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FEA Automation: Is it always good to automate?

May 24, 2017 by Cyprien 18 Comments

FEA Automation: Is it always good to automate?

It’s been some time I am talking about what I think of automation and “push-a-button” solutions to my newsletter subscribers. I know that this is a potentially “sensitive” topic for some people in the FEA field…and many people working in the FEA software industry would prefer you not to know about what I am about […]

Filed Under: Accuracy, CAE for beginners, Open Discussion, Podcast Tagged With: accuracy, automation, Beginner, CAE, fea

The dangers of bad accuracy in FEA results

April 7, 2016 by Cyprien 4 Comments

The dangers of bad accuracy in FEA results

Have you realized how everyone is always talking about FEA as the ultimate weapon to solve any engineering problem? In one direction, that’s true, FEA is very powerful… but there are also some dangers, and no one is talking about them.

Filed Under: Accuracy, CAE for beginners Tagged With: accuracy, dangers, Design Failure, fea

How do I know if my results are accurate?

January 18, 2016 by Cyprien 4 Comments

That’s a question that I receive very frequently, and that’s my usual answer: The result you get are accurate according to your input parameters if you observe the convergence of the solution. BUT don’t forget your output results will always depend on your model and your input parameters. If the input is wrong, you cannot […]

Filed Under: Advanced tips Tagged With: accuracy

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