Integration of Multi-disciplinary Visualization Platform
Transcript of Integration of Multi-disciplinary Visualization Platform
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Integration of Multi-disciplinary Visualization Platform with a Decision
Support System for MD Nastran
Prasad Mandava, Visual Collaboration Technologies Inc., Wichai Cheva, Toyota Technical Center (USA), Stan Posey, SGI, Michael Sheh and David Kokan, Engineous Software Inc.
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Motivation• Lack of Visual Collaboration
platform for CAx simulation results
• Lack of visual ‘confirmation’ of simulation results during optimization or DOE runs
• Results are over written in many cases
• Especially important for multi-disciplinary design and analysis environments
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Goals
• Phase I:• To be able to capture and publish MD Nastran animation results
during a multi-run task (OPT, DOE) into a small visual file• Phase II
• Extend Phase I capability to Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization Task
• Merge each multi-disciplinary run results into one single visual file• Use the multi-objective trade-off analysis tool with multi-disciplinary
visual data sets• Phase III
• Interpolating visual results using approximation techniques withDOE data set (for CPU intensive applications)
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Scenario
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Challenges
• Common platform for visualizing results from multiple CAxsolvers/packages
• Large data set handling • Scalable high-performance visualization capability from mobile
computing platforms (i.e., laptops) to high end graphics platforms• Incorporating visual file generation in multi-run loop running in batch
mode• Connecting multi-run design and analysis results into single visual
records • Publishing the MD Nastran results to MS Office and IE Browser to
maximize the utilization of the CAE results
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Collaboration Partners
Developer of VCollab, 3D Multi-disciplinary Visual Collaboration Platform for CAD/CAM/VCAEVisual Collaboration Technologies Inc.
High-performance Graphics Library
Developer of iSIGHT-FD Process Integration and Design Optimization System.
TOYOTA
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About VCollab • VCollab is an easy-to-use, high performance PLM data
publishing and visualization system• Data creation
• VCollab Pro: Scalable , hi-performance visual environment, VRML converter
• VMove CAE: CAE Result reader and converter• Data Viewing
• VCollab Presenter: Plug-in for IE Brower, MS-Office• Designed to handle large 3D Data (CAD/CAM/CAE)
• Visualization• Presentation • Collaboration • Publishing and Documentation
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What Problem is VCollab positioned to solve:
StylingAliasMaya3D Studio
CADUGSCATIAPro/ESolidworksAutoCAD
Mark UpVisMockUpAutoVueSpinFireProductView
DESIGN
FEAMSC NastranANSYSMSC MarcABAQUSLS-DYNARADIOSSPAMCRASHAVL/EXCITEMSC AdamsDADDSMADYMO
CFDFLUENTSTARCDSCUYUCFX
PRE/POST HMMSC SofyAnimatorANSAEnSightGridGenTecPLOT
CAMDELMIATECNOMATIX
SIMULATION
Communication is difficult because of many heterogeneous file formats!
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VCollab Solution
Highly Compressed Visualization Format *.VCB
Common Viewing Platform: VCollab
Highly Compressed Visualization Format *.VCBHighly Compressed Visualization Format *.VCB
Common Viewing Platform: VCollabCommon Viewing Platform: VCollab
VCollab PresenterVCollab
Presenter
StylingCADStylingCAD
FEAFEA CFDPre/PostCFDPre/Post
Mark UpMark Up CAMCAM
VCollab Pro
VCollab Pro
3D Documents Interactive 3D .pptInteractive 3D .doc
Web
3D Documents Interactive 3D .pptInteractive 3D .doc
Web
High PerformanceVisualization &
Document creation tool
High PerformanceVisualization &
Document creation tool
Static Static Simulation Simulation Simulation
VRML / VMove CAE
VCollab RealTimeVCollab RealTime
Real TimeCollaboration Tool
Real TimeCollaboration Tool
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Integration with MS Office and IE Browser
CAD/CAM/CAE ToolsCATIA, UG, PRO/E, IDEAS, ABAQUS, MD Nastran, ANSYS, LS DYNA, Product Vision, Autovue, MSC
Adams, Fluent, EnSight, DELMIA etc.
MPEG/AVI VCB
Interactive 3D Passive
PowerPoint, Word, Excel, WEB Page
JPEG
Interactive 3D Engineering Documents
Value : Ease of use , Knowledge Capture, Avoid expensive reruns
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VMoveCAE GUIMSC NastranOp2 selection
Animation Check Box
User defined Scale factor
Results Display List Box
User Defined Range for Legend / Scalar
Reverse Legend Option
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A quick glance of VCollab
DEMO
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About iSIGHT-FD• Desktop workflow builder
• Parametric, hierarchical, nested • Drag and drop environment
• Powerful design drivers:• Multi-Discipline Optimization• Design of Experiments• Monte Carlo Analysis• Approximation Methods
• Desktop automation• Automate simulation process to
explore design space • Distributed/parallel computing
• Multi-run Visual Post-processing
• Understand design trade-offs • “Surf” through the design space in
real-time.
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Scenario
• Using a Nastran run in a DOE loop
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MD Nastran, iSIGHT-FD & VCollab Integration
PHASE I : VCZ visual file generation from MD Nastran file within iSight-FD Framework1. Wrap “VMoveCAE Data Coversion Adaptor” as an iSight-FD component to
read and convert the MD Nastran Results file to a .vcz file. 2. VCZ Integration: Wrap partial VCollab Pro functionality as an iSight-FD
component to aggregate multiple .vcz files together.3. Send .vcz file output as attachment of a iSight-FD e-mail component
PHASE II : VCZ embedded 3D Engineering Document Generation1. Insert .vcz file content into iSight-FD Word/PowerPoint/Excel component2. Use the multi-objective trade-off analysis tool with multi-disciplinary visual
data sets
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Create a Workflow with a Drag and Drop Process
Drag & DropCut & PasteMulti-LevelConditionalParallel
Components
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Integration
MOVIE
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Summary and benefits to MSC.Software Users
• This project has demonstrated • Integration of a high-performance visual system with a CAE
workflow system.• Ability to generate smaller visual files from MD Nastran in batch
mode to review and compare CAE results at various DOE stages• Ability to combine CAD geometry and MD Nastran simulations into
a single visual file • Ability to embed MD Nastran results as interactive visual files into
MS Office and IE Browser• Ability to publish, share, visualize and review MD Nastran results
for better decision making