Product overview
CREO Simulation is an integrated suite of analysis tools that enables designers and engineers to conduct early-stage product development checks directly within the CREO environment. It offers capabilities for evaluating structural, thermal, and motion analyses, among others, enhancing product durability, reliability, and performance. Notable for its ease of use, it helps to reduce the need for physical prototypes, leading to cost and time savingsOperating Systems
Windows
Linux
Data Storage
On-Premises Storage
Industry served
Automotive |
Aerospace |
Robotics & Automation |
Energy |
Defence |
Construction Equipment |
Offshore & Marine |
Education & Research |
Medical/ Healthcare |
Consumer Products |
Consumer Electronics |
Heavy Machineries |
Plastic Products |
Rail Industry |
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Simulation types
Linear Static analysis
Linear Static Analysis: Evaluates structures under static, steady loads to determine displacements, stresses, and strains
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Non-Linear Static Analysis
Non-Linear Static Analysis: Deals with nonlinearities in materials, geometry, or boundary conditions under static loads
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Dynamic Analysis
Dynamic Analysis: Studies the behavior of structures under dynamic loads, considering inertia and damping effects
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Non-Linear Dynamic Analysis
Non-Linear Dynamic Analysis: Similar to dynamic analysis but includes nonlinear material properties, large deformations, or boundary conditions
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Fatigue Analysis
Fatigue Analysis: Predicts the life of structures under cyclic loading to determine when a material might fail due to fatigue
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Thermal Analysis
Thermal Analysis: Assesses heat transfer in materials and structures, calculating temperature distribution and thermal gradients
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Drop Test Analysis
Drop Test Analysis: Simulates the impact and stresses on a product when dropped from certain heights or angles
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Frequency Analysis
Frequency Analysis: Determines the natural frequencies and mode shapes of structures, important for avoiding resonance
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Buckling Analysis
Buckling Analysis: Evaluates the critical load at which a structure will buckle under axial loads, crucial for slender structures
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Composite Simulations
Composite Simulations: Analyzes materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties
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Automatic tool conversions
Automatic Tool Conversions: Features that automatically convert CAD models into FEA models, simplifying the pre-processing stage
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Parametric Optimization
Parametric Optimization: Optimizes design parameters within given constraints to achieve the best performance criteria
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Topology Optimization
Topology Optimization: Determines the optimal material distribution within a given design space for a given set of loads, boundary conditions, and constraints
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Cloud Solver
Cloud Solver: Utilizes cloud computing resources to solve complex simulations, offering scalability and access to high-performance computing
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Transient Analysis
Transient Analysis: Studies how loads, stresses, and displacements change over time under conditions that vary with time
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Creep Analysis
Creep Analysis: Evaluates time-dependent deformation under constant stress, important for materials that experience gradual deformation
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Acoustic Simulation
Acoustic Simulation: Analyzes the propagation of sound waves in fluids and solids to study noise levels, sound quality, and vibration
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Crash Analysis.
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Meshing Capabilities
Automatic Mesh Generation
Automatic Mesh Generation: Automatically creates a mesh from a geometric model, simplifying the pre-processing step
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Local Region Meshing
Local Region Meshing: Allows for finer meshing in areas of interest to increase accuracy without significantly increasing overall mesh size
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Mesh Convergence
Mesh Convergence: Ensures that simulation results become independent of the mesh size as it becomes finer
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Mesh Independence
Mesh Independence: The condition where simulation results do not significantly change with further refinement of the mesh
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Beam Elements (1D)
Beam Elements (1D): Used for structures dominated by axial forces, such as trusses and beams
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Triangle Elements (2D)
Triangle Elements (2D): Suited for irregular surfaces in two dimensions
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Shell Elements (2D or 3D)
Shell Elements (2D or 3D): Represent thin-walled structures and can incorporate bending and in-plane forces
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Axisymmetric Elements (2D or 3D)
Axisymmetric Elements (2D or 3D): Used for objects with rotational symmetry, simplifying analysis by reducing dimensions
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Tetrahedral Elements (3D)
Tetrahedral Elements (3D): Suitable for complex three-dimensional geometries with no inherent symmetry
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Hexahedral Elements (3D)
Hexahedral Elements (3D): Preferred for their accuracy in cubic geometries or where stress gradients are uniform
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Pyramidal Elements (3D)
Pyramidal Elements (3D): Serve as transition elements between hexahedral and tetrahedral meshes
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Prismatic Elements (3D)
Prismatic Elements (3D): Used in layers, ideal for modeling thin films or layered structures
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Quadrilateral Elements (2D)
Quadrilateral Elements (2D): Offer better accuracy than triangular elements for many applications in two dimensions
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p-Adaptive Meshing
p-Adaptive Meshing: Adjusts the polynomial order of elements to improve accuracy without changing the mesh
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Mixed Meshing
Mixed Meshing: Combines different types of elements in a single simulation to optimize accuracy and computational efficiency
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h-Adaptive Meshing
h-Adaptive Meshing: Automatically refines the mesh size in regions where higher accuracy is required
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Multiphysics Simulation.
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Mesh Quality Check
Aspect Ratio
Aspect Ratio: Measures the elongation of an element; high aspect ratios may indicate poor mesh quality
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Jacobian Check
Jacobian Check: Evaluates the distortion of elements; poor Jacobian values can affect accuracy
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Skewness
Skewness: Indicates the deviation of an element's shape from an ideal shape, affecting solution accuracy
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Warpage
Warpage: Measures the deviation of a face element from being flat, important for 3D elements
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Shape Factor
Shape Factor: Assesses the quality of an element based on its shape, impacting the precision of the simulation
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Solver Capabilities
Speed and Efficiency
Speed and Efficiency: Refers to the solver's ability to quickly and accurately compute solutions
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Parallel Processing
Parallel Processing: Utilizes multiple processors or cores simultaneously to reduce computation time
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Solver Customization
Solver Customization: Allows users to modify
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Implicit Solver
Implicit Solver: An implicit solver calculates the response of a system by solving equations that include both the current state and the future state of the system. This approach is typically more stable and can handle larger time steps without losing accuracy, making it well-suited for static, quasi-static, and slowly varying dynamic problems. Implicit solvers are often used for non-linear static and dynamic analyses where stability is critical, even though they might require more computational resources per time step compared to explicit solvers
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Explicit Solver.
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