3D Modelling and Physical Simulation
The increasing capability of design and development tools is seeing fusion between systems from virtual simulation and 3D CGI created for marketing multimedia.
Even stock infantry automated systems can be driven from BOM systems within macro driven design and development tables integrated with Product Life Management system tools within CAD software. R&D teams are becoming one of the most integral parts to modern super design companies.
It is now possible to have metrology systems running directly into the CAD software. If your company uses 6 sigma processes, automated data can be driven through every part of the development process and this ensures capability improvement throughout tool replacement processing.
ID approach physical simulation by initially creating a 3D simulation model at the concept stage. This 3D model will be created as a digital solid or surface model and will be continuously modified and altered throughout its development, to suit design preference. This file will be converted into a multitude of formats, depending upon the project specification needs. The software we use to create the model is project dependent. For example, solid model is more appropriate for fatigue analysis and surfaces are superior to achieve fluid dynamic investigations around body surfaces.
Intelligent Development Ltd are conversant in a wide range of 3D software solutions, trained in many packages including those provided by Autodesk, Discreet, Dessault, Pro Engineer, Ansys and Delcam. We only hold licenses with Solidworks, Inventor and 3D Studio Max due to their industry prominence and alliances with partner software companies. Physical simulation though, entails extra bespoke software such as Chemlab and Ansys. CAD and high-end multi physics software is now standard in the design industries, such as medicine, aerospace, engineering, education, science and other areas of sustainable product development.
Intelligent Development provides simulation services to help you achieve:
· Time Dependent (4D) Physical Analysis
· Light/Lens/Optic analysis
· FEA – Thermal, Stress, Strain
· CFD
· Micro and Molecular analysis
· PCB & component 3D data transfer
· Gear configuration
· Drive analysis
Knowledge of the market and keeping up to date with software developments enables us to keep ahead of our competition. 2006 saw mergers and acquisitions such as Ansys (a world lead FEA software solution) buying out FLUENT (a world leader CFD software solution) and Autodesk acquiring 3D Studio Max from Discreet. These show influences towards how the software is developing.
Our solutions can give you time and cost savings of up to 50% with increased design loads also up by 50%.
Use Intelligent Development Ltd’s Modelling and Physical analysis service to:
· Increase strength – put material where you need it
· Reduce weight – remove material where you don’t need it
· Reduce material costs and cycle times
· Reduce prototyping costs and timescales
· Functionally Analyse
· Add Photo Realistic perception before prototype exists
· Animated Presentations & user analysis
Mechanical and physical simulation technologies should be applied to test the assumptions made during the early phases of the development process. By using simulation software to test the design and material assumptions, a design engineer can improve the product, eliminate the chance for mechanical failure, and optimise the manufacturing process before the product enters the production phase of its lifecycle. This can dramatically compress time to market and reduce cost.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) applications have now advanced to allow the engineer to simulate stresses and fatigue limits accurately before approving a design or material. Additionally, the product design should be tested for manufacturability using mould analysis tools to predict the way any material might flow into a particular tool or cavity used during manufacturing. Flow analysis software is available from industry leader Moldflow (Moldflow Plastics Advisor or MPA).
