Ansa Meta For CFD Presentation

ANSA and ETA v17.
x powerful
pre- and post-processing for advanced CFD simulations
Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved
September 2016
BETA CAE Systems

ansa@beta-cae.com
http://www.beta-cae.com
geometry
mesh
morph
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ANSA and ETA v17.x powerful pre- and post-processing for advanced CFD simulations
September 2016
ANSA pre-processor specifications

Supported platforms:
- Linux
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- MacOS
Parallel processing on multi core hardware for maximum speed
64 bit code for unlimited memory usage
Double precision for high accuracy
By permission of
Wirth Research Ltd
September 2016
Input/Output
Neutral CAD formats:

IGES
STEP
VDA-FS
Native CAD formats:

CATIA V4 & V5
Unigraphics NX
PTC Creo Parametric (ProE)
JT
SolidWorks
Inventor
Parasolid
Direct Interfaces with other CAE codes

RADTHERM
THESEUS-FE
NASTRAN
ABAQUS
ANSYS
LS-DYNA
and more..
Other mesh formats

PATRAN
STL
VRML
and more..
CFD formats:
Fluent
Star-CD and CCM+
OpenFOAM
CFD++
CFX5
CGNS
SC/Tetra
UH-3D
TAU
By permission of Wirth Research Ltd
September 2016
Industrial scale pre-processing
Powerful generation and visualization of large CFD models
High Lift Prediction Workshop II model

180 million cells
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Geometry handling
CAD feel, easy-to-use functions for creation and manipulation of geometrical entities (points,
curves, surfaces)
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Geometry handling: Advanced automatic and manual clean up tools
September 2016
Cutting planes for model examination and cross section creation
DrivAer model courtesy of Technical University of Munich

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Geometry handling: De-featuring and watertight model preparation
De-featured and
watertight model
Raw CAD data
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Geometry handling: identification and isolation tools for:

Contacts/Proximities
Emboss logos
Outer skin
Inner passages
Baffles
Intersections
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Combining geometry and FE-model mesh
Powerful tools for management and connection of CAD geometry and existing FE-mesh
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Boolean operations in geometry with option for fillet creation
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Geometry handling: Linked geometry
Speed-up model preparation using automatic identification of similar geometry & replacement with
linked geometry
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Surface meshing
Multiple algorithms for tria, quad or mixed-type shell mesh
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Surface meshing
Automatic Macro Area merging for high quality surface mesh
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Surface meshing for CFD

Fully automatic Curvature Dependent surface meshing
with user controlled growth rate, min & max
element size and mesh feature angle
By permission of
Chalmers University
of Technology
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Surface meshing: Size Boxes
Size Boxes of arbitrary shape for local surface mesh control
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Combined CFD and anisotropic meshing for aerospace applications
Quad or tria anisotropic mesh
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Surface meshing: STL algorithm
For solvers that do not require volume mesh

as input, like Powerflow
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Surface meshing proximity detection
Proximity detection in shell mesh and auto-refinement
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Surface meshing - Reconstruction

Reconstruction of existing FE-model mesh for element type modification, quality
improvement, refinement, or coarsening
Automatic
feature line detection
Refining
Remeshing specified
element type
Coarsening
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Surface meshing - Reconstruction
Reconstruction of bad quality STL mesh respecting local size and curvature
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Surface Wrapping
Variable length Wrapping, capturing local curvature and model feature lines
wrapping
Imported STL
or unclean
geometry
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Surface Wrapping
Variable length Wrapping, capturing local curvature, model feature lines
with proximity refinement and contact prevention
Input STL data

Treatment (hole and gap closure)
Surface Wrapping
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Surface Wrapping: proximity refinement options

Ability to specify proximity refinement settings to avoid fused areas between different
or same parts
Same part proximity
Original STL
Different part proximity
With self-proximity
Without self-proximity
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Automatic detection and removal of gaps and features
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Surface Wrapping: leak detection tools

Identification of multiple leak paths for multiple user specified source points
Leak 2
Leak 3
Leak 1
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Watertight model creation for intersections, contacts and proximities

intersection
Automatic detection
of intersections and
proximities
contact
proximity
Watertight model
Interior boundaries kept
Interior boundaries removed
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Efficient creation of models for e-coat simulations starting from FEA meshes
Watertight exterior mesh

ready for volume meshing
for e-coat CFD model
FEA analysis
shell mesh
Triangulated shell mesh
Volumized mesh according

to property thickness
Automatic fusing of
contacts and proximities
Final watertight mesh with

all necessary details
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Surface meshing: Checks

Quality check according to
multiple criteria (skewness, angle
squish, length, aspect, warp, etc.)
and solvers (Fluent, Star, OpenFOAM etc.)
Clear identification of poor-quality elements
Template controlled mesh integrity checks (locate unmeshed areas, free edges, proximities
and penetration areas, duplicate elements etc.)
Comprehensive mesh information and quality statistics

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CFD model management

Double parallel model management tools: Properties (corresponding to CFD model zones)
and Parts (assembly hierarchy extracted from CAD data)
Parts
Properties
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Configurations Management functionality handling three variants in one file
DrivAer model courtesy of

Technical University of Munich
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CFD model management

Functionality to compare current model with updates in other ANSA files, identify
differences in geometry, or other attributes, and automatically update the current model
with the necessary differences only
Updated version of the model in

different file overlaid for
comparison
Current model
Current model with replaced areas

automatically identified from
updated model
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Volume meshing
Fully automatic volume and sub volume detection applicable to the most complex problems
By permission of
FORD WERKE GmbH
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Volume meshing
Fast and robust volume meshing for all types of elements

(tetra, pyramid, prism, hexa and polyhedron)
By permission of Volkswagen AG
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Volume meshing: Definition of multiple fluid and solid zones

Conformal mesh for MRF and porous zones and for conjugate heat transfer analyses
Periodic BCs matching node meshes
Non-conformal mesh for moving mesh analysis
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Volume meshing: Solar car and urban environment CFD simulations
Courtesy of Actiflow BV
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Volume meshing: EV-55 outback CFD study
Courtesy of Evektor
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Complete volume mesh of a human heart
2 million trias, 23 million prisms and tetras
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Hexa Interior algorithm
Fully-conformal variable size Hexa-Interior mesh with prism and pyramid transitions
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Polyhedral type volume meshing algorithm
Variable size hexa mesh with polyhedral elements for transitions
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Volume meshing: Size Boxes
Size Boxes controlling max element size
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Trim hexa/polyhedral mesher
Fully automated, highly controllable, trim hexa and polyhedral mesh generation without the need
for watertight volume definitions, running on multi core machines
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Volume meshing: Boundary layers generation

Multiple options:
Auto exclude or
collapse areas
Controlled
Layer Squeezing to
avoid intersections
Layers from selected

areas with different
settings
Layers from
zero-thickness walls
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Boundary layers exclude mode

Automatic fix of intersection and proximities in any of three options
Collapse option
Exclude option
Squeeze option
Collapse free edges
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Flexible specification of layer growth

Ability to create an X number of layers in absolute height mode and then switch to aspect mode
for the outer additional layers, thus ensuring a good cell volume change between the layers and
the tetra mesh
Y number of additional outer

layers in aspect mode
X number of inner layers in

absolute mode
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Robust layers generation at extreme heights
Powerful algorithm for very large total layer height and severe proximities
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Conversion of hybrid to polyhedral meshes
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Volume meshing: Hexa/Penta map meshing
By permission of
City University racing team
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HexaBlock meshing
Hexa meshing based on block structures associated to the model

Global box
Box splitting
Deletion of unneeded
boxes
Snapping of points
Snapping of edges
Hexa mesh with

O-GRID patterns
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HexaBlock meshing
Numerical simulation of flow through S-duct - 1st Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop July 2012
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HexaBlock meshing
Hexa meshing based on block structured boxes
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HexaBlock meshing
Advanced smoothing algorithm with imposed orthogonality near the walls
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HexaBlock meshing: generic jet exhaust under wing

Pure Hexa Mesh
Combination of hexa mesh with hybrid mesh
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Batch Mesh tool for complete CFD meshing automation
Batch Mesh provides:

- Automation
- Consistency
- Mesh specs traceability
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Automated mesh refinement study - 1st High Lift Prediction Workshop
Coarse
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Medium
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Fine
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Boundary Condition type specification for various CFD solvers
Output also in TAU, CGNS and CFX5 formats

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Full support of OpenFOAM mesh and case setup
Boundary conditions, porous and MRF zones, turbulence models, controlDict support,
integrated checkMesh and more
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Thermal Management simulations support for RadTherm and THESEUS-FE
Direct I/O of native *.tdf files (Radtherm) and *.tfe files (THESEUS-FE)
Support of shell and solid mesh, Parts (single and multilayer)
and Assemblies, Materials, Boundary conditions
and main solver settings
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ANSA Morphing
ANSA morphing tool has the following advantages:
- It provides flexible parameterization of your CFD model
- It is highly controllable allowing the user to perform the exact modifications that are required
- It allows scaling and history tracking of morphing actions
- It is applicable to surface & volume mesh and geometry
- It employs fast morphing algorithms that can be used efficiently and robustly on large CFD models
- It is integrated in the same environment so that it can be used in conjunction with the powerful
ANSA functionality for geometry handling and surface and volume meshing
- Morphing can be performed interactively or in pure batch mode, also coupled with optimizer
software
- It can be used with direct interfaces with all major CFD codes, like Fluent, Star CCM+, and
OpenFOAM among others
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Morphing
Morphing of shell and volume mesh by user-interaction, or in batch mode accelerates engineering
development
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Mesh Reconstruction after large deformations

After morph
Skewed solids
Reconstruction
Original mesh
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Morphing Rear windscreen morph
By permission of Volkswagen AG
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Morphing External Aero
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Morphing rudder angle change
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Morphing External Aero changing the gap of trains
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Morphing Scaling deformations
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Adjoint solver sensitivity based optimization
Sensitivity Based optimization with ANSA morphing boxes and parameters that control the motion
of morphing points using solver calculated sensitivities
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Morphing of Geometry or FE without Boxes

Combinations of snapping of model features to target curves and rigid transformations
Origin Curves
Target Curves
Translation
Frozen Curves
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Morphing of Geometry or FE without Boxes: changing the ride height setup
Positioning of the suspension setup without loosing the watertight integrity and quality of the mesh
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Morphing Optimization loop

mesh model
original CAD
meshing & morphing
optimum
p1,p2,p3
p1,p2,p3
CL,CD
OPTIMIZER
optimized CAD
geometry morphing
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CFD FEA two way coupling
Create a model in ANSA and

solve in CFD solver
Perform an FEA simulation to

calculate the deformations
Extract the pressures from the

CFD solver and map them on an
FEA mesh using ANSA Results
Mapping tool
Feed in the calculated deformations in

ANSA morphing tool to deform the
original CFD mesh in the exact same
manner
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Applying FEA calculated deformations on the CFD mesh of the tyre contact patch
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Fuel and resting liquid calculations
Calculation of liquid volume, levels

and centre of gravity for various tank configurations and
positions
Unused liquid traps
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One common pre-processing platform for several codes

OPENFOAM
FLUENT
CFX
CFD++
STAR CD & CCM+
SC/TETRA
UH-3D
POWERFLOW
(NASTRAN)
CGNS
TAU
NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS,

RADTHERM, THESEUS-FE and more
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About ETA post-processor

An advanced CAE post-processing tool for FEA and CFD analysis
Basic concepts and features:
- Powerful tools for 3D & 2D Post Processing for all disciplines
CFD
- High performance graphics

- Low memory footprint
- Best-in-class multi-model handling
- Generation of high-quality reports
- Outstanding automation capabilities
From solver results to report

3D post processing
2D post processing
User calculations
Correlation studies
Reporting
Automation tools
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Supported formats
Ansys Fluent
Radtherm
Ensight
- Fluent 2d and 3d *.msh, *cas, *dat

- CFDpost compatible *.cdat
Theseus- FE
Tecplot
OpenFOAM
LS-DYNA ICFD
Fieldview
ABAQUS ICFD
Paraview VTK
- ascii/binary data, partitioned results

- FEMZIP file support
StarCCM+
- *.ccm ,*.sim, *.simh and *.trk files
CFD++
SC/Tetra
Ansys CFX
PowerFlow
DLR-TAU
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Supported Features
- Standard and Polyhedral elements
- Steady state and transient results
- MRF (multiple reference frame) zones and moving mesh
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Visualization of Cut Planes and Iso-Surfaces
DrivAer model courtesy of Technical University of Munich

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Line Integral Convolution visualization
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Visualization of Streamlines and Oil-flow paths
Creation of Streamlines and Pathlines for transient analyses
Transient Streamlines
Pathlines
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Multiple streamline visualization options
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Double fringe bars for simultaneous display of contour and vector data
Velocity
vectors
Total pressure
contours
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Symmetric and periodic display of results
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Image and video output in numerous formats

- JPEG
- MPEG
- PNG
- AVI
- TIFF
- Animated GIF
- BMP
- GIF
- PS
- EPS
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Camera Match tool
Correlate physical images and videos with CFD results
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Multi Windows
- 3d and 2d windows
- Setup styles and entities visibility per window
- Different models can be placed in one or more windows
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Model comparison
Load multiple models and compare cases from different solvers, meshes, physical models and
numerical setups
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Model Comparison
Map results from one model to another and calculate their differences
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Model Overlay
Overlay and compare multiple iterations of data
- Set the respective files or paths of the second model
- All new data are automatically overlaid on the respective windows
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Query of model dimensions

- Measurement of distances
- Projected Area measurement
Projected Area: 1.884
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Calculations
- Drag/Lift Forces and Coefficients
- Moments
- Surface/Volume integrals
- Results Sum, Average, Difference
- Pressure Drop example:
Surface Integrals
- - - - - - - - Pid
Name
Area
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
interior_downstream_cat
3
interior_upstream_cat
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sum
Avg
Diff
Weighted Average
- - - - - - - - - 1187.68000
17057.3000
- - - - - - - - - 18244.98
9122.49
15869.62
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Plots
Cd/Cl plots vs Time/Distance
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Project Files
Output all current entities, results & objects in a project file
Geometry
Test Data
Annotations
Results
Cut Planes
Report
Streamlines
2d Plots
Windows
Project File
ETA native binary format file
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Data compression of Project Files

- META offers the possibility to save a Project file with compressed data leading to significant filesize
reduction without loss of accuracy
Uncompressed
Compressed Fine
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Summary report
Pid
1
2
3
4
5
6
0.27832966
Lift Coef
0.671
0.012
0.334
-0.921
-0.124
-0.092
-0.12114441
Total
Forces-Coefs
Name
Drag Coef
car_body
0.159
door
0.001
glass
-0.004
underbody
0.035
front_wheelhouse
0.040
rear_wheelhouse
0.010
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Report capabilities
- Create HTML, PPTX or PDF reports
- Add images and videos
- Support of ETA viewer objects
- Reports can be tagged, stored and quickly recovered
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ETA Viewer
- License free reduced version of
- Web Browser, PowerPoint Plug-in and standalone executable
- Loads Project Files only
Viewer
as PowerPoint
Plug-in in Slides
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Scripting language support in ANSA and ETA

Creation of user defined functions through scripting for automation and customization of
specific tasks, extending further the softwares functionality
Build-in script editor for script creation, debugging and execution
PYTHON programming language support
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Application industries
Automotive
Motorsports
Aerospace
Rail
Marine
Energy
Electronics
and more..
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Conclusions
ANSA covers all the CFD pre-processing needs in a single environment, from CAD import, to
advanced model management , geometry cleanup and preparation, automated surface and volume
meshing and finally morphing and optimization.
It offers to the user the choice between high quality mesh generation on the geometry level
and also quick meshing solutions like surface wrapping, depending on the needs and resources of
the project.
ANSA provides high quality meshes for all CFD solvers, offering the possibility to make comparisons
or use several codes depending on your needs and is also one common pre-processor platform for
all other CAE disciplines, facilitating data exchange between different departments.
ETA provides powerful automated post-processing for CFD and integrates with ANSA as a
complete pre and post-processing solution for industrial applications.
For more information please contact us at:

e-mail: ansa@beta-cae.com
URL: http://www.beta-cae.com
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ANSA pre-processor specifications

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Double precision for high accuracy

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Neutral CAD formats:

Native CAD formats:

Direct Interfaces with other CAE codes

Other mesh formats

By permission of Wirth Research Ltd

Industrial scale pre-processing

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Powerful generation and visualization of large CFD models

High Lift Prediction Workshop II model

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Geometry handling: Advanced automatic and manual clean up tools

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Cutting planes for model examination and cross section creation

DrivAer model courtesy of Technical University of Munich

Geometry handling: De-featuring and watertight model preparation

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Raw CAD data

Geometry handling: identification and isolation tools for:

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Combining geometry and FE-model mesh

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Boolean operations in geometry with option for fillet creation

Geometry handling: Linked geometry

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Multiple algorithms for tria, quad or mixed-type shell mesh

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Automatic Macro Area merging for high quality surface mesh

Surface meshing for CFD

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Surface meshing: Size Boxes

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Size Boxes of arbitrary shape for local surface mesh control

Combined CFD and anisotropic meshing for aerospace applications

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

Quad or tria anisotropic mesh

Surface meshing: STL algorithm

Copyright 2016 BETA CAE Systems. All rights reserved

For solvers that do not require volume mesh

Surface meshing proximity detection

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Proximity detection in shell mesh and auto-refinement

Surface meshing - Reconstruction

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Surface meshing - Reconstruction

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Input STL data

Surface Wrapping: proximity refinement options

Different part proximity

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