PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- From
simulating the interactions between software and hardware that fuel
the Internet of Things to better understanding the full spectrum of
advanced structural materials, the newly released ANSYS®
(NASDAQ: ANSS) 16.0 offers advanced functionality enabling
engineers to rapidly innovate new products.
ANSYS 16.0 delivers major advancements across the company's
entire portfolio, including structures, fluids, electronics and
systems engineering solutions – providing engineers with the
ability to validate complete virtual prototypes.
"Global enterprises have already embraced ANSYS as the
engineering simulation standard for proven physics, high
performance computing solutions and a unified modeling
environment," said Jim Cashman,
ANSYS president and CEO. "ANSYS 16.0 builds on that 45-year legacy
by delivering even more game-changing functionality. By taking
advantage of these new capabilities, enterprises can bring their
products to market faster by reducing or eliminating their reliance
on physical prototypes. And by fully leveraging the capabilities of
this new release, they can unlock the promise within their
products."
"ANSYS solutions already complement our product development
process perfectly, so we're looking forward to the new capabilities
offered in ANSYS 16.0," said Robert
Terhune, mechanical engineer at 4moms, which develops some
of the most innovative and safe baby gear on the market.
"Validating prototypes on the computer using ANSYS simulation
software, in addition to physical tests, drives us to higher levels
of innovation while getting our products to market faster and more
cost-effectively."
Highlights of the release include:
Enabling Connected Electronic Devices. The pervasive
connectivity of electronic devices, evidenced by the Internet of
Things, requires a higher standard for hardware and software
reliability. ANSYS 16.0 delivers capabilities to verify electronics
reliability and performance throughout the design process and
complex electronics industry supply chains.
As part of the release, ANSYS is introducing the ANSYS
Electronics Desktop. This single-window, highly integrated
interface brings electromagnetic, circuit and systems analysis into
a seamless working environment to maximize productivity and to
ensure users are following simulation best practices.
Another important new feature in ANSYS 16.0 is the ability to
create 3-D components and integrate them into larger electronic
assemblies. This modeling approach can facilitate the creation of
wireless communication systems, which is especially useful as these
systems become more and more complex. Simulation-ready 3-D
components are created and stored in library files that can be
added to larger system designs without the need to apply
excitations, boundary conditions and material properties.
"The Internet of Things is changing the way that nearly every
product is created," said Larry Zu, president of Sarcina
Technology. "That creates unique challenges for Sarcina
Technology's high performance application-specific integrated
circuits and PCBs. The advances in ANSYS 16.0 enable Sarcina to
create our leading products faster and more reliably, helping to
connect the components of the Internet of Things quicker than
ever."
Simulating the Total Spectrum of Structural Materials.
Reducing weight while improving structural performance and design
aesthetics is a challenge many engineers face. Thin materials such
as sheet metal and new substances such as composites are often part
of the solution, but these choices present simulation
challenges.
Sheet metal and plate steel are common traditional material
forms used to minimize weight while delivering required structural
performance. ANSYS 16.0 accelerates the process for engineers to
model these thin materials and define how parts are connected in a
complete assembly.
ANSYS 16.0 provides new functionality for composite designs and
comprehensive tools for understanding the solution results.
Composites are another material alternative to drastically reduce
weight, but they are difficult to model because of their
non-homogeneous properties and their dependence on the
manufacturing process to deliver maximum performance.
ANSYS 16.0 also provides advanced solutions for elastomers like
rubber, which are often used in seals and vibration dampers. Seals
can become severely distorted and come into contact with other
parts, which adds to the complexity of the simulation. ANSYS 16.0
features adaptive remeshing, which refines the mesh in highly
distorted areas without the need for the user to stop the
simulation manually.
Contact simulation between multiple parts has also realized many
advancements in ANSYS 16.0. These are some of the most challenging
simulations for structural analysis – especially with the expansion
beyond traditional engineering material.
"The contact improvements released with ANSYS 16.0 will be very
useful to further refine the modeling of stent deployment in
cerebral aneurysms," said Mathieu
Sanchez, co-founder and R&D director, IRRAs Technology.
"The combination of better contact management and the new
visualization and customization tools available in ANSYS 16.0
should help us to bring engineering simulation benefits to the
surgeons."
In addition to new capabilities and enhancements, ANSYS 16.0
delivers improved solver performance to provide users with a faster
time to solution.
"As part of Intel's close collaboration with ANSYS, we're
excited to see them take a leadership role in delivering Mechanical
16.0 to market to address the HPC needs of Windows users with Xeon
Phi," said Charles Wuischpard, vice
president Data Center Group, general manager Workstations and High
Performance Computing at Intel Corporation. "This release takes
full advantage of Intel® Xeon® processors and Intel® Xeon Phi™
co-processors to bring new levels of performance in simulation.
This announcement underscores the momentum we're seeing for Intel
HPC products across the industry."
Simplifying Complex Fluid Dynamics Engineering
Challenges. While manufacturers are constantly innovating their
products to capture more market share, it comes with a challenge:
engineers need to study more complex designs and physical phenomena
– with less time. ANSYS 16.0 reduces fluid dynamics simulation time
for complex models by up to 40 percent.
This release further reduces the time for optimizing design
changes by leveraging the adjoint optimization technology and
making it more practical for engineers to use. A new adjoint
designer tool enables engineers to perform multi-objective shape
optimization, including constraints. They can now use the adjoint
solver and model up to 50 million cells.
Engineers designing turbomachinery equipment of all sorts – from
pumps and fans to compressors and turbines – will benefit from
significant simulation speed-up thanks to HPC scalability extending
to thousands of CPU cores. Furthermore, continued advances in
modeling transient blade row interaction will extend and improve
engineers' ability to simulate the complex unsteady flow phenomena
found in such rotating machinery as aircraft engines and power
generation turbines.
Enabling Model-based Systems and Embedded Software
Development. Virtually every industry has experienced growth in
innovation based on systems including electronics, mechanical
subsystems and embedded software. This trend has led to a number of
challenges, which are changing how companies design and develop
these complex systems. ANSYS 16.0 provides enhanced capabilities
for both developers of systems and embedded software.
ANSYS 16.0 features extended modeling capabilities, enabling
hardware and software engineers to define the intricacies of a
system and its subsystems operations. This is crucial because as
systems become more complex, engineers need greater definition of
their operations. Systems and software engineers can better
collaborate on joint projects, reducing development time and
effort. ANSYS 16.0 addresses this need with the addition of
behavioral diagram modeling.
Within the aeronautics domain, ANSYS 16.0 provides a model-based
approach that satisfies the requirements of DO-330, the tools
qualification document within DO-178C, for the highest levels of
safety requirements. DO-178C, Software Considerations in
Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification, is the
new document that such authorities as the Federal
Aviation Administration, the European Aviation Safety Agency
and Transport Canada will use to approve all commercial
software-based aerospace systems. ANSYS 16.0 is the first tool to
meet that new certification requirement.
Introducing a Unified Multiphysics Environment. As part
of the launch, ANSYS is introducing ANSYS AIM™, an
innovative, immersive simulation environment that lowers the
barrier to entry for multiphysics simulations. AIM simulation uses
proven ANSYS technology packaged in a new intuitive environment,
accessible to the entire engineering organization. AIM's guided
simulation process paradigm delivers high levels of automation and
provides opportunities for customization to automate engineering
best practices.
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS brings clarity and insight to
customers' most complex design challenges through fast, accurate
and reliable engineering simulation. Our technology enables
organizations ― no matter their industry ― to predict with
confidence that their products will thrive in the real world.
Customers trust our software to help ensure product integrity and
drive business success through innovation. Founded in 1970, ANSYS
employs over 2700 professionals, many of them expert in engineering
fields such as finite element analysis, computational fluid
dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, embedded software,
system simulation and design optimization. Headquartered south of
Pittsburgh, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic sales
locations throughout the world with a network of channel partners
in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
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