Structures Capabilities

Ansys Workbench

Ansys Workbench enables connections between analysis systems. For example, a prestressed modal analysis or fluid structure analysis.

Ansys Workbench

Strength Analysis

The strength of components sits as a key requirement in understanding a product’s performance, lifecycle and possible failure modes.

Strength Analysis

Vibration

Vibration can be an undesired side effect of poor product design or the environment in which the product is operating.

Vibration

Thermal Analysis

The effects of heat and thermal management on parts and assemblies is becoming increasingly critical as performance limits are pushed further by the need to have lighter, smaller and more efficient designs.

Thermal Analysis

Durability

Building durable products is key to reducing warranty costs and increasing reliability. Being able to understand how designs will behave over time as load cycles increase helps you avoid unexpected failures.

Durability

Impact

Impact between two or more bodies is modeled by the Ansys structural family of programs, including mechanical, explicit dynamics and rigid body dynamics.

Impact

Structural Optimization

Ansys optimization technology includes parametric, shape (mesh morphing) and topology optimization.

Structural Optimization

Rigid and Multi Body Dynamics

Mechanical devices can contain complex assemblies of interconnected parts undergoing large overall motions.

Rigid and Multi Body Dynamics

Hydrodynamics

Offshore structures are subjected to environmental loading from the effects of waves, currents and wind.

Hydrodynamics

Composites

The light, strong and versatile properties of composite materials make them attractive for many types of manufacturing.

Composites

Additive Manufacturing

Ansys Additive Solution delivers the critical insights required by designers, engineers and analysts for a successful Additive Manufacturing Process, to avoid build failures and create parts that accurately conform to design specifications.

Additive Manufacturing

Multiphysics

A vast range of multiphysics capabilities from simple thermal structural analysis to coupled field analyses using finite element analyses are available.

Multiphysics

Structures Products

Ansys Mechanical

Solve broad structural analysis needs with a suite of finite element analysis (FEA) solutions that provides in-depth analysis of structural and coupled-field behaviors.

  • Easy to Use, Multi-Purpose Tool
  • Persistent, Dependable Solver Technology
  • Dynamic, Integrated Platform
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Ansys LS-DYNA

Engage with a powerful, explicit simulation tool with integration into Ansys Mechanical. A large array of capabilities and material models enable complex models with great scalability.

  • Tackle simulations that are highly nonlinear
  • Simulate extreme deformation problems
  • Solve multiphysics problems with Incompressible CFD (ICFD), Electromagnetics (EM) and CESE /Compressible CFD and Chemistry solvers
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Ansys Motion

This multibody dynamic solver for analysis of rigid and flexible bodies is capable of accurate evaluation of physical events through the analysis of a whole system.

  • Implicit Integration Method for Stable and Accurate Solutions
  • Fast and Accurate Analysis Within a Single Solver System
  • Solver Technology Delivers Unparalleled Speed
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Ansys Additive Solutions

Ansys offers a comprehensive and scalable end to end software solution which minimizes the risk of your Additive Manufacturing processes and ensures high quality, certifiable parts.

  • Your Metal AM parts – first time right
  • Build Preparation, Process Simulation, Material Analysis and more
  • Stand-alone tools, Workbench, Discovery and Granta Additive integration
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Ansys Sherlock

Provides fast and accurate life predictions for electronic hardware at the component, board and system levels in early design stages.

  • Translates ECAD to FEA/CFD in Minutes
  • Turns Stress (Thermal Mechanical) Into Life Prediction
  • Embedded, Populated, Modifiable Libraries
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VRXPERIENCE Sound

By coupling multiphysics simulation with acoustic testing results, predict and fine-tune product acoustics at an early stage while making improvements along the way.

  • Sound analysis and acoustic calculation
  • Sound quality with psychoacoustic criteria
  • Active sound design for EV and ICE engines 
  • Listen to acoustic CAE Simulations
  • Sound perception through jury testing
  • 3D sound simulator
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Ansys Autodyn

Simulate the response of materials to short duration severe loading from impact and the high pressure of explosions.

  • Advanced Solution Methods Without Compromising Ease of Use
  • Select from Different Solver Technologies for the Most Effective Results
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