Simcenter 3D Pre/Post
Set it up, solve it, trust the margin —
Simcenter 3D Pre/Post, in one place.
A human-readable knowledge base for Siemens Simcenter 3D's FEA/CAE pre- and post-processing environment — meshing, boundary conditions, solutions and solving, margin of safety, durability, response dynamics, acoustics, laminate composites, and the Nastran, Samcef, Abaqus, Ansys, and LS-DYNA solver environments — distilled from the Siemens Support Center documentation.
Browse the knowledge base5684 articles across 48 topic areas
Model Setup
From CAD to an analyzable FE modelMeshing
Mesh generation, quality, and connecting meshes across parts
261 articles
Boundary Conditions
Loads, constraints, and enforced motion
523 articles
Materials
Material definitions, physical properties & laminate composites
136 articles
Geometry Idealization
Simplify CAD into an analyzable FE model
46 articles
Solving & Solvers
Nastran · Samcef · Abaqus · Ansys · LS-DYNASolutions & Solving
Solution setup, solver selection & run control
52 articles
Nastran Environment
Simcenter Nastran solution sequences & controls
217 articles
Samcef Environment
Samcef solver setup and controls
193 articles
Abaqus Environment
Abaqus solver import/export & workflow
46 articles
Results, Margins & Durability
Trust the number before you ship itPost-Processing
Results display, annotation & reporting
375 articles
Margin of Safety
Tresca, Euler column buckling & custom methods
55 articles
Durability
Fatigue life prediction & durability workflows
74 articles
Response Dynamics
Frequency response, random vibration & shock
122 articles
All topic areas
Abaqus Environment46About1Acoustics & Vibro-Acoustics250Ansys Environment40Assembly FEM32Boundary Conditions523Command Reference1636Connecting Meshes72Contact & Glue Conditions83Durability74Early Access Features1Expressions44FE Model Correlation & Update157Fields87Gasket Analysis5Geometry Abstraction, Polygon & Convergent Geometry52Geometry Idealization46Getting Started167Groups14Laminate Composites207Laminate Dynamics26LS-DYNA Environment21Margin of Safety55Materials136Materials Engineering1Meshing261Model & Load Pre-Processing52Model & Mesh Validation35Multiphysics32Nastran Environment217Non-ASCII Character Support1NX Open for CAE Programming12Optimization74Overview1Physical Properties & Element Attributes90Post-Processing375Response Dynamics122Samcef Environment193Selection Recipes19Solutions & Solving52Solver Version Support1Specialist Durability142Superelement & DMIG Representations17Symmetry32Teamcenter Integration for Simulation25Thermal/Flow, Electronic Systems Cooling & Space Systems Thermal130Universal Files24Value-Based Licensing1