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MSC.SuperModel contains three different types of functionalities:
• Modeling and Simulation
• Assembly and Configuration
• File Management
Individually each of these provides immediate customer benefit and as a whole, coupled with MSC.Nastran and MSC.Patran, they provide an engineering solution.
MSC.SuperModel offers a suite of Modeling and Simulation tools that aid in the representation, analysis and results visualization of large, complex structures. Customer-developed applications are easily integrated with the standard set of tools delivered with MSC.SuperModel.
These tools include:
• Quick creation of finite elements
• Running loads plots
• Summation of applied loads
• Equivalent load representation
• Property data plots
• Mass property management
• Detailed model information
• Max/min sorting and display of results
• Bar and spring force and moment results displays
• Bar end load calculations, adjusted for adjacent shear panel forces
• Shear panel results display
MSC.SuperModel allows engineers to model and analyze large structures as an assembly of components. The ability of MSC.SuperModel to assemble component models in an automated procedure allows project teams to more easily manage structural modeling tasks. MSC.SuperModel allows engineers to analyze multiple structural configurations as defined on a single model.
The Assembly and Configuration module includes:
• Reduced stiffness and mass modeling
• Automated analysis of a structure comprised of multiple components
• Multiple design configuration support
• Inventory and recall of previous analysis jobs
• Automated merging of large structural component models
• Extraction of component models and their analysis results from the assembled structure
MSC.SuperModel can help engineers manage their CAE data. The File Manager uses client-server technology and a large suite of tools to support and maintain engineering models and associated
data files.
The following is a summary of the functionality:
• User-defined hierarchy up to ten levels for managing engineering data by program, project, engineering discipline, configuration, component, sub-component, etc.
• Integrated engineering environment where access to common project data such as geometry, materials and component interface points may be shared among all engineers at all levels of the hierarchy. If desired, custom templates containing common data can be configured for different levels in the hierarchy.
• Data access control allows for security measures to be implemented on engineering data in the File Manager. Limited access is supported. Only one user at a time is allowed write access to a file while multiple users are allowed to read the data.
• Automatic history tracking records all file operations. A history file is automatically associated with each logical file entry in the File Manager. Users may add their own comments to the history file.
• Logical file constructs allow a grouping of physical file into a single logical file. File Management operations occur on the logical files; thus, a move or copy operation would operate on all the physical files associated with the logical file.
• Comprehensive suite of data management tools, including external communication of data (e.g., to and from UNIX or PDM systems), data compression, data locking, move/copy, file-type filtering, automatic file-state recognition.
• A hierarchy contents report may be generated.
• Support across heterogeneous servers and computer systems
Each of the MSC.SuperModel functionalities listed above is described in detail in the following sections of this manual.