In rare instances of certain power users, you may be best served by use of both programs. If your sole duty at your company is structural analysis, Femap is likely the better option. If you’re a guy that floats between design and analysis, the NX Adv Sim/ Simcenter workflow may work best for you. What is Femap? I bet you already know, but if not, read more at my dedicated page here.īoth of these products are typically used with the same solver, NX Nastran (though both can interface with others). The Simcenter 3D product is intended to be a start to finish package, integrating the Siemens PLM Software-owned portfolio where the user can leverage NX CAD capabilities to turn designs into analysis via FEA (LMS Samtech/ Virtual Lab, NX Nastran) and/ or CFD (STAR-CCM+). Simcenter is essentially a cut-down form of NX that is geared towards simulation, hence the name. With the addition of different modules serving industry sectors such as FEA and manufacturing, the program today is referred to as “CAE” (Computer Aided Engineering). NX is at it’s core a CAD program, based on a legacy product called Unigraphics. Ok, that was almost completely useless, right? Here’s the real deal: Simcenter is the title of a new Siemens product that combines the functionality of NX’s modeling and advanced simulation environments. What is Simcenter? Here’s the official Siemens video for getting you acquainted:
So how comparable are their capabilities? That’s what I’ll attempt to answer using experience as an active stress engineer and former reseller of both products.įirst, let’s set the stage.
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Somewhat confusingly, Siemens PLM Software sees fit to field two products that seem like they do the exact same thing. As a clarification, the previous article is about the difference between Femap’s “Simcenter” and NX’s “Simcenter”. The Simcenter branding has extended to Femap with v2019.1.
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