CAE and simulation

Simulation workflows

Define an engineering question, prepare a study, and evaluate the evidence from a solve.

Use Adam to prepare, troubleshoot, or interpret an engineering analysis. Begin with the question the study should answer: displacement under a load, a pressure drop, a temperature, or a comparison between design revisions.

Choose where the study runs

Path	Use it when	Before running
Adam task environment	You want an analysis from attached geometry or a generated model	Ask Adam to check the available solver and whether it supports the required physics
Connected native application	You need an existing native study or a specific commercial solver	Connect the licensed application on Windows and verify the intended model is accessible
Existing results	You want a study explained or compared	Supply the setup, solver output, logs, units, and revision; a rerun may be unnecessary

Updated task environments include Gmsh, CalculiX, scikit-fem, and OpenFOAM. Availability and supported formulations must be checked in the actual task. See native CAE setup for commercial application connections, version constraints, and current qualification limits.

Follow the study lifecycle

Define the question

Identify the geometry, physical conditions, quantity to measure, and acceptance limit if one exists.

Prepare the model

Preserve relevant geometry, assign material regions and boundaries, and choose a mesh suitable for the physics.

Run and inspect

Check the solver's completion state, diagnostics, and the achieved load or time. Inspect the requested response.

Establish what the result supports

Evaluate balance checks, refinement, assumptions, and comparisons before using the result for a design decision.

Prepare geometry

Simplify deliberately and preserve the physical regions.

Set up a study

Translate requirements into materials, loads, and boundary conditions.

Create a mesh

Check quality, domain coverage, and boundary assignments.

Structural analysis

Evaluate displacement, stress, and reactions.

Fluid analysis

Evaluate flow, pressure drop, and supported thermal cases.

Results and comparison

Read fields, compare revisions, and preserve reproducible evidence.

Start with a study brief

Plan an analysis before running it

I need to determine [engineering quantity] for [design and revision] under [operating conditions]. Review the attached geometry and requirements. Identify the appropriate physics, required material and boundary data, and an available solver. List missing inputs and propose a setup and verification plan within [compute budget]. Label any illustrative assumptions.

A completed solve establishes that a numerical job finished. An engineering conclusion also depends on the physical model, numerical checks, and the requirement being evaluated. If a run fails or gives an implausible answer, start with simulation troubleshooting.