Chorus take data from thousands of simulations to determine trends within the design space.
The recent release allows users to use color filtration in the 2D scatter plots that represent the product’s design space. This allows users to better visualize the effects of constraints within the 2D scatter plots, and will help engineers to better understand their constraints to produce lighter, stronger and more efficient designs.
The release also includes a selected cases sidebar. This tool allows users to see the variable values associated with a particular simulation case they are referring to. This will allow users to perform quick simulation case comparisons without looking into the large database.
Finally, this release contains the ability to roam with network licenses. This way, users can access the tool while on business trips or in their home offices. The roaming will work without access to the license server.
“As with all of our product releases, the new features contained in Tecplot Chorus 2015 Release 2 are the direct result of customer feedback. Customers are our best R&D resource because they know precisely what they need to be more efficient and productive at work,” said Scott Fowler, Tecplot product manager (see press release).
What sets Chorus apart from other CAE software is its ability to take the simulations you have already performed as inputs to assess the overall design space. Alternatively, similar software, such as modeFRONTIER, tend to guide the user through a design of experiments (DOE) and optimization algorithm. Many of these similar tools will also include automation functions to further speed up the optimization process. Chorus offers an alternative, taking the available data and formulating trends.
Chorus seems to be the best option earlier in a design cycle that is based less on plan and more on “gut feel.” It is a great tool to use when you have thousands of similar simulations that need to be crunched for a design space exploration.
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