SW2010 Rollout showed some nice new features on Simulation 2010, these are some of the things that jumped out to me:
1. NAFEMS Benchmarks
2. Study Tree changes
3. Mesh/Solver Feedback
4. Group Select Bolts and change properties across all
5. Edge weld connectors
6. Event based motion
7. Exclude from Analysis (make rigid)
8. FEA for Motion
9. Beam Analysis Improved
The new benchmarks will be a good thing. It gives users the ability to run cases that are clearly defined and answers known so that users can test their own ability to get the right answer – after all, isn’t that the bottom line when it comes to analysis?
Of these improvements, I will reserve judgment on a couple of them until I get the software into daily use but they looked promising, they are the weld analysis, group select and mass change bolts, and study tree changes.
The versatility is supposed to much better in the study tree. It sure needed some help, so hopefully this will be a huge improvement.
Perhaps my favorite feature I want to play with more is event based motion. This has so much potential and should make using motion significantly easier and more relevant/meaningful for the everyday user.
There were lots of neat things in SW 2010 overall and I look forward to getting the software installed…