AI*Environment is a powerful pre- and post-processing tool based on the ANSYS ICEM CFD tool set, but taylored towards FEA and with links to the industry's most robust solvers. A new generation solution for engineering analysts facing the most difficult simulation problems, AI*Environment combines ICEM CFD meshing technology with ANSYS' simulation expertise to create a direct path from CAD to complete CAE pre- and post-processing.

AI*Environment creates and edits geometry, generates meshes, edits meshes and then applies boundary conditions in preparation for simulation.

With an easy-to-use interface, robust CAD data integration and battle tested meshing technology, AI*Environment is a true productivity tool for FEA model preparation.

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AI*Environment's easy-to-use interface was designed from the ground up to appeal to structural analysts and help reduce the time to create mesh models. With an extensive toolkit including: Direct CAD connections, geometry repair, geometry simplifications, multiple meshing techniques, mesh editing, mesh assembling and general pre-processing, AI*Environment provides the user a much needed tool for process compression.

Key attributes:

• Reduced model preparation time
  • Direct CAD interfaces provide clean geometry
  • Extensive geometry healing, repair and simplification
  • Powerful mid-plane extraction
  • Easy Model Tree-driven interface
• Less time, less effort better mesh
  • Tet and hex mesh over gaps and small features
  • History of large, complex models
  • Parametric hex mesh capability
  • Complete shell mesh capability
• Easily obtain quality / efficient mesh models
  • Comprehensive mesh diagnostics
  • Interactive histogram output
  • Dynamic mesh editing with color feedback
  • Automatic coarsening and smoothing
• Easily setup assembly analysis
  • Bolt with washer connections
  • Library of multipurpose connection methods
  • Weld connection capability
• Easy model set-up
  • Load, constraints and properties support
  • Read/Write as well as automatic format conversion capability for Nastran, ANSYS, LS-Dyna, Abacus etc.

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