Process Integration Tools for Process Integration Tools for NASTRANNASTRAN®®--centric Finite centric Finite

Element Simulation SoftwareElement Simulation Software

FEMCI Workshop 2005FEMCI Workshop 20054,5 May 20054,5 May 2005

Douglas J. Neill and Ted L. RoseDouglas J. Neill and Ted L. RoseThe MacNeal Group, LLCThe MacNeal Group, LLC

Motivating Open ArchitectureMotivating Open Architecture

FidelityFidelityFE in conceptual designFE in conceptual designAutomationAutomation in model creationin model creationModel reuse & morphingModel reuse & morphing

SpeedSpeed“Intelligent” interfaces (“Process Aware”)“Intelligent” interfaces (“Process Aware”)Repeatable, inRepeatable, in--context, selfcontext, self--describingdescribing

IntegratedIntegratedData when and where neededData when and where neededRepeatable, inRepeatable, in--context, selfcontext, self--describingdescribing

Gateway ArchitectureGateway ArchitectureNASTRAN-xMG

dll loaderCOMMON xfer

gateway.f “template”

util30.lib

GATEWAY PHIG,,,,,,,/NEWPHIGGATEWAY PHIG,,,,,,,/NEWPHIG

gateway.dll

Nastran toolsin client moduleProvided by tMG Customer Written

bidirectional xfervia GATEWAY

Process FlowProcess Flow

MAXSTRESSSTORE

SDR2 CASECC,CSTM,MPT,DIT,EQEXIN,SIL,GPTT,EDT,BGPDP,,QG,UGV,EST,

XYCDB,PGG,PCOMPS,GEOM3/OPG1,OQG1,OUGV1,OES1,OEF1,PUGV1,OES1L,

OEF1L/*STATICS*/S,N,NOSORT2/-1/S,N,STRNFLG/COMPS/

C,Y,OLDHEXA/C,Y,OLDPENTA/C,Y,OLDQUAD4/ C,Y,OLDTETRA $

GATEWAY OES1/OES1MAX,OES1SUB/'STRESSMAX'/1 $OUTPUT2 OPG1,OQG1,OUGV1,OES1,OEF1//C,N,0/V,Y,OUNIT2// V,Y,OMAXR $

….

STRESSMAXgateway

util30.lib

Input Deck…USERDATA Resource

MyStoreLoc=…

User Meta DataOld & New

Maxima

SampleSample

Sample MaximaSample Maxima

Maximum Stress

Case at Maximum Stress