Siemens Digital Industries FEMAP and Simcenter Nastran

SIMCENTER FEMAP TRAINING COURSE OUTLINE:

Foundation of FEA Modeling with Simcenter Femap + Simcenter (NX) Nastran (Four Days)

1. FEA theoretical background w.r.t Beam, Isoparametric and special elements
2. Tour of Femap interface: Preferences, Panes, Toolboxes, Help and Tips & Tricks
3. FEMAP modeling workflow for Beam, Plate and Solid (BPS) element
4. Static stress analysis and results interpretation of BPS elements
5. Introduction to Plate and Solid modeling with surface and solid geometry and Mesh Toolbox
6. Introduction to Assembly Modeling: Glued, Contact and Rigid element Usage

Advanced Simcenter Femap + Simcenter (NX) Nastran (Four Days)

1. Surface modeling using Manifold and Non-Manifold geometries
2. Advanced surface preparation for high-accuracy Plate modeling
3. Meshing toolbox tips and tricks with Jacobian optimization
4. Building efficient assemblies via efficient Solid modeling (tet & hex elements) and Linear Contact
5. Introduction to linear dynamics (modal analysis tips & tricks)
6. Non-linear analysis: geometric versus material non-linearity and best practices

OPTIONAL ONLINE COURSE – Customization & Automation of Simcenter Femap (self-paced)

1. Session 1: Introduction to Femap’s API
2. Session 2: Geometry Modification
3. Session 3: Materials And Properties
4. Session 4: Meshing
5. Session 5: Boundary Conditions
6. Session 6: Post Processing