Several significant enhancements aimed at increasing user productivity have been implemented in MSC.ADAMS 2003. These enhancements include:
Improved 3-D Contact - A new faceted geometry approach has been implemented to solve 3-D contact problems. The result is that more realistic part contact can be simulated in significantly less time.
Improved Integration between MSC.ADAMS, MSC.Nastran and MSC.Fatigue - In addition to the new combined capabilities of MSC.ADAMS and MSC.Nastran 2004, the generation of flexible bodies from MSC.Nastran has been made easier and can now include pre-stress effects. In addition, ADAMS/Durability will now interface directly with MSC.Fatigue for complete component life prediction.
MSC.ADAMS Included in VPD Campus Licensing System - MSC.ADAMS 2003 marks the first release which features full compatibility with the MSC VPD Campus License (token) system, giving customers the capability to run MSC.ADAMS from the same token pool which they use for MSC.Nastran, MSC.Marc, MSC.Patran, and our many other products which are available on the VPD Campus System. For more information on the VPD Campus Licensing System, please visit https://www.mscsoftware.com/products/products_detail.cfm?PI=556.
Release of ADAMS/Car Ride - ADAMS/Car Ride includes the required elements, models and event definitions for building, testing and post processing within the ride frequency regime. Once the components are specified in detail, a full-vehicle assembly can be run through a battery of predefined ride & comfort simulation scenarios, based on an extended four-post test rig, enabling the user to estimate typical system-level NVH metrics.
3-D Plotting for ADAMS/Engine and ADAMS/Vibrations - To help engineers better visualize NVH information, 3-D plotting capability has been added to ADAMS/Engine and ADAMS/Vibrations. Users will now be able to plot 3-D FFT's, 3-D waterfall plots, and visualize 3-D splines. |