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altairhyperworks.com Simulate Everything Altair® HyperWorks® is the most comprehensive, open architecture CAE simulation platform in the industry, offering the best technologies to design and optimize high performance, weight efficient and innovative products.

HyperWorks includes best-in-class modeling, linear and nonlinear analysis, structural optimization, fluid and multi-body dynamics simulation, electromagnetics and antenna placement, model- based development, visualization and data management solutions.

Drive Innovation Over the last two decades, Altair has pioneered simulation-driven design to generate innovative design solutions for its clients, developing and implementing intelligent simulation technologies that allows users to significantly reduce products weight, saving cost, fuel and C02 emissions.

Save Money Altair has made its products available to customers using a patented license management system, which allows metered usage of the entire suite of products.

This value-based licensing model has been extended to partner products, providing a dynamic and on-demand platform that now also includes cloud-based solutions.

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Simulation Modeling & Vertical and Cloud & Technology Visualization Design Solutions HPC Solutions

06. OptiStruct® 26. HyperMesh® 38. HyperForm® 58. solidThinking Envision™ 08. RADIOSS® 28. HyperView® 40. solidThinking Click2Form™ 60. Simulation Manager™ 10. AcuSolve® 30. HyperGraph® 42. solidThinking Click2Extrude™ 62. HyperWorks Unlimited® 12. nanoFluidX™ 32. HyperCrash® 44. solidThinking Click2Cast® 64. PBS Works™ 14. FEKO® 34. SimLab® 46. HyperWorks VWT™ 16. WinProp™ 36. MotionView® 48. solidThinking Inspire® 18. Flux™ 50. solidThinking Evolve® 20. Multiscale Designer™ 52. solidThinking Compose™ 22. HyperStudy® 54. solidThinking Activate™ 24. MotionSolve® 56. solidThinking Embed™

“HyperWorks offers our engineers the full potential of CAE in all of its bandwidth at a very competitive price; and, with the third-party products offered within the Altair Partner Alliance, the multidisciplinary portfolio offered by Altair is further increased.” – EADS Innovation Works 3 Deliver Exceptional Value – Direct Software Savings

Traditional software offerings operate usage ‘token’ systems which stack applications. The HyperWorks software products are accessed via a patented licensing system which allows multiple applications to be opened on the desktop and the ‘tokens’ leveled to the maximum token value product.

The HyperWorks licensing system delivers significant cost savings compared against the industry standard stacking systems. In addition, by leveling the tokens to the maximum product value, the company only pays for incremental usage.

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For multiple users a plateau in licensing costs occurs. This is a function of the leveling and the fact the company is effectively paying only for incremental usage.

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“If we didn’t have HyperWorks, our jobs would be much harder, and there would be a lot more guesswork involved without substance to back it up and solve so many of the potential issues we analyze.”– Unilever 4 Altair Partner Alliance – On Demand Access to Third Party Software

Altair’s HyperWorks platform applies a revolutionary subscription-based licensing model in which customers use floating licenses to access a broad suite of Altair-developed, as well as third-party, software applications on demand. The Altair Partner Alliance effectively extends the HyperWorks Platform from more than 20 internally developed solutions to upwards of 60 applications with the addition of new partner applications. Customers can invoke these third-party applications at no incremental cost using their existing HyperWorks licenses. Customers benefit from unmatched flexibility and access, resulting in maximum software utilization, productivity and ROI.

Our Current Solution Library Includes:

• Additive Manufacturing • Durability • Structural Analysis • Collaboration and Automation • Electromagnetics • System Level Design • Composites • Manufacturing • Vehicle Dynamics • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) • Material Management • Crash and Safety • Noise, Vibration & Harshness (NVH) • Design • Optimization

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“We see Altair not only as a software supplier but as our reliable partner who proposes a complete software offering and who brings the expertise, as well as the associated technical support we need. Since we use our HyperWorks Units also for the Altair Partner Alliance tools we are more efficient and more flexible on the licenses we own.” – SEGULA Technologies 5 OptiStruct® Structural Analysis and Optimization

Altair OptiStruct is an industry proven, modern structural analysis solver for linear and nonlinear simulation under static and dynamic loadings. It is the most widely used solution for structural design and optimization in all industries. OptiStruct helps designers and engineers analyze and optimize structures for performance characteristics such as strength, durability, and NVH, to rapidly develop innovative, lightweight, and structurally efficient designs.

Benefits Award-Winning Optimization Innovative optimization technology: Product Highlights Fast and Accurate Solver Technology •  • Most advanced solver for NVH analysis: For over 20 years, OptiStruct has lead the OptiStruct supports the most advanced development of innovative optimization • The most advanced solver for technology with many first-to-market features and results output necessary for technologies such as stress and fatigue NVH analysis efficient and insightful noise, vibration and based topology optimization, topology- harshness (NVH) analyses and diagnostics. • Full featured solver for driven design for 3D printed lattice • Robust solver for nonlinear analysis nonlinear analysis structures, and technologies to design and powertrain durability: OptiStruct and optimize advanced materials such • Highly parallelized solver has grown to support a comprehensive as composites. range of physics for powertrain analysis. • 20-year legacy of award-winning • Optimization-enabled solutions: This includes solutions for heat transfer, OptiStruct provides the most structural optimization technology bolt and gasket modeling, hyperelastic comprehensive library of performance materials, and efficient contact algorithms. • Advanced Laminated Composite criteria and manufacturing constraints • Highly parallelized solver: Through allowing the needed flexibility to formulate Optimization Capability methods such as domain decomposition, the widest range of optimization problems. OptiStruct can be executed on hundreds of cores providing a high degree of scalability. Capabilities • Seamless integration into existing Integrated Fast and Large Scale processes: Integrated in HyperWorks, Eigenvalue Solver: A built-in, standard OptiStruct can help significantly reduce feature of OptiStruct in an Automated Multi-level Learn more: corporate spending on competitive solver Sub-structuring Eigen Solver (AMSES) that altairhyperworks.com/optistruct technology, while providing superior can rapidly calculate thousands of modes analysis workflows. with millions of degrees of freedom. 6 Complete solution for powertrain durability Full-vehicle noise and vibration analysis Topology optimization for lattice structures

Advanced NVH Analysis: OptiStruct provides • Free-shape optimization: OptiStruct’s Noise and Vibrations unique and advanced functionality for NVH proprietary technique for non-parametric • Normal modes analysis for real analysis including one-step TPA (Transfer shape optimization automatically and complex eigenvalue analysis Path Analysis), Powerflow analysis, model generates shape variables and determines • Direct and modal frequency reduction techniques (CMS and CDS super optimal shape contours based on design response analysis elements), design sensitivities, and an ERP requirements. This relieves users from the • Random response analysis (Equivalent Radiated Power) design criterion task of defining shape variables and allows • Response spectrum analysis to optimize structures for NVH. for greater flexibility for design improvements. • Direct and modal transient response analysis Free-shape optimization is very effective in • Preloading using nonlinear results for buckling, Creating Design Concepts reducing high-stress concentrations. frequency response, and transient analysis • Topology optimization: OptiStruct • Rotor dynamics uses topology optimization to generate Design and Optimization of Laminate • Coupled fluid-structure (NVH) analysis innovative concept design proposals. Composites: A unique 3-phase process • AMSES large scale eigenvalue solver OptiStruct generates an optimal design has been implemented in OptiStruct to aid • Fast large scale modal solver (FASTFR) proposal based on a user-defined in the design and optimization of laminate • Result output at peak response design space, performance targets, composites. The process is based on a frequencies (PEAKOUT) and manufacturing constraints. natural and easy-to-use ply based modeling • One-step transfer path analysis (PFPATH) Topology optimization can be applied approach. This also facilitates incorporating • Radiated sound analysis to 1D, 2D and 3D design spaces. various manufacturing constraints, such as • Frequency-dependent and poro-elastic • Topography optimization: For thin-walled ply drop-off, specific to laminate composite material properties structures, beads or swages are often design. Application of this process yields Powertrain Durability used as reinforcement features. For a optimal ply shapes (phase 1), optimal • 1D and 3D bolt pretension given set of bead dimensions, OptiStruct's number of plies (phase 2) and the optimal • Gasket modeling topography optimization technology will ply stacking sequence (phase 3). generate innovative design proposals • Contact modeling and with the optimal bead pattern and Design and Optimization of Additively contact-friendly elements location for reinforcement to meet Manufactured Lattice Structures: • Plasticity with hardening certain performance requirements. Lattice structures offer many desirable • Temperature dependent Typical applications include panel characteristics such as lightweight and material properties stiffening and managing frequencies. good thermal properties. They are also • Domain decomposition • Free-size optimization: Free-size highly desirable in biomedical implants Heat Transfer Analysis optimization is widely applied in finding due to their porous nature and the ability • Linear and nonlinear steady-state analysis the optimal thickness distribution in to facilitate the integration of tissue with the • Linear transient analysis machined metallic structures and trabecular structure. OptiStruct has a unique • Coupled thermo-mechanical analysis identifying the optimal ply shapes in solution to design such lattice structures • One-step transient thermal stress analysis laminate composites. Element thickness based on topology optimization. Subsequently, • Contact-based thermal analysis per material layer is a design variable large scale sizing optimization studies can be Kinematics and Dynamics in free-size optimization. run on the lattice beams while incorporating • Static, quasi-static, and dynamic analysis Optimization for Design Fine-Tuning detailed performance targets such as stress, • Loads extraction and effort estimation • Size optimization: Optimal model buckling, displacement and frequency. • Optimization of system and flexible bodies parameters such as material properties, Structural Optimization cross-sectional dimensions, and gauges can Analysis Feature Highlights • Topology, topography, be determined through size optimization. Stiffness, Strength and Stability and free-size optimization • Shape optimization: Shape optimization • Linear and nonlinear static and dynamic • Size, shape, and free-shape optimization is performed to refine an existing design analysis with contact and plasticity • Design and optimization of laminate composites through user-defined shape variables. The • Large displacement analysis with continuous • Design and optimization of additively shape variables are generated using the sliding and hyperelastic materials manufactured lattice structures morphing technology – HyperMorph® – • Fast contact analysis • Equivalent static load method available in HyperMesh®. • Buckling analysis • Multi-model optimization

7 RADIOSS® Crash, Safety & Impact

Altair RADIOSS is a leading structural analysis solver for non-linear problems under dynamic loadings. It is highly differentiated for scalability, quality, robustness, and consists of features for multi-physics simulation and advanced materials such as composites. RADIOSS is used across many industries worldwide to improve the crashworthiness, safety, and manufacturability of structural designs.

Benefits With RADIOSS’ multi-domain approach, Product Highlights Scalability, Quality and Robustness detailed and accurate analysis can be RADIOSS’ advanced multi-processor solution achieved with a significant elapse time decrease. (Hybrid Massively Parallel Processing) has The model is split into different domains • Best scalability for large, highly which are computed with their own and enabled the best scalability in the industry non-linear structural simulations adequate time step. Applications such as for large, highly non-linear structural simulation. detailed meshed parts in a global structure, Special provisions in the implementation • Most complete material and and ditching (fluid and structure in different guarantee full repeatability of results rupture libraries domains) have big advantages with the regardless of the number of computer RADIOSS multi-domain approach. • Unique feature for accurate cores, nodes, or threads used in parallel airbag simulations computation. Numerical scattering Industry Standard for Crash, Occupant of results is highly minimized. Safety and Impact Analysis • Rich multiphysics capabilities For over 30 years, RADIOSS has established The use of Advanced Mass Scaling (AMS) itself as a leader and an industry standard • Wide offer of FE Safety models, and intelligent single precision calculation for crash, safety and impact analysis. dummies, barriers, and impactors option increases simulation speed by orders The number of customers continues to of magnitudes while retaining the same increase at an impressive rate to include over accurate results. AMS provides an advanced 1000 companies worldwide, with 40% of and competitive solution for quasi-static these customers in the automotive industry. problems, model with smaller mesh size locally. AMS is also an alternative to implicit non-linear RADIOSS is ranked with a 5-star worthy Learn more: simulation which has convergence problems crash code. Automotive and aerospace altairhyperworks.com/radioss due to high non-linearity in the contacts, companies value the contribution RADIOSS complex material behaviors, or rupture modeling. makes in understanding and predicting 8 Bolt modeling with material failure FSI application: Steel casing and concrete wall Extended finite element method (XFEM) under explosion load (Fluid-structure Interaction) for simulation of glass damage design behavior in complex environments The innovative Finite Volume Method Main features such as automotive and aerospace crash enables full FSI simulation of airbags in • 3D shell and solid elements and impact simulations. full car models with accuracy and speed. • Rigid bodies, bar and beam, and advanced springs elements RADIOSS has direct access to a large Optimization Ready • Contact interfaces for structural, fluid and library of finite element dummy, barrier, Integration with HyperWorks makes RADIOSS fluid structure interaction analysis and impactor models to perform vehicle a powerful design tool. Aside from modeling • Large material library with different failure occupant safety simulation. It provides the and visualization, RADIOSS models are most comprehensive and high quality toolset models (XFEM), equation of State and ready for optimization. Advanced design in the industry through partnerships with thermal behavior optimization and robustness studies can be leading crash and safety testing facilities • All kinds of boundary conditions (imposed ® and model providers. performed easily through Altair’s OptiStruct motion, imposed force and pressure, and HyperStudy® products to improve design initial state, …) In addition, Altair’s HyperCrash® modeling performance. RADIOSS’ high scalability, • Specific boundary conditions for fluids environment provides outstanding support quality and robustness are essential for (inlet, outlet, silent, …) for automotive crash and safety simulation successful numerical optimization. • Finite Volume (FVM) based airbag with RADIOSS. simulation with reversible flow vent hole High Performance Computing • Sensors, element activation or Most Comprehensive Material With a sophisticated customer base that de-activation and Rupture Libraries values performance, reliability, safety, and RADIOSS has the most comprehensive innovation, the RADIOSS team is committed Safety models material and rupture libraries with more to supporting the most up-to-date, advanced than 300 combinations. A comprehensive • Adult and child models for frontal, computing architectures and integrating collection of linear and non-linear material, side, and rear impact (developed with failure and rupture models is provided new technologies to improve performance, Humanetics partnership) for modeling complex events. Correlated scalability, and usability. RADIOSS is leading • Pedestrian impactors material laws and failure criteria include the industry in understanding many of the • Human dummy model definitions for concrete, foam, rubber, steel, state-of-art computing hardware’s potential • Frontal, side, and rear barriers composites, biomaterials, and more. Multiple for powering complex simulation software (developed with CELLBOND partnership) failure criteria may be applied to any material. applications and environments. • IIHS-RCAR Bumper Barrier Crack propagation can be followed using an Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM) for Features and Capabilities multi-layer structures. Analysis Types • Non-linear explicit dynamic or implicit Advanced Multiphysics Simulation structural analysis Besides Lagrangian Finite Element • Lagrangian, Eulerian, and Arbitrary technology, RADIOSS also uses other Euler-Lagrangian (ALE) formulation technologies such as Euler, Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE), Smoothed- • Finite Volume (FVM) based airbag simulation Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), and the Finite Volume Method (FVM). RADIOSS’ application areas include simulations of crash safety, drop and impact, With Euler, ALE and SPH formulations, RADIOSS blast and hydrodynamic impact, fluid structural enables Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) interaction, terminal ballistics, hyper-velocity simulation taking into account multiple fluids. impact, forming, and composite mapping.

9 AcuSolve® Computational Fluid Dynamics

AcuSolve is Altair's most powerful Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool, providing users with a full range of physical models. Simulations involving flow, heat transfer, turbulence, and non-Newtonian materials are handled with ease by AcuSolve’s robust and scalable solver technology. These well validated physical models are delivered with unmatched accuracy on fully unstructured meshes. This means less time spent building meshes and more time spent exploring your designs.

Benefits High Speed, Parallel Performance What really allows you to leverage CFD to Product Highlights AcuSolve was designed with a philosophy that you shouldn't have to sacrifice its fullest extent is the ability to interrogate robustness and convenience to achieve multiple design candidates early on in the • Efficient and flexible workflow design process. This requires a fast solution • Full set of physical models for flow, accurate results. With AcuSolve, you aren't forced to spend days or weeks iterating on process, which AcuSolve provides via: turbulence, immiscible multiphase mesh quality to obtain a stable and accurate • Solution of the fully-coupled pressure/ and heat transfer simulations solution. Build your mesh, run the solver, velocity equation system, yielding rapid • Accurate and stable even on highly and interrogate the solution. nonlinear convergence. skewed meshes • Efficient parallel architecture that provides • Fast and efficient solutions for both Advanced physics? No problem! distributed, shared, and hybrid parallel operation. transient and steady-state simulations Have applications that challenge your • Proven parallel scalability on thousands of • Parallel scalability demonstrated current solver's capabilities? Eddy compute cores. resolving turbulent simulations, immiscible on thousands of computing cores Simulation Features • Advanced multi-physics capabilities multiphase, and fluid-structure interaction including rigid body and flexible body are a few such examples that come to mind. Flow Modeling AcuSolve's flow simulation capability coupling with Altair’s solvers as well AcuSolve's single solver technology simplifies these simulations for you. There's no need focuses on incompressible and subsonic as third party applications to struggle with differencing schemes, time compressible flows. Within this class integration settings, CFL based stability of problems, a full set of material models for limits, or any other solver setting when investigating Newtonian and non-Newtonian investigating complex physics with AcuSolve. flow fields is available. Specialized flow Learn more: All supported flow regimes are handled by models, such as Stokes flow, are also altairhyperworks.com/acusolve a single solver that doesn't require any available for applications in which the full tuning for specific applications. Navier-Stokes equations are not needed. 10 Streamlines showing flow patterns Flow patterns and velocity field in an Streamlines through a gas turbine in a stirred tank SMX style mixer thermocouple cooling passage

Heat Transfer and Radiation Modeling BETA FEATURE - Multiphase Modeling AcuSolve supports the following multi-physics AcuSolve supports a full set of features for AcuSolve’s multiphase flow simulation capability applications without coupling to external codes: analyzing heat transfer in both solid and enables the simulation of 2 immiscible, • Rigid body dynamics of fluid mediums. Supported features include: incompressible fluids. The multiphase non-interacting bodies • Conjugate heat transfer capability can be used with heat transfer, • Linear structural deformations • Natural convection turbulence, moving and deforming meshes, • Enclosure radiation non-conformal interfaces, and Fluid-Structure Coupling to other products in the HyperWorks suite • Solar radiation Interaction. There is no limit on the density ratio provides the following additional capabilities: of the two fluids, enabling the simulation • Thermal shells for modeling thin solids • Finite mass particle tracing of air/water, oil/water, etc. (coupling with AcuTrace) • Simplified heat exchanger models • Multi-body dynamics (coupling with Moving Mesh Capabilities MotionSolve) Turbulence Modeling AcuSolve supports two approaches for • Non-linear structural deformations AcuSolve provides a complete selection handling deforming meshes. An Arbitrary (coupling with RADIOSS) of turbulence modeling capabilities to fulfill Lagrange Eulerian (ALE) mesh motion your simulation needs. Available RANS algorithm provides the most general solution Pre-processing Features models include: for complex motions. Simpler motions are AcuSolve's dedicated Graphical User Interface, • Spalart-Allmaras accommodated by AcuSolve’s boundary AcuConsole®, contains a full set of options • SST condition tools that let you define how to help you build your CFD models quickly • k-ω, BSL k-ω the motion of a boundary surface should and efficiently. It provides full support for • Realizable k-ε, RNG k-ε, Standard k-ε propagate through the model. AcuSolve's features and can be used as an interactive tool or as an automation platform For higher resolution transient simulations, User-Defined Functions (UDF) for a batch process. AcuSolve supports the following models: AcuSolve permits customization of material • Spalart-Allmaras based Detached Eddy models, boundary conditions, source terms, Post-processing Features Simulation (DES and DDES) and many other features within the solver by writing your own functions. In addition to the Post-processing of AcuSolve results is • SST based (DDES and Zonal DES) ™ standard set of data access functions within handled by AcuFieldView , an OEM version • Dynamic coefficient and fixed coefficient the UDF, AcuSolve also provides client-server of Intelligent Light's FieldView CFD Large Eddy Simulation models programming capabilities. This allows you post-processor. AcuFieldView allows you to couple your CFD simulation with external to post-process your AcuSolve simulations For simulations involving turbulent transition, applications such as control system codes. using client-server based parallel operation AcuSolve supports the following transition and comes equipped with a full set of tools models (compatible with Spalart-Allmaras Multiphysics Capabilities to automate the interrogation of your solution. and SST RANS/DES models): AcuSolve's advantages for multi-physics • γ one-equation model computations result from its strength in • γ-Reθ two-equation model simulating transient flows and deforming meshes.

Surface vorticity contours of a flow transitioning Pressure field and streamlines over a rail Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) from laminar to turbulent on a solar race car car in cross flow of flow over a sports car

11 nanoFluidX™ Particle-based Fluid Dynamics

nanoFluidX is a particle-based (SPH) fluid dynamics simulation tool to predict the flow in complex geometries with complex motion. It can be used to predict the oiling in powertrain systems with rotating shafts / gears and analyze forces and torques on individual components of the system. Utilizing the GPU technology empowers high-performance simulations of real geometries.

Benefits provides a significant performance advantage and power savings with Product Highlights The particle-based nature of the respect to their more cumbersome nanoFluidX code allows for an elegant • Particle-based (SPH) fluid and efficient approach to flows which CPU counterparts. dynamics simulation undergo high deformation during the simulation, such as sloshing, violent Simulate many rotations of a gear • Meshless method to simulating multiphase flows or rapid movement running at thousands of RPM in a complex fluid flow through complex geometry. matter of days, where classic finite volume CFD methods may require • Superior performance due to • Simplified Pre-processing weeks to simulate only a few rotations. high-density GPU computing Mesh in a classic sense is not needed. nanoFluidX brings you faster pre-processing, Import the geometry, select the element advanced GPU technology for minimum • Well suited for elaborated and generate the particles. No more powertrain applications – simulation time, and easy post-processing. hours of pre-processing and devising gearboxes, crankshafts, etc. Achieve a reduction in personnel a good-enough mesh. and hardware costs with significantly faster turnaround time. • GPU Computing The nanoFluidX team has been • High-density Ratio Multiphase Flows recognized as an NVidia Elite solution The Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics provider, allowing them a competitive (SPH) method of nanoFluidX allows Learn more: edge in terms of code optimization for easy treatment of high-density ratio altairhyperworks.com/nanofluidx and performance. GPU computing multiphase flows (e.g. water-air) without

12 Engine oiling Air entrapment in oil (oil foaming) Tank sloshing

additional computational effort. The fluid nanoFluidX has implemented options High-Performance Computing for fluid interfaces are a natural by-product of for prescribing different types of motion, mechanical problems. FluiDyna provides the SPH method and no additional therefore simulating rotating gears, assistance for both customers who interface reconstruction is required, crankshafts and connecting rods comes require advice on how to configure a GPU-based supercomputing system thus saving computational time. easy. Measure forces and torques and for companies and institutions with experienced by the solid elements as a need for individually programmed, • Rigid Body Motion they interact with the surrounding fluid. customized software for CFD. nanoFluidX allows for element trajectories prescribed by an input file. Study the • Tank Sloshing for Automotive Many customers reaching the limits of interaction of a defined translating and Aerospace their current software toolchain approach and/or rotating solid and the surrounding Measure forces experienced by the tank FluiDyna to create perfectly tailored tools fluid. Observe the motion of a solid object or a vehicle during drastic acceleration, and to take over the modeling and affected by fluid forces and/or body e.g. braking or sudden lane change. simulation of fluid mechanical challenges. forces such as gravity. Founded in 2006, the company already About FluiDyna GmbH has excellent references and partnerships, Industry Applications FluiDyna provides a wide range of research which include Altair Engineering, Inc. nanoFluidX is ideal for many applications and development services. Being comprised FluiDyna’s solutions have been commissioned in different industries, including: of the terms “Fluid” and “Dynamics”, by manufacturers and suppliers of passenger the company name already indicates and commercial vehicles, civil and military our know-how and ultimate competitive • General Free-surface Flows aircrafts as well as the pharmaceutical edge. Our core expertise lies particularly Simulate sloshing of oil in the powertrain industry and its suppliers in addition to in the development and application of research institutes and public-sector clients. systems, free flowing fluids in an open numerical methods for flow simulation environment, open or closed tanks under and thermodynamics. high accelerations and similar phenomena. • Rotating Gears, Crankshafts and Additionally, we are experts within Connecting Rods for Powertrain the demanding field of GPU-based

“nanoFluidX provides customers with a unique and powerful set of simulation capabilities for challenging industry problems in CFD like powertrain oiling or tank sloshing. The ultra-fast simulations based on GPU technology make the software unrivaled in quality and efficiency.” Dr.-Ing. Thomas Indinger, CEO FluiDyna GmbH

13 FEKO® High Frequency Electromagnetics and Antenna Design

FEKO is a leading electromagnetic simulation software that uses multiple frequency and time domain techniques. True hybridization of these methods enables the efficient analysis of a broad spectrum of electromagnetic problems mainly related to antenna design and placement, scattering, radar cross section (RCS) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), including electromagnetic pulses (EMP), lightning effects, high intensity radiated fields (HIRF) and radiation hazard.

Benefits Specialized Solutions Product Highlights One Product, Multiple Solvers FEKO was the first to commercially offer By offering a selection of different solvers, a characteristic mode analysis (CMA) solver, • State-of-the art simulation tool for FEKO users can choose the method that is which is still today the most proven and reliable. antenna design and placement, most suitable to the problem that they are trying FEKO includes specialized solutions for and RCS to solve, or use more than one solver for cross bidirectional cable coupling, windscreen • EMC analysis, including emissions, validation purposes. All FEKO solvers are sold in antennas and large finite arrays. Model a single bundle and are also part of the Altair immunity, and shielding decomposition workflows for classical HyperWorks licensing system. effectiveness antenna placement and EMC problems enable equivalent representation of the • Wide set of hybridized methods to True Hybridization transmitting/receiving antennas solve large and complex problems FEKO offers industry leading hybridization and other devices. of different solvers to combine the beneficial • Specialized tools, including characteristics and allow more efficient and Capabilities windscreen antennas, arrays, accurate analysis of multi-scale problems cable modeling, and CMA that are both complex and electrically large. Solver Overview • Frequency and time domain full wave • HPC-enabled efficient, solvers: MoM, FDTD, FEM and MLFMM reliable, and accurate solvers Solver Accuracy and Performance Extensive validation of the numerical • Asymptotic methods: PO, LE-PO, RL-GO, UTD methods and enhancements in FEKO is • True hybridization of methods to solve carried out to ensure the accuracy of our complex and large multi-scale problems Learn more: approaches. Solver performance and parallel • Unique CMA solver calculates modal altairhyperworks.com/feko scaling is continually optimized to achieve currents, eigenvalues, modal significance leading computational efficiency. and characteristic angles 14 Corrugated horn antenna analysis ACC vehicle radar integration Radiation pattern for mobile phone against head and with hand phantom

Solver Performance Features • Special solver for efficient analysis • Media library with pre-defined and • The FEKO solver is fully parallelized and of antennas integrated into layered user-defined materials optimized to exploit multi-CPU distributed windscreens • Powerful meshing algorithms for surface memory resources • Efficient methods for finite and infinite or volume, flat or curvilinear mesh generation • GPU-based solver acceleration arrays and periodic structures with manual or adaptive refinement • Optimized out-of-core solver to deliver • Metamaterials and composites • Direct link to Optenni Lab for automated solutions when RAM limits are reached matching circuit generation Model and Domain Decomposition • EMIT interface for co-site interference analysis User Interface • Decomposition of electromagnetic • Imports of results from Cadence Sigrity, • State-of-the-art 3D Parasolid CAD modeling problems to reduce computational cost FEST3D, GRASP, CST, SEMCAD, Orbit/Satimo interface, including import/export of CAD • Numerically efficient equivalent sources measurements and Touchstone files and mesh formats for complex sources and receivers • Integrated mesh engine for generating POSTFEKO Features triangle, tetrahedron and voxel Non-Radiating Networks Visualize and compare simulation and simulation meshes • Lumped, linear circuit models can be measurement results in the comprehensive • Interface to Altair HyperMesh included in a simulation, often used for POSTFEKO GUI. • Comprehensive post-processing matching networks • 2D/3D plots and animations of near and including 1D, 2D, and 3D plots, import of • S-, Z- or Y-parameter files or SPICE circuit far fields (radiation patterns), currents, SAR measurement results, report generation, etc. file Network definitions • Impedance, S-parameters • Full Lua script automation for modeling, • Contours, iso-surfaces, ortho-slices configuration and post-processing, CADFEKO Features • Cartesian graphs, polar graphs, Smith charts with macro recording support Set up the entire problem within the • Multiple models, multiple views CADFEKO GUI, covering all aspects from • Mathematical operations Optimization geometry modelling to mesh generation. • Imported data and measurements • Automated optimization of multi-variable and • CAD and mesh import/export of most • Export of various data formats, multi-goal problems with several algorithms, major formats including Parasolid, images, and animations including GA and particle swarm AutoCAD DXF, IGES, STEP, Pro/ENGINEER®, • Real-time monitoring of the Unigraphics, CATIA V4 & V5, ACIS Report Generation optimization process Exchange (SAT) Active POSTFEKO sessions can be exported • Interface to Altair HyperStudy • Gerber, ODB++ and 3Di for printed to a PowerPoint, Word, or PDF report. A quick circuit boards reporting option requires minimal input from Specialized Solutions • CAD healing functions for fixing the user, while a template-based report may • Bi-direction coupling with complex cable inconsistencies, gashes, slivers, be generated where the user has full control bundles and along arbitrary cable paths spikes, and filling holes over the content of the document.

Automotive cable coupling problem setup Warehouse environment RFID study Naval antenna placement result visualization

15 WinProp™ Wave Propagation and Radio Network Planning

Rural & Urban & Indoor & Residential Suburban Campus

Tunnel & Vehicular & GEO & Underground Time-Variant LEO Satellites

WinProp is the most complete suite of tools in the domain of wireless propagation and radio network planning. With applications ranging from satellite to terrestrial, from rural via urban to indoor radio links, WinProp’s innovative wave propagation models combine accuracy with short computation time.

WinProp is a powerful tool with sophisticated WinProp supports arbitrary transmitters wave propagation models for various scenarios including cellular and broadcasting sites, Product Highlights and efficient network planning modules. satellites, repeaters, and leaky feeder cables.

• Innovative, either empirical or ray The WinProp suite includes the following tools: Databases optical/deterministic wave propagation • ProMan with the propagation models and models combining high accuracy and the network planning modules Depending on the scenario, predictions are based on topographical (pixel), clutter short computation times • WallMan as graphical editor for vector (pixel - with or without heights & clearance), building databases • Wide range of scenarios and map urban building (pixel or vector), and/or 3D data supported, even allowing • AMan as graphical editor for the antenna planar objects/walls (vector) databases. combination of different scenarios patterns For a prediction, different types of databases for hybrid analyses • CoMan is the connectivity simulator can be used simultaneously and transitions for sensor and mesh networks between the databases are computed • Network planning modules available • TuMan is the graphical editor for tunnels automatically. Graphical editors, CAD tools, for most standards (cellular incl. and stadium and various converters are available for all LTE and beyond, W-LAN, etc.) types of databases. • The flexible WinProp API allows the Scenarios and Applications Propagation Models integration of the wave propagation WinProp’s highly accurate and very fast models and network planning empirical and deterministic propagation models WinProp’s powerful propagation engines modules into other software tools are available for a wide range of scenarios: include empirical and semi-empirical models • Rural and Residential (calibration with measurements possible), • Urban and Suburban rigorous 3D ray tracing models as well as the • Indoor and Campus unique Dominant Path Model (DPM). Learn more: • Tunnel and Underground altairhyperworks.com/winprop • Vehicular and Time-Variant Besides the prediction of the path loss, • Satellites GEO, LEO the delay and angular spread can also be 16 Coverage based on urban buildings Display of urban propagation paths Combined urban and indoor scenario and topography with multi-floor buildings computed, as well as LOS/NLOS, directional Computation and Simulation provide both high capacity and throughput. channel impulse response, angular profile Capacity improvements due to MIMO and/ and propagation paths. Depending on the application WinProp offers or beamforming are modeled accurately static, Monte-Carlo, and dynamic network because of the sophisticated deterministic WinProp API and Engines simulators. WinProp allows the planning of propagation models. Arbitrary antenna coverage and capacity as well as network The WinProp application programming configurations (linear, circular,...) are possible interface (API) is available for both the simulations (performance of algorithms, and their impact on the radio channel - wave propagation engines and the network analysis of delays, etc.). The user can define determined during the propagation analysis planning modules. The very simple handling the (location dependent) traffic for circuit - is considered in the network planning. of the API allows customers to integrate the and for packet switched services (including wave propagation models (as well as the the statistical distributions, mobility, etc.). FEKO and WinProp Interaction network planning engines) into their own or any 3rd party software tool. Coverage Electromagnetic simulation can be used to design the antennas as well as compute Air Interfaces and Applications Different transmission modes can be the radiation characteristic in terms of a defined (bandwidth, MCS, data rate, SNIR 3D antenna pattern. For this purpose the In WinProp various air interfaces and target, signal threshold, Tx power,...) and the various solvers included in FEKO can be applications are pre-defined: coverage maps (cell assignment, best server, applied. The resulting 3D antenna patterns active set, channel quality, Rx power in DL describe the antenna characteristic in the far & UL, SNIR,...) are computed individually for field and can be superposed to the 3D radio each transmission mode. Link adaptation channels computed with the WinProp wave is considered and depends on the channel propagation models. quality predicted with the propagation models. Maximum received power as well as maximum There is an interface to import and process achievable data rates are predicted accurately the FEKO 3D antenna patterns in WinProp. for each location in the coverage area. For the acceleration of these simulations the complex objects, like vehicles, can be Capacity substituted by their radar cross sections WinProp computes the capacity (throughput, (bi-static RCS as computed in FEKO). maximum data rates, packet delays, QoS,...) Additionally the user can define individual of the different radio links and cells in the properties of the air interface to adapt it network based on the coverage analysis and to the requirements. Besides the network the traffic assumptions. Capacity limitations planning, the ICNIRP and EM compliance and over-loaded cells can be detected can be analyzed with WinProp. easily and networks can be optimized to

Prediction on multiple floors in an office building Channel impulse response and spatial channel Radio planning for an urban network with profile for two indoor locations 3-sector sites

17 Flux™ Low Frequency Electromagnetic Analysis for Electrical Engineering

Capitalizing on 35 years of innovation in the global context of design optimization and time-to-market reduction, Flux finite element software provides solutions to low-frequency electromagnetic and thermal simulation problems.

Flux includes an open and user-friendly interface that is easily coupled with other Altair software to address Multiphysics problems for a variety of systems in 2D, 3D and Skew modeling situations.

Benefits several parameters together through Product Highlights Accuracy equations is very easy. The influence of Flux applies advanced numerical methods any parameter in a simulation can be Powered by best-in-class numerical and well-adapted modeling techniques to intuitively explored and visualized through techniques, Flux provides fast and produce the most accurate and reliable multidimensional curves and animations accurate results. Featuring extended results in the shortest amount of time. of color shades or arrows. multi-parametric analysis capabilities, including electrical circuit and Flux developers are constantly improving the Interoperability embedded solvers to increase simulation Flux can be coupled with other kinematic couplings, Flux helps you speed and enable the evaluation of analyze, design, and optimize a wide thousands of design configurations. 3D analysis software to create the most range of systems. realistic multiphysics representations Flexibility of phenomena. Considering a device as Numerous Applications • The software behavior is fully customizable a component of a larger system or designing to user preferences. its control strategy is also possible by • Rotating machines • Embedded scripting tools and macro- linking Flux to system level simulation tools. • Linear actuators, solenoids authoring enable the capture and Different levels of interaction are possible, • Transformers & inductances automation of simulation processes. ranging from reduced model extraction to • Induction heating processes Difficult workflows can be fully saved full co-simulation. • Sensors and repeated. • Cables, electric connections • Flux can be coupled with any software, Capabilities enabling high productivity and access • Electromagnetic compatibility Wide Field of Use to non-specialists. • Magnetic, electric, and thermal fields Parametric Simulation • Magnetic/dieletric/thermal coupling Learn more: Fundamental to working with Flux is • Mechanical coupling altairhyperworks.com/flux defining geometric dimensions or physical • Multiphysics coupling characteristics with parameters. Linking • Static, harmonic, and transient analysis 18 Flux density in an induction machine Flux induction heating application 15% gain on response time - Actuator response with Skew rotor time optimization

• Parameterized analysis Post-Processing couplings with system-level tools: • External circuit connection Flux® gives access to various • Flux-Activate and Compose or MATLAB® quantities including: Simulink for drive & control Powerful Geometric Description • Electric and magnetic fields temperature • Flux-LMS Imagine.Lab Amesim for complex • Easy sketcher of 2D geometry, including • Magnetic flux, inductances, energy mechanical loads parametric capabilities • Iron losses and Joule losses • Flux-Portunus for mechatronic systems • Embedded 3D modeler with fully • Position, velocity, force, torque, speed parametrized modeling constructs • Skin effect visualization Simulation Process Automation • Advanced CAD import & export functions • User-defined quantities • Define macros and interfaces • Defeaturing and simplification capabilities • Maps, isovalues, and vector plots • Simplify processes from geometry • Dedicated environment for electric rotating • Animations generation to post-processing results via machines designed in 2D and 3D • 2D and 3D curves command language derived from Java and • Spectral analysis Python object-oriented languages. Easy and Flexible Mesh Generator • Cutting planes • Use the API to access Flux from The Flux® mesh generator provides different • Look up tables for system simulation any software mesh types and meshing technologies that • Export capabilities (Excel, text, and more) can be mixed in both 2D and 3D situations: Optimization • Smart automatic mesh generation based Multiphysics Boost your Flux capabilities with Altair on geometry & physics Flux provides fully cabled solutions to set up HyperStudy, a powerful and reliable optimizer • Fine manual control of mesh size co-simulations and exports with specialized that does not require you to be an expert and distribution tools focusing primarily on magnetothermal in optimization methods. Well-adapted to • Mapped mesh and linked mesh and magneto-vibro-acoustics analysis. drive FEM models, HyperStudy goes beyond • Auto-adaptive mesh refinement during simple parametric studies, which allows for solving in 2D & 3D Magneto Thermal Analysis significant gains in your designs. Coupling Flux with CFD simulation tools like Advanced Modeling Techniques AcuSolve, CD-Adapco STAR-CCM+ or ANSYS High Performance for Accurate and Fast Results Fluent makes results even more powerful • Infinite box for open boundary problems by taking into account fluid dynamics, and Computing (HPC) Solutions • Non-meshed coils enhancing the accuracy of the thermal Affordability of computers with multiple • Thin regions represented by surface analysis. Efficient and accurate design is processors or clusters bring new possibilities models possible with Flux thanks to all the available to simulate many design configurations • Fast evaluation of geometry skewing effect thermal couplings! concurrently. The distribution of parametric • Non-linear anisotropic material behavior calculations is directly available in Flux for • Hysteresis modeling Vibroacoustic Coupling for Noise all applications. • Skin and proximity losses in windings and Vibration Reduction Electromagnetic forces are the source Robust Solving of noise in electromagnetic structures. • Fully parametric solver enables Flux is able to accurately compute these geometrical or physical parameter sweeps forces with vibration analysis tools such • Several iterative and direct linear solvers as OptiStruct, LMS Virtual.Lab, MSC Nastran with multiprocessing or ANSYS Mechanical. • Non-linear solvers • Distributed parametric studies across Advanced System Integration several cores or machines Considering the component in its • Auto-adaptive mesh and time-step mechatronic environment is key to optimizing parameter sweeps its performance. Flux offers multiple

19 Multiscale Designer™ Simulation of Multiscale Material Models

Multiscale Designer is an efficient tool for development and simulation of multiscale material models of continuous, woven, and/or chopped fiber composites, honeycomb cores, reinforced concrete, soil, bones, and various other heterogeneous materials. Applications include multiscale material modeling for design, ultimate failure, statistical- based material allowables, fatigue, fracture, impact, crash, environmental degradation, and multiphysics simulations and provides plugins to commercial FEA solvers; OptiStruct, RADIOSS, LS-DYNA, and Abaqus.

Benefits woven fabrics, short and long chopped Product Highlights While a number of multiscale modeling fiber, ordered particles, and random frameworks exist, Multiscale Designer particle microstructures. This eliminates the • Develop multiscale material models provides unmatched combination overhead of generating complex unit cell using forward homogenization and of practicality, mathematical rigor, models and their linkage to macro-scale inverse optimization technologies FEA solvers. In addition to the parametric validation, and versatility. • Built-in parametric unit cells for library of unit cells, user defined unit cell unidirectional, woven, chopped, models (CAD and/or FEA mesh) can be Practicality and particulate fiber composites imported and/or generated entirely within Multiscale Designer is equipped with • Simulate nonlinear material behavior Multiscale Designer. including ultimate failure at the a systematic model reduction technology that simplifies complex unit cells, having micro-scale Mathematical Rigor • Obtain virtual material allowables hundreds of thousands of finite elements, Multiscale Designer is free of scale separation supported by test and perform to a manageable number of deformation and provides mesh insensitive results fatigue analysis modes and state variables. The optimal inherent to competing multiscale products. • Efficient plugins to commercial kinematics (modes and state variables) are The characteristic material length scale is ® ® FEA codes OptiStruct , RADIOSS , automatically selected to provide the desired automatically identified by Multiscale Designer LS-DYNA, and Abaqus level of accuracy for quantities of interest. based on user-specified experimental data Multiscale Designer is equipped with a at the coupon-level. In addition, Multiscale built-in parametric library of unit cell models Designer is equipped with stochastic Learn more: that permit optimization and stochastic multiscale capabilities that translate altairhyperworks.com/multiscale simulations. The current parametric library geometrical and material uncertainties into of unit cell models includes; continuous fiber, macro-scale component uncertainties. 20 Warp and fill phases of plain weave unit cell Matrix phase and homogeneous plain Laminate from stack of homogeneous plain weave unit cell weave unit cells of multiple orientations

Validation are available. Multiscale Designer - Mechanical Fatigue Multiscale Designer is integrated with an is based on a micromechanical approach Multiscale Designer - Fatigue is based on experimental material database and a that possesses a minimal number of internal the two-scale asymptotic homogenization multi-step optimization engine that identifies variables representing inelastic deformation approach in time, and reduced order model parameters having a high degree of the micro-phases and has been validated homogenization in space, that can of uncertainty (such as void content, micro- against more than 50 benchmark problems of be effectively applied to any material cracks, interface/interphase properties). various composite product forms at the coupon architecture and any constitutive equations and component levels. of micro-phases. Multiscale Designer - Versatility Fatigue has been validated for chemical Advanced Multiscale Designer features Stochastics vapor Infiltrated (CVI), melt Infiltrated (MI) include; generation of A- and B-basis Multiscale Designer - Stochastics also ceramic composites, and PMR-15 and material allowables with minimum testing provides forward homogenization and MVK-14 reinforced carbon fiber composites. and high accuracy, microstructural inverse optimization stochastic simulation optimization, multiscale fatigue, and capabilities. The forward homogenization Multiphysics multiscale multiphysics simulation capabilities. stochastic simulation process computes Multiscale Designer - Multiphysics is based Capabilities a probability distribution function for the on the unified coupled multiscale mechano- homogenized macro-scale properties given diffusion-reaction model of environmental Mechanical the variability of the micro-scale geometry degradation of polymer and ceramic Multiscale Designer - Mechanical computes linear and nonlinear material models which and constitutive properties. The inverse matrix composites. Mulitscale Designer - are subsequently used in a nonlinear optimization stochastic simulation process Mulitphysics couples multiple physical analysis to resolve micro-scale fields reverse engineers the probability distribution processes at multiple scales, including (stresses and strains at the micro-scale) function of the micro-scale constitutive oxygen and/or moisture diffusion, reaction, at a computational cost comparable to that properties based on the variability of and deformation. The salient feature of of macro-scale modeling. Both the forward the experimental data at a macro-scale Multiscale Designer - Multiphysics is its homogenization approach, where micro-scale (coupon) level. Multiscale Designer – computational efficiency accomplished properties are known prior, and the inverse Stochastics provides the data necessary for through model reduction for multiple optimization approach, where micro-scale the calculation of A- and B-basis material physical processes. properties are determined from known allowables via a virtual allowables supported macro-scale homogenized properties, by test methodology.

Multiscale analysis of open hole tension Virtual allowables supported by test Multiscale analysis of low velocity impact – specimen – matrix phase damage and fatigue simulation results matrix phase damage

21 HyperStudy® Multi-disciplinary Design Exploration & Optimization

HyperStudy is a multi-disciplinary design exploration, study, and optimization software for engineers and designers. Using design-of-experiments, metamodeling, and optimization methods, HyperStudy creates intelligent design variants, manages runs, and collects data. Users are guided to understand data trends, perform trade-off studies, and optimize design performance and reliability. HyperStudy’s intuitive user interface combined with its seamless integration to HyperWorks makes design exploration technology accessible to non-experts.

Benefits and overall system performance. Product Highlights HyperStudy provides engineers and DOE methods in HyperStudy include: designers a user-friendly environment with • Box-Behnken • State-of-the-art design exploration, state-of-the-art design exploration methods • Central composite design and data mining tools to: • D-Optimal metamodeling, and optimization • Efficiently understand the relationships • Direct input of external run-matrix methods between design parameters and • Fractional factorial • Data mining tools that are easy design requirements • Full factorial • Easily sort, analyze, and explore large to understand and interpret • Hammersley design data sets • Modified Extensible Lattice • Perform quick trade-offs between • Direct interface to the most Sequences (MELS) conflicting designs requirements popular CAE solvers • Latin HyperCube • Quickly calibrate simulation models • Plackett-Burman • Fully integrated with HyperWorks, to correlate with test data • Taguchi seamless shape optimization • Increase product life and robustness • Reduce design development cycles • User defined via HyperMorph® • Increase the return on their CAE solver investments Fit Approach Fit approach is used to create meta-models Capabilities to replace computationally intensive Learn more: Design of Experiments (DOE) simulations. They are also used to smooth altairhyperworks.com/hyperstudy DOE helps engineers to clearly understand noisy functions to enable optimization the relationships between design variables algorithms to work more effectively. 22 • 16% Reduction in Damage

• 31% Reduction in Mass

17% Improvement in Reliability

Trailing arm design optimized for durability 7% weight reduction of an automotive Reliability optimization of the Mars lander seat design using HyperStudy

Fit models can be used DOE, optimization, Stochastic studies can be performed using response import. For other solvers, HyperStudy and stochastic studies. HyperStudy’s fit either the exact simulation or fit model. is a powerful parameterization tool with a module allows use of different methods for HyperStudy sampling methods include: built-in text and numeric processor. different responses. Available fit methods are: • Simple Random • Least squares regression • Latin Hypercube Shape Parameter Definition Using • Moving least squares • Hammersley Morphing Technology • Radial basis function • Statistical distribution functions Shape changes can be easily created on • HyperKriging (Normal, Uniform, Triangular, complex finite-element models using the Weibull and Exponential) powerful morphing technology in HyperMesh. Optimization • Modified Extensible Lattice These morphed shapes can be saved as HyperStudy offers multidisciplinary Sequences (MELS) HyperStudy shape parameters. optimization as well as reliability and robustness optimization. Through multi- Post-Processing and Data Mining Direct Interfaces to Popular Solvers disciplinary design optimization, engineers HyperStudy helps engineers to gain a deeper To facilitate streamlining the study process can improve the overall design performance. understanding of a design through extensive without additional data filtering and translation If variations in design and operating post-processing and data-mining capabilities. steps, HyperStudy directly reads the plot and environments are critical to design quality, This significantly simplifies the task of sorting, animation data of many solvers, including: reliability and robustness optimization can analyzing and exploring large design data sets. • ABAQUS be used reduce the sensitivity of designs Some of the available tools are: • Adams to these variations. • Correlation matrices • ANSYS • Scatter plots • DADS HyperStudy contains a comprehensive suite • Effects and Interactions tables and plots • Excel of optimization algorithms that include: • Histograms • Fluent • Altair’s proprietary optimization algorithm • Parallel coordinate plots • LS-DYNA • MADYMO adaptive response surface method and • Pareto plots • MARC global response surface method • Ordination plots • Matlab/Simulink (ARSM and GRSM) • Box plots • MotionSolve • Sequential quadratic programming (SQP) • NASTRAN • Method of feasible directions (MFD) Parameterization of Analysis Models • OptiStruct • Genetic algorithm (GA) HyperStudy has a number of models among • PAMCRASH • Multi-objective GA (MOGA) which are HyperMesh®, MotionView®, • RADIOSS • Sequential optimization and reliability Spreadsheet, Workbench, SimLab®, FEKO® • StarCD analyses (SORA). and Flux. HyperMesh, MotionView and SimLab • Single loop approach (SLA) models are HyperStudy's direct integration with • User-defined optimization algorithms Altair pre-processors HyperMesh, MotionView (through included API) and SimLab. They provide the capability to directly parameterize finite-element, Stochastic multi-body, and fluid-dynamics-solver input The stochastic approach in HyperStudy data for CAE solvers, thus making the study allows engineers to assess reliability parameterization process easy and efficient. and robustness of designs and provide FEKO, Flux, Spreadsheet, and Workbench qualitative guidance to improve and optimize models simplify the use of these tools the design based on these assessments. with HyperStudy by direct parameter and

23 MotionSolve® Multi-body Dynamics Simulation

MotionSolve is an integrated solution to analyze and optimize multi-body systems. MotionSolve offers powerful modeling, analysis, visualization, and optimization capabilities for simulating complex systems. You can perform kinematic, dynamic, static, quasi-static, linear, and vibration analyses. MotionSolve helps you to understand and improve the performance of your product.

Benefits performance. Use the loads computed Product Highlights Reduce Product Development Time by MotionSolve for component weight, Build simple models early in the design strength and other performance optimization. • Comprehensive multi-body solution phase and add complexity as the design Reduce Design and Manufacturing Risk to optimize mechanical system evolves. MotionSolve supports a large set of Through simulation evaluate a wide variety performance modeling elements and a variety of analysis methods to facilitate this. Through simulation of alternative concepts and designs very • Easily model, analyze, evaluate, and you avoid time consuming physical testing quickly and choose the best design. optimize your mechanical system and get to the right answer earlier. Moreover, as the design evolves easily validate updated designs with models • Validated across several automotive, Improve Product Quality that have already been built. aerospace, and general machinery Build multi-body models that have the fidelity applications to capture phenomena of interest to you and Modeling Capabilities MotionSolve supports a rich set of modeling • Extensively correlated to test data accurately solve the underlying equations to characterize product behavior. Examine the elements that allows you to build multi- through partnership with customers product behavior to determine if the design body systems with the desired degree of meets your need. complexity. MotionSolve is an open platform that offers built-in integration with CAD, Accelerate Product Innovation FE, Controls, 1D simulation, CFD, Evaluate the behavior of complex systems and Optimization. Learn more: in realistic settings. Perform design of MotionSolve models routinely include: altairhyperworks.com/motionsolve experiments (DOE) and stochastic simulation • 2D and 3D rigid bodies to characterize and optimize product • Linear and nonlinear flexible bodies 24 2D contact between cam and follower Excavator flexbody simulation Unmanned Aerial Vehicle dynamics analysis

• Lower- and higher-pair constraints Vehicle Dynamics, Durability & NVH Solutions • Early in the design phase, you can • Linear and nonlinear force connectors MotionSolve provides a comprehensive import linearized multibody models from • General 2D and 3D contact based on solution for the automotive market. MotionSolve as state matrices (ABCD) into CAD geometry For a complete description, please see the your controls package and perform the • Contact between deformable automotive brochure. MotionSolve contains a control design. curves / surfaces library of parametric automotive components • Later, in the evaluation phase, you can that help you build subsystems. With • Joint friction, limits and slop import high fidelity MotionSolve models • Motion inputs support for TNO Delft-Tyre, FTire, CD Tire into Matlab, Simulink or solidThinking/ • Transfer functions and state matrices and the OpenCRG standard, MotionSolve Activate® to evaluate the controller. In the • Splines for inputting test data provides tires and roads of varying fidelity 1D or controls environment you connect • Event sensors for your applications. Templates for common • Generic nonlinear algebraic and subsystems such as suspensions, steering the systems so they can exchange signals differential equations and leaf springs are available. Wizards guide at run time. Then you run a simulation • User-defined elements to model you step-by-step to quickly assemble a car of the entire system to evaluate how well non-standard phenomena or truck. Simple user interfaces permit you the system is performing. Alternatively, to define and run static, dynamic or steady MotionSolve can import Simulink Coder C Analysis Capabilities state events. Automated reports allow you code as user subroutines and perform the With MotionSolve, you can determine whether to quickly assess system performance. same simulation. a system meets its desired requirements. You can extend all of the above to facilitate • MotionSolve supports the FMI/FMU workflows specific to your organization. You can study the dynamic behavior of a 2.0 protocol so you can include a wide system, compute its vibration characteristics, For instance, you can have Excel drive the Model-Analyze-Evaluate-Improve workflow. variety of models that have been assess the performance of control systems With these core capabilities you can developed elsewhere. in the system, perform packaging studies and perform suspension design and analysis, generate realistic loads to predict component evaluate vehicle dynamics, assess controller HyperWorks Integration life and damage. If these built-in analyses are behavior, conduct rough road simulations for With MotionSolve, HyperWorks delivers a complete not adequate, you can create and use your estimating component durability and study multibody simulation environment. You can: own analyses scripts. the NVH characteristics of your vehicle. • Easily build multi-body models in MotionView® as well as in HyperMesh® MotionSolve provides many options for General Machinery & Mechanism Solutions analyzing system behavior: • Review system results as animations and Mechanisms are used in all industries. plots with HyperView® and HyperGraph® • Implicit/explicit, stiff/non-stiff and DAE/ MotionSolve provides comprehensive contact • Run custom scripts for complex post- ODE based methods of numerical capabilities that enable you to quickly build processing with solidThinking Compose® integration and accurately analyze complex systems that • Static/quasi-static solvers to compute may contain thousands of contacts. As with • Improve system fidelity by generating ® static equilibrium configurations and loads automotive solutions, you can also create reduced flex-bodies with the OptiStruct • Automatic detection and removal of a library of parametric components, templates • Perform component optimization in OptiStruct® redundant constraints for systems and use wizards to build models with loads computed by MotionSolve • Kinematic analysis for motion and run simulations. For more information about • Couple with AcuSolve® to analyze multi-body driven systems general machinery and mechanism solutions, systems where fluid effects are important • Linear analysis with ABCD export, please see the general machinery brochure. • Connect to solidThinking Activate® to eigenvalue computation and modal design and validate mechatronics systems energy distribution tables 1D, Controls and Mechatronics Solutions • Use HyperStudy® to perform system level • Co-simulation to solve MotionSolve provides state-of-the-art DOE, optimization and stochastic studies multi-physics problems integration to 1D and controls software so • Custom analyses specified you can reuse validated MotionSolve models in user-subroutines in this context also.

25 HyperMesh® Market-leading Finite Elements Pre-processor

Left-hand Drive Right-hand Drive Fixed Roof Fixed Panoramic Roof Panoramic

Altair HyperMesh is a high-performance finite-element pre-processor that provides a highly interactive and visual environment to analyze product design performance. With the broadest set of direct interfaces to commercial CAD and CAE systems and a rich suite of easy-to-use tools to build and edit CAE models, HyperMesh provides a proven, consistent analysis platform for the entire enterprise.

Benefits Advanced 3D Model Visualization 3D visualization of all element types Product Highlights Open-Architecture Design (1D, 2D and 3D elements) within an Combining the broadest set of direct CAD and CAE interfaces with user-defined FEA model eases model checking and • Strong shell and solid meshing integrations, HyperMesh fits seamlessly visual verification. within any simulation environment. algorithms, either fully automatic Model Setup or with detailed manual control High-Speed, High-Quality Meshing A variety of sophisticated tools help with Streamlines the modeling process and efficient model setup. The ID Manager • Excellent CAD interoperability provides a suite of tools to model even ensures that all entities of a model the most complex geometries. even across or per include files adhere • Comprehensive composites to a specified numbering scheme of Model Build and Assembly a workgroup or a company to ensure modeling support HyperMesh Part Browser is dedicated to part modularity. HyperMesh provides connector level Model Build and Assembly, Representation technology, a highly automated way for • Complete interfaces to the industry’s management and Configuration management. assembly of hundreds of parts with spot- most popular solvers A bi-directional link to PDM enables the seamless and seam welds, adhesives or bolts. import and export of the model hierarchy. Automated contact management tools are • Management of complex assemblies The Part Library is used to manage, control, and update Library Part revisions and serves a huge time saver when defining contacts promoting common model build as a centralized library of HyperMesh parts, between individual parts. which in turn facilitates the collaboration between simulation teams both locally and abroad. Composites Modeling Ply and laminate entities facilitate Increases End-User Modeling Efficiency composites modeling in terms of individual Using sophisticated batch meshing layer shapes and their stacking sequence. Learn more: technology, HyperMesh eliminates the CATIA CPD and Fibersim readers extract altairhyperworks.com/hypermesh need to perform manual geometry clean-up composite data and map it onto FE meshes and meshing, thus accelerating the model automatically. Plies and ply angles can be development process. visualized in 3D for easier model verification. 26 Modern and efficient CAE modeling environment Efficient generation of high quality meshes Fast composite modeling process and sophisticated layer visualization

Meshing Capabilities Batch Meshing Customize HyperMesh to HyperMesh presents an advanced suite The BatchMesher™ in HyperMesh is the Fit Your Environment fastest way to automatically generate of easy-to-use tools to build and edit Customize your modeling experience through CAE models. For 2D and 3D model creation, high-quality finite element meshes for large an easy-to-use interface containing drag-and- users have access to a variety of mesh assemblies. It is available as a standalone generation capabilities, as well as application or directly within HyperMesh. drop toolbars, configurable pull-down menus HyperMesh’s powerful automeshing module. and keyboard-controlled shortcuts. By minimizing manual meshing tasks, High Fidelity Meshing this automeshing technology provides more Custom Utilities: Create custom applications • Surface meshing time for value-added engineering simulation that are fully integrated within the • Solid map hexa meshing activities. BatchMesher provides user- HyperMesh interface. • Tetra meshing specified control over meshing criteria and • CFD meshing geometry clean-up parameters as well as Solver Input Translators: Users can extend • Acoustic cavity meshing HyperMesh’s interface support by adding • Shrink wrap meshing the ability to output to customized model file formats. input translators to read different analysis • SPH meshing data decks. Surface Meshing Industry Specific Meshing The surface meshing module in HyperMesh HyperMesh provides a variety of meshing Solver Export Templates: Export templates contains a robust engine for mesh algorithms for different industries and allow the HyperMesh database to be generation that provides unparalleled verticals, such as acoustic cavity meshing exported to user-defined formats for flexibility and functionality. This includes and mesh coarsening for NVH applications, proprietary and specialized solvers. the ability to interactively adjust a variety of and shrink wrap meshing or SPH meshing. mesh parameters, optimize a mesh based HyperMesh also offers a highly-competitive CAE Solver Interfacing on a set of user-defined quality criteria, suite of tools for CFD meshing. HyperMesh provides direct import and and create a mesh using a wide range export support to the industry's most popular of advanced techniques. CAD Interoperability solvers. Additionally, HyperMesh provides HyperMesh includes direct readers a completely tailored environment for each Solid Meshing supported solver. Using solid geometry, HyperMesh can utilize to popular native CAD file formats. both standard and advanced procedures Moreover, HyperMesh has robust tools • Abaqus • Moldex3D to connect, separate, or split solid models to clean-up imported CAD geometry that • Actran • Moldflow for tetra-meshing or hexa-meshing. contain surfaces with gaps, overlaps and • AcuSolve • MotionSolve Partitioning these models is fast and easy misalignments which hinder high-quality • Adams • Nastran MSC when combined with HyperMesh's powerful mesh generation. visualization features for solids. This allows • ANSYS • Nastran NX less time spent preparing geometries for • CFD++ • nCode By eliminating misalignments and holes, • EXODUS • OptiStruct solid meshing. The solid meshing module and suppressing the boundaries between quickly generates high quality meshes for • Femfat • PAM-CRASH multiple volumes. adjacent surfaces, users can mesh across • Fluent • PERMAS larger, more logical regions of the model. • HyperMath • RADIOSS Mesh Controls This significantly increases meshing speed • LS-DYNA • Samcef Mesh controls promote meshing automation and quality. Boundary conditions can also be • Madymo • Simpack for surface, batch meshing, adaptive and applied to these surfaces for future mapping • Marc • StarCD volume mesh generation. Detailed local and to underlying element data. global control of mesh parameters for either the entire model or for individual features • ACIS • PARASOLID and regions of the geometry are possible. • CATIA V4/V5/V6 • PTC Creo Mesh controls can be saved in the database • IGES • SolidWorks or exported and reused in other models, • Inspire • STEP promoting standardized mesh quality • Intergraph • Tribon and repeatability. • JT • NX

27 HyperView® CAE Results Visualization and Reporting

Altair HyperView is a complete post-processing and visualization environment for finite-element analysis (FEA), multi-body system simulation, digital video and engineering data. Amazingly fast 3D graphics, open architecture design and unparalleled functionality set a new standard for speed and integration of CAE results post-processing. Coupling these features with HyperView’s advanced process automation tools dramatically improves visualization, correlation, and reporting results.

Benefits Automation and Report Creation • Automated session building: Automate the Product Highlights Improve Productivity • Industry-leading 3D graphics manipulation generation and presentation of standard and animation speed. plots and tables, as well as quickly • Complete visualization environment for • Direct readers for popular CAE solvers compare results and correlation studies FEA, CFD, and MBD simulation data and the ability to create user-defined using the “Report: Overlay” option. • Multi-page and multi-window results translators. • One step report generation: Export post-processing • Powerful XY-plotting and 3D-plotting. HyperView session reports to HTML or • Report templates for efficient • Customize the interface and create Publish to PowerPoint, including text, images, AVIs, and H3Ds. evaluation of results across different specialized tools to fit individual engineering environments and needs. simulations Extendable User Interface • Direct link to Altair HyperView Player for • Comprehensive post-processing of • Templex programming: Create custom-curve web communication and collaboration. composites results math functions, perform data analysis • Supports most CAE solver formats and curve statistics within annotations Gain Design Insight and labels, and parameterize any text file. • Industry specific toolkits for NVH, • Synchronize and visualize FEA results, Aero, Safety, CFD, and Manufacturing • Custom pull-down menus: Develop user- multi-body systems results, XY plotting, defined menus to provide easy access to • Results comparison and correlation and video data. reports, plot macros, and custom wizards. with test data • Overlay of multiple CAE models in one window. • Tcl programming layer: Automate • Overlay of video data on CAE models using procedures through a programmable advanced methods. Tcl/Tk command layer. • Perform result mathematics to build user- • Custom import and export templates: Learn more: defined results types such as failure indexes. Define custom import and export altairhyperworks.com/hyperview • Query model in-depth based on templates for reading and writing user-defined criteria. XY plotting data. 28 Cross section cuts for animations Simultaneous top and bottom contour Better results visualization with exploded view

CAE Animation & Data Plotting • 3D stereoscopic view providing a flexible and consistent high- • Freebody diagrams and resultant plots performance post-processing environment HyperView delivers a complete suite of • Symmetry for animating and plotting CAE simulation interactive animation, data plotting and results. Additional solver formats can be digital video functionality. Users can easily Report Generation supported through user-defined results synchronize, compare and visualize FEA Generating a standard report is made translators that convert results into the results, multi-body systems results, XY plotting Altair H3D compressed binary format. (simulation or test data) and digital video data easy with HyperGraph by using the Publish simultaneously in the same environment. PowerPoint capability along with the Report Templates functionality. The contents are HyperWorks also offers two translators, synchronized between both applications, HvTrans and HgTrans, for working with any Animations so that even individual changes in HyperView type of engineering data. HvTrans allows • Contours (Scalar & Tensor) can be updated automatically in the you to extract, translate, and compress CAE • Vector plots presentation. Users have detailed control results while HgTrans enables you to convert, • Tensor plots of the formatting and the content that is compress, and process data files using • Deformation plots exported. The utility supports all common custom math expressions that can be built • CFD streamline plots file formats for graphics and video. from the embedded math function library. • Deformed animations • Linear animations Solvers supported include: HyperView Player ® • Modal animations • RADIOSS HyperView Player, is a stand-alone 3-D viewer ® • Transient animations • OptiStruct that provides a collaborative solution for ® • Multi-body dynamics animations • MotionSolve enterprise-wide product data visualization. • Abaqus including flex-bodies Users can export 3-D animation results in • Adams Altair's compact H3D format, which can be To aid in results comparison and correlation visualized and manipulated in HyperView Player. • ADVC HyperView provides user oriented image and The player can be inserted as an object into • ANSYS video planes for combining test data with a PowerPoint presentation or into a web • DADS simulation results. page, thus making it the ideal solution for • LLNL DYNA communicating analytical results effectively • LS-DYNA HyperView also supports: to the audience: analysts, testing engineers, • MADYMO • MARC • Exploded views tool and die makers, product design • Iso-surfaces engineers, and product managers. • MOLDFLOW • Part and component tracing • Nastran • Interactive cut planes Solver Interfacing • NIKE3D • Graphic annotations HyperView supports many popular CAE • PAM-CRASH • User oriented image and video planes solver formats through direct readers, • SIMPACK

Rich composites specific functionalities Video overlay with new multiple-point Visualization of CFD results alignment method

29 HyperGraph® 2D & 3D Plotting and Data Analysis

Altair HyperGraph is a powerful data analysis and plotting tool with interfaces to many popular file formats. Its intuitive interface and sophisticated math engine make it easy to process even the most complex mathematical expressions. HyperGraph combines these features with high-quality presentation output and customization capabilities to create a complete data analysis system for any organization.

Benefits • Marker tracking: Track markers from a video Product Highlights HyperGraph provides design, test and and derive displacement over time curves. engineering professionals with an intuitive • Math function library: Add user-defined math functions to Altair’s large math library. • Plots huge amounts of data in a plotting and data analysis package: • Comparison of test and simulation results: • 2D & 3D plotting environment: Explore your customized layout from single or multiple Compare sets of test and simulation data data in xy-, complex- or polar plots and result files in a highly automated way. bar charts; use HyperGraph3D for three- • Unit Scaling: HyperGraph supports • Fast repetitive plot generation through dimensional line and surface plotting. automated unit scaling based on result report templates • Plotting huge amounts of data: Retrieve file meta data • Efficient data comparison between model fully labeled plots from data files based on • Customize the interface: Modify interface iterations or simulation and test data metadata and channel information with and tools to fit any engineering environment. HyperGraph’s advanced plotting options. • Fully automated PowerPoint • Summary Tables: Conditionally formatted Improve Productivity report generation summary tables provide an effective • Reports: Automate the generation and way to identify critical key performance • Over 200 built-in mathematical functions presentation of standard plots and tables, and operators indicators for sessions with multiple compare results and perform correlation plots and pages. studies using the “Report: Overlay” option. • Interfaces with more than 130 data formats • Accelerate repetitive plot generation: • Plot macros: Use plot macros to capture Store reports over several windows and replay often-used mathematical curves. and pages and reuse them for model • Tcl/Tk programming layer: Automate variations and iterations. procedures through a programmable Learn more: • Browser driven navigation: Adjust one or command layer. altairhyperworks.com/hypergraph multiple plots at a time or do result math • Custom import and export templates: via context sensitive menu options. Read and write XY plot data. 30 HyperGraph is part of the HyperWorks framework Campbell Diagram in plotting client Mouse over highlighting of notes and table view for better visibility

• User written math functions: Build custom and operators. HyperGraph also contains a Supported Data Formats math functions within the interface, sophisticated math engine for performing HyperGraph supports more than 130 register existing C and Fortran routines complex mathematical operations or building data formats. The most common include: or use HyperGraph's interface with custom math expressions including: • Altair® Formats (.H3D, .abf) HyperMath to access its math functions. • Crash injury • Abaqus (.odb and .dat) • Custom pull-down and context sensitive • Signal processing • Adams menus: Provide easy access to reports, • Curve fitting • ANSYS plot macros, Tcl/Tk utilities and • Filtering • DADS 3rd party executables. • Eigensystem analysis • Integration and differentiation • DATX • Vertical specific user profiles for NVH, • Statistical analysis • DIAdem crash, forming or multi-body dynamics. • User-defined math functions • Excel (.csv) • User-defined expressions • HDF 5.0 Plot Builder And Plot Details • ISO/ ISO-MME 13499 HyperGraph’s customizable automatic plot Report Generation • ISO 6487 builder generates a series of fully annotated Generating a standard report is made • LS-DYNA XY plots, polar plots, bar charts and complex easy with HyperGraph by using the Publish • Madymo plots directly from engineering and test data ® PowerPoint capability along with the Report • MotionSolve files according to customers requirements. Templates functionality. The contents are • Multi-column ASCII A wide array of formatting options allow synchronized between both applications, • Nastran (.op2, .pch, .f06) users to specify how plotted data appears so that even individual changes in HyperView • nCode and is arranged on pages within the session. ® can be updated automatically in the • OptiStruct An intuitive and highly efficient interface presentation. Users have detailed control • PAM-CRASH (.dsy and .thp) provides browser-driven direct access to of the format and the content to export. • RADIOSS® edit or modify all plot areas including axes, The utility supports all common file formats • Ride data files header, footer, legend and curve properties for graphics and video. • RPC-3 simultaneously for multiple plots. • Report export: PowerPoint • Universal Block 58 and XRF • Synchronization: PowerPoint plug-in • xy-data files Analyzing Your Data or from HyperView Create new math curves from existing • Animation export: AVI, H3D, GIF data curves by writing mathematical • Image export: BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF expressions or by selecting from a library • Summary data export: Multi-column, of over 200 built-in mathematical functions customizable formatting

Animation of X-Y data as gauge Colormap plot for Modal Participation Bottle plot with HyperGraph 3D

31 HyperCrash® Crash and Safety Evaluation

Altair HyperCrash is a highly tuned pre-processing technology specifically designed to automate the creation of high-fidelity models for crash analysis and safety evaluation. Through a comprehensive and procedure-oriented toolset, HyperCrash improves and simplifies the complex problems of creating a quality crash model.

Benefits Capabilities Product Highlights • Reduce model assembly and loadcase GUI set-up time from days to hours with HyperCrash employs a modern graphical • Pre-processor for creation of advanced model management procedures user interface (GUI) to provide streamlined high-fidelity models for vehicle • HyperCrash has built-in solver rules to processes for building complex crash simulation models. Users can visualize, crash analysis and safety evaluation avoid modeling mistakes during creation organize, and manage all levels of modeling • Management of highly complex of most entities data and information with a point-and-click models including submodeling and • Easily manage penetrations, intersections, access to the tree-style model browser. include files model assembly contact management, In addition, HyperCrash provides a fast • Dummy positioning, seatbelt routing, and dummy positioning intuitive toolset for preparation and set-up and seat deforming • The HyperCrash database enables of analysis input decks. • Airbag folding, including reference organizations to seamlessly support standard and proprietary corporate Multiple Solver Support geometry generation engineering procedures and data HyperCrash is a multi-solver pre-processor • Mesh quality module, model, and with comprehensive interfaces to RADIOSS® structures penetration checker and LS-DYNA. A huge library of dummies • HyperCrash enables part replacement is supported. The model checker prevents at all modeling levels – component, user errors before the export of a model subsystem and complete assembly and numerous tailored panels help to set Learn more: • A generic data model simplifies up models for both solvers. HyperCrash also altairhyperworks.com/hypercrash and optimizes model creation has an interface to read and edit and modifications PAM-CRASH models. 32 Dummy positioning Airbag folding Review of material orientation check in an airbag model

• Comprehensive support for over Safety Tools Module according to the mass on the front and a thousand keywords This module provides a streamlined, rear tires. HyperCrash can display, check and • Complete dummy positioning module user-friendly interface to set up, edit and report the center-of-mass locations for • Conversion between all supported solvers define all safety-related characteristics for each part, rigid body and the complete model. crash simulation and analysis. In addition to The mass of each part can automatically be • Belt systems the standard set of safety tools, HyperCrash fitted to the mass of the CAD part. • Joints contains a unique seat-deformer utility that • Connections allows the seat foam - on both the lower and Quality back of the seat - to be deformed based on the The Quality module is a configurable and Mesh Editing And Model Connections intersection between the dummy and the seat. customizable set of utilities for evaluating the Users can modify and edit crash meshes quality of a model by performing hundreds of from within HyperCrash or take advantage of Safety features include: different checks on the part, component and the seamless integration with HyperMesh®. • Dummy positioning model level. A variety of checks are executed, Dependencies like contacts, loads and - Interactively position dummy ranging from simple element checks to part (torso, head, limbs) connectivity and modeling errors in the boundary conditions will be updated - Load and save dummy positions input deck. Users visually review the state automatically. HyperCrash also offers many - Merge dummy in the model of each check represented by status color methods and options for editing and tuning - Works with LS-DYNA & FTSS dummies (red, orange and green). a mesh for a crash analysis: • Seat belt creation and routing • Adding, duplicating and moving nodes • Airbag toolset for creation and folding • Model Cleaner • Finite element creation (1D, 2D, and 3D) • Seat deformer: Deform the seat - Remove unused options • Split parts or move elements from part to part automatically to remove the initial - Check connectivity for failed welds, • Renumber selected entities, parts or the intersections with the dummy. unconnected parts and topology of complete model connected parts Mass Balance - Automatically remove initial penetrations • Clean the model by removing The Mass Balance module completely unused entities manages the mass and inertia properties • Model Checker • Create, modify and check rigid bodies of each part as well as the entire crash - Exercises hundreds of unique checks - Full support for connection types model. After the masses are set for all parts - Model robustness for crash- (Spotweld, Mastic, Adhesive, and more) and components, HyperCrash automatically worthiness criteria - User defined connection representations balances the total mass of the model - User-defined criteria checks and filters

Contact status check based on solver algorithms Thickness contour plot Yield stress contour plot

33 SimLab® Process-oriented FE Modeling

SimLab is a process oriented, feature based finite element modeling software that allows you to quickly and accurately simulate engineering behavior of complex assemblies. SimLab automates simulation-modeling tasks to reduce human errors and time spent manually creating finite element models and interpreting results. SimLab is not a traditional off-the-shelf pre- and post-processing software, but a vertical application development platform for capturing and automating simulation processes.

Benefits Simplified model and assembly Product Highlights Highly efficient, feature based, modifications: modeling approach: • Part replacement • Add or modify ribs within solid models • Process oriented, feature based • Improves modeling repeatability and quality • Change fillet/cylinder/hole properties finite element modeling software • Directly identifies geometry features inside • Fast access to model parameters of the CAD environment such as fillets, • Automated mesh generation without of DOE studies CAD geometry cleanup cylinders, or chamfers SimLab is a CAD and solver neutral • Reusable mesh specifications at modeling environment. Automates modeling tasks for feature level; for example fillets, complex assemblies: Capabilities cylinders, holes • Meshing Meshing • Templates for contact detection, • Assembly of parts and components SimLab takes a different approach to bolt, and crankshaft modeling • Mesh generation for mating surfaces generating a high quality mesh. It transfers of an assembly • Solver interfaces include OptiStruct®, the features from the CAD model, such as • Part connections Abaqus, Nastran, and PERMAS fillets and cylinders, to the finite element model. These features can be used in Accelerates CAE model development for a later step in the process without the need complex assemblies: to access the original CAD geometry again. • Employs an advanced template based meshing process There are many unique and useful tools Learn more: • Removes manual mesh clean-up for generating various types of meshes altairhyperworks.com/simlab • Simplifies load and boundary condition within SimLab. A template system pulls all definition and generation of these tools together into streamlined 34 Meshing of complex assemblies Automatic template based contact creation Meshed transmission housing

and automated processes geared towards geometry clean-up which enables users to advanced tools and utilities that guide users generating the highest quality mesh that focus on the mesh generation procedures through automated processes to manage adheres to requirements of any analysis instead of healing poor geometry. this task easily. type: NVH, durability, fatigue, CFD, and more. SimLab contains routines to directly access the Process Oriented Features Automated Mesh Generation native geometry of the following CAD systems: • Mapping of results from a fine to a coarse • Tetra and hexa meshing of solids • CATIA V5 mesh and from a coarse to a fine mesh • Quad and tria meshing of surfaces • Pro/Engineer • Menu driven modeling of bearings and • 1D mesh creation for joining parts and • UG applying bearing pressure • Positioning of spatially displaced result contact surfaces • Any Parasolid based CAD systems such as SolidsWorks, SolidEdge, etc. fields onto the model. (Example, thermal analysis results onto a structural model) Feature Based Meshing Managing Assemblies • Automated templates for • Automatically identifies CAD features • Robust and comprehensive toolset for - Bolt modeling • Applies template criteria to mesh creation handling a full system of components. - Gasket, bearing loads and joint modeling of features, such as cylinders, fillets, holes • Recognition of mating components and - Mass property idealization • Automatic recognition of contact surfaces contact surfaces - External material and property based • Analysis and criteria based meshing uses • Quick assignment of boundary conditions connections templates and captured knowledge to to many groups within an assembly - Contact detection (between parts) generate appropriate meshes for each • Library of common connecting elements and modeling of the contacts analysis type, for example stress, NVH, - Condensation model preparation acoustic, fatigue, and others Loads and Boundary Conditions for AVL Excite When working with complex models and Geometry assemblies the average model size can Post-processing SimLab uses a unique methodology in easily reach millions of elements and nodes. SimLab includes an integrated post-processor. working with CAD geometry to generate an At this point it is no longer practical to apply In addition, customized processing tools accurate mesh quickly. The processes used boundary conditions on an individual node such as bore distortion and frequency by SimLab make it possible to eliminate all or element basis. SimLab provides a host of response are available.

Elliptical mesh generation for Modifications on existing mesh Bearing pressure contour acoustic simulations

35 MotionView® Multi-body Systems Modeling

Altair MotionView is a user-friendly and intuitive multi-body systems modeling environment. Its built-in parametric modeling capability and hierarchical modeling language allows users to quickly build, analyze, and improve mechanical system designs even before physical prototypes are available. In conjunction with MotionSolve, MotionView provides the perfect solution for your multi-body dynamics simulation needs.

Benefits Enforce Corporate Quality Standards Product Highlights Accelerate Product Innovation MotionView can capture your company's With MotionView you can build parametric know-how as repeatable processes to ensure usage consistency. You can customize • Intuitive, solver neutral environment models, easily assess alternative designs the user interface to meet your needs, for multi-body systems modeling and choose the best design to meet your objectives. use automation capabilities to eliminate • Hierarchical modeling repetitive procedural tasks and standardize • Built-in parametric modeling for Reduce Product Design Time and Cost and share models, data and results with others in your organization. efficient studies of model variations You can evaluate products early in the • User extensible GUI and data model development cycle with MotionView’s The Modeling Environment to support product customization physics-based simulation capabilities. MotionView contains many capabilities Furthermore, you can build a model once, • Automated assembly for designed to simplify the creation of complex validate it and reuse it in many complex systems mechanical models. different contexts. • Easy import of CAD geometry to create the system model; all popular formats Improve Product Quality are supported MotionView allows you to easily conduct • Import neutral geometry formats such as what-if analyses and stochastic simulations Parasolid, STEP or IGES to characterize product behavior. You can • A hierarchical modeling language to easily Learn more: use this information to mitigate the build complex models altairhyperworks.com/motionview effects of manufacturing variations • Parametrics to facilitate downstream DOE, on product performance. optimization and design studies 36 Excavator arm flexbody simulation Wind turbine flex-body simulation Motorcycle ride analysis

• Built-in support for symmetry planes Easy Flex-body Generation and Usage dampers are available for building vehicle to minimize input MotionView provides a simple yet powerful models. You may add your own components • Conditional logic to enable multiple set of tools to create flexible bodies to the built-in set. In addition, MotionView topology configurations within a single in your model. supports model and task assembly wizards. system model • Easily import reduced finite element With just a few mouse clicks you can • Automated system assembly via a wizard models to represent flexible bodies or assemble a fully parametric vehicle with that reduces model assembly to just a few build nonlinearly flexible systems your selection of front and rear suspension mouse clicks • Perform error checking to identify and topologies, a full IC engine powertrain, • Easy import of test data into the diagnose modeling errors choice of tires, smooth and rough roads and multi-body system model • Connect flexible bodies to a multi-body simulate any of the standard suspension • Comprehensive modeling support for system model and driving events. Component loads MotionSolve and Adams • Convert a rigid component to flexible and can be sent for downstream strength vice-versa or durability analysis. Simulation reports Intuitive User Interface • Mirror flexible bodies about a plane of are automatically generated. For more MotionView’s intuitive user interface allows symmetry to simplify modeling information, please refer to the both experienced and novice engineers to automotive brochure. build and analyze multi-body systems rapidly. A Comprehensive End-to-end Solution • Built-in workflows simplify and standardize MotionView supports the MODEL—ANALYZE— General Machinery Solutions mechanical systems modeling REVIEW—OPTIMIZE paradigm of use for With MotionView you can import CAD • A modern user interface with context multi-body systems. In a single environment and FE geometry to quickly build your menus in the graphics window allows for you can perform all of your tasks – no need system. All popular formats are supported. intuitive software usage to switch between products. Component mass and inertia properties • A project browser with context sensitive • MODEL: Create or assemble complex are automatically computed. 2D and 3D menus, search and filtering options multi-body models graphically contact is easily specified between complex ensures easy model navigation geometry shapes. 2D shapes can be • A wide variety of graphically accessible • ANALYZE: Send a validated model to a multi-body solver to run a simulation. extracted from the CAD geometry. You can tools to create, modify and manipulate also import data from CSV files to create models easily MotionSolve and ADAMS are natively supported “hard points” in any coordinate system of • REVIEW: Analyze and correlate simulation your choice. You can use specialized tools Automation and Customization for modeling generalized joints that include results to test data, compute performance MotionView is completely customizable. You can compliance, friction, limits and slop; quickly metrics, plot results, view animations, modify MotionView to meet your needs. construct belt-pulley systems, gear systems, create and publish reports summarizing • Build custom objects with MotionView’s cables, pulleys and winches. These core model behavior unique Model Definition Language capabilities may be used to quickly assemble • OPTIMIZE: Execute DOE, optimization, and • Create custom panels and menus to a system and perform your analysis of stochastic studies through HyperStudy® graphically create custom objects choice. For more information, please refer • Send models to solvers and retrieve results to understand system behavior; optimize ® to the general machinery brochure. • Use scripting to automate repetitive components with OptiStruct modeling tasks and minimize mouse actions • Export component loads in FE & fatigue Automotive Solutions formats for downstream component MotionView provides a broad set of tools for design, strength, fatigue, and car and truck modeling. A comprehensive optimization calculations library of higher-level, automotive-specific • Generate reports to communicate system modeling entities such as tires, roads, performance with others in your team drivers, springs, bushings, bump-stops,

37 HyperForm® Metal Forming Process Simulation

Altair HyperForm is an industry proven comprehensive finite-element-based sheet metal forming simulation framework. Its unique process-oriented environment captures the forming process with a suite of highly tailored and configurable analysis and simulation tools to optimize all aspects of stamped products development. HyperForm delivers a cost-effective solution to meet the demands of customers varying from individual analysts, and tool shops, and to large OEMS.

Benefits increased through a comprehensive collection Immediate Cost Savings of tailored, process-oriented automations Product Highlights for virtually every stamping scenario. Remarkable cost savings are possible • Efficient setup for complex because of competitive pricing (based Complete Solution for Stamping multi-stage forming processes on Altair’s patented HyperWorks Units HyperForm offers a complete solution for of metals and composites licensing) and dramatic reduction of product managing the entire stamping simulation • Intuitive browser-driven setup for development lead time. process. It includes robust modules for feasibility and cost analysis, parametric draw product and process optimization Accurate and Reliable Solver die design, final process validation, process • Fast, robust, and best-in-class The most accurate incremental sheet and die structure optimization, and results incremental and one-step solver metal forming solver on the market visualization are included for end-to-end stamping simulation. • Customized post-processing tools (Altair RADIOSS®) is seamlessly integrated with one-click report generation into HyperForm’s process-driven user Metal Forming Solutions interface. This solver accurately predicts • Optimal blank nesting in transfer for Every Need wrinkles and splits prior to cutting steel, die or progressive die layout for avoiding the unnecessary costs associated Product and Cost Engineers can study manufacturing feasibility and the impact maximum material utilization with die machining and press downtime. of manufacturing on product performance under structural loading. Efficiently Captures the Stamping Process HyperForm’s open framework combined Die Designers can create conceptual Learn more: with an extensive built-in knowledge of the draw dies with a parametric die module to altairhyperworks.com/hyperform manufacturing domain efficiently captures the run feasibility analysis or to iterate on the stamping process. User productivity is further optimal die shape. 38 Model courtesy of CEDREM

Blank nesting to maximize material utilization Optimization based on formability Mesoscopic scale composite forming simulation

Process Engineers can validate a complex Concept Draw Die Design Optimize the Process multi-stage stamping process for metals The intuitive, parametric, and NURBS based Through a seamless integration with or composites by performing an accurate die face development module delivers a HyperWorks optimization tools (Altair contact analysis to predict areas of wrinkling, powerful tool for process engineers to quickly HyperStudy® and OptiStruct®), HyperForm high thinning, loose metal, springback and develop and verify multiple tooling options. offers unique capabilities to analyze and related manufacturing issues. optimize not only the sheet metal but also Fast and Robust Process Validation the tool structure, allowing die designers to Capabilities Through its best-in-class incremental solver conceive lightweight and stiffer structures. Fast and Accurate Feasibility Analysis (Altair RADIOSS®), HyperForm provides Tube Bending and Hydroforming The fastest and most accurate inverse product and die engineers with powerful In addition to the complete sheet metal solver in the marketplace for quick one-step capabilities to: forming capabilities, HyperForm includes analysis addresses forming feasibility early • Analyze and validate the robustness powerful utilities for tube bending and in the product development cycle, minimizing of the manufacturing process hydroforming, delivering a nearly hands-off downstream formability challenges and • Determine wrinkles and splits prior model auto-setup process. associated costs. It also enables rapid to cutting steel initialization of structural CAE models with • Avoid unnecessary costs associated Results Mapping thinning and work hardening resulting from with die tryouts For precise mapping of stamping results stamping in order to incorporate the effect of from an adaptive or finer stamping mesh to manufacturing on structural performance. Results Visualization a relatively coarser mesh, a general purpose Customized post-processing tools in results mapper is available under HyperCrash®. Efficient Cost Analysis HyperView® can be used to visualize blank The accurate blank shape prediction and draw-in, thinning, strains and stresses, intuitive nesting interface proposes proper and Forming Limit Diagram (FLD). blank-sizing and layout to minimize material One click report generation enables scrap at the early stages of the product efficient communication and faster development process. resolution of stamping problems.

Drag and drop to setup complex Automated setup for tube bending Hot stamping and quenching simulation multi-stage processes

39 Sheet Metal Forming Simulation Software

Click2Form is a sheet metal forming simulation software which allows users to enhance and optimize the forming process for massively improving productivity and quality.

Benefits • Modify design and gauge materials quickly Product Highlights Click2Form is a unique software that enables to eliminate defects to finalize the design. • Optimal blank nesting in transfer • Stamping simulation software with the users to optimally design sheet metal die or progressive die layout within ability to do product design, feasibility components considering manufacturing analysis and cost estimation. feasibility and material cost. Thanks to the manufacturing constraints for maximum fast and accurate inverse/one-step simulation material utilization and reduction of • User-friendly interface facilitating technology, users can analyze the design quickly material cost. natural workflow for innovative user for forming feasibility. The nesting functionality • Guide the user with the design and experience. rapidly proposes efficient layout of flattened reduce trial and error. • Identify potential stamping defects blank on the sheet metal coil for maximum material utilization and minimum material cost. such as splits and wrinkles and Accelerate die face design and Click2Form offers an innovative user experience modify product design early in the process planning design cycle. allowing natural transition between analysis, • Evaluate product designs for feasibility design modifications and costing through • Quick and optimal nesting of blank and quoting. a simplified user-friendly interface designed in the sheet metal coil to maximize for beginners and experts alike. • Quickly check die face designs for material utilization for progressive stamping feasibility. and transfer die forming. Design Better Products • Predict common stamping defects in die • Quick and reliable check on stamping face design upfront and correct them Learn more: feasibility of design. before detailed incremental analysis. solidthinking.com/click2form • Visualize potential defect areas • Assist die face designers to identify (splits, wrinkles, loose metal). process conditions like blank holder force 40 Click2Form Workflow:

Import Geometry Prepare Geometry Process Set-up Analyze

Flatten blank Material Utilization Report Manufacture

draw bead location and drawbead force • Define constraints • Built in material database based on SAE before detailed incremental analysis. • Run analysis, visualize result standard with option for user database • Accurate net-shaped blank predictor • Blank fit and nesting to manage own materials. based on die face for incremental analysis • Fast and most accurate inverse solver and cost estimation. Geometry tools for product design in the marketplace. • Quickly estimate forming load for press and analysis selection, process planning and costing. • Sketching tool set Complete Nesting solution • Solid modeler • Accurate blank shape prediction. Capabilities • Boolean tools • Option to add additional material to Click2Form comes with powerful and • Geometry cleanup tools account for addendum. complete features that enable designers • Midsurface extraction • Nesting for transfer die forming with blank and engineers to do geometry based design, fit option to standard shapes: rectangle, stamping feasibility analysis and nesting on Comprehensive support for parallelogram, trapezoidal, miter, the product before moving on feasibility analysis chevron and sweep. to manufacturing. • Feasibility check for regular and tailor • Nesting with one-up, two-up and mirror welded parts. layout for progressive die forming with Ease of Use • Feasibility check for single and double standard carrier options: single, central, Geometry based user interface with attached manufacturing scenarios. nested double-sided, double-sided and natural workflow left to right: • Option to define arbitrary central and double-sided and nested. • Import geometry stamping direction. • Prepare geometry • Ability to capture detailed process • Assign material conditions: pins, blank holder force, • Define stamping direction drawbeads.

41 Metal and Polymers Extrusion Process

solidThinking Click2Extrude™ is a simulation environment designed to help extrusion companies meet the ever increasing demands to produce complex profiles with tight tolerances, quality surface finishes, and high strength properties at reduced cost. Click2Extrude is a virtual press where users can visualize material flow and temperature inside a die during extrusion and make necessary changes to ensure balanced flow, while identifying and eliminating product defects.

Benefits product can be tracked. Click2Extrude can Product Highlights • Validate and Correct Die Design: Use optimize the billet length to reduce the Click2Extrude simulations to understand scrap considering all aspects of extrusion • Test and validate new die designs and improve the performance of a die from and fabrication. multiple perspectives (nose cone, product • Determine Product Quality: Product • Improve productivity quality can be improved by eliminating quality, weld strength, process efficiency). extrusion defects and the effects of die • Extrude New Alloys: Flow stress and • Optimize/correct die designs and deflection on the product shape. By material behavior of new alloys requires process conditions determination of seam weld location and an accurate simulation. Click2Extrude can strength, grain size and yield strength the handle a wide range of alloys. • Determine product quality product quality is further assessed. • Determine Die Stresses and Failure: • Quenching Analysis: Quenching the Click2Extrude together with OptiStruct® • Automated, easy to learn, extruded profile is crucial for controlling extrusion-specific user interface is used to determine tool deflection, grain size and mechanical properties of mandrel shift, stress concentrations, the profile. Quenching analysis is used and potential early die failure. to predict the cooling rate, temperature, • Increase Productivity: Click2Extrude is and uniformity of cooling during the process. used to optimize ram speed, billet preheat, and billet taper heating to improve A Complete Solution productivity and reduce cost. Die Design Engineers: • Increase Recovery and Reduce Scrap: • Test and validate new die designs Learn more: To minimize front and back scrap, the • Determine correct bearing lengths altairhyperworks.com/click2extrude weld length can be computed and the • Adjust porthole and pocket dimensions skin material of the billet entering the • Predict die deflection, stresses, and failure 42 Bearing optimization Experimental validation of a test case Extrusion result visualization

Simulation Engineers: Thermal Management: Contact Friction: • Troubleshoot problem dies • Simulate coupled flow and thermal solution • Viscoplastic friction model • Improve productivity • Determine optimum billet preheat • Coulomb friction model • Predict product quality and taper • Slip velocity model • Determine temperature changes in tool Production Engineers: between different extrusion cycles Optimize Die Design: • Optimize process conditions • Accurate and easy to use bearing length Virtual Die Trials: • Manage extrusion inventory correction module • Visualize material flowing through the die • Modify pocket and porthole dimensions • Reduce scrap and maximize recovery passages • Prepare cost estimates and quotations • Determine causes for flow imbalance and Extrusion System Management: • Determine the performance of quench system overheating • Calculate optimum process conditions • Study responses to design changes • Determine best press to increase Quality Engineers: productivity • Determine product quality Tool Deflection Analysis: • Optimize billet length to reduce scrap • Simulate coupled flow, thermal, • Predict grain size and recrystallization • Estimate costs and stress analysis • Calculate yield strength • Prepare quotations • Calculate die deflection and mandrel shift during extrusion Capabilities Results: • Minimize tool deflection to meet • Profile deformation and nose cone Click2Extrude comes with powerful and product tolerances complete features that enable an extrusion • Identify causes for tool breakage • Extrusion load engineer to optimize the die and improve • Optimize the shape and size of dummy • Seam weld locations and strength product quality in the design stage before block, backers, and bolsters • Transverse weld length going into the first die trial. • Billet skin tracking Super Alloy Extrusion: • Particle traces and velocity vectors Support for all Die Types: • Simulate glass lubrication • Temperature distribution • Solid, semi-hollow, and hollow profiles • Predict glass pad erosion • Strain and strain rate • Multi-hole dies • Compute lubrication effectiveness • Flow stress • Feeder plates and spreader dies • Stress tensor • Tool deflection and stresses • Direct, indirect, conform, Quench Analysis: • Product quality: and co-extrusion processes • Supports for press and solution quenching • Analyze different quenching types - Grain size • Quench factor analysis - Yield strength Product Quality and Defects: • Compute temperature history and cooling - Surface quality • Predict profile shape and nose cone rate during quenching • User defined results • Predict surface defects • Glass lubrication effectiveness • Predict the location and quality Comprehensive Material Database: • Quench Analysis: of seam welds • Database of commonly used alloys - Cooling Rate • Determine transverse weld length • Fit flow stress model - Quench Factor • Track surface impurities and determine - Based on extrudability number when they enter the profile - From flow stress table data • Predict grain size and yield strength • Material models using user of the profile defined subroutines

43 5-step Casting Simulation

Click2Cast is a casting process simulation software that allows the user to enhance and optimize their manufactured components.

Benefits • Predict common casting defects upfront Click2Cast® helps users avoid typical casting • Optimize running and feeding systems Product Highlights • Avoid expensive trial and error defects such as air entrapment, porosity, • Guided casting process simulation cold shots, and more. Thanks to the simple Minimal Training with Maximum Benefit software with innovative user experience and quick mold filling and solidification Casting simulation usually requires simulation. Click2Cast offers an innovative • Identify casting defects such as air hours of training coupled with extensive user experience allowing the complete expertise, adding cost both in training and entrapment, cold shuts, turbulence, and simulation to be done in 5 simple steps and hiring experts. Click2Cast eliminates such shrinkage porosity in just a few clicks through a completely user-friendly interface expensive investments by focusing on the designed for beginners and experts alike. ease of use and keeping all complexities • Visualize flow front, solid fraction, in the background. solidification modulus, temperature/ Design Better Products velocity profiles and more • Quickly evaluate ‘Castability’ Features • Visualize solidification to optimize • Simulate high/low pressure, gravity, ingate location Ease of Use with 5 Simple Steps • Import Geometry sand, and permanent mold castings • Simulate casting with auto-generation • Define Ingate of risers • Optimize “ingate” design and location • Define Process Parameters • Guide manufacturing engineers • Run Analysis, Optimize, and Cast Final Part to refine process Ease Templates to Simulate Increase Manufacturing • High Pressure Die Casting Learn more: Quality and Profitability • Low Pressure Die Casting altairhyperworks.com/click2cast • Quickly evaluate casting • Gravity Sand Casting complexity for quoting • Permanent Mold Casting 44 Import Geometry Define Ingate Define Process Parameters Run Analysis and Cast Final Part Optimization

Optimize Ingate Design and Position C2C solver uses parallel processing, which “Click2Cast is extremely easy to learn, Click2Cast allows quick and simple ingate enables a significant reduction in calculation as it guides you through the set-up process. simulation - simply select the size and time. Since Click2Cast uses a biphasic With minimal knowledge of castings, you position and Click2Cast will auto-generate can generate meaningful data your first air-metal model for computation, the effect the ingate. day. We use it to quickly evaluate castings of air when filling the mold is better captured for porosity and other defects as part of our Validate Full Casting Designs to predict the air entrapment. quoting process. As we proceed with the Click2Cast allows users to validate full projects into production we use Click2Cast casting designs including cavities, Results Analysis to help optimize the design and location runners and overflows. • Flow Front of gates and runners.” - Steve Fetsko • Temperature Finite Element Based Formulation • Velocities Click2Cast is Finite Element based formulation. • Cold Shuts Typical challenges of meshing the domain • Air Entrapment are overcome by integrating with the Altair • Mold Erosion suite of meshing applications, bringing the • Filling Time accuracy of FEM to the world of casting flow and solidification computations. This provides • Solid Fraction an extremely accurate and fast solution for • Solidification Time both fluid flow and solidification calculations. • Shrinkage Porosity

Sample set of detailed Contours and Vectors from Casting Simulation Flow Front – Percentage of filling

45 HyperWorks Virtual Wind Tunnel™ External Aerodynamics

Altair’s HyperWorks Virtual Wind Tunnel is a vertical application tailored for external aerodynamic studies. Designed with the users’ needs in mind, the graphical user interface provides easy access to problem definition and solution strategies. The automated and customizable report generation after each simulation run provides a consistent method for design evaluation. HyperWorks Virtual Wind Tunnel integrates smoothly with other Altair products.

About HyperWorks Accurate, Robust and Product Highlights Virtual Wind Tunnel Scalable CFD Solver Altair’s HyperWorks Virtual Wind Tunnel HyperWorks VWT is powered by Altair’s • Application to perform external (HyperWorks VWT) is a vertical solution computational fluid dynamics solver, AcuSolve, aerodynamic studies providing an efficient environment for providing fast turnaround times, accuracy, external aerodynamic studies. With its and robustness. • Accurate, robust, and automated and streamlined workflow based scalable computational on Altair’s Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Architected for parallel execution on shared fluid dynamics (CFD) solver solver AcuSolve®, HyperWorks VWT performs and distributed-memory computer systems, simulations of flow around objects, delivering using a hybrid parallelization technique, AcuSolve provides fast and efficient transient • Streamlined workflow for problem transient or steady state solutions. With a and steady-state solutions for unstructured grids. definition and solution strategy focus on the automotive use case of drag It is capable of scaling over a large number and lift prediction of vehicles, other use of computing cores. • Automated & customizable cases include aerodynamics of buildings, report generation bicycles, or motor bikes. HyperWorks VWT utilizes Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and Detached-Eddy VWT combines several HyperWorks Simulation (DES) technology to model technologies, from advanced volume turbulent flows and to predict the flow Learn more: meshing to high-fidelity CFD simulations, field. DES technology combines fine-tuned, altairhyperworks.com/vwt rich and powerful post-processing, and an statistical RANS technology for modeling intuitive user interface. near walls and attached boundary layers 46 Dedicated user interface for external aero setup CFD volume meshing of complex geometry Proven accuracy with validated solver results

with the ability of large-eddy simulation User defined volume mesh refinement zones Both report entities, the time history plots (LES) to model the separated regions in the are used to create a locally refined volume of the user defined probe points as well as wake behind the vehicle. Accurate external mesh to capture important flow phenomena, the planar section cuts for contour results aerodynamics results are achieved for both e.g. the wake of a vehicle or a building. plotting, are included in the automatically steady-state simulation using the RANS Parameters for boundary layer meshing can generated report. approach when physics allows and transient be defined globally or on a part basis to simulation using the DES approach. AcuSolve’s have maximum control of the total element Streamlined Workflow fluid structure interaction (FSI) capabilities are count and use refined layers only in regions HyperWorks VWT comes with a light graphical included in VWT to support studies of flexible where it is necessary. Volume meshing user interface (GUI) containing various components in an external flow field, for an external automotive aerodynamics automations to reduce the user input and e.g. aerodynamic spoilers. analysis (including underbody, underhood increase efficiency during case setup. The user imports the surface mesh of the aerodynamic compartment and, boundary layers) is Rotating parts, e.g. wheels, are modeled study object, e.g. vehicle or building, into VWT, typically done in a few hours. by prescribing a tangential wall velocity to defines the physics and volume meshing include rotational effects into the simulation. Analysis Report parameters, submits the simulation, and For automotive use cases, heat-exchangers obtains a simulation report. Analysis templates After each simulation, a report is or condensers are modeled with a porous can be used to ensure consistent simulation automatically generated summarizing the material model to consider the pressure drop conditions and reporting mechanisms during results like drag and lift history, providing through the components. The fluid material design evaluation. used during the simulation is defined via mesh statistics, and containing the problem density and viscosity, and can be adapted definition and solution strategies. User defined to model for example water or air at a probe points can be included into the specific temperature. simulation domain to monitor the evolution of the flow field in a particular location, e.g. Advanced Meshing pressure fluctuation over time. Furthermore, HyperWorks VWT comes with a fast and VWT support user defined planar section efficient unstructured volume mesher cuts for result contour plotting, e.g. velocity including boundary layer generation. contours on the symmetry plane of the vehicle.

Transient & steady solutions Bicycle aerodynamics Architectural aerodynamics

47 Generative Design Taken to the Next Level

solidThinking Inspire® enables design engineers, product designers, and architects to create and investigate structurally efficient concepts quickly and easily. Inspire uses the industry leading Altair OptiStruct® technology to generate and analyze design concepts. The software is easy to learn and works with existing CAD tools to help design structural parts right the first time, reducing costs, development time, material consumption, and product weight.

Benefits Capabilities Product Highlights Design Faster Geometry Creation and Simplification Generate concepts which meet structural Create, modify, and de-feature solid models • Structurally efficient concept performance requirements at the beginning using Inspire’s modeling tools: generation and analysis of the design cycle. This results in significant • Sketch Tools – Build or modify parts by time savings over the traditional approach • Support for optimization and sketching lines, rectangles, circles, and arcs. analysis of parts and assemblies of design, validate, redesign to meet structural requirements. • Quickly and easily cleanup and Geometric constraints such as mirroring, defeature problem areas in Design Smarter scaling, revolving, push/pull, tangency and the geometry Inspire makes it easy to perform “what-if” perpendicularity can also be applied. • Investigate linear static and normal scenarios where package space, connections, • Trim/Break – Cut and remove sketch modes analysis load conditions, and shape controls can curves at the point of intersection. be modified. Reviewing the resulting concepts • Boolean Operations – Add, subtract, • User friendly interface with often reveals valuable insights. or intersect solid parts to create more extremely short learning curve complex geometry. Design Lighter • Defeature - Remove imprints, rounds, fillets, Inspire makes efficient use of material, holes, and pockets, or plug holes and only placing it where required to satisfy structural performance requirements. pockets, or create patches and bridges. Learn more: Reduced design weight leads to material • Midsurfacing – Midsurfacing tools allow altairhyperworks.com/inspire cost savings, performance improvements, users to find and extract 2D sheets from and reduced shipping costs. single thickness thin solid geometry 48 Optimal concept for a 3D printed bike rocker arm Optimized and 3D printed metal Analysis of an optimized robot gripper arm aerospace bracket

Optimization Options • Symmetry Planes – Force asymmetric Interactive Results Visualization Inspire offers users a number of design spaces to generate symmetric Explore optimized shapes using a simple topology options: optimized shapes. slider to add or remove material. Users can • Optimization Objectives - When running • Cyclic Repetition – Create cyclically decide which features are important and an optimization, designers can choose to repeating shapes like propellers or wheels. then pick the concept design best suited either maximize stiffness or minimize mass. • Draw Directions – Generate shapes that to their needs. • Stress Constraints - A global stress constraint can be easily molded or stamped by can be applied to limit the maximum Assembly Configuration applying single or split draw directions. stress in the model during optimization. Multiple assembly configurations can be • Extrusion Shape Control - Generates • Displacement Constraints – Displacement created. These configurations can then be constraints can be applied to a model constant cross-section topologies in used to evaluate various design scenarios to limit deflections in desired locations a specified direction. and the resulting concepts. and directions. • Acceleration loads – Angular velocity and Analysis Final Model Creation acceleration tools allow users to define the Investigate linear static and normal • Create PolyNURBS – The create and edit speed of rotation of the entire model and modes analysis on a model and visualize PolyNURBS tools allows users to quickly the axis about which it rotates displacement, factor of safety, percent of yield, create free-form solid geometry that • g-Loads – g-Loads tool allow users to simulate tension and compression, von Mises stress, is smooth, continuous, and ready a model undergoing acceleration, which and major principal stress. for manufacturing. imparts a force on all parts of the model • Displacement Constraints – Displacement Customizable Materials Database Multiple Language Formats constraints can be applied to a model Inspire is packaged with a material Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, to limit deflections in desired locations library including various aluminum, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and directions. steel, magnesium, and titanium alloys. • Temperature Loads – Temperature tool Shape Controls & Design Constraints Custom materials can also be added. allows users to simulate the effects of • Min/Max Size temperature changes in a model. • Draw Direction • Export to OptiStruct – designers can PDM • Symmetry export OptiStruct input files for Inspire allows users to open models from • Pattern Repetition advanced simulations. Teamcenter or Windchill PDM systems. It is • Cyclic Repetition also possible to save Inspire models back • Stress Constraints Contacts and Assemblies to the PDM system. • Frequency Constraints Optimize and analyze full parts and • Displacement Constraints assemblies inside of Inspire. Part Instances • The Contacts tool allows users to find • Parent-Child Instances – Individual parts can Geometry Import Geometry Export • ACIS neighboring parts and designate whether be copied and pasted as an instance. Whenever • IGES they should be bonded, contacting, • Catia (V4 & V5) • Parasolid one is updated, the other is automatically or have no contact. • Creo • STEP updated as well. Instancing information • Users can connect multiple parts in a • IGES • STL model using the Fastener and Joints tools can also be imported from CAD files. • Inventor • JT to add bolts, screws, pins, or sliding pins. Pattern Repetition – When a design space • Parasolid • Pro/E is repeated multiple times in a model using Manufacturing and Shape Controls • SolidWorks Generate design concepts that are not only part instances, Inspire will automatically • STEP structurally efficient but also manufacturable apply pattern repetition to the design spaces • STL using Inspire’s shape controls: so they generate identical shapes. • UG NX (Unigraphics)

49 All-in-one Industrial Design Tool

solidThinking Evolve® allows designers to develop forms faster, using either Windows or OS X. It enables the capture of an initial sketch, exploration of styling alternatives, and visualization of products with realistic renderings generated in real time. Evolve provides organic surface modeling, parametric solid controls, and polygonal modeling with NURBS-based surfaces and solids and a unique ConstructionTree™ history feature. It frees designers from the constraints of traditional CAD tools, while allowing the export of digital models required by others in the product development process.

Benefits Capabilities Product Highlights Model Freely Best-in-class Construction History Created by designers for designers, Evolve • Unlimited construction history provides • Hybrid modeler with organic surface provides free form surfacing, solid modeling, real-time updates when modifications are modeling, solid surfacing, and and polygonal modeling in a single package. made to parameters or surfaces. polygonal modeling This allows the best approach to be applied • Browse the graphic representation of the to each aspect of a design. Evolve allows construction history to identify and select users to mix and match modeling techniques • Unlimited construction history source objects within the history tree with on the fly without any additional plugins. provides real-time updates immediate reconstruction. • Manipulate both the parameters and when modifications are made Make Changes Effortlessly points of all objects freely. Never forget the to parameters or surfaces The ConstructionTree history allows users steps involved in construction - the entire to edit a point or a parameter and then tree is saved inside the file and let Evolve automatically update the entire • Real-time photo realistic rendering is accessible at any time. model. Typically surface modelers require the recreation of an entire model to • Thanks to the possibility to freely • Available on both Windows and Mac accommodate a dimensional change. manipulate your models, you can easily experiment with new shapes and improve Render Beautifully your creativity. Quickly test and evaluate designs, materials, or environments in real-time while Advanced NURBS Modeling Learn more: developing your model. Evolve offers users Evolve uses NURBS (Non Uniform Rational altairhyperworks.com/evolve the ability to create photorealistic images B-Splines) as its geometry type. This curve and animation with a built-in renderer. and surface definition method offers the 50 Set of glasses modeled and rendered in Evolve Bike with optimized frame Diamond ring rendering

greatest flexibility and precision. NURBS are Beside a section planes direction, the user Direct Import Export To capable of representing any desired shape, can specify either the number of planes, • 3ds • 3ds both analytic and free form, and their or the distance between planes. • ACIS • ACIS SAT algorithms are extremely fast and stable. • Adobe Illustrator • DXF • CATIA (V4 & V5 • IGES Full NURBS-based modeling, construction • Curve from PointCloud - Creates a curve & V6) • Keyshot history, and the most advanced modeling tools from a point cloud. This tool creates a • DWG • LightWave make Evolve a matchless tool for designers. curve starting from a selected point and • DXF • Maya ASCII approximating the points ordered by • H3D • OBJ Polygonal Modeling and Subdivision Surfaces minimal distance. • I-DEAS • Parasolid Evolve also features an advanced polygonal • IGES • Rhinoceros modeler with support of n-side polygons. Real-Time Photo Realistic Rendering • Inventor • STEP It is possible to create and extrude polygons, • NX • STL Take advantage of a truly comprehensive split faces and edges, refine, decimate, • OBJ • VDAFS rendering system integrating all industry- and perform many other operations. • Parasolid • VRML leading rendering techniques. The most The unique implementation of interactive • Point cloud efficient memory management functions, subdivision surfaces with construction history • Pro/E unlimited output resolution, as well as multi- • Rhinoceros gives the user maximum power for refinement threaded and multi-processor renderings • SolidWorks and smoothing of polygonal meshes. makes Evolve the perfect tool for generating • STEP photo realistic images. Real-time rendering • STL Reverse Engineering • VDAFS • Fit points - Create a surface from a point further improves interactivity during the cloud data set. review and visualization phases of design. • PointCloud from object - Create a PointCloud given a surface. Animation • Planar Clouds from PointCloud – Creates a Take your design presentations to the next specified number of points clouds lying on level by creating photo realistic animations. parallel planes from a given points cloud. Create videos or Quicktime VR movies to This command can be useful to simplify communicate complex ideas, or import H3D a points cloud derived from 3D scanning. files to produce stunning simulations.

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51 Matrix-based Environment for Math Operations

solidThinking Compose enables engineers, scientists and product creators to efficiently perform numerical computations, develop algorithms, analyze and visualize various types of data. Compose is a high level, matrix- based numerical computing language as well as an interactive and unified programming environment for all types of math from solving matrix analysis, differential equations to performing signal analysis and control design.

Benefits streamlined & faster troubleshooting of Product Highlights Rapid Algorithm Development errors without the need to embed diagnostic A comprehensive set of tools enable rapid statements or code. • High-level matrix-based interpreted development of custom numerical code. language for numerical computing Easy Engineering Data Access & Processing The matrix-based language, authoring and • Integrated development environment Built-in suite of engineering calculations for authoring and debugging all types of debugging tools along with access to a and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) data math including multi-language support broad set of math libraries and utilities not and result readers provide quick access to • Built-in connectivity to pre/post- only cover a wide range of user’s needs a large set of data formats for pre and post- process Engineering and Computer but also enables users to explore multiple processing needs. Data can also be exported Aided Engineering (CAE) data approaches and find solutions faster than to various CAE file formats. • Extensive math libraries: with spreadsheets or traditional programming Capabilities • Statistical data analysis languages such as C/C++. Easy diagnosis of • Matrix analysis & number theory Powerful & Flexible Programming code through interactive debugging reduces • Signal processing • Matrix based data structure development effort. • Interactive 2D & 3D plotting • Fully interpreted • Compatible with Industry standards • Differential equations Robust Design Exploration & Verification • Batch-mode execution • Optimization The Open Matrix Language (OML) is not only • Literals, Data Types, Strings, easy-to-use, but also compatible with Industry Variables and Assignments, Indexing standards such as Octave. The interactive • Operators, Expressions & Statements, Learn more: Flow of control & looping altairhyperworks.com/compose desktop environment in Compose allows • Workspace and Scoping Rules, Functions, its users to quickly debug code, allowing for Error & warning I/C 52 Rich 2D and 3D data visualization Modern Integrated Development Environment Variable browser with options to easily monitor with a powerful debugger and edit variable values during debugging

Integrated Development Environment • Variable browser displays all the user- modified easily and interactively with • A fully featured command window with generated and global workspace variables context menus to set plot titles, labels, command completion, code editing and including their name, value, type and axis labels, legends and tick mark labels display print command outputs during scope. Options to easily monitor variable • Zoom and pan support script execution from the editor allow for values during debugging • Report generation visual and interactive code inspections • Command history window not only displays during runtime all commands entered while programming Connectivity • Modern script editor with syntax but also enables quick execution with Tools to read and extract data from Computer highlighting, smart indentation, collapsible support for double-clicking on each Aided Engineering (CAE) models and results. sections including code folding, command or drag/drop into the bookmarking, searching and toggle command window Function & Path Management to display on/off line numbers • Open Matrix Language (OML) in Compose Extensive Math Libraries • Script editor allows users to split the offers the ability to use variable left hand screen into multiple views for more • Calculus • Logical Commands side (LHS) and right hand side (RHS) for an interactive authoring and execution • Core Minimal • Optimization equation giving users significant flexibility Interpreter • Plotting • Define functions on the fly without the • Multi-language environment with support • Data Structure • Polynomial Math need to create a function file. Scoping for OML and TCL • Differential • Signal Processing rules give users access to all variables Equations • Powerful debugger with options to easily • Statistical Analysis local to the function where they’re defined • Elementary Math monitor variable values via watch window, • String Operations and assigned track paths traced while executing scripts • File structure • System Commands via call stack window and display all • Bridges for • Time Commands Engineering & Open Matrix Language (OML) Interpreter breakpoints in the debugging session Computer Aided • Trigonometry Commands • Interpreter for enhanced interaction to via the breakpoints window Engineering (CAE) support interruption of long scripts data • Vectors & Matrices • Intuitive project browser with a hierarchical • Provides an extension to the variable • Linear Algebra structure of all the scripts, plots and browser to support additional objects; matrices for easy navigation Data Visualization, Plotting & Reporting includes syntax highlighting and auto • File browser allows direct access to • Support for various 2D and 3D graphs completion and provides all the existing program files on disk • Graph properties and attributes can be debugging features

53 Model-based Development of Systems

solidThinking Activate enables product creators, system simulation and control engineers to model, simulate and optimize multi-disciplinary systems. By leveraging model based development Activate’s users can ensure that all design requirements are successfully met while also identifying system level problems early in the design process. Activate’s intuitive block diagram environment empowers users to rapidly build demonstrations of how real world systems function and easily experiment with new ideas without any need to build prototypes.

Benefits ensuring that all the design requirements are Product Highlights Improve system level performance met. Activate provides its users with a standard Simulate and improve the dynamic behavior set of predefined blocks that can easily be • Model based development of of any multi-disciplinary system using combined to model systems. hybrid systems Activate. Activate makes it easy to model, • Construct hierarchical, parameterized simulate and validate smart systems where Activate users can easily leverage the large multi-disciplinary models users can incorporate functions of sensing, library of Modelica physical components to • Mix signal-based and physical actuation, and control coming from diverse further describe the plant and the controller. (Modelica) components in the components. same diagram Capabilities • Easily extensible, built-in block Design for Robustness Build Diagrams Intuitively libraries including library Model based development using Activate • Drag, drop and connect paradigm to management provides an efficient approach for establishing rapidly construct models • Model exchange or co-simulation a common framework for communication • Multiple window configuration with the through the Functional ability to modify diagrams between Mock-Up interface throughout the design process. Perform what-if analyses at the system level to quickly windows using the drag-and-drop and • Co-simulation with multi-body dynamics test several designs and investigate the copy-and-paste operations • Compile models into executable code interactions of all components in a system. • Support for concurrent loading of multiple models in a session Gain Functional Insight Early Learn more: Hybrid Modeling Activate empowers users to identify system altairhyperworks.com/activate Model and simulate continuous and discrete level problems early in the design process while dynamic systems.

54 Physical component Modeling of a hatch State-of-the-art co-simulation with Room temperature control system with Mechanism – (Mechanical/Electrical modeling) Multi-body Dynamics Modelica components

Multi-disciplinary Modeling Physical Component Modeling Optimization Real-world systems are multi-domain in nature. Using Modelica Formulate optimization problems to improve Activate allows users to model and simulate Easily extend the capability of Activate using the system parameters and design robust the combined system behavior of real world Modelica. A better way to model physical control strategies via: BOBYQA optimizer block systems with support for multiple domains such components is to use implicit blocks in • This optimization block can be used as Mechanical, Electrical, and more. which the behavior of the blocks is specified directly in a model and doesn’t require any through symbolic equations. external calling function/link up Hierarchical and Parametric Modeling Modelica, which is a standard in component • Cascade multiple optimization blocks to • Build hierarchical component-based level modeling is supported natively in formulate max-min and models of the real world system using Activate for acausal modeling. min-max problems signal based and physical • Graphical optimization tool - the simplest Library Management modeling libraries way to formulate and solve Easily create components and assemble optimization problems • Mix signal based and physical modeling custom applications. Use Activate’s library blocks in the same model • Script based optimization - a powerful manager to create and edit custom libraries. mechanism for solving general • When modeling large or complex Activate also provides an IDE along with API optimization problems where the cost systems, easily create super blocks by functions for users to further leverage and constraints may be obtained from encapsulating multiple blocks in a diagram library management. a combination of Activate simulation into a single block. Super blocks are results and math scripts modular, reusable, can be masked, and Hybrid Simulator fundamentally behave like regular blocks Activate’s simulator provides users with Model Exchange and Co-simulation via allowing users more flexibility several high performance numerical solvers that accurately and robustly solve dynamic Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) • Since a model can be hierarchical and Activate supports FMI 2.0 standard for both parameters can be defined at different systems including continuous, discrete-time and event based behaviors. model exchange and co-simulation of dynamic levels, Activate provides an all available systems including the ability to import and parameters option which lets users export FMU (Functional Mock-up Unit). navigate in a diagram and get a report of Solver Type Stiffness Solver Name all parameters that are known or defined Co-simulation with Multi-body Dynamics at a current level Forward Euler The co-simulation interface lets users Explicit Trapezoidal Non-stiff ODE • Generate C-code directly from your model Classical Runge Kutta simulate a complex system that includes a Fixed Runge-Kutta multi-body system (MBS) and one or more Built-in Block-based Model Libraries step -size control subsystems. In order to effectively simulate the entire system, the MBS is Activate includes a large variety of predefined Backward Euler Stiff ODE blocks that are available in a library system Implicit Trapezoidal simulated with a Multi-body simulation solver of palettes. Users can also create their own while the control subsystem is simulated custom blocks in C or math scripts and save with solidThinking Activate. CVODE-BDF-Functional them to new or existing libraries. CVODE-ADAMS Functional Non-stiff ODE Linearization DOPRI • Signal Generators • Activation (Dormand-prince) Activate allows users to create linear • Signal Viewers Operations models from Activate blocks by linearization. • Signal Importers • Matrix Operations The operating point can be computed either • Signal Exporters • Lookup Tables Varible Lsode by running the simulation at a given time step-size CVODE-BDF-NEWTON • Signal Conversions • Ports Stiff ODE CVODE-ADAMS-NEWTON instant or by computing a steady-state point • Signal Properties • Buffers RADAU-IIA for ODE by imposing constraints on inputs, outputs, • Math Operstions • Bus Operations CPODE states and state derivatives. • Dynamic • Optimization • Hybrid • Cosimulation IDA Compiling Models into Executable Code DAE RADAUV-IIA for DAE • Routing • FlipFlops DASKR Activate supports code generation for system • Logical Operations • Custom Blocks performance & IP protection. 55 Visual Environment for Embedded Systems

solidThinking Embed - formerly known as VisSim Embedded - is an intuitive graphical environment for model-based embedded development. Diagrams are automatically converted to highly-optimized and compact code, which is essential for low-cost microprocessors and high-speed sampling rates. The code can be verified, debugged and tuned with off-line simulation before downloading it to the target microcontroller (MCU).

Benefits a control design engineer can easily try out Product Highlights Rapid Development of Control Systems new algorithms on a target hardware without solidThinking Embed provides a complete the need of hand-coding. • Extensive Block Library for tool chain for the development of embedded Embedded Systems control systems covering Software-in-the- Affordable and Easily Configured Solution • Highly efficient diagram-to-code Loop, Processor-in-the-Loop as well as solidThinking Embed comes in the basic capability: Hardware-in-the-Loop simulations. configuration already with most of the tools - Visual real-time operating system, needed for embedded development including fast run time, low memory footprint, state charts, target support, fixed-point human readable code You can make changes to a control algorithms, efficient code generator, motor • State charts: diagram, and compile and download it to control libraries, and a lot more. This results - Graphical editing of finite state the target MCU in seconds. Then, while the machines, Simulation and code system is operating, you can interactively in an affordable and easy configurable generation update the control parameters. development environment. • Interactive SIL, PIL, and HIL: - Parameter tuning while system is Using powerful data logging, buffering, and Capabilities in operation, gaining system insight digital scoping blocks, you can gain insight Extensive Block Libraries for through data logging, buffering, and into the control algorithms deployed on the Embedded Systems digital scopes target MCU in real time. Using solidThinking Embed, you can build a • Scaled, Fixed-Point Algorithms model of your entire system, including the No Hand-Coding Required control algorithm and the plant. Turning control diagrams into executable, Learn more: real-time capable code used to require an The control system can be built in scaled, altairhyperworks.com/embed experienced embedded software developer. fixed-point arithmetic, while the plant is With solidThinking Embed’s code generator built in full-precision, floating point arithmetic. 56 Draining Tank Logic with StateCharts Digital Power Application

For model construction, Embed provides For example, code generated for closed- Overflow and precision loss effects are easily extensive block libraries, including: loop motor control - including PI controller, seen and corrected at simulation time. Auto- digital output, PWM, and encoder scaling speeds fixed-point development, while • TI C2000 Motor Control block library peripherals - runs at 300KHz in-line code generation creates fast target code. on a 150MHz F28335 MCU. • TI InstaSPIN block library Target Hardware Support • On-chip peripheral block library The memory footprint is: The target-specific blocks let you easily pro- • Fixed-point block library Code size: 2095 bytes gram on-chip devices. These blocks include • Motor block library Initialized data: 501 bytes analog ADC, ePWM, eCAP (event capture), Uninitialized data: 504 bytes SPI, SCI (RS232 serial), I2C, digital GPIO, QEP (quadrature encoder), and CAN 2.0. State Charts Interactive Hardware-in-the-Loop solidThinking Embed supports OMG UML Simulations Add-ons 2.1 compliant graphical state chart editing, In MCU-in-the-loop simulation, the plant model solidThinking Embed/ simulation and code generation. Combined runs on the host computer in solidThinking Digital Power Designer with a built-in C interpreter, Embed while the control algorithm runs in real Provides a library of components and sub- this allows fast and reliable development time on the target MCU. Real-time communi- system models (including power converters, of complex control applications. Whether cation between the target MCU and Embed is controllers, compensators, sources, and you need to decode a serial protocol or step performed via a JTAG hotlink. Embed’s GUI is more) for digital power applications. through a complex start up or shut down retained while you tune parameters and mon- sequence, the State Chart block library itor real-time data. solidThinking Embed/Comm accelerates these tasks. Lets you model end-to-end communication Embed also supports a PIL-synchronous systems at the signal or physical level. communication mode that runs the target in It provides fast and accurate solutions Diagram-to-Code lock step with the simulation, allowing easy solidThinking Embed generates efficient for analog, digital, and mixed-mode verification of embedded algorithms. communication systems. and compact ANSI C code for discrete, continuous, and hybrid systems. MCU Scaled, Fixed-Point Algorithms target support includes a report to display The Fixed-Point block library lets you the COFF section sizes of the generated perform simulation and efficient code execution file. generation of scaled, fixed-point operations.

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59 Simulation Manager™ Managing Simulation in the Cloud

Altair’s Simulation Manager allows users to manage the life cycle of simulation projects through an intuitive web based portal. Guidance for different aspects of a simulation project life cycle are provided to the user, starting from project creation, setting up of Key Performance Targets (KPT), modeling, job submission, analysis, extraction of Key Performance Indicators (KPI), subsequent validation and powerful dashboards.

Benefits • Product validation according to standard enterprise workflows Product Highlights Traceability • Rapid traceability and knowledge query • Search of simulations based on • Data Management of projects into simulation data metadata or full text • Standardization of CAE processes and and simulations data storage Automation • Unified interface for entire simulation life • Automatic metadata extraction from CAD/ • Seamless access to Compute cycle management through a single portal ™ CAE models, inputs and results, such as Manager , Results Visualization • Elevation of simulation project data materials, thickness, versions, and more Service, Display Manager™, and through the entire enterprise using • Access to desktop and remote applications comprehensive dashboards via web browser Process Manager • Seamless access to compute and remote visualization infrastructure • Extraction of plots and animation results • Key performance indicator from huge result files without download dashboards for goals and simulations Minimize Effort Duplication • Automatic status updates from PDM systems • Reduce efforts for reworking of models • Goals and Metrics Management and obtain traceability of CAE models Capabilities and reports to CAD/PDM The Simulation Manager offers a complete • Seamless integration of desktop • Manage projects, simulations, and set of capabilities for users to manage their and remote/HPC applications targets/goals within the context of product classification such as programs, simulation life cycle. categories or simulation disciplines • Define and compare actual observations Data Management against set product performance targets • CAE project and simulation data can Ease of Use: be organized and categorized via Learn more: • Easy to use web based application classification and project templates altairhyperworks.com/simcloud • Seamless connection to local and remote • For better organization, existing datatypes data repositories can be modified or new ones added 60 Comparison of metrics across simulations Automatic preview extraction for all common Traceability from CAD to report types of CAE and CAD files

Goals and Metrics Management Traceability and Dashboards and manage their simulation data though • Faster qualitative conclusions for • Comprehensive view of simulation history a simple web browser. With comprehensive simulations and cross discipline • Traceability from CAD/PDM to the final dashboards and role-based access controls, collaborations are enabled via dashboards CAE report and vice versa CAE analysts, managers, and executives are • Multiple ways to visualize and analyze goals • Summary dashboards of simulation projects able to obtain easy access to the state of • Manage standard goals from a catalogue their simulation projects through a simple and reuse them across projects Security and powerful web portal. • Optional Lightweight Directory Access Process Management Protocol (LDAP) integration Installation & Deployment • Define and capture CAE workflows • Role- or user based access controls Altair recognizes the importance of • Capture input and output for each task making data management systems easy • Send notifications for task assignments Growing Demand for Simulation Manager to deploy, configure, and use. Simulation • Execute human and automated tasks Easy access to HPC and cloud computing Manager can be used out-of-the-box with resources, coupled with lower costs of minimal configuration, such as meta data Indexing and Query hardware infrastructure and the general changes and addition of new content types. • Simple and advanced searches and trend for increasing simulation model size, Additionally, Altair offers professional services classification-based searches allow users complexity and model variations is leading to configure and customize Simulation to find their CAE data easily to an explosion in the amount of simulation Manager based on customer requirements. • Automated data capture and indexing data. Typical PLM systems are not designed framework allow quick access to to handle the vast amount of data that is Supported Platforms simulation data generated during the simulation life cycle. • Operating Systems (Server) • Register custom parsers to extract - Windows Server 2008/2012 R2 64-bit customer specific meta data A top down approach to implement - Linux 64-bit • Powerful search filters simulation data traceability with PDM - SLES 12 systems can be disruptive, counterintuitive, - RHEL 6 Integrated with Compute Manager and expensive with long implementation cycles. - CENTOS 6 and Display Manager Altair’s Simulation Manager is designed • Interactive job submission and monitoring to work within the CAE environment • Supported Browsers (Clients) • Remote access of result files directly on without disrupting the CAE workflow and - Windows: Firefox, Chrome and HPC infrastructure without downloading is compatible with existing CAD, PDM and Internet Explorer • Seamlessly access desktop and simulation tools. Without any installations remote applications at the client site, users are able to organize

Track status, changes, and flow of data Categorize data based on programs, BOMs, Track changes for any data through history view across simulations disciplines, and release gates

61 HyperWorks Unlimited® Physical and Virtual CAE Cloud Appliance

HyperWorks Unlimited is a state-of-the art cloud appliance available in both physical and virtual formats, offering unlimited use of all Altair software. Altair’s CAE cloud appliances address the unique needs of enterprises by simplifying access to an HPC infrastructure at an affordable cost. This allows engineers and scientists access to hardware, software, and HPC support that enables robust product designs.

HyperWorks Unlimited Altair is the only company to offer best-in-class Product Highlights Today engineering teams need to deliver application software and HPC workload more robust and innovative products management tools, within an industry • Pre-configured and ready to use with processes and solutions at an leading licensing and business model to fit growing simulation needs. on day one ever increasing pace. This requires the exploration of multiple scenarios and is HyperWorks Unlimited Virtual Appliance: • Simplified IT administration limited by the ability to mobilize resources A CAE cloud solution, bringing software as a quickly. Firms need on-demand access to service (SaaS), platform and infrastructure • Unlimited use of all HyperWorks HPC and data management that can be solver applications as a service SaaS offering to Altair customers supported with minimal IT burden. within a single and intuitive portal. Powered • PBS Works suite to create the ideal by PBS Works, for access to the entire suite Powered by Altair’s enterprise software, user experience of products offered by Altair for FEA. PBS Works, Altair's cloud-based HyperWorks Unlimited appliances provide users with • Full global support from Altair Hybrid Solution: a secure cloud-based platform (either Organizations are able to build their own on-premise or off-premise) to run, monitor hybrid solution to manage their on premises and manage their simulations and meet HPC resources and cloud based resources their computing needs. using PBS Works to meet their unique needs. By leveraging Altair’s tools, organizations will HyperWorks Unlimited Physical Appliance: experience rapid scalability, with increased A private cloud solution that is optimized for computational speed and performance, in Learn more: CAE with properly configured hardware order to achieve the most efficient utilization altairhyperworks.com/hwul and software, offering unlimited use of of assets, when they are needed through all Altair software within the appliance. intelligent resource management. 62 Achieve robust designs with the Productized HPC for companies of all sizes Power HPC solutions for massive innovative HyperWorks licensing model virtual exploration

Benefits • Innovative Licensing Model: Leverage What Users Are Saying Both HyperWorks Unlimited Virtual Appliance Altair’s licensing system to access 75% of users that employed HyperWorks HyperWorks products on a secure HPC and HyperWorks Unlimited Physical Unlimited computing resources in a trial infrastructure. Apply the following Altair Appliance allows companies to expand found it useful to their project. products in your design processes: CAE computing capacity and quickly utilize - RADIOSS ®: Complete finite element HPC so that they can intelligently manage 100% were able to complete a equal or solver for structural analysis greater amount of work when compared to resources efficiently. FEKO®: -  Comprehensive suite for their previous computing environment. Electromagnetic Analysis "This is the way HPC should be for all HyperWorks Unlimited delivers a unique - AcuSolve ®: Leading general-purpose value to organizations by providing the CAE engineers – this simple, this powerful, CFD solver this reliable.”– Stanley Black & Decker hardware, off-the-shelf software and support - OptiStruct ®: Award-winning design needed to integrate engineering processes. synthesis and structural optimization solver 100% of users that operated HyperWorks Essentially, Altair is productizing HPC for ® - MotionSolve : Comprehensive suite for Unlimited in a trial found the computing any company to leverage so that this type analysis of Multibody System performance performance to be the same or faster than of capability is no longer only possible ™ - BatchMesher : High-fidelity FE-mesher their previous computing environment. for large organizations. for large assemblies in one click • Robust Design Capabilities: Includes “It’s an incredible product that gives our unlimited HyperWorks Units for usage • Third Party Solver Support: Open engineers access to all the software they within the appliance for massive virtual architecture allows for third party solvers need, fully configured and ready to use.” exploration. to be fully integrated for a monthly fee – Mubea on a “bring your own license" model. • Productized HPC: Delivered as a turnkey 88% of participants in the HyperWorks system, loaded with Altair’s HyperWorks Who Needs HyperWorks Unlimited? Unlimited trial rated their experience positive applications plus PBS Works™ for workload Both HyperWorks Unlimited Physical or extremely positive. management for simplified deployment. Appliance and HyperWorks Unlimited Virtual Installation takes hours vs. days or weeks. Appliance are ideal solutions for companies of “Altair’s cloud solutions, namely HyperWorks Only Altair delivers both HPC workload all sizes and provide a competitive advantage Unlimited Virtual Appliance, allow us to management and simulation applications to users in a broad range of industries. seamlessly scale our CAE needs through — nobody understands the needs of HPC • Small firms can now perform engineering a simple application aware, web browser users better. and simulation once only available to gateway. We use HyperWorks on the cloud OEMs without the need for extensive exactly the same way we would use it on our • Powerful HPC Solutions: Integration capital and IT. HPC capabilities are desktops, with the added ability of setting up of the HyperStudy® design exploration democratized so that everyone can engage large runs directly on the HPC infrastructure in DOE and become more competitive in engine with the PBS Works suite lets and post-processing all the runs on the a matter of minutes. engineers vary designs to perform Design server side, eliminating the need for downloading large result files. – LeanNova of Experiments (DOE) and stochastic • Medium businesses can now afford to and numerical optimization studies expand their HPC resources because they 100% of HyperWorks Unlimited trial then submit the runs directly to the HPC are no longer constrained by solver licenses. participants would recommend HyperWorks system. The PBS Works suite provides Unlimited to a colleague or friend. modern and intuitive framework for: • Larger organizations with dispersed - Resource provisioning regional engineering centers can quickly - Workload management and scheduling add new and additional capacity with - Security and licensing framework local support at the department level - Enabled remote visualization, who otherwise would have no local HPC notification, and collaboration compute resources or support.

63 PBS Works™ HPC Workload Management Suite

PBS Works, named the #1 solution by HPCwire readers, is Altair’s comprehensive secure workload management suite for high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This integrated suite simplifies the use of HPC while improving resource utilization and ROI. Altair is the only company to offer best-in-class application software, HPC workload management tools, and an industry leading licensing and business model to fit growing simulation needs.

Benefits PBS Works simplifies and streamlines Architected for exascale computing and the management of HPC resources with Suite Highlights powerful policy-based job scheduling, user- providing the backbone for Altair’s ® friendly web portals for job submission and • PBS Professional : Industry-leading CAE appliances and cloud offerings, workload manager and job scheduler remote visualization, and deep analytics the PBS Works suite is focused on speed, and reporting. With PBS Works, users can for HPC environments scale and resilience. Proven for over • Compute Manager™: Web-based optimize system utilization and improve 20 years at thousands of global sites, portal for simplified job submission application performance. PBS Works is applicable to a vast array of and management industries including automotive, aerospace, • Display Manager™: Web-based HPC Solutions academia, energy, electronic design portal for remote visualization Altair delivers market-leading software for automation, defense, weather and more. and collaboration both IT managers and design engineers. • PBS Analytics™: Easy to use job The industry-leading feature set includes Companies who have invested in HPC Green Provisioning™ for power-aware accounting, reporting, and resources to optimize their solver usage scheduling, market-leading security, GPU and analytics product need to be sure their HPC assets will operate coprocessor scheduling, scalability • Altair SAO: Software Asset reliably around the clock. Just as importantly, to millions of jobs a day, and the ability Optimization to right-size the systems need to be easy to use, manage, to work efficiently with massive datasets. software investments Engineered to make HPC easy, fast, and scale while still being cost-effective. and reliable, Altair’s HPC solutions include:

PBS Works addresses these challenges with Cloud Computing Learn more: the most comprehensive suite of integrated Altair's cloud solutions, HyperWorks Unlimited, altairhyperworks.com/pbsworks HPC workload management products are a state-of-the art cloud appliances available available from a single vendor. in both physical and virtual formats, offering 64 Compute Manager simplifies HPC for end Display Manager effortlessly visualizes Altair’s physical and virtual cloud solutions user’s job interactions simulations remotely simplify access to HPC unlimited use of all Altair software. Altair’s CAE offers the solutions organizations need to PBS Professional is available under two cloud appliances address the unique needs measure and analyze utilization of all IT different licensing options for commercial of enterprises by simplifying access to an HPC assets including software license utilization, installations and as an Open Source infrastructure at an affordable cost. This allows hardware, and user-based utilization trends. Initiative compliant version. At the heart engineers and scientists access to hardware, • PBS Analytics is an easy to use job of this is fostering common standards software, and HPC support that enables robust accounting and reporting solution that and a thriving HPC community and to this product designs. delivers advanced analytics to support end, Altair has made a big investment by data-driven planning and decision making releasing the two licensing options. Each version of PBS Professional contains the Web-Based Access by providing a global view of HPC usage same core codebase to benefit both the PBS Works’ Compute Manager and Display for chargeback, capacity planning, private and public sector. Visit www.pbspro.org Manager provide web accessible interfaces troubleshooting and project management. • Altair SAO is a tool for measuring and to learn details and join the community. to visualize and work with data and analyzing application use for right-sizing applications remotely, even across networks global investments. SAO works seamlessly Supported Platforms with challenging latencies. The two together with popular license managers to provide PBS Works products support a multitude offer end users an efficient way to leverage a single, aggregated view of enterprise of platforms and has been integrated with HPC facilities, minimizing the time spent software assets to improve capacity planning. hundreds of end user applications across learning how to run applications and on all industries – including leading commercial non-core activities such as transferring Workload Management applications, open source software, and data back and forth. PBS Professional® is Altair's industry-leading proprietary/home-grown codes. • Compute Manager is a job submission, workload manager and job scheduler for management, and monitoring portal, HPC environments. PBS Professional® is a Visit www.pbsworks.com/platforms that hides the complexities of HPC fast, powerful workload manager designed to to see the entire list. facilities for end-users to focus only on improve productivity, optimize utilization and their data and applications. efficiency, and simplify administration for • Display Manager is a platform for HPC clusters, clouds and supercomputers. collaboration and remote visualization PBS Professional automates job scheduling, of applications and data. management, and monitoring and reporting. Analytics It is the trusted solution for complex systems PBS Works’ PBS Analytics and Altair SAO as well as smaller clusters.

PBS Analytics visualizes historical HPC Altair SAO analyzes and visualizes software PBS Professional manages workloads resource usage use company wide to optimize resource usage

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Analysis

Optimization Capabilities Chart

Altair HyperWorks offers the broadest range of solutions to simulate and optimize products’ performance in areas including structural linear and nonlinear analyses, system-level optimization, fluid and multi-body dynamics simulation, electromagnetic phenomena, and multiphysics analysis. Additional optimization and analysis capabilities are available to all the HyperWorks customers through the Altair Partner Alliance (APA).

Structural Simulation

Linear Solutions

Statics Transient Response by Fourier Transformation

Normal Modes Random Response

Complex Modes Response Spectrum

Buckling Dynamic Design Analysis Method (DDAM)

Direct Frequency Response Fluid Structure Coupling (Acoustic)

Modal Frequency Response Inertia Relief

Direct Transient Response Rotor Dynamics

Modal Transient Response Fatigue Implicit Nonlinear Solutions

Quasi-Static Large Displacements

Transient Explicit Nonlinear Solutions

Structural Impact, Crash Couple Eulerian Lagrangian Method (CEL)

Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Method (ALE) Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) Explicit Advanced

Advanced Mass Scaling Multi-domain Method Materials

Linear Viscoelasticity

Plasticity (Rate Independent) Creep

Plasticity (Rate Dependent) Equation of State (EOS)

Hyperelasticity Poroelastic (BIOT) Connectors

Pretension Spot Welds

Joints Seam Welds Contact

Frictionless Finite Sliding

Friction Gasket

Small Sliding

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Analysis

Optimization

Advanced Modeling

Component Mode Synthesis Sub structuring

Parts and Instances Direct Matrix Input

Sub Modeling Ply-based Composite Laminates

Thermal Simulation

Solutions

Linear Steady-state Linear Transient

Non-linear Steady-state Non-linear Transient Thermal Modeling

Conduction Radiation

Convection Thermal contact

Multi-Body Simulation

Solutions

Kinematic Quasi-Static

Dynamic Linearization

Static Advanced Modeling

Linear Flexible Bodies Rigid-body Contact

Non-linear Flexible Bodies Universal Bushing

Higher-pair Joints

Fluid Dynamics Simulation

Solutions Incompressible and weakly compressible Stokes Computational Aero Acoustics (CAA) and Navier-Stokes equations

Multi-Species transport equations Fully coupled temperature/flow

Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Flow Turbulence Models

Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) k-omega 2-equation model

Large Eddy Simulation (LES) Hybrid RANS/LES

Spalart-Allmaras based Delayed Detached Spalart-Allmaras based Destached Eddy Eddy Simulation (DDES) Simulation (DES)

Dynamic sub-grid scale Constant coefficient Smagorinsky

Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) SImulation (IDDES)

Spalart-Allmaras 1-equation model SST DES

SST 2-equation model

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Analysis

Optimization

Moving Mesh Technology

Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) Fully prescribed mesh movement

Free surface simulation Guide surface technology

Non-conformal Mesh Interfaces Particle Tracer

Finite mass and massless particle tracing Laminar and turbulent diffusion

Bi-directionally coupled

Electromagnetics Simulation

Static Calculations

Magnetostatics DC conduction

Electrostatics Frequency-domain Methods

Method of Moments (MoM) Hybridization of MoM/MLFMM with FEM

Partial Element Equivalent Circuit (PEEC) Hybridization of MoM/MLFMM with PO

Multi-level Fast Multipole Method (MLFMM) Hybridization of MoM with RL-GO

Finite Element Method (FEM) Hybridization of MoM with UTD

Physical Objects (PO) Multiconductor Transmission Line (MTL)

Ray-launching Geometrical Optics (RL-GO) Uniform Theory of Diffraction (UTD) Time-domain Method

Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Motion (Rotation/Translation)

Finite Element Time stepping Kinematic coupling Special Formulations

Characteristic Mode Analysis (CMA) Numerical Green’s Function (NGF)

Low Frequency Stabilization Periodic and Aperiodic Structure Analysis

Planar and spherical multilayer Cable Harness Analysis Green’s Functions

Windscreen Antenna Analysis Fast and Continuous Far Field Calculations

Adaptive Frequency Sampling (AFS) Coatings and Thin Dielectric Sheets

Thin regions (airgaps, iron sheets, conducting sheets) Non-meshed coils

Surface impedance (for parts with small skin depth) Advanced Modeling

Higher Order Curvilinear Elements Adaptive Cross Approximation (ACA)

Integrated SPICE circuit simulation Extraction of equivalent circuits (MOR)

Embedded electric circuit-FE coupling Lamination modeling using homogenization

Magnetization/De-magnetization Magnetic hysteresis modeling

Skin and proximity effects in windings

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Analysis

Optimization

Excitations

Single or multiple plane waves Aperture sources (also measurements)

Waveguide ports (both analytical and numerical) Spherical modes

Voltage and current ports on wires and edges Far-field patterns

Elementary electric/magnetic dipoles Impressed line currents Solution Requests

Near fields S-parameters

Far fields (gain, directivity, radar cross section etc.) Transmission & Reflection Coefficients

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Network port currents / voltages

Input impedances Error estimation (with adaptive mesh refinement)

Currents & Charges Spherical Modes

Magnetomotive force Local and global Force / Torque

Energy/co-energy Eddy currents

Iron & joule losses Effects of hysteresis

Coupled Physics

Thermal-Structure Coupling Modal (Practical) Fluid-Structure Interaction

Direct Fluid-Structure Coupling Fluid-Multi-body Coupling

Magneto-thermal Coupling Magneto-vibro-acoustics Coupling

User-defined Functions (UDF)

Materials Loads, boundary conditions

Elements Responses

Parallel Computation

CPU Parallelization

Single Memory Processing (SMP) Hybrid SPMD/SMP

Single Program, Multiple Data (SPMD) GPU Parallelization

GPU Acceleration GPU-based

Material Database

Non-linear Materials

69 Altair University

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The Training Program section of Altair University contains access to training schedules, course descriptions, and access to eLearning course materials. Our corporate customers will find access to all of their training needs within this section.

Academic Program

The Academic Program section of Altair University contains a variety of resources for students and teachers featuring best practices on how to use HyperWorks. Visit this section to learn more about the HyperWorks Student Edition, Academic Training Center, and join the community by visiting the Academic Support Forum. You will also find the latest news about user meetings, international student challenges, sponsoring opportunities for student teams, course material for teachers, and much more!

► For all your training needs, visit: altairuniversity.com

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Our goal at Altair has always been to provide the best technology at the highest value to our customers, supporting them in any possible way. That's why, in addition to the traditional support channels, we keep expanding our on-line presence, creating a vast community of HyperWorks customers and encouraging discussions and interactions about our products.

Innovation Intelligence Altair's Corporate Blog

At Altair, we take a collaborative approach to solving diverse and challenging problems through the strategic application of technology and engineering expertise. Developing and applying simulation technology to synthesize and optimize product development processes for improved business performance is our specialty.

From computer-aided engineering to high performance computing, from industrial design to cloud analytics, Altair is leading the charge to advance the frontiers of knowledge.

► Altair's Corporate Blog: innovationintelligence.com

HyperWorks Insider Monthly HyperWorks Newsletter

The HyperWorks Insider features CAE technology and industry trends as well as the latest software news, tips & tricks, events, webinars and more.

We are pleased to announce the new and improved format of the HyperWorks Insider newsletter! The new layout provides fast access to current and archived content and allows you to easily share articles with colleagues as well as social media sites.

► HyperWorks Insider: insider.altairhyperworks.com

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About Altair

Altair is focused on the development and broad application of simulation technology to synthesize and optimize designs, processes and decisions for improved business performance. Privately held and headquartered in Troy, Michigan, USA the company operates globally to serve customers in a diverse range of industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, meteorology, architecture and construction, energy, electronics, and consumer goods.

Learn more at altair.com

Altair Engineering, Inc., World Headquarters Phone: +1.248.614.2400 • Fax: +1.248.614.2411 1820 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48083-2031 USA www.altair.com • [email protected]