SFE CONCEPT 2017.0

SFE CONCEPT is a concept-level CAE modeling and simulation environment designed to help engineers rapidly create, iterate, and assess structural designs long before detailed CAD is available. It enables fast, parametric modeling of vehicle bodies and mechanical assemblies, producing high‑quality, simulation‑ready finite element models for early evaluations of crash, stiffness, NVH, and durability.

Key capabilities:

• Parametric, feature-based modeling of shells, beams, joints, and connections with associativity between geometry and FE representation.
• Automatic, high-quality FE mesh generation and export to leading solvers (e.g., Abaqus, LS-DYNA, Nastran).
• Consistent, model-wide updates: changes to sections, materials, or load paths propagate across variants.
• Integrated definition of materials, sections, loads, and boundary conditions for realistic concept loadcases.
• Design exploration tools for morphing, sensitivity studies, and rapid “what‑if” analyses.
• Template-driven workflows to reuse architectures and accelerate new programs.
• Interfaces that fit into existing CAD/PLM and enterprise processes.

Benefits:

• Shortens early-phase development from weeks to days by enabling quick iteration and validation.
• Reduces program risk by exposing performance trade‑offs before committing to detailed design.
• Supports lightweighting and target balancing across safety, stiffness, NVH, and durability.

Ideal for:

• Automotive body, chassis, and BIW concept teams
• CAE analysts focused on early-stage crash, NVH, and stiffness studies
• Platform and architecture groups evaluating multiple design alternatives

SFE CONCEPT is developed by SFE GmbH. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 4.2, 4.4 and 2017.0.