CAD/SOFTWARE  PRODUCTS  DESIGN TOOL ‘THINKS LIKE AN ENGINEER’


MSC Software Corporation’s (MSC) Apex Generative Design 2020 is a tool that is said to enable engineers to explore new approaches and optimise any part of their design in a single step to develop innovative products up to 80% faster than conventional approaches. This addresses product development pressures by generating


lightweight and smoothed preliminary component concepts based on just the engineering goals. It frees up the engineer’s time so they can use their expertise to explore the design space and find more optimal and novel solutions by fine tuning pre-vetted, manufacturing-ready designs, the company states. Suitable for all industries, it enables engineers to innovate more quickly, producing the right design in the same amount of time it would have taken them to create, test and discard a first prototype using conventional tools and workflows. Examples of use include: A surgeon can create a smarter, latticed implant


design that’s pre-validated for additive manufacturing and the same weight as the bone it replaced, improving biocompatibility to encourage muscle attachment and patient comfort; The aerospace engineer can redesign a product part-by-part for lightweighting, confident in maintaining the same performance and safety while improving efficiency; An automotive designer can build a motorcycle chassis that is 56% lighter than previous iterations, improving range while saving on fuel consumption. Manufacturers can fully exploit the capabilities of additive manufacturing


and optimise their designs to enable first-time-right part production for entirely new products, the company adds. Thomas Reiher, director of Generative Design, MSC Software, said: “Our


users have reported slashing their design time by 80% by reducing the number of individual tools and interventions, automating the optimisation process and streamlining their workflows. They start producing products that, for the first time, they have been able to optimise with design, performance and cost all tailored to their technical and commercial requirements.”


MSC Software Corporation  www.mscsoftware.com     


/ DESIGNSOLUTIONS


DESIGN SOLUTIONS | SEPTEMBER 2020 29


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44