2008 International ANSYS Conference

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1 2008 International ANSYS Conference Engineering Knowledge Management Harnessing the Value of Experience Michael S. Engelman VP, Business Development Shantanu Bhide Product Manager, EKM 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

2 Outline Why manage simulation process and data? ANSYS Engineering Knowledge Manager (EKM): The ANSYS Simulation Process and Data Management (SPDM) Initiative Demo Q & A 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

3 Industry Survey: Current Situation Knowledge Capture* Data Management* Database & Templates for Most Tasks 20% Other 4% Simulation Data Mgmt 6% Other Commercial PDM 13% 47% 42% 4% User s Local Machine 29% Verbal & Informal Exchange 35% Database for Some Simulation Tasks * Data: CPDA 2007 PLM Road Map Conference Legacy Database or In-house Solution 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

4 Why Manage Simulation Data?? Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Managing simulation data reduces engineering costs Eliminate wasted time looking for data Enable reuse Don t do the same thing more than once Modify existing models rather than building from scratch Protect intellectual property Stored, organized, searchable, controlled access Simulation images courtesy of Courtesy of Prague 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Institute of Chemical Technology ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

5 Why Manage Simulation Processes?? Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Managing simulation processes and workflows Enables a collaborative environment for distributed workgroups Enables management of methods and control of handoffs Creates reusable templates to capture best practices and minimize reinventing methods Enables effective knowledge transfer to new engineers 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

6 Engineering Knowledge Manager DATA MANAGEMENT PROCESS MANAGEMENT File Repository Meta-Data Extraction Advanced Search Data Mining Report Generation TM Automate Processes Manage Workflows Design Systems Notification Track Progress File & web servers Compute server Enterprise Access Web Enabled end user Application Portal Job Submission ACCESS MANAGEMENT 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

7 ANSYS EKM Differentiators A User Scalable Solution Accessible from ANSYS Workbench Model & Data Sharing Enterprise Desktop (Single User) Work Group Automated Workflow Knowledge Capture Data Mgmt Protect Intellectual Property Organization/Process Maturity 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

8 ANSYS EKM Differentiators IT Scalability (Architecture/Technologies) IT scalability Single user Workgroup Global enterprise Plug-and-play Executes simulations and extracts data using a batch system such as RSM, LSF, SGE Web Browser (IE, Firefox, etc.) Application Server (Jboss, WebSphere, etc.) Compute Cluster Stores metadata Firewall ANSYS EKM Content Management Repository (Jackrabbit, etc.) Relational Database (Mysql, Oracle, DB2, etc.) Desktop Application (ANSYS Workbench, VB, etc.) File Server (http, ftp) 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

9 ANSYS EKM Differentiators A CAE-focused Solution EKM File Server Download Upload Automatic meta-data extraction (Large file > 50MB) boundary conditions, solver settings, material data, etc.. Geometry Results Simulation Meta-Data (Small file <10KB) EKM Database Large files put in repository Meta-data copied to database User s machine 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

10 ANSYS EKM Differentiators A CAE-focused Solution Simulation process management & automation Tight integration with ANSYS and other CAE products Variation analysis Data mining of simulation results Host simulation files in a central repository, distributed repositories or locally CAE-focused: Individual analysts and engineers need pragmatic solutions that let them work more productively 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 10 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

11 Collaborative Engineering Solutions beyond the tools and technology level enable true Simulation Driven Product Development. Enterprise Access Advanced Tools/Technology Integrated Systems Data Management Knowledge Management Process Management Workflow Management 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 11 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

12 Demo Data Management Scenario Search for a previous study Download-Modify-Upload files Data mining Process Management Scenario Simulation workflow management Multi-discipline collaboration 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 12 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary

13 Advantages ANSYS EKM provides A scalable SPDM Solution with strong CAE focus Tight integration with other products from ANSYS, Inc. SPDM helps engineers to: Improve working relationships and communication Establish a collaborative environment Reduce the time to find and retrieve data Document the work, know-how and best practices Automate processes and reduce errors Concentrate on physics and functionality 2008 ANSYS, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 ANSYS, Inc. Proprietary