CAESES and Optimus: Inte­gra­tion Available

New Optimus inte­gra­tion with CAESES further strength­ens auto­mated design opti­miza­tion processes

Leuven (Belgium) / Potsdam (Germany), February 6 — 2019 – Noesis Solu­tions, the devel­oper of Optimus and id8, and FRIEND­SHIP SYSTEMS announced the release of a new direct inte­gra­tion with CAESES®. By automat­ing the creation of sim­u­la­tion-ready geome­tries and the related engi­neer­ing sim­u­la­tions, Optimus can evaluate a vast number of design variants in a limited time frame. This further extends the engi­neer­ing insights deliv­ered by sim­u­la­tion, enabling teams that use CAESES to identify leading can­di­date designs offering bench­mark per­for­mance. 

Design Opti­miza­tion based on Para­met­ric Geometry Models

FRIEND­SHIP SYSTEM’s geo­met­ric modeling tech­nol­ogy is used by engi­neer­ing teams whose ultimate goal is to design optimal flow-exposed products. Compared to tra­di­tional CAD tools, the creation of geometry variants using CAESES can be fully auto­mated and is 100% robust, thanks to the depen­dency-based modeling approach. All gen­er­ated geome­tries are clean and water­tight, which is essen­tial for running design studies that involve meshing and CFD sim­u­la­tion software on HPC clusters. At the same time, CAESES geometry models help engi­neer­ing teams save com­pu­ta­tional time as they have fewer design para­me­ters, while design con­straints can be built directly into the CAESES geometry model itself.

The direct inte­gra­tion between Optimus and CAESES enables users of both software products to automate the creation of geometry variants with just a few clicks. By running CAESES in batch mode, Optimus triggers the gen­er­a­tion of geometry variants in the back­ground with no graph­i­cal user inter­face involved. CAESES users only need to set up a ref­er­ence geometry model, along with a set of design vari­ables that control the geometry shape.

Using Optimus, design engi­neers typ­i­cally perform Design of Exper­i­ments (DOE) to define a virtual exper­i­ment plan that acquires the most relevant design infor­ma­tion possible with minimum sim­u­la­tion effort. Response Surface Modeling (RSM) con­denses complex sim­u­la­tions to help design engi­neers fully under­stand the unex­plored design space poten­tial up-front. Finally, Optimus manages an auto­mated and coor­di­nated search to identify those design para­me­ter values that meet a com­bi­na­tion of multiple (often com­pet­ing) per­for­mance targets. Through­out the process, Optimus con­sis­tently takes into account design con­straints imposed by man­u­fac­tur­ing real­i­ties and strin­gent reg­u­la­tory and stan­dard­iza­tion requirements. 

Iden­ti­fy­ing the Best Product Design in the Shortest Time Possible

“Optimus is known for cap­tur­ing and automat­ing sim­u­la­tion work­flows without any pro­gram­ming skills. The new direct inte­gra­tion with CAESES makes it easier for Optimus users to para­me­ter­ize any virtual design model and automate the exe­cu­tion of the entire sim­u­la­tion process, includ­ing the creation of robust geometry models” said Naji El Masri, Noesis Solu­tions CEO. ​“This proven process frees engi­neers from repet­i­tive tasks, enabling them to identify better per­form­ing designs much faster than through con­ven­tional methods. It strength­ens man­u­fac­tur­ers’ com­pet­i­tive edge by deliv­er­ing the best product design in the shortest time possible while saving tremen­dously on engi­neer­ing, man­u­fac­tur­ing and material cost.”

“The new direct inte­gra­tion with CAESES makes it easier for Optimus users to para­me­ter­ize any virtual design model and automate the exe­cu­tion of the entire sim­u­la­tion process, includ­ing the creation of robust geometry models” — Naji El Masri, Noesis Solu­tions CEO

“With these new CAESES inte­gra­tion capa­bil­i­ties in Optimus, our joint users can imme­di­ately benefit from both solu­tions without script­ing a single line. All the para­me­ters from a CAESES model are directly acces­si­ble in the Optimus GUI, and can be con­trolled for running large design studies with para­met­ric CAESES models. It’s amazing how easy this works, and hence will attract more engi­neers to intro­duce formal shape opti­miza­tion work­flows.” said Dr. Stefan Harries, the CEO from FRIEND­SHIP SYSTEMS. 

Video: Example Tur­bocharger Impeller

There is a detailed record­ing which explains how to automate CAESES® in Optimus. In this video, CAESES® and NUMECA tools are auto­mated for design explo­ration and shape opti­miza­tion of a tur­bocharger impeller. CAESES® provides the geometry variants for the impeller, where all gen­er­ated geome­tries are exported using a custom *.geom­turbo format. 

Webinar Record­ing

If Optimus from Noesis Solu­tions is your opti­miza­tion platform, then also check out the new YouTube video ​“Optimus and CAESES for Shape Opti­miza­tion with CFD”. Watch how the gen­er­a­tion of geometry variants is fully auto­mated with a few clicks, using the new CAESES plugin for Optimus. The new inte­gra­tion helps users of both solu­tions to run CFD-driven design studies and shape opti­miza­tion for complex flow-exposed products without any script­ing efforts. 

About FRIEND­SHIP SYSTEMS

FRIEND­SHIP SYSTEMS is a German software company with its core team based in Potsdam, Germany. FRIEND­SHIP SYSTEMS develops CAESES®, a flexible CAD platform for the creation of sim­u­la­tion-ready geome­tries. CAESES® targets sim­u­la­tion engi­neers and anyone who is inter­ested in intel­li­gent surface design for auto­mated design explo­rations and shape optimization.

With many years of expe­ri­ence in the field of flow-related shape opti­miza­tion and its proven CAESES® software platform, FRIEND­SHIP SYSTEMS provides solu­tions for vir­tu­ally every problem and bot­tle­neck that cus­tomers might encounter when setting up flow-related design studies.

For more infor­ma­tion about FRIEND­SHIP SYSTEMS and CAESES, please visit the product pages and company pages. If you have further ques­tions, please use this form to get in touch with us. 

About Noesis Solutions

Noesis Solu­tions is an engi­neer­ing inno­va­tion partner to man­u­fac­tur­ers in engi­neer­ing-intense indus­tries. Spe­cial­ized in solu­tions that enable Objec­tives Driven Draft-to-Craft Engi­neer­ing processes, its software products and services help cus­tomers adopt a targeted devel­op­ment strategy that resolves their toughest multi-dis­ci­pli­nary engi­neer­ing challenges.

This Engineer by Objec­tives strategy entails an auto­mated approach that stream­lines engi­neer­ing processes to manage the growing com­plex­ity of today’s engi­neer­ing chal­lenges effi­ciently. In addition, inter­ac­tive design space visu­al­iza­tion allows engi­neer­ing teams to make informed deci­sions faster – empow­er­ing them to form & trans­form ideas into products that outsmart the competition.

Noesis Solu­tions operates through a network of sub­sidiaries and rep­re­sen­ta­tives in key loca­tions around the world. For more infor­ma­tion, please visit www.noesissolutions.com.

Noesis Solu­tions Press
Contact: Kirsten Cabergs
Phone +32 16 31 70 40
kirsten.cabergs@noesissolutions.com 

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