Comprehensive and efficient post-processing

Citation

(2000), "Comprehensive and efficient post-processing", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 72 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2000.12772eab.012

Comprehensive and efficient post-processing

Comprehensive and efficient post-processing

Keywords Algor, Software

Algor, Inc. recently announced the release of Superview 13, a complete FEA post-processing and presentation package that reportedly allows engineers to quickly evaluate and present the results of an analysis.

It is claimed that with dynamic viewing capabilities, floating toolbars and the ability to work from the same interface regardless of the analysis type, Superview 13 speeds up the post-processing experience. This, it is believed, enables engineers to quickly and easily determine whether they need to alter their design and rerun an analysis or if they are ready to take advantage of Algor's built-in presentation tools to document the details of their final design.

"Now Algor users can further reduce time-to-market when they test products on the computer and review results using Superview 13", said Michael Bussler, president of the Pittsburgh-based Algor. "By streamlining Superview, users have an even more comprehensive tool to evaluate their design and report their findings."

Superview 13 builds on the technology Algor introduced with the spring 1999 Release 12 version of its software. That release brought all FEA functions, from modelling and finite element mesh generation to post-analysis processing, into a single Windows-based user interface. That interface, which allows engineers to input critical model data in database format, can be used for a wide array of FEA, from linear static stress or mechanical event simulation to transient heat transfer, fluid flow or vibration analyses.

It is reported that the product's dynamic viewing options provide engineers with the ability to rotate, zoom and pan to examine models after they have been subjected to the applied physical phenomena. Users can look at models with Superview 13 before and after analysis, and can display analysis results when examining models or turn off different results to easily verify all loads, constraints and analysis results.

Algor informs us that as part of a continuing commitment to provide the most thorough and easy-to-use postprocessor in the market, Superview 13 contains pull-down menus consisting of easy-to-read commands, floating toolbars with shortcuts to commonly used functions and an HTML, context-sensitive "Help" function. By utilising HTML, Superview 13 provides right-click access to multimedia assistance, including analysis replays and vivid graphics for any post-processing command. With these additions, Superview expands on Algor's comprehensive interface and precision finite element modelling tools. Throughout the pre- and post-processing stages and across Algor's full range of analysis capabilities, engineers will find common commands in the same place. Also integrated in Superview 13 is Algor's "Monitor" function, which plots graphs of a model's time-varying behaviour as an analysis unfolds.

With direct access to the HTML Report Wizard and numerous presentation tools, Algor claims the most comprehensive, easy-to-use FEA modelling system, thus enabling quick turnaround from initial design to the market. Algor customers with current technical support and maintenance agreements can request a complete software update, including Superview 13, through Algor's Web sites (www.algor.com or www.feaincad.com) or an Algor account representative. Superview 13 works with Windows NT/95/98/2000.

Details available from Algor, Inc. Tel: +1 412 967 2700; Fax: +1 412 967 2781; E-mail: info@algor.com; Web site: www.algor.com