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Project and data management

Powerful simulation tools and high computing power under the desktop make Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) a “must have” in many areas of product development and production processes. Reliability and stability of nowaday’s software allow a high number of variations and simulation runs. The amount of thereby produced data requires a structured project management and an efficient data management. In order to be analysed, data must be preprocessed and presented in comparison. Results have a need for documentation and archiving. This might sometimes take more time than the simulation itself, thus a “structured environment” is necessary.

An efficient project- and data management system increases the benefit of the simulation drastically.

With Simufact.project running and finished simulation projects can easily be organized, administrated and archived. Not only the final results, but also the path leading to them, can be documented. The simulation process is accelerated, the results and the acquired knowledge conserved and made available for future tasks. By its modular concept further modules can be integrated easily, thus allowing an adaptation of Simufact.project to the specific needs of your company. The product is extensible for your demands.



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Simufact.project convinces by its flexibility and versatility. The individual adaptability allows company specific adjustments.
  • SQL based
  • Batch mode with individual definition of start time for simulation jobs
  • Definition of maximum simultaneously running jobs (job quota)
  • Direct information about job status (amount may depend on solver type used)
  • Email message with finished simulation jobs
  • Information exchange by group specific news file
  • Supports user-subroutines.
  • Supports Restart functionality.
  • Use in various simulation surroundings: structural analysis (linear or non-linear), process analysis like e.g. forming simulation
  • The following software is already supported: MSC.Marc, Simufact.forming, Abaqus
  • More simulation software possible on request
  • Individual adaptation of the Simufact.project desktop environment to company specific needs and processes
  • Operating systems for the graphical frontend: Windows – Linux and Unix on demand
  • Operating systems for the solver: Windows, Linux and Unix
  • Remote-Solver are supported
  • Integration of other (simulation based) applications possible
  • Network license (standard) and stand-alone license possible

Project management

The standardized project management in departments as well as spanning between departments and companies increases efficiency and reduces project running times.

  • Standardized desktop environment (graphical front end), independent from the simulation software used
  • Simplified hardware management (distributed hard discs) by virtual project directories
  • Standardized parameter settings and simulation pre-definitions
  • Project classification enables structured simulation projects
  • Parameter settings and program options for single user and user groups
  • Integration of graphical user interfaces (preprocessors) and solvers
  • Link to „other“ applications like e.g. MS Office documents, production or experimental measurements etc.
  • Open MS Office applications (or other programs) directly from Simufact.project.
  • Effective filters allow fast reports from all projects
  • Security settings ensure confidentiality
  • Administration of different versions of simulation programs (even if installed in parallel)
  • Intelligent batch mode allows an efficient processing of structured simulation variants
Data management

The direct and fast access to all relevant project data minimizes the error-proneness avoids double work and accelerates the operating processes.
  • Administration of „native data“ from different simulation programs (results, control data, models, etc.)
  • Hierarchical linking of data (e.g. graphics with results, those with model files etc.) provides a fast navigation through the project
  • Supports graphics in different formats.
  • Shows graphics and pictures in full format and thumbnails.
  • Comparison view allows a fast, comparative overview of all relevant parameters from different simulations.
  • Parameters can be combined in editable forms and thus allow fa standardized maintenance of meta-data.
  • Comparison through metadata of model, job or result files
  • Global search function over all data by definable attributes
  • Recursive search options (refine search, extend search)
  • Search in lists or complete project sets
  • Full text search
Documentation tool

Clear definitions and structures in project documentation serve for transparency and make projects reproducible.
  • Data sheet for every project with the most important information (HTML-based)
  • Annotations and notes possible for every project and file within the project
  • Lists view generates a fast overview of all projects, variants and used parameters.
  • Direct link to MS Office Documents
  • Integrability of own templates and standard documents
  • Product changes that need documentation according to ISO/ TS 16949:2002 can easily be tracked and documented
Archive system

The filing of its data successfully finishes a project and cleans up within short time.
  • Automated deletion of temporary data and files
  • Proprietary and efficient data compression
  • “Thinning” of result files e.g. to relevant increments (may depend on post processors used)
  • Export and import functionality for whole projects
  • Data preparation for archiving of projects on discs and/or external media (Tape, DVD etc.)