New for 2022!
The Simulation Innovation Forum (SIMIF) is evolving into a series of online bite sized advanced simulation events. In the opening session the focus will be on the benefits and possibilities of Electromagnetic (EM) simulation.

On the 8th June 2022, get a hands-on overview how to simulate EMC behaviour of a PCB from start to finish in our live workshop. You will see how the PCB layout is imported from Altium/Cadance/Zuken into the 3D simulation tool CST and investigated for radiated emissions.

Up until the last few years, Abaqus ran exclusively as a standalone product licensed with tokens (analysis, portfolio or extended). The number of tokens required is dependent on the task you need to perform, and the number of cores you require to solve it.

These token licenses are usually leased for a year (but quarterly licenses are available). With this licensing scheme, tokens are used most effectively if there’s a constant simulation load throughout the year.

So, what happens if there is a sudden need for additional solving capacity over a brief time period? Adding tokens for a year (or 3 months) might not be the best option any more.

Abaqus/CAE is integrated with Python 2.7, settings and commands are read through python-based environment files at start-up and commands are streamed to replay files along the session. This produces powerful opportunities to form the CAE environment into a specialized package to accelerate day-to-day tasks. Instead of painting a flowery picture I’d rather jump in and demonstrate selected techniques that enables you to customize the user interface to your will.

I often work on organically shaped CAD data and often find the default geometrical refinement setting too low – this does sadly not exist in the session.default* objects so we need to apply some creative approaches.

Join the “Introduction to Non-Linear Analysis Workshop” on the 20th of May from 13:00 - 17:00 CET, this free ONLINE event is suitable for anyone* who has some experience of simulation and FEA, but would like to look at extending the scope of the work they do. This workshop is an ideal way to understand what advanced simulation and SIMULIA Abaqus can offer, and find out how easy it actually is to perform a real world non-linear analysis.

This is my last blog here and I want to take this opportunity to not talk about Abaqus or other technical stuff for once, but instead focus on something that is even more important to me: human connections.

Join the "Introduction to Advanced Contact Analysis” on the 25th of March from 13:00 - 17:00 CET. This free ONLINE event is suitable for anyone* dealing with complex contact conditions, who has beginner or advanced experience in simulation and FEA, but would like to look at extending the scope of the work they do. This workshop is an ideal way to understand what advanced simulation with robust contact solver can offer and find out how easy it is to perform a real-world non-linear analysis.

Join the “Introduction to Non-Linear Analysis Workshop” on the 25th of February from 13:00 - 17:00 CET, this free ONLINE event is suitable for anyone* who has some experience of simulation and FEA, but would like to look at extending the scope of the work they do. This workshop is an ideal way to understand what advanced simulation and SIMULIA Abaqus can offer, and find out how easy it actually is to perform a real world non-linear analysis.

Sometimes you have a mesh in Abaqus, and you don’t have the corresponding geometry. Abaqus offers tools to create geometry based on a mesh. Here I will discuss two options: using the mesh-to-geometry plug-in and using the built-in tools. I’ll explain the difference and when to choose which option.

While doing support we get all kinds of questions. I want to share one with you in this blog, because it was insightful for me, and I hope it will be insightful for others as well.

This online webinar is part of the Abaqus Continual Learning Program.