Structures

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Ansys offers a comprehensive suite of finite element analysis (FEA) simulation software products that allow you to determine a structures response to any type of loading you can imagine. Whether you are a design engineer or an analyst, Ansys has a product that will provide you with unparalleled structural analysis capabilities. Whatever conditions and loads your structure needs to survive in, Ansys’ structural solutions can give you valuable insight into your product’s performance.

Ansys’ structural solutions are fully integrated into the Ansys Workbench platform. This environment delivers high productivity and easy-to-use workflows. Workbench integrates all your fluid workflow needs (pre-processing, simulation, and post-processing) into one easy to use interface. In Workbench, you also gain the ability to perform automated design optimization studies to make your designs even better.

As always, feel free to contact us at anytime if you would like assistance in determining the right product for you! Below is some additional information about each of the products and capabilities of the software

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Capabilities

Strength Analysis Ansys Mechanical has all the tools you need to carry out strength analysis of parts and assemblies. It has the ability to account for bolt-loading, stress caused by temperature variation and physical loads such as pressure, forces, moments, accelerations and displacements. The response of the structure can be evaluated in terms or displacement, stress or strain on an assembly or part level. This helps predict your product’s performance once in service.
Vibration Ansys Mechanical simulations help you understand how your designs will respond to vibrations from phenomena such as brake squeal, earthquakes, transport, and acoustic and harmonic loads. Ansys Mechanical gives you a platform for single physic and multiphysics simulations to help you overcome your toughest vibration challenges.
Thermal Analysis Thermal management is a key concern in product design as the Internet of Things, wearable electronics and other product design trends condense heat-generating electrical components into smaller and smaller packages. Ansys tools provide an environment for highly-accurate thermal simulation, including convection, radiation and conduction loads, as well as the effect of power losses and thermal energy from friction and other external sources.
Durability Vibration and fatigue can severely impact maintenance costs and the life span of your products. Ansys Mechanical solution and Ansys nCode DesignLife analysis provide the integrated tools needed to identify potential vibration, mechanical and thermomechanical fatigue hotspots and improve product durability.
Rigid Body Dynamics Mechanical systems often contain complex assemblies of interconnected parts, such as suspension assemblies in ground vehicles, robotics in manufacturing processes and landing gear in aircraft, Simulating the movement these systems is expensive, both in time and computational resources. Ansys Rigid Body Dynamics provides a faster, less expensive and more efficient solution in the highly productive and easy to use Ansys Mechanical.
Hydrodynamics The design requirements for offshore structures can differ greatly from traditional land-based constructions. Ansys Mechanical provides the tools for accurately simulating the load and effects of waves, currents and wind based phenomena. You can define the level of detail you need, from simplified models for truss type structures to high fidelity simulations that include all aspects of the wave, tide and current loading.
Composites Composite materials provide new solutions — and new challenges — for manufacturers looking for stronger, lighter and innovative materials. Ansys Composite PrepPost, part of Ansys Mechanical Enterprise, software provides all the tools necessary for finite element analysis of layered composite structures.
Impact Damage caused by collision or harsh environmental conditions can shorten a product’s life span, inflict warranty and repair expenses and incur liability risks. Ansys structural analysis tools enable you to simulate mechanical, explicit dynamics and rigid body dynamics models to identify potential product deformation or damage after impact.
Optimization Ansys Design Xplorer enables you to model multiple design parameters, different loading, and changes in environmental conditions in less than the time it takes to build a single physical prototype. Tools to identify then impact of each parameter and include manufacturing variability through 6 sigma methods. It enables you perform all your simulation in a single environment, ensuring the best design for any condition.
HPC for FEA Parallel processing with Ansys HPC can significantly reduce solution time from days to hours, and makes possible large and extremely complex virtual models that were previously unfeasible. Designers can evaluate more design iterations in less time, speeding design optimization. Flexible and scalable licensing helps make HPC available to companies of any size.
Topology Optimization Ansys Mechanical gives you the tools you need to take advantage of new manufacturing methods like additive manufacturing. The optimal shape of a part is often organic and counterintuitive; Ansys topology optimization technology lets you specify where supports and loads are located on a volume of material and lets the software find the best shape. You can now easily perform lightweighting of structures, extract CAD shapes and quickly verify the optimized design.
Additive Manufacturing Additive manufacturing is a method of fabricating complex parts layer-by-layer from a 3-D model. Ansys additive manufacturing simulations help you to optimize your design for 3-D printing, determine any potential stresses or distortions in the design so they can be corrected upfront, and predict the microstructure of the part based on the thermal history during fabrication. Simulation eliminates trial and error and gives you confidence that the part can be successfully built the first time with sound structural properties.

Ansys Structural Products

Mechanical Enterprise

Ansys Mechanical Enterprise is a finite element analysis (FEA) software tool that provides in-depth analyses of structural and coupled-field behavior in a highly productive environment for optimal engineering.

Mechanical Premium

Ansys Mechanical Premium is an FEA tool that gives you greater engineering insight with advanced nonlinear stress simulations and comprehensive linear dynamics.

Mechanical Pro

Ansys Mechanical Pro is FEA software that provides ​robust general purpose stress, thermal, vibration and fatigue simulations for fast and accurate solutions.

ACT

Ansys ACT helps you to customize the many powerful tools in Ansys Workbench to precisely fit your processes and needs.

Autodyn

Ansys CFD Professional enables engineers doing occasional CFD simulation to predict the flow and thermal behavior of their designs.

DesignSpace

Ansys DesignSpace software is an easy-to-use simulation package that provides you with tools to conceptualize, design and validate your ideas right on the desktop using the same solver technology as Ansys Mechanical.

LS-DYNA

Ansys LS-DYNA simulates the response of materials to short duration severe loading. It is the most commonly used explicit simulation program, best suited for the experienced and highly technical user.

nCode DesignLife

Ansys nCode DesignLife is an extension of Ansys Mechanical for the evaluation of fatigue life.

AQWA

Ansys Aqwa addresses the analysis requirements associated with hydrodynamic assessment of offshore and marine structures.