Abstract

The acceptance and success of a SDM deployment depends on the seamless integration of existing, customer-specific CAE processes. This includes all aspects of each simulation discipline and shall support the overall CAE process as well as specific engineering tasks. The flexibility and openness of the SDM system is a critical success factor to achieve a high level of integration in early phases of the deployment to promote SDM for all CAE users (professional and casual). Especially the CAE tools used by a larger user community on a day-to-day basis shall have a deep integration into SDM with relevant comfort functions to minimize required interactions. This will elevate the efficiency and increase the quality of simulations. The CAE data integrity along the complete simulation tool chain is a key objective of simulation data management. However, to achieve this goal, critical integration steps have to be implemented. The paper will outline the various options of a modern SDM system to integrate external tools for customized CAE process chains. Examples will demonstrate the higher productivity, faster ROI and greater acceptance of SDM.