This article details the process of assembling a large structure from smaller sub-assemblies, enabling different groups to collaborate on different models before combining them into a single, unified assembly.
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In various industries, including turbomachinery, space system thermal, and electronics systems cooling, it is common to split analysis tasks among different groups. For example, in turbomachinery, analysis might be divided into cold and hot sections, and further into sub-assemblies like the High Pressure Compressor (HPC) and High Pressure Turbine (HPT).
With Simcenter 3D Modeling application, a geometry of each sub-assembly can easily be extracted from the complete 3D CAD model. This workflow ensures that the model remains associated with the global 3D CAD, so any design changes are automatically reflected in the geometry used for analysis.
An Assembly FEM (.afm) file supports enhanced workflows for analyzing large assemblies. Assembly FEM can consist of parts, sub assemblies, or both. Assembly FEMs are similar to part assemblies and contain: