• Skip to main content
  • Skip to search
  • Skip to footer
Cadence Home
  • This search text may be transcribed, used, stored, or accessed by our third-party service providers per our Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.

  1. Community Forums
  2. Physical System Simulation

Following Cadence Design Systems’ acquisition of the Design & Engineering (D&E) business, the D&E Community Forum on the Nexus Community Center has been migrated in the Cadence Physical System Simulation Community. For more details and if you have any questions, please refer to the FAQ.

Physical System Simulation

CDNS Forum Physical Categories

Actran

Adams

CAEFatigue

Cradle CFD

Digimat

Dytran

Easy 5

Elements

FTI FormingSuite

Marc

MaterialCenter

MSC Apex

MSC Apex Generative Design

MSC CoSim

MSC Nastran

ODYSSEE

Patran

Romax

SimManager

Simufact

Virtual Test Drive

Physical System Simulation

Latest Posts

  • Not Answered

    Is it possible or practically to add a Gear in Gear At on a Shaft where the Pitch Circle Diameter (PCD) is already modelled ?

    Category: Adams

    By m.wagner

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by Jan Sotnik

    1 replies • 4 views
  • Not Answered

    Adams View import a lot of XYZ points from Excel or CSV (Macro?)

    Category: Adams

    By vasko.nechev

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by Thomas Nygårds

    9 replies • 15 views
  • Not Answered

    What does the peak temperature represent in the results? Does it refer to the average of the overall temperature at nodes? Also, how can I find out the efficiency value for my laser welding simulation? whar is the normal range for the simulation?

    Category: Simufact

    By sivasakthi.pachiyappan

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by C B

    1 replies • 7 views
  • Not Answered

    I am looking for some examples of implementing gaps as I mine dont seem to be closing and developing the closed stiffness.

    Category: MSC Nastran

    By derek.lewis

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by Raoul Spote

    1 replies • 4 views
  • Not Answered

    Hallo, In simufact laser welding simulation, the heat source deviates from defined path (may due to deflection of plate). Results in the sudden rise of temperature along the laser path. Used 0.3 mm mesh and 0.005s time step. Anyone help me to solve.

    Category: Simufact

    By sivasakthi.pachiyappan

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by sivasakthi.pachiyappan

    4 replies • 8 views
  • Not Answered

    Damper Modeling

    Category: Adams

    By javier.gutierrez

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by Micha

    5 replies • 15 views
  • Not Answered

    I have a simple body rotation question.

    Category: Adams

    By jj.h.wagner

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by jj.h.wagner

    5 replies • 25 views
  • Not Answered

    Hallo, Is there a possibility to simulate a heat conduction within an external boundary wall by adding a constant heat conduction coefficient and the wall thickness in Wall Heat Transfer without modelling the wall as a solid.

    Category: Cradle CFD

    By M Mueller

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by M Mueller

    2 replies • 16 views
  • Not Answered

    Hallo, Is there a possibility to evaluate the "Local Heat Transfer Coefficient" in SCFlow for different value of y+ (eg. 30). As I understood from the documentation the "Local Heat Transfer Coefficient" is evaluated from quantities at

    Category: Cradle CFD

    By M Mueller

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by Chuel-Ho.Kim

    2 replies • 12 views
  • Not Answered

    ADAMS/View CPU Time Increase When Using A Sensor To End The Simulation

    Category: Adams

    By jsph_inc

    •

    updated over 3 years ago by Jesper Slattengren

    7 replies • 43 views
<>

Community Guidelines

The Cadence Design Communities support Cadence users and technologists interacting to exchange ideas, news, technical information, and best practices to solve problems and get the most from Cadence technology. The community is open to everyone, and to provide the most value, we require participants to follow our Community Guidelines that facilitate a quality exchange of ideas and information. By accessing, contributing, using or downloading any materials from the site, you agree to be bound by the full Community Guidelines.

© 2026 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • Cookie Policy
  • US Trademarks
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information