SimulationX Features

The CPO is an initiative by various PLM software companies, users and solution providers and was created in 2011 under the supervision of the ProSTEP iViP Association. The codex describes the basic concept and measurable criteria for the openness of IT solutions employed in product lifecycle management. The main aspects of the CPO cover efficient communication (interoperability), integration (infrastructure) and functional expandability, as well as interfaces, standards for data formats and the architecture’s transparency. The aim of the initiative is to ensure that data, once created, can be used throughout the entire product lifecycle.

Openness and the support of open technology standards like Modelica and FMI has always been at the core of ESI ITI’s philosophy and the development of SimulationX, because to our customers the software is more than just a tool for modeling, simulating and analyzing complex mechatronic systems. As a commercial and interdisciplinary platform for system development, SimulationX represents the very idea of the CPO in every detail, to the letter. By pursuing this platform based philosophy, we have been able ever since to ensure open access to information about the functionality of mechatronic systems that are developed with SimulationX early on. Being a member of the ProSTEP iViP Association, who promote and propagate an interdisciplinary way of ‘systemic thinking’, is a logical step for us and emphasizes once again ESI ITI’s commitment for open technology standards.

CAD import capabilities in SimulationX allow for importing CAD data in standardized formats. For the import, the center of gravity, mass and inertia tensor are calculated automatically. You can design an assembly’s geometries as usual and transfer them together with the inertia’s information directly to SimulationX. This helps you ensure your design’s proper functionality early on.

You can embed elastic bodies, such as vehicle bodies, housings or machine frames, in the SimulationX 1D mechanics simulation through an equivalent system. Simply use model parameters from experimental modal analyses or FEM programs. ABAQUS, ANSYS® and Nastran are supported with import filters which help integrate deformable bodies into the 3D mechanics simulation through a largely automated process.

SimulationX offers various features for fault tree analyses (FTA) and failure mode and effect analyses (FMEA) for early development stages. The unique thing about these features is the capability to run both transient system simulations and reliability studies with the very same model. Any changes in the model’s structure are automatically applied to the FTA/FMEA level simplifying the entire modeling process. The SafetyDesigner in SimulationX ensures an efficient workflow. It comes with a convenient graphical user interface for easy reliability and effect analyses guiding the user through each dialog of the entire model element configuration.

The analysis itself is handled in the background by HiP-HOPS (Hierarchically Performed Hazard Origin and Propagation Studies). This FTA tool was developed by the University of Hull in the UK and runs as a backend plugin in SimulationX. The results are compiled in HTML and can be viewed with any internet browser.

If you want to know how to make the most of your existing simulation programs through SimulationX, our engineers are there to show you. Just talk to us!