for wider re-use of sub models. The following video demonstrates the steps involved for a power module example of how parameters transfer from sub project to main project <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/support\/videos\/5400\/5d24fc7f-07c3-4f03-b93d-e3dbd46c5268-en-US-video.webm\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improving reduced order modeling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BCI-ROM creation supports models including a Smart PCB<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/BCI-ROMSmartPCBExportSimcenterFLOEFD2506-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/BCI-ROMSmartPCBExportSimcenterFLOEFD2506-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/BCI-ROMSmartPCBExportSimcenterFLOEFD2506-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/BCI-ROMSmartPCBExportSimcenterFLOEFD2506-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/BCI-ROMSmartPCBExportSimcenterFLOEFD2506-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/BCI-ROMSmartPCBExportSimcenterFLOEFD2506-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/BCI-ROMSmartPCBExportSimcenterFLOEFD2506-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/BCI-ROMSmartPCBExportSimcenterFLOEFD2506-900x900.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>BCI-ROM reduced order thermal model generation was introduced in Simcenter FLOEFD back in version <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/simcenter-floefd-2020-1-whats-new\/\">2020.1<\/a> and since then have been successively enhanced. Simcenter FLOEFD&#8217;s Smart PCB offers a computationally efficient network assembly based approach that is accurate for modeling the detailed material distribution in complex multi-layer PCBs. Users can now generate a BCI-ROM in various formats (matrices, VHDL-AMS, FMU) from a 3D conduction-only thermal model containing a Smart PCB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:74px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/support\/videos\/5400\/d7b0a12a-11f4-44a2-91ec-79a050a5cd5d-en-US-video.webm\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:74px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A BCI-ROM can be extracted from a Simcenter FLOEFD project using Fine or Averaging Smart PCB settings. <br><br>As a reminder,   you can read about applications of 2 BCI-ROM formats in these 2 past blogs for system simulation and circuit simulation:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/thermal-management-of-electric-vehicles-is-now-a-breeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thermal management of Electric Vehicles is a breeze<\/a>  (FMU format BCI-ROMs)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/electrothermal-analysis-with-vhdl-ams-models-from-simcenter-floefd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frontloading electrical circuit analysis with thermal models<\/a> (VHD-AMS format BCI-ROMs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:74px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FMU based components &#8211; using reduced order thermal models in CFD more easily<\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now use and manage multiple FMU based components in projects and sub projects far more easily, and these sub components can be added to libraries. This new capability is called &#8220;FMU as a feature&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/FMU-Feature-AvionicsExample-SimcenterFLOEFD2506-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Importing an FMU model generated in Simcenter Reduced Order Modeling software from CFD data into Simcenter FLOEFD, CAD embedded CFD software, configuring for use and using multiple instances in a larger 3D CFD analysis system level model\" class=\"wp-image-67204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/FMU-Feature-AvionicsExample-SimcenterFLOEFD2506-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/FMU-Feature-AvionicsExample-SimcenterFLOEFD2506-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/FMU-Feature-AvionicsExample-SimcenterFLOEFD2506-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/FMU-Feature-AvionicsExample-SimcenterFLOEFD2506-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/FMU-Feature-AvionicsExample-SimcenterFLOEFD2506-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/FMU-Feature-AvionicsExample-SimcenterFLOEFD2506-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/FMU-Feature-AvionicsExample-SimcenterFLOEFD2506-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of an FMU model generated using CFD data sets within <em>Simcenter Reduced Order Modeling software<\/em>, imported and configured for multiple use in subsystem modeling in a large system level <em>Simcenter FLOEFD<\/em> CFD model.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The key value for users is being able to see all the parameters, including inputs, for an FMU based component in one dialog. This is clearer and more intuitive, especially when you are using multiple FMUs in a larger main model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multiple FMUs can be managed in your main project, or added from sub projects using \u201cadd from component, or stored in your library as a compact model.<br><br><em>[FMI and FMU notes: Simcenter FLOEFD has had FMI standard support for co-simulation and selected use of FMU models since version 2019.4\u202f and export functionality for BCI-ROMs in FMU format since version 2020.2]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:48px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BCI-ROM: average and maximum temperature prediction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Insights into average and maximum temperature provide insights into energy stored or dissipated for a component or sub model created as a BCI-ROM. In the past, when setting up a BCI-ROM, the author producing the BCI-ROM had to specify points goals for all bodies of interest before generating it and consider location and attendant naming of these to identify them. The benefit of having volumetric goals that can be configured within a BCI-ROM means average and maximum temperatures are easily reported. The author can save time in set up and the consumer of the BCI-ROM does not need to consider location of multiple temperature values to calculate the average temperature and maximum temperature.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/MaxAvgTemperature-BCIROM1FLOEFD2506-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/MaxAvgTemperature-BCIROM1FLOEFD2506-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/MaxAvgTemperature-BCIROM1FLOEFD2506-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/MaxAvgTemperature-BCIROM1FLOEFD2506-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/MaxAvgTemperature-BCIROM1FLOEFD2506-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/MaxAvgTemperature-BCIROM1FLOEFD2506-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/MaxAvgTemperature-BCIROM1FLOEFD2506-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/MaxAvgTemperature-BCIROM1FLOEFD2506-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is particularly useful for applications such as modeling a\u202f<strong>bus bar<\/strong>\u202fthat may consist of multiple bodies that are not easy to predict location of max. temperature in advance due to their shape or multiple parts. Watch this video for a demonstration of the steps involved to outputting maximum and average temperature for arbitrary geometry.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/03c72c46-a9c0-4753-a1c0-32f9ca428469-en-US-video.webm\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:48px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Structural analysis &#8211; Transient simulation and transient explorer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-171226-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-171226-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-171226-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-171226-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-171226-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-171226-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-171226-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-20-171226-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Coupled fluid, thermal and structural unsteady analysis and results post-processing is advantageous for many electronics thermal applications. This has been highly requested since the release of Simcenter FLOEFD&#8217;s structural capabilities aimed at thermo-mechanical stress analysis tasks for electronics thermal design.<br><br>Users can now perform a fit for purpose co-simulation using Simcenter FLOEFD&#8217;s fluid and thermal solver in conjunction with Simcenter NASTRAN non-linear 401 solver. This brings the benefits of combined transient analysis into a single Simcenter FLOEFD project. Timelines of analysis in the different solvers are synchronized in a linkage whereby unsteady pressure and temperature fields obtained as a result of CFD thermal analysis are interpolated in time with structural analysis. Transient Explorer is then used to review results as graphics plots and goal charts.<br><br>Notes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Co-simulation between Simcenter FLOEFD\u2019s fluid and thermal solution with Simcenter NASTRAN non-linear 401 solvers does not support FSI and dynamics phenomena at this time.&nbsp; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linear structural analysis using Simcenter FLOEFD structural analysis capabilities with unsteady fluids and thermal analysis is also possible in a single project now instead of requiring separate projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Component Explorer &#8211; status and temperature column<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Simcenter FLOEFD 2506 release introduces functionality so you can control component status and associated features more easily, all within the same dialog. This means you can easily suppress aspects of your model assembly quickly by selecting if they are modeled via selection of a check box for the analysis type or removing material and volume details in the columns within the Component Explorer viewing window.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Component-Explorer-Status-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Component-Explorer-Status-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Component-Explorer-Status-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Component-Explorer-Status-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Component-Explorer-Status-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Component-Explorer-Status-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Component-Explorer-Status-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Component-Explorer-Status-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To retrieve all temperatures of components within your simulation model for steady state analyses in a tabular format is advantageous. You can now see a table and export it to Microsoft Excel using Component Explorer as a column with final average temperature values has been added. So you can export temperatures vs component names using Batch results processing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/TemperatureColumnComponentExplorer-1024x374.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/TemperatureColumnComponentExplorer-1024x374.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/TemperatureColumnComponentExplorer-600x219.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/TemperatureColumnComponentExplorer-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/TemperatureColumnComponentExplorer-1536x561.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/TemperatureColumnComponentExplorer-900x329.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/TemperatureColumnComponentExplorer.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a video of the steps to exporting all temperatures to Microsoft Excel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/support\/videos\/5400\/db879690-4398-471b-9fda-7dab6a382e11-en-US-video.webm\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:82px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:101px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"234\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-66710 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ExplorePossibilitiesFLOEFD2506.png\" style=\"object-position:38% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"38% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ExplorePossibilitiesFLOEFD2506.png 960w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ExplorePossibilitiesFLOEFD2506-600x146.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ExplorePossibilitiesFLOEFD2506-768x187.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ExplorePossibilitiesFLOEFD2506-900x219.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#a0ac77\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-ad6dd45e45749243a8421d596b8fa4fa\"><strong>Explore the possibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:48px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automation enhancements in EFDAPI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EDFAPI, the new API, introduced back in\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/simcenter-floefd-2312-whats-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simcenter FLOEFD 2312<\/a>\u202fcontinues to be developed based on user feedback. Supporting PYTHON scripting as of Simcenter FLOEFD 2412, the latest Simcenter FLOEFD 2506 release introduces 2 new enhancements:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Face selection using normal direction<\/strong><br><br>Consider an example PCB thermal analysis case where you want to automate tasks such as creating 2R models from an array of components on a board. You can now do the automated selection of top face of 2R components more easily as it is much easier to select face by normal vector. The Normal vector is specified in the local coordinate system, so it is straightforward to use coordinate values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506EFDAPIfaceselectionNormal-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506EFDAPIfaceselectionNormal-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506EFDAPIfaceselectionNormal-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506EFDAPIfaceselectionNormal-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506EFDAPIfaceselectionNormal-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506EFDAPIfaceselectionNormal-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506EFDAPIfaceselectionNormal-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506EFDAPIfaceselectionNormal-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is an overview in a short video of what the commands look like in practice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/support\/videos\/5400\/8d7d8ba6-b61d-4037-a4a6-862c3262376a-en-US-video.webm\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:60px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Access geometry parameters:<br><\/strong><br>For geometry that is parameterized you can now control it through EFDAPI and scripting. This enables you to improve automation for optimization purposes and for improved connectivity of &nbsp;Simcenter FLOEFD with external optimizers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ParametizedGeometryEFDAPI-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ParametizedGeometryEFDAPI-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ParametizedGeometryEFDAPI-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ParametizedGeometryEFDAPI-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ParametizedGeometryEFDAPI-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ParametizedGeometryEFDAPI-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ParametizedGeometryEFDAPI-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/ParametizedGeometryEFDAPI-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is available in the majority of the CAD variants of Simcenter FLOEFD*. You can combine this with any parameters you can control with the parametric study tool. For example, if you have set up parameters as calculations in Simcenter FLOEFD for NX, using synchronous technology, then you can access these via scripting now.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/support\/videos\/5400\/6141bb3a-9d07-494f-bf9f-8dea68c8247f-en-US-video.webm\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>*This feature is not available in Simcenter FLOEFD for CATIA variant at this release<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:125px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"195\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-66793 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/GoFasterFLOEFD2506-1024x195.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/GoFasterFLOEFD2506-1024x195.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/GoFasterFLOEFD2506-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/GoFasterFLOEFD2506-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/GoFasterFLOEFD2506-900x172.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/GoFasterFLOEFD2506.png 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#97cc4b\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-a3a96650982ffa38e65c75d189bee8ea\"><strong>Go Faster<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:65px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PCB thermal analysis: <strong>Smart PCB import speed &#8211; <\/strong>up to 40x faster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This release delivers a very significant speed increase in the import of complex large PCB files created as Smart PCBs i.e the transfer time to import a Smart PCB model from the EDA Bridge utility. For among 10 example cases of PCB investigated \u2013 indicative speed up is in the range of\u202f<strong>2 to 20 times faster for a mid-sized PCBs and for a large complex boards 20 to over 40x times faster<\/strong>. This is of particular value when importing EDA data for very large boards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506SmartPCBBCIROM-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506SmartPCBBCIROM-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506SmartPCBBCIROM-1-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506SmartPCBBCIROM-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506SmartPCBBCIROM-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506SmartPCBBCIROM-1-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506SmartPCBBCIROM-1-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506SmartPCBBCIROM-1-900x506.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder: A Smart PCB is a computationally efficient modeling approach to modeling the layers and copper in a board as a network assembly.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Taking a look at the speed up in terms of node counts as a given metric of PCB complexity and the mode used being \u201cfine\u201d, with 300 tiles along the longest PCB side, the following table and chart shows the range of speed up for import from the 10 example boards investigated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFlOEFD2506_SmartPCBspeedup-1024x393.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFlOEFD2506_SmartPCBspeedup-1024x393.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFlOEFD2506_SmartPCBspeedup-600x230.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFlOEFD2506_SmartPCBspeedup-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFlOEFD2506_SmartPCBspeedup-1536x589.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFlOEFD2506_SmartPCBspeedup-900x345.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFlOEFD2506_SmartPCBspeedup.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:70px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Assess PCB design modification faster: EDA Bridge Place Library Component<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:70px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Appropriate component modeling fidelity vs available information at the design stage is a constant tradeoff for thermal engineers in electronic thermal management.&nbsp; Often thermal engineers and designers want to move ahead with design exploration tasks such as sizing heat sinks or critical component placement options on a board for early-stage design thermal purposes. If you have component thermal models in your library that can be used, you can now place these manually while using EDA Bridge utility in 2 ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drag and drop from the component library window list of components<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201cplace selected\u201d \u2013 which places a component at the origin to then manually move<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/EDA-Bridge-PlaceComponentSimcenter-FLOEFD-2506C-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/EDA-Bridge-PlaceComponentSimcenter-FLOEFD-2506C-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/EDA-Bridge-PlaceComponentSimcenter-FLOEFD-2506C-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/EDA-Bridge-PlaceComponentSimcenter-FLOEFD-2506C-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/EDA-Bridge-PlaceComponentSimcenter-FLOEFD-2506C-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/EDA-Bridge-PlaceComponentSimcenter-FLOEFD-2506C-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/EDA-Bridge-PlaceComponentSimcenter-FLOEFD-2506C-900x506.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/EDA-Bridge-PlaceComponentSimcenter-FLOEFD-2506C.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You can also automate this as the functionality is supported by scripting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:101px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:102px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"195\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-66791 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/StagIntegratedFLOEFD2506-1024x195.png\" style=\"object-position:16% 71%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"16% 71%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/StagIntegratedFLOEFD2506-1024x195.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/StagIntegratedFLOEFD2506-600x115.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/StagIntegratedFLOEFD2506-768x147.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/StagIntegratedFLOEFD2506-900x172.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/StagIntegratedFLOEFD2506.png 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-20 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#969f9f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-848fb94ba7916bc9e7804174744cc23a\"><strong>Stay Integrated<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/04\/LinespaceImg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36805\" style=\"width:101px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Component modeling and libraries: XTXML export enables editing<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Simcenter FLOEFD 2506 users now can export models in XTXML format, with a focus on features relevant to components (IC Packages).\u202f This allows users to import models from Simcenter FLOEFD Package Creator and make adjustments to the models (add geometry, update material properties, \u2026) and then save the models in XTXML format. You can also export a manually created detailed model in XTXML format now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506XTMXLExport-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506XTMXLExport-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506XTMXLExport-600x369.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506XTMXLExport-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506XTMXLExport-900x553.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/SimcenterFLOEFD2506XTMXLExport.png 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Converting PDML into XTXML is also now possible through a Simcenter FLOEFD project and then to subsequently use it in component replacement tasks. 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