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MSC Nastran 2020 SP1 MSC Software recently released 2020.0 of its flagship finite element analysis (FEA) solver, Nastran, a multidisciplinary structural analysis application for performing linear and non-linear static, dynamic and thermal analysis. MSC Nastran is released to position MSC Nastran to tackle the biggest and most difficult problems of tomorrow. In order to support large models with solid elements, MSC Nastran now supports five or thirteen noded transition Pyramid elements for mesh transition between different shaped solid elements. In this release, the added new FASTFR module will perform this operation using SMP-parallel kernels. MSC Nastran also improves its market leading rotordynamics capabilities by improving convergence characteristics of its nonlinear harmonics solution (SOL 128). We have also focused on improving...

ANSYS 2020 R2 nCode DesignLife ANSYS nCode DesignLife product family ANSYS nCode DesignLife Standard is the main product for solving fatigue life problems. Includes assessment methods depending on the level of stress (stress-life), deformations and the Dang Van method. DesignLife Standard Package Features Stress Life Fatigue Analysis Analysis of the fatigue life of the structure depending on the level of stress. There is the possibility of interpolation between the curves of material properties depending on temperature. You can use Python scripts to create new or improve existing methods for evaluating fatigue life. Preliminary solution of multi-cycle fatigue curves with nominal stress control. Strain Life Fatigue Analysis (Strain Life) The ability to predict fatigue life based on the analysis of local...

ANSYS Lumerical 2020 R2.3 Lumerical\’s DEVICE Suite of component-level simulation products use multiphysics-style simulation workflows to model optical, electrical and thermal effects at the physical level. Lumerical\’s SYSTEM Suite of system-level simulation products offer a rich set of analysis capabilities to design and optimize the performance of photonic integrated circuits. Lumerical’s DEVICE Suite, SYSTEM Suite, and Interoperability products work together seamlessly, allowing designers to model the most challenging problems in photonics that include interacting optical, electrical, and thermal effects. Flexible interoperability between suites enables a variety of workflows that combine device multiphysics and system-level photonic circuit simulation with third-party design automation and productivity tools. Interoperability further provides Python-based automation support via the Automation API and compact-library support for the industry’s...

Ansys Redhawk 2020R2.1 Proven sign-off leader for integrity and reliability of ICs Ansys RedHawk is an industry standard power noise and reliability sign-off solution for your SoC designs. With a track record of thousands of designs in silicon, RedHawk enables you to create high-performance SoCs that are still power efficient and reliable against thermal, electromigration (EM) and electrostatic discharge (ESD) issues for markets such as mobile, communications, high-performance computing, automotive and Internet of Things (IoT). Sign-off Redhawk has been the go-to sign-off solution for all foundries and processes since 2006, enabling you to create robust, low-power, high-performance SoCs in the most advanced FinFET technology. This includes accurate self-heat and thermal-aware EM analyses. Performance RedHawk’s advanced Distributed Machine Processing (DMP) enables...

NUMECA International is delighted to announce the official release of FINE / Marine simulation software version 9.2. Discover C-Wizard improvements, cable modeling, transpiration method, and much more in the newest version of FINE/Marine. FINE / Marine , The Leading CFD Software for Naval Architects and Marine Engineers FINE / Marine is a unique integrated CFD software environment for the simulation of mono-fluid and multi-fluid flows around any kind of ships, boats or yacht including various types of appendages. The powerful and customized graphical user interface drives the user into the whole simulation process and integrated marine-dedicated features for different applications. NUMECA Full-scale self-propulsion simulation performed with FINE/Marine NUMECA International is a leading developer and provider of Grid Generation, Multi-physics CFD...

Siemens Simcenter FloEFD 2020.2.0 v5054 anguage: English, Deutsch, Français, 中文, 日本語, Русский, 한국어 Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the latest release of its Simcenter FLOEFD software for Solid Edge, a CAD-embedded computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool. The latest version offers new features that can improve accuracy and solve rates. Simcenter FLOEFD software for Solid Edge delivers the industry’s leading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis tool for fluid flow and heat transfer. Fully embedded in Solid Edge, Simcenter FLOEFD has intelligent tech-nology at its core to help make CFD eas-ier, faster and more accurate. It also enables design engineers to frontload CFD, or move simulation early into the design process, allowing users to iden-tify and fix problems earlier, saving time and...

Altair Inspire Studio 2020.1.1 Altair Inspire Studio is the new solution for innovative designers, architects, and digital artists to create, evaluate and visualize designs faster than ever before. With unrivaled flexibility and precision, its unique construction history feature along with multiple modeling techniques empowers users throughout the creative process. By building on the functions of Altair Evolve, Inspire Studio introduces a sleek, efficient user experience. Each tool and workflow are now optimized for an efficient design experience from initial sketches to exploring styling with polygonal, freeform, and PolyNURBS parametric modeling. Produce stunning product presentations in real-time with the in-built high-quality, physically-based global illumination renderer using biased photorealistic, unbiased and GPU modes. Running on both Mac OS X and Windows as...

The Pointwise CFD product team is pleased to announce the availability of Pointwise 18.4 Release 1. The latest release includes automatic surface meshing, the first component of a planned suite of automation features called Flashpoint. Pointwise version 18.4 R1 Release Notes – Date: October 2020 New Features – Unstructured domains can be generated automatically using the first in a suite of tools we call Flashpoint for models by specifying surface meshing resolution goals and grid quality constraints. In addition, target edge lengths can be visualized prior to meshing, local sizing can be applied for specific quilts, and anisotropic stretching enabled or disabled depending on boundary curvature classification. – A new option has been added to the Diagonalize command which links...

ANSYS Discovery Ultimate 2020 R2.5 Ansys Discovery is the first simulation-driven design tool to combine instant physics simulation, proven Ansys high-fidelity simulation and interactive geometry modeling in a single user experience. Leveraging the all-new Discovery early in your product design processes will drive substantial gains in engineering productivity, spur innovation and increase your product’s overall performance. Answer critical design questions earlier, without waiting days or weeks for traditional simulation results. -Quickly prepare models for simulation or create design variations for study -Rapidly explore multiple design concepts with real-time interactive simulation -Refine insights with high-fidelity simulation and additional conditions Upfront simulation has been proven to boost ROI across your organization by: -Decreasing engineering labor and physical prototyping costs -Slashing prototyping and...

ANSYS SpaceClaim 2020 ANSYS has announced the release of SpaceClaim 2020 R0, is a fast and intuitive 3-D modeling software solution that enables any analyst or engineer to create, edit and repair geometry no matter where they are in the workflow. ANSYS SpaceClaim enables anyone to work with 3D geometry, faster and with an ease of use not available in other solutions. Built on direct modelling technology, ANSYS SpaceClaim provides market-leading capabilities for concept modelling, design, manufacturing, 3D printing, reverse engineering, and simulation/CAE. ANSYS SpaceClaim is a CAD neutral tool that enables you to quickly and easily manipulate geometry yourself, instead of sending it back to the CAD department. Using SpaceClaim, CAE drives product innovation and development from the start...