General Pre & Post-processor for Finite Element Analysis

Overview Geometry Modeling Mesh Generation

Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program “FX+ Modeler is a general purpose, FEA (Finite Element Analysis) pre-processor with state-of-the-art Windows based graphic user interface providing a complete FEA environment for linking geometry modeling and meshing…”

Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Main Menu Works Tree fjH-#e Edit Geometry Mesh Analysis Post View Window Help Curve Surface Solid Geometry Auto/Map-Mesh Protrude-Mesh Mesh Analysis Post Data Post Style Coordinate Systei Main Color Edge Color Start Page FXP Works.mfb Specifies the total number of nodes Work Window 0 Previous Command... Ctrl+Space Toggle Grid Move Work Plane... Developed based-on Task-oriented Design Paradigm

Works Tree Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program ■ FXP's Works Tree displays geometry, mesh, analysis data and result data in a tree structure as Windows ■ Works Tree provides its own context menu and supports the convenient model management. Works Tree changes its form depending on the working mode. ffl-JU Datum EH-+£ Coord System EE ^ Boundary Sett Support ] EE ijj Load Sett Initial Load ] Pre-Works Post-Works Report Works EE-CD Advance EE-CD Advance r+i-P") Advance + ^ Boundary Sett Support ] EE fiP Load Sett Initial Load ] Pre-Works Post-Works Report Wt Drag & Drop Move / Append...

Property Window Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program ■ FXP's Property Window provides the various information of the selected item and allows the change of the basic properties such as name, color, etc. ■ In post-processing mode, Property Windows is used as a control panel of the post-processing options. Slice Plane Clipping Plane Average Node Post Control Panel

Task-oriented User Interface Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Drawing Type Selection Dynamic Instruction for Current Input Input Cente Figure-on/off Button Method |Radius, Start Angle Command/Method-sensitive Figures Location Entry Field • Keyboard Input: Mathematical expressions can be used. <Ex> 100/2*sin(40)

Graphic Display - Geometry Shading with Edge Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program

Graphic Display - Mesh Feature Edge Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Feature Edge (Geotechnical Model) 9/49

Virtual Mesh Transformation Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Virtual Transformation (Translation, Rotation, Scaling) by Mouse Dragging Shaver (Component Assy.)

Selection Method Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Polygon Selection Selection Filter Circle Selection Polyline Selection

Selection Method Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Detected Entity List Query Pick Selection Displayed Selection

Data Exchange Import (Geometry/Mesh) - STEP, IGES, Parasolid - AutoCAD DXF (2D) - STL (Mesh) Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program IGES Model Export (Geometry/Mesh) - STEP, IGES - STL (Mesh) Import/Export (Analysis Data) - MIDAS/Civil, MIDAS/Gen - Nastran, Ansys, ABAQUS, etc - Neutral File (Pre: ASCII, Post: Binary) Solid Mesh Standards for Data Exchange STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product Model Data) IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) STL (STereo Lithography) – De facto standard for RP 13/49

Geometry Modeling Overview Geometry Modeling Mesh Generation

Geometry Modeling Geometry Modeling Line, Polyline Arc, Circle Polygon B-Spline Tunnel Section Fillet, Chamfer Trim, Extend Intersect Offset, Tangent Break, Merge … Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Plane Patch Coons Patch NURBS Patch Grid Patch Vertex Patch Fillet, Chamfer Sew, Fuse Trim, Divide Extend Imprint … Advanced Modeling Box, Wedge Cylinder, Cone Sphere, Torus Trim, Divide Embed Boolean Op. (Fuse, Cut, …) Stitch Surfaces … Extrude Revolve Loft Sweep Fillet, Chamfer Offset, Draft Shelling Local Prism Check, Repair Transformation … Advanced modeling functions can be used...

Geometry Modeling Curve Modeling Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Generation • Line • Arc • Circle • Ellipse • Parabola • Hyperbola Modification • B-Spline • Polyline • Rectangle • Polygon • Profile • Helix • On-surface Curve • Shortest Path Line • Surface Intersection • Offset Curve • Extrude Vertex • Tangent Line • Fillet / Chamfer • Trim / Extend • Merge / Break • Intersect • Coincide Ends • Make Wire B-Spline B-Spline Rectangle Profile Tunnel Section Circle Line Polygon

Geometry Modeling Surface Modeling Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Vertex Cloud (Scanned Points) Co-planar Curves Plane Patch 2~4 Curves Grid Patch Arbitrary Curves Vertex Patch Coons Patch NURBS Patch

Geometry Modeling Solid Modeling Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Boolean Operation Trim A Symmetric Model

Geometry Modeling Advanced Modeling Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Generation Profile Guide Curve

Geometry Modeling Advanced Modeling Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Modification Local Prism Cut: Through-all Fuse: Defined Height Chamfer Shell Offset Fillet

Geometry Modeling Geometry Healing Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Geometry Healer Work Window Static Window Message Window Specialized Module for Geometry Healing Topological Validity Analysis

Geometry Modeling Geometry Repairing Analyze / Heal (Fix Corrupted Geometry) Topological Validity, Free Boundaries Fix Missing Seam-edge Fix Orientation: Edge, Wire, Face Fill: Gaps, Holes Sew, Split Upgrade: Continuity, Converting Advanced Nonlinear and Detail Analysis Program Analyze & Repair Repair (Modify for Meshing) Divide: Edges, Faces Merge: Faces, Edges, Face-Edges, Edges Fix Small Edges/Faces, Split Revolved Faces Remove: Floating Objects, Faces, Internal Wires, Sub-shapes Convert to NURBS Geometry to Canonical Geometry (Analytical Form) Convert: Wire to Face, Shell to Solid, Solid...