CoMeT Solutions Launches Breakthrough Product for Multi-Solver Mechanical Assembly Simulations

CoMeT/StructuralDynamics enables multiple rigid/flexible body dynamic simulations and
structural FEA with full CAD associativity in a single user environment.
Albuquerque— Sept. 25, 2006 —CoMeT Solutions, Inc. (CSI), a developer of software used to
enable simulation-driven engineering, will launch its first product, CoMeT/StructuralDynamics™,
at the Collaborative Product Development Associates (CPDA) PLM Roadmap™ Strategic
Conference held September 27-28, 2006 in Dearborn, Mich.
CoMeT/StructuralDynamics enables users to simulate the performance of structures and
mechanisms (both static and dynamic) using codes such as ADAMS for rigid and flexible Multi-
Body Dynamic (MBD) simulations and ABAQUS, ANSYS and MSC.NASTRAN for Finite Element
Analysis (FEA). With CoMeT, it is now possible to develop mechanical assembly simulations that
are fully associative to the base CAD geometry – all within a single integrated simulation
environment.
“CoMeT/StructuralDynamics allows us to work with a single model from the initial design clear
through the end of analysis. It helps us keep track of design information and data files, which
prevents errors and saves time,” said Scott Anderson, principal engineer at Dana Corporation’s
commercial vehicle systems division.
“Our design process uses three models – one for Pro/ENGINEER, one for ANSYS, and one for
ADAMS. When we go from one system to another, we have to recreate geometry, which is not
only time-consuming, but also introduces the potential for errors,” Anderson said. “As a beta user
of CoMeT, we use Pro/ENGINEER as the starting point. We can then generate the ADAMS
model through CoMeT, and it also creates the flex bodies for analysis in ANSYS, all with
associativity to the Pro/ENGINEER model.”
According to Malcolm Panthaki, CoMeT Solutions’ chairman, founder, and chief technology
officer, CoMeT/StructuralDynamics is the first release in CSI’s line of products for dynamics
simulation work. A line of products for optronics assembly simulation and a full suite of adaptors
for both CAD and CAE systems are also forthcoming. “Our solutions enable companies to drive
CAD designs with analysis results, enabling true simulation-driven engineering,” Panthaki said.
“We believe the Abstract Modeling capabilities in CoMeT/StructuralDynamics are groundbreaking
by enabling engineers to capture simulation processes at a high level, before geometry is even
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created. This will enable them to easily reuse engineering data across large changes to the
design,” Panthaki added. “Abstract Modeling will be a key driver of our customers’ success as
we move forward, along with CoMeT’s common data model for CAE, the Universal Engineering
Model (UEM™). Our UEM provides engineers with the ability to work with any CAD and any CAE
code in a single integrated simulation environment.”
“CoMeT’s Abstract Modeling is a technology breakthrough that has tremendous potential,” said
Michel Vrinat, research director of Collaborative Product Development Associates, LLC.
“Analysts will be able to execute multi-discipline studies using multiple simulation tools without reentering
data, and to synchronize design changes with simulation through an automated process.
Simulation templates will be made available for non-experts, resulting in a wider use of simulation
in product development, leading to better quality with less physical tests.”
CoMeT/StructuralDynamics is available for immediate use by innovative companies seeking a
significant competitive advantage through engineering analysis. CoMeT Solutions offers
complementary services for product adoption and engineering process implementation to
accelerate time to benefits for customers.
About CoMeT Solutions, Inc.
CoMeT Solutions, Inc. provides software-based solutions that enable virtual product engineering,
a strategy increasingly employed by manufacturing companies to design better products rapidly
and to replace costly physical prototype testing. CoMeT software provides an integrated
simulation environment in which engineers can define and solve complex engineering problems
and manage all related models, processes, and resulting simulation data. No other commercial
CAE environment brings virtually any CAE and CAD application under a single user interface,
while integrating design and analysis data using a common data model, the CoMeT Universal
Engineering Model (UEM). CoMeT makes it possible for companies to achieve up-front analysis
and a simulation-driven engineering process.
CoMeT Solutions, Inc., UEM and CoMeT/StructuralDynamics are trademarks of CoMeT
Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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