Tips & Tricks

Conversion Files .fdb in .erfh5 on Network Drive

It is not straightforward to do the conversion Files .fdb in .erfh5 on Network Drive in Visual Viewer. In order to make it work properly, it is necessary to map network drive to the local machine. In this way, the files on network could be handled like on local machine and the conversion from fdb to erf will be working properly.

Material Properties visualization

Check material properties on model

Cross Section Tool in Visual-SYSTUS

Cross-section creation becomes easy using the brand new Visual-SYSTUS cross-section tool !

Coupling windows for postreatment visualization

When comparison between results is needed, coupling windows and synchronizing animations is a key tool.

Boundary Layer Mesh tool demonstration

Easily creating a connection between a tetramesh and an hexamesh is possible, using Boundary Layer Mesh tool.

Managing Multiple STAGE with Virtual Performance Solution (VPS)

This tip provides some information on the usage of multi stage runs in Virtual Performance Solution (VPS)

Using Inertial Relief

This tip provides some background information on how to model static cases without considering the effect of boundary conditions in Virtual Performance Solution (VPS)

Preloading BOLTS

This tip provides methodology to pre stress elements in Virtual Performance Solution (VPS) to model Bolt assemblies.

Using a template CDL file for quick case set up in CFD-CADalyzer

If your simulations with CFD-CADalyzer typically include the same or similar type of physics, materials and boundary conditions then you can make the case setup process very efficient and quick with the use of a template file - a CDL file that includes the typical simulation settings.

Hints on the usage of linear Tetrahedron (TETR4 / ) elements

This tip provides some background information on the question, when, or when not, to use the linear tetrahedron (TETR4 / ) element in Virtual Performance Solution (VPS)