Simcenter Optistruct
Industry‑proven structural solver for linear and nonlinear analysis under static and dynamic loads, leading the market in design and optimization
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Why Simcenter Optistruct?
Simcenter Optistruct is a multiphysics and multidisciplinary simulation and optimization workhorse spanning implicit to explicit analysis. Its “One Model, One Solver” approach improves workflow efficiency, provides all the analyses engineers need and reduces the time to results without compromising on accuracy. True design innovation comes from assessing, refining and optimizing the entire system within a single, integrated tool. OptiStruct makes this possible.
Multiphysics simulations from one model and one solver
Assess multiple physics (durability, heat transfer, acoustics, fatigue and more) with Simcenter Optistruct. Use one model to integrate structural and multiphysics analysis to streamline workflows and accelerate time-to-market.
Open architecture and third-party support
Simcenter Optistruct enables you to work with your preferred tools while maintaining it’s One Model, One Solver methodology. Its open architecture lets you implement third-party code and customize the software to meet your needs.
Leading optimization
Simcenter Optistruct sets the standard for optimization across lightweighting, structural, multi-model, nonparametric shape and multi-material topology. You can enhance your designs for strength, weight and manufacturability.
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Featured capabilities
Structural Optimization
Use linear and nonlinear solvers to assess, optimize and validate designs for stiffness, strength, dynamics, vibrations, acoustics, fatigue, heat transfer, fluid-structure interactions, electric potential, electrostatic forces and more.
Material analysis
Assess advanced materials properties for composites, lattices and nonlinear materials (like viscoelastic, elastoplastic and hyperelastic materials) through seamless integration with Simcenter ® Material Data Center™, or study user-defined materials.
Real-world multiphysics
Use thermomechanical simulation and solver coupling for complex phenomenon including fluid-structure, electromagnetic-structure interactions, linking with manufacturing simulation and more.
Nonlinear analysis, including NVH
Assess bolts and gaskets and elasto-plastic / hyperelastic / viscoelastic / viscoplastic material. Conduct large deformation analysis with the comprehensive nonlinear modern, efficient contact algorithms; vibration, frequency response, acoustics, and NVH with an automated multilevel sub-structuring eigen value solver (AMSES); or the fast frequency response (FASTFR) solver to assess dynamic behavior.
Highly nonlinear explicit analysis capabilities
Assess highly nonlinear problems like drop tests, crash tests, impacts, bumps, erosion, damage, stretching materials beyond elastic yields and more.
Discover how others use Simcenter Optistruct
Reducing steel requirements by 10 percent while designing the new downtown Los Angeles courthouse’s structural system
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill uses Simcenter Optistruct to achieve sustainability objectives through innovative design, which has won over 35 awards and reduced costs..
Simcenter Optistruct in vibration and acoustics
Simcenter Optistruct’s fast frequency response (FASTFR) solver and automated multilevel sub-structuring eigenvalue solver (AMSES) offer a quick frequency response modal solution and a fast eigenvalue solver that determines thousands of modes in models with millions of degrees of freedom.
Simcenter Optistruct in fatigue analysis
Simcenter Optistruct can optimize designs for long-term durability. You can use stress-life and strain-life fatigue constraints, with uniaxial and multiaxial loadings, for topology, topography, size and shape optimizations; or use its single-model multi-attribute analysis and optimization workflows to streamline the iteration process, reduce time to market and effectively assess the design space.
Simcenter Optistruct battery thermal management
Battery thermal management is a complex multiphysics problem. Engineers consider and couple various physics simulations, such as electrical, heat transfer and structural analyses. Simcenter Optistruct can perform this complicated simulation within a single user interface. This helps engineers efficiently assess the service life and risks associated with battery systems.