COSMOS/DesignSTAR To Directly Read CATIA Geometry.Business &Technology Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000 Structural Research &Analysis Corp. (SRAC SRAC Southern Regional Aquaculture Center SRAC Short-Run Average Cost SRAC System Realignment and Categorization SRAC Scenic Roads Advisory Committee SRAC Structural Research and Analysis Corporation ), developer of the COSMOS/(TM) suite of design analysis programs, today announced that its latest product, COSMOS/DesignSTAR, can now read CATIA A family of 2D and 3D CAD programs from IBM. CATIA was one of the first CAD programs to provide 3D solid modeling. The program was developed by Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company. part and assembly model files directly. Design engineers using CATIA no longer need to go through a STEP or IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) An ANSI file format that is system independent and also intended for human interpretation. Evolving out of the U.S. translator to transfer geometry to COSMOS/DesignSTAR. Eliminating the need for a translator allows more accurate transfer of geometry and considerable cost savings. Designers using CATIA can now take advantage of all of the design analysis capabilities available in COSMOS/DesignSTAR. COSMOS/DesignSTAR is a Windows-based design analysis program that can analyze parts and assemblies from most major CAD programs, including ProEngineer, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Mechanical Desktop, IronCAD -- and now also CATIA. About COSMOS/DesignSTAR COSMO/DesignSTAR offers many design analysis capabilities presently found in high-end and expensive FEA (Finite Element Analysis) A mathematical technique for analyzing stress, which breaks down a physical structure into substructures called "finite elements." The finite elements and their interrelationships are converted into equation form and solved mathematically. programs at a mid-range price. The program's speed and ease-of-use extend to all of the basic analyses types (statics statics, branch of mechanics concerned with the maintenance of equilibrium in bodies by the interaction of forces upon them (see force). It incorporates the study of the center of gravity (see center of mass) and the moment of inertia. , buckling, thermal, frequency) as well as the more advanced nonlinear, electromagnetic and computational fluid dynamic solutions. With its multi-document environment, multiple designs -- even designs from multiple CAD programs -- can be analyzed simultaneously. About SRAC Structural Research &Analysis Corporation develops and markets design analysis software products for the mechanical computer-aided engineering See CAE. Computer-aided engineering Any use of computer software to solve engineering problems. With the improvement of graphics displays, engineering workstations, and graphics standards, computer-aided engineering (CAE) has come to mean the computer market. Since its inception in 1982, SRAC has contributed innovations that have had a significant impact on the evolution of FEA. SRAC markets the COSMOS/ product line worldwide through a network of more than 300 resellers selling in 43 countries. For more information and a product demonstration, contact a local COSMOS/ distributor or reseller today, or call SRAC directly at 800/469-7287 (outside of North America, call 310/207-2800). For the latest news and information from SRAC, see the company's Web site: www.cosmosm.com. Note to Editors: COSMOS/M and FFE FFE Fédération Française d'Equitation (French governing body for equestrian sport) FFE Fédération Française des Échecs FFE Food for Education FFE Flat File Extractor FFE Frontier: First Encounters are registered trademarks of Structural Research &Analysis Corp. COSMOS/DesignSTAR is a copyright of Structural Research &Analysis Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their perspective copyright holders. |
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