ALGOR DesignCheck enables Alibre Design Expert users to verify single part designs with a first-pass analysis, as shown with this socket housing for a stadium light fixture modeled in Alibre Design Expert and analyzed in ALGOR DesignCheck.

With ALGOR DesignCheck finite element analysis (FEA) software, you can verify your single part designs with a first-pass engineering analysis before moving to more powerful FEA tools. So doing, You can virtually test the behavior of product designs, speed up time to market and make better, safer products at a lower cost.

Available directly from the Alibre Design Expert Tools menu as an Add-on, DesignCheck makes it easy to perform finite element modeling and analysis, evaluate results and prepare professional design reports.

ALGOR Design Check for Alibre Expert includes:

• Choice of 32bit or 64bit software solution
• Direct CAD/CAE data exchange with Alibre Design for single parts
• Windows-native data input screens
• Multiple view windows
• Tree view of the model and associated data
• Real-time data checking for reasonable input
• Automatic 3D solid hybrid meshing (bricks on the model surface and tetrahedra inside) with a built-in aspect ratio check
• Intelligent, automatic, feature-based mesh refinement tools and point-and-click definition of areas where a finer mesh is desired
• Right-click application, modification and deletion of surface forces, surface constraints and FEA properties
• Static stress analysis with linear material models
• Analysis results displayed graphically for von Mises stress and deflected shape
• Image output in the BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, PCX and TGA formats
• Animations through AVI creation and display tools
• Automatic generation of professional text or HTML design reports

Support for DesignCheck is available directly through the ALGOR Assistant in the Alibre Design contacts list.

More powerful FEA with Algor upgrades

To extend DesignCheck functionality, it is possible to get more info about four Algor upgrades from Lista Studio as a Stand-alone license or Network License:

• 1) Algor Simulation
• 2) Algor Simulation CFD
• 3) Algor Simulation MES
• 4) Algor Simulation Professional

1) Algor Simulation

• - Linear static stress
• - Heat transfer
• - Linear Dynamics
• - Pressure vessel designer

2) Algor Simulation CFD

• - All the capabilities of Algor Simulation
• - Fluid flow

3) Algor Simulation MES

• - All the capabilities of Algor Simulation
• - Nonlinear materials, motion, Impact, Contact

4) Algor Simulation Professional

• - All the capabilities of Algor Simulation
• - All the capabilities of Algor Simulation CFD
• - All the capabilities of Algor Simulation MES
• - Electrostatics
• - Naval Shock testing