OptiStruct offers many features that reduce solution time and simulation complexities.
Automatic Multilevel Substructuring Eigen Solver (AMSES):
| • | Comes with the OptiStruct solver at no additional cost |
| • | Runs on Windows (all new PC's are multi-core with large RAM) |
| • | Handles unconnected structures |
Automatic result filtering (PEAKOUT):
| • | Detailed results for peak response frequencies in a single run |
| • | Without this, since frequencies with peak Dynamic Response are not known ahead of time, a second run must be made to get detailed results output |
Advanced Dynamic Reduction Technologies:
| • | CMS Superelement (free, fixed and mixed boundary) |
| • | CDS Superelement (FRF based) |
Significantly Enhanced Bushing Element (PBUSH and PBUSHT):
| • | Directional mass and inertia can be defined, in addition to directional stiffness and directional damping |
| • | RIGID option for stiffness DOFs |
| • | Simplifies joint modeling by encapsulating multiple elements into one CBUSH |
AutoTPA (PFPATH)
| • | All results needed for TPA analysis can be output during a single frequency response run |
| • | Transfer paths can be determined by control volume definitions |
| • | Improvements to traditional TPA process: |
| o | No need to make two separate runs |
| o | No need to worry about matching forces and transfer functions |
See Also:
Dynamic Reduction Techniques
NVH Analysis
