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  1. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    Exactly : automate the boring tasks, and only the boring. Thank you for your valuable advice!
  2. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    @Thomas : who checks the accuracy of the original setup? --> me, my boss, my client, my "n+1", FAA .. I understand your arguments .. next step would be to show you a demo [pc1] ..
  3. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    it's a risk worth taking : I guess I need (only) 6 months to get a first operational beta .. the feedback of the first users will be decisive..
  4. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    In my opinion, the checker must know the physical product and the FE theory. He can't be proficient in all simulation tools, APIs, software (this is the job of the person who will set up the FE model). This is why I think the checker should have a new tool whose job is : read (only) a finite...
  5. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    .. interesting approach .. but this philosophy assumes that the checker is the most proficient in pre-processor software/techniques .. which is not the case for me. I prefer to separate people/tools responsible for creating models from people/tools responsible for quality control of these...
  6. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    Thank you ThomasH :) An other important detail (I don't know if it's usual elsewhere) : we often edit the bulk data files on text editors .. so I can't trust pre-processor databases anymore -> so I have to parse ASCII data files to get the finite element model [cry]
  7. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    @SWComposites You are right: checking strategy, assumptions, challenging data relative to reality, convergence issues .. etc. are what makes numerical simulation a passionate job, and I'll love spending may days doing that kind of tasks. But now, the reality is that I am spending 80% of my time...
  8. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    @ThomasH Imagine you are an aircraft company and you try to redesign a subcomponent to reduce maximum Von Mises stress (say 1000 MPa) at a critical location. You call your favorite engineering partner and you define the strategy and the assumptions .. then you send him all necessary data to...
  9. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    To Agent666: your are right, and this is why this tool must have a 3D viewer to clearly display the model components concerned by the check..so the human checker can control/validate it.
  10. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    to cliff234 (I apologize for the rant - but this is a topic that I am passionate about) --> no problem :) I am glad to see that am not the only one passionate about this subject. Let me clarify one thing: checking a finite element model is a time-consuming, repetitive, boring and painful task...
  11. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    Interesting point RandomTaskkk ! can we let it be an open source project ? By the way, the aim of this tool is to check for human mistakes when setting up input data .. checks should have parameters editable by the user to meat company rules ..
  12. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    I see what you mean! I feel less alone :) How do you address the parsing step ? the result of your script are displayed graphically or text messages ?
  13. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    Some of our customers use Abaqus, others use Samcef, Ansys and sometimes Nastran. My goal is to be able to analyze any bulk data format and see it as a finite element model: mesh + BCS + loads + properties .. and finally perform consistency checks. Currently, I am analyzing the Samcef format...
  14. zeroPF

    Automated checking of Finite Element Models

    Hello everyone, According to this post --> thread507-321928, I am no the only one suffering from quality control of finite element models [cry] I work in a company (aerospace) where I have to check calculations/results of the team .. this gives me a lot of headache [banghead] A couple years...

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