What’s New:

Creo Simulate 4.0

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Creo Simulate
Analysis and Design Study Experience Is Overhauled....................................................4
Notification Support for Creo Simulate ..........................................................................5
Material Enhancements in Creo Simulate ......................................................................7
Improvements to Contact User Interface .......................................................................8
Improvements to Analyses Node in the Model Tree in Creo Simulate ..............................9
Improvement In Display of Tolerances in Creo Simulate ...............................................10
Support for Mini Toolbar in Creo Simulate....................................................................10
Adjusting Models in Creo Simulate Is Easier with Flexible Modeling .............................. 11
Weld Connection Improvements in Creo Simulate........................................................12
Data Exchange Improvements in Creo Simulate ..........................................................14
Synchronizing Orientation ..........................................................................................14
Additional Improvements to Creo Simulate ..................................................................15

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Analysis and Design Study Experience Is
Overhauled
Diagnostics can be filtered and are easier to understand.
Use Interface Location: Click Home ▶ Analyses and Studies.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

You can watch a video that demonstrates this capability.
Diagnostics and run status dialog boxes are merged into a single dialog box. This
merged dialog box is enhanced to include analysis details and convergence plot.
The name and type of status appear under Analysis Details and time information
about the analysis appears under Analysis Status. You can expand the window to
show the analysis run status and the convergence plot. You can filter diagnostics
by selecting or clearing Errors, Warnings, and Information check boxes to show
only the analysis information that you need. Diagnostic details are linked to Help
topics so it is easier to understand an error or a warning. The name, and type of
status appears under Analysis Details and time information about the analysis
appears under Analysis Status. You can expand the window to show the analysis
run status and the convergence plot.

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Streamlining the analysis process improves productivity and the overall
experience.

Notification Support for Creo Simulate

You are notified of changes and issues that require your attention working with
Simulate objects and features.
Use Interface Location: Click Home ▶ Analyses and Studies.

Benefits and Description

The Notification Center provides a single access point to quickly identify common
model issues.

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In addition, Simulate objects and features are listed in the Feature Status column
in the Model Tree with a status such as Failed, Suppressed, or Out of Session.
This makes it easier to monitor, identify, locate, and fix design issues.

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Material Enhancements in Creo Simulate
There are free materials provided with the standard installation.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

Over 50 standard materials are provided for free with the standard installation,
giving you access to standard materials within Creo Simulate. There is a new
Materials node in the Model Tree for early assignment of materials. The Materials
dialog box is updated with a dynamic properties panel.

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Improvements to Contact User Interface
You can automatically detect contacts within a component.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

You can watch a video that demonstrates this capability.
In Part and Assembly, you can select the Check for Contact within component
check box to automatically detect contacts within a component. This check box is
in the Model Setup and Auto Detect Contacts dialog boxes. When working in an
assembly, a new collector is available to specify the component to analyze. From
the Model Setup dialog box, you can control contact properties when using
Contact as the Default Interface.

This reduces the time it takes to manually create multiple contacts.

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Improvements to Analyses Node in the
Model Tree in Creo Simulate
It is easier to run and to understand an analysis.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

On the Model Tree, select an analysis and right-click to start, stop, or display the
results. Icons representing the status of an analysis are updated. This makes it
easier to create, run, or review an analysis.

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Improvement In Display of Tolerances in
Creo Simulate
Tolerance details are moved.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

Tolerance details are relocated in Creo Simulate to avoid overlap with the Creo
Simulate Csys. The tolerance is located to the left of the Csys while working in
Creo Simulate. The tolerance moves back to the upper right when in Creo
Parametric.
Previous Display Display for Creo Simulate 4.0 and
later

Support for Mini Toolbar in Creo Simulate

There is support for the mini toolbar in Creo Simulate
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

There is support for the mini toolbar in Creo Simulate for actions frequently
performed such as with loads and constraints. Select the geometry to see the mini
toolbar. Select and then right-click and both the mini toolbar and the shortcut
menu appear. This gives you the ability to apply and edit entities without using the
ribbon. You can also customize the mini toolbar to suit your needs.

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Select the geometry. Select the geometry and then
right-click.

Adjusting Models in Creo Simulate Is

Easier with Flexible Modeling
Flexible Modeling tools are available in Creo Simulate. There is also a new
Remove tool.
User Interface Locations:
• Click the Flexible Modeling tab.
• Click Refine Model ▶ Remove.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

You can watch a video that demonstrates this capability.
You have access to Creo Flexible Modeling tools within Creo Simulate as
described below:
• Whether you are using integrated or standalone Creo Simulate you can easily
simply, modify, or explore new configurations to the design.
• A Creo Flexible Modeling license is required.
• Flexible Modeling tools appear as Simulation features in the Model Tree.

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• Propagates the changes made using Creo Flexible Modeling to Creo
Parametric using Refine Model ▶ Datum ▶ Promote.
The new Remove feature helps to simplify the analysis model and does not require
a Creo Flexible Modeling license.

These improvements reduce the need to return to Creo Parametric to simplify the
data.

Weld Connection Improvements in Creo

Simulate
Weld features are automatically detected.
User Interface Location: Click Refine Model ▶ Weld ▶ Detect Weld Features.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

You can watch a video that demonstrates this capability.
Weld features are automatically detected in the model.

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New weld connections are created for all weld features that are found. In the Auto
Detect Weld Features dialog box the Override weld feature settings check box is
added to the following areas in the dialog box:
• Surface-Surface Weld Properties.
• Edge-Edge/Edge-Surface Weld Properties
There is support for solid welds of the types Fillet Weld, Plug/Slot Weld, Butt Weld,
and Spot Weld in Creo Simulate. The new Weld feature is analyzed as solid
geometry versus surfaces.

As a result of these improvements there is an automated process for creating solid

weld objects in Creo Simulate for every weld feature in the model.

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Data Exchange Improvements in Creo
Simulate
There are data exchange improvements.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

The File menu in Creo Simulate is consistent with the File menu in Creo
Parametric. The process for saving results to Windchill is improved as described
below:
• Publish a Creo View file as a secondary content for results (*.mrs) and as an
HTML report (*.mrp).
• Store information to the workspace unlinked from the stored model, directly
from Creo Simulate results.
Support for annotations and queries in the Creo View output improves the
exchange of information with Creo View. You can send the Creo Simulate model
as email attachment by clicking File ▶ Send ▶ Mail Recipient (As Attachment).
From the Send As Attachment dialog box in the Type list, you can select the
format of the object you are sending. You can also create a ZIP file by selecting
the Create a ZIP file containing the attachment check box.

Synchronizing Orientation
You can synchronize and lock the orientation of a series of results windows.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

You can watch a video that demonstrates this capability.
You can synchronize and lock the orientation of a series of results windows to the
active window. This improves the display of results.

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Additional Improvements to Creo
Simulate
There are additional improvements to Creo Simulate.
Release: Creo Simulate 4.0

Benefits and Description

You can watch a video that demonstrates these capabilities.
Additional improvements in Creo Simulate are listed below:
• Tooltips are improved.
• The geometry selection filter is improved to filter Creo Simulate objects such
as Loads/Constraints and Idealizations.
• There is support for the new Lattice feature. You can select a full geometry
representation or a simplified representation. Both are fully supported in Creo
Simulate.

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 When you use the simplified representation you gain computation speed. The
model in Creo Simulate uses shells, beams, and mass elements where
appropriate. When you use the full representation, you improve accuracy. All
the intricacies of the lattice are meshed and then simulated.
• Partial Unicode support in model names. There is no Unicode support for
optimization and design studies.
• Automatic detection of thin solids. From the AutoGEM Settings dialog box you
can select the Create automatic thin solids check box to automatically detect
thin solids so you get the benefit of using elements with higher degrees of
freedom.

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 Example of using Create automatic thin solids

• In FEM 2D there is a mapped mesh on quilt and solid surfaces

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