<s>
Femap	B-Algorithm
(	O
Finite	B-Application
Element	I-Application
Modeling	O
And	O
Postprocessing	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
engineering	O
analysis	O
program	O
sold	O
by	O
Siemens	O
Digital	O
Industries	O
Software	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
models	O
of	O
complex	O
engineering	O
problems	O
(	O
"	O
pre-processing	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
view	O
solution	O
results	O
(	O
"	O
post-processing	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
provides	O
CAD	B-Application
import	O
,	O
modeling	O
and	O
meshing	O
tools	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
model	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
postprocessing	O
functionality	O
that	O
allows	O
mechanical	O
engineers	O
to	O
interpret	O
analysis	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
method	I-Application
allows	O
engineers	O
to	O
virtually	O
model	O
components	O
,	O
assemblies	O
,	O
or	O
systems	O
to	O
determine	O
behavior	O
under	O
a	O
given	O
set	O
of	O
boundary	O
conditions	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
typically	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
process	O
to	O
reduce	O
costly	O
prototyping	O
and	O
testing	O
,	O
evaluate	O
differing	O
designs	O
and	O
materials	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
structural	O
optimization	O
to	O
reduce	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Femap	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
by	O
engineering	O
organizations	O
and	O
consultants	O
to	O
model	O
complex	O
products	O
,	O
systems	O
and	O
processes	O
including	O
satellites	O
,	O
aircraft	O
,	O
defense	O
electronics	O
,	O
heavy	O
construction	O
equipment	O
,	O
lift	O
cranes	O
,	O
marine	O
vessels	O
and	O
process	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1985	O
-	O
ESP	O
founded	O
by	O
George	O
Rudy	O
and	O
Femap	B-Algorithm
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
pre	O
-	O
and	O
postprocessor	O
to	O
Nastran	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Femap	B-Algorithm
product	O
development	O
continues	O
as	O
a	O
CAD	B-Application
neutral	O
and	O
solver	O
independent	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Siemens	O
PLM	O
solvers	O
,	O
including	O
NX	O
Nastran	B-Algorithm
,	O
Advanced	O
Non-Linear	O
Solver	O
,	O
Thermal/Advanced	O
Thermal	O
Solver	O
,	O
and	O
Flow	O
Solver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
standalone	O
utility	O
Femap	B-Algorithm
is	O
typically	O
used	O
with	O
independent	O
solvers	O
such	O
as	O
ADINA	B-Algorithm
,	O
NEi	B-Algorithm
Nastran	I-Algorithm
,	O
LS-DYNA	B-Algorithm
,	O
ANSYS	B-Application
or	O
Abaqus	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Femap	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
industries	O
,	O
including	O
aerospace	O
and	O
marine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDC	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
enhances	O
Femap	B-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
new	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SDC	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
uses	O
Femap	B-Algorithm
as	O
the	O
pre-processor	O
for	O
the	O
generation	O
of	O
a	O
model	O
and	O
its	O
graphical	O
interface	O
to	O
visualize	O
the	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
•	O
Blog	O
of	O
FEMAP	B-Algorithm
&	O
NX	O
Nastran	B-Algorithm
:	O
written	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Blas	O
Molero	O
Hidalgo	O
from	O
IBERISA	O
(	O
Spain	O
)	O
with	O
videos	O
,	O
examples	O
and	O
much	O
information	O
about	O
Finite	B-Application
Element	I-Application
Analysis	I-Application
(	O
FEM/FEA	O
)	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
FEMAP	B-Algorithm
community	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
