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SpaceClaim Pro 2007 to Use ANSYS Simulation
ANSYS has been committed to providing open and flexible solutions that enable design models of all types to be imported and analyzed. But in cases in which the analyst is unfamiliar with the CAD system or how the model was built, it can be difficult to make the necessary changes.
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Latest News
ANSYS Makes Prestigious Lists
ANSYS has been named to the Forbes 200 Best Small Companies and Software 500 lists. The Forbes 200 Best Small Companies list comprises financially solid small-cap businesses, while the Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world's largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. ANSYS ranked 57th and 122nd respectively. Read More
ANSYS Named Winning Tech 50 Company
ANSYS was named the leading company in the Pittsburgh Technology Council's 2007 Tech 50 Awards in the Information Technology category. The Tech 50 represents pioneering companies in southwestern Pennsylvania with a knack for excellence. Judges based 80 percent of the score on the numbers behind revenue growth, job growth and employee retention. The remaining 20 percent of the score was subjective, based on each company's answer to the question, "What differentiates your company from others in your industry?"
In addition, ANSYS CEO and President Jim Cashman was one of five finalists for the CEO of the year award.
Going With The Flow
Functional biomedical imaging provides a new way of looking at pathological lungs.
Diseases such as asthma, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and cystic fibrosis can have a significant
adverse impact on the structure
and integrity of the lungs' airways.
While functional magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) allows for measurement
of air flow, computational fluid
dynamics (CFD) provides highly
detailed information of local flow
characteristics and resistances. The
first requirement of a patientspecific
analysis is knowledge
of the bounding walls of the
patient's flow domain - their lung
geometry. Read More
ANSYS Named in Software Magazine's Top 500 List
ANSYS today announced its inclusion on Software Magazine's 2007 Software 500 ranking of the world's largest software and service providers. ANSYS was ranked 122 internationally, with software revenue of $263.6 million. This is the first time that ANSYS has made the list, which is marking its 25th year.
"The 2007 Software 500 results show that growth in the software and services industry was healthy from 2006 to 2007. The industry continues to be dynamic with... Read More
ANSYS Reports Strongest Third Quarter in Company's History
Jim Cashman, President and CEO commented on the company's third quarter 2007 performance by saying, "This was a very solid quarter for ANSYS. Most notably, this quarter's performance stands out as it represents an 'apples- to-apples' comparison of our business with Non-GAAP organic revenue growth at 21.5% (18% in constant currencies). We believe that the strength of the results hints at increasing potential and validates our strategy to engage our customers at new levels, driven by the breadth and depth of our world-class simulation capabilities. Read More
ANSYS Supports BMW Sauber F1 Team
Prior to the season, the BMW Sauber F1 Team signed an extended agreement with Fluent Deutschland, a subsidiary of ANSYS, Inc., to use FLUENT computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to run powerful engineering simulations on its new supercomputer, one of the largest in Europe rather than invest in a second wind tunnel.
"The launch of our latest supercomputer was a decisive reinforcement of our CFD capacity. Unlike other teams, we didn't plan to build a second wind tunnel. Instead, we.... Read More
Parallel Pricing Promotion for Microsoft Windows CCS
ANSYS is offering a worldwide price promotion on new parallel/HPC licenses that customers deploy on clusters running Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Computer Cluster Server(TM) (CCS). From
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Shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Selects Software from ANSYS for its Engineering Simulation Needs ANSYS CFD Software Comprises the Biggest Contract of Commercial CFD Tools in the Shipbuilding Industry
SOUTHPOINTE, Pa., Oct 11, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- ANSYS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that the global shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (SHI) in Seoul, Korea has selected ANSYS technology to improve the quality and fluid dynamics of their tankers, vessels and other products. SHI contracted with the ANSYS channel partner Advanced Technology Engineering Service Co., Ltd. (ATES) in Korea for 128 parallel licenses of ANSYS computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. This is the largest parallel license add-on ever completed in the Korean shipbuilding industry. Read More
The 'Mechanical Computer Aided Engineering (MCAE) Europe '07 Ranks the Top 11 MCAE Software Vendors in Europe
The report ranks the top 11 MCAE software vendors in Europe, through multiple criteria, and provides analysis and ranking per industry and per country. Needless to say, the acquisitions occurred in the past 18 months have totally redesigned the rankings in Europe, within most regions and inside most industries. Read More
Virtual Oven To Assist in Baking Industry
Many companies in the baking industry have come to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Food Research and Development Centre (FRDC) in Saint-Hyacinthe, Qučbec, Canada, for help in understanding what happens inside a baking oven. While it is not difficult to measure temperatures inside the oven, it is time-consuming and expensive to experiment with many different oven configurations to provide just the right temperature profile for a given product. Read More
Bending it like Beckham takes Practice, Physics
The British soccer player David Beckham is famous for many things. His hairstyles (there's a website that allows you to view yourself with 13 of his distinct do's); his fashion choices (the British tabloids just loved his male sarong and pink nail polish); and his marriage to a pop star, Victoria Beckham -- Posh Spice of the Spice Girls. Read More
Error Reports
ANSYS Class3 Error Report 2007-04
Description of Error:
When computing the geometry statistics of areas (ASUM command) that are meshed with SURF154 elements, the thickness is used as 1.0 for the volume calculation, regardless of input thickness (RMORE command). Read More
Workbench Class3 Error Report WB2007-04
Description of Error:
When a named selection is used to define a constant initial velocity (transient mechanical analysis), changes in the named selection are not properly reflected in the initial velocity. Thus, initial velocities will be applied to the incorrect geometry. Read More
Workbench Class3 Error Report WB2007-05
Description of Error:
When multiple solution combination folders exist within a model and a given solution combination folder contains a result that is defined in a non-global coordinate system, results in subsequent solution combination folders will be incorrect. Read More
By utilizing the FEA power of ANSYS®, BladePro-CF™ and BladePro-AF™ Turbine Blade Structural Analysis Softwaresignificantly reduces the time required for performing structural analysis of radial flow impeller/compressor wheels. By acting as a companion product to ANSYS, the program assists the user in all aspects of radial flow wheel analysis: model generation, boundary condition application, analysis options, job submission, post-processing, and life assessment. Designed and written by engineers with years of experience in performing radial flow wheel analysis using ANSYS, BladePro-CF's menu system directly interacts with the ANSYS interface in a fashion that allows it to be used by those with no FEA experience, and by ANSYS experts alike. Even for experienced ANSYS users, the time it takes to produce results can be reduced by more than 50%
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Network Analysis Announces New Product, SINDARad
With SINDARad you can:
• Ability to run large radiation modes
• User greater speed up to 10 time faster
• Smaller SINDA/G model size
• Reduced computer memory
• Visualization of view factors on geometry
• Graphical Users Interface
Network Analysis Inc. (NAI), a global innovator of thermal simulation software and developer of SINDA/G advanced thermal modeling software, proudly announces SINDARad, a new view factor computational software program.
SINDARad is a view factor computational software program developed by Network Analysis using technology acquired from Sandia National Labs. This technology allows models to have tens of thousands of surfaces, and still solve quickly compared to traditional radiation solvers. SINDARad is a module that integrates into Network Analysis FEA to SINDA/G translators to compute the radiation conductors required by the SINDA/G Thermal model. Models can be built in FEMAP, Patran or ANSYS Workbench using the SINDA/G Plug-in. SINDARad incorporates a Windows based interface to make the product user friendly with a short learning curve. SINDARad computes both the geometric view factors (Fij's), and the Radiation Exchange Factors (REF's or Bij's), allowing SINDARad to produce traditional SINDA/G radiation conductors. A method to replace the potentially large numbers of radiation conductors with heat fluxes into surfaces has also been integrated into this product, allowing SINDA/G to run models with 100's of millions of view factors, yet not requiring additional memory for the SINDA/G model.
Special SINDARad Web Seminars demonstrating this product will be held on Thursday, November 8th at 8:00 am PST and Tuesday, November 13th at 2:00 pm PST. To register send an email from Here with your name, company name and email address. Seating is limited, so register early.
CivilFEM v11 is here!!!
A new concept in the civil engineering is coming.
CivilFEM, a Civil/Structural Engineering software, performs the best customization of the world known Finite Element program ANSYS. CivilFEM completes ANSYS capabilities for most of the Structural, Mine and Heavy Civil Engineering analysis needs.
Buy a copy of ANSYS CivilFEM and get IDAC's Beam Section Libary for Free
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ANSYS ED Release 10.0
The ANSYS ED product offers you an affordable, hands-on introduction to ANSYS' simulation and virtual prototyping capabilities. Using ANSYS ED you can perform basic structural and thermal analyses, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), low and high frequency electromagnetics and optimization studies within a single product environment. Buy a copy of ANSYS Ed worth £300 for half price and get a free pack of Training Examples.
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FLUENT for CATIA V5 3.1 Released
FLUENT for CATIA V5 Version 3.1 software delivers a set of features that generate improvements in user scenarios at all stages of the simulation process. Reducing the time to solution and making CFD available for all through ease of use and tight integration into the PLM are the hallmarks of FLUENT for CATIA V5.
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New Software Release
SAMTECH to Release SAMCEF v12.1 FEA Suite
SAMCEF is recognized as one of the most powerful FEA suites in the world. It is renowned in particular for its integrated non-linear module SAMCEF Mecano/SAMCEF Thermal embedding in one single solver rigid and flexible multi-body simulation, non linear metallic/composite structures analysis and thermal analysis. SAMCEF contains also powerful linear FEA capabilities and linear modules of SAMCEF can also be used after a non-linear analysis. This allows for example to perform a modal analysis of a pre-stressed structure or to predict the resonances of a flexible mechanical system in various configurations. Contact Us for more information
Training
Autodesk FEA
Autodesk FEA training course is now revamped for ANSYS Inventor 2008
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Workbench Dynamics Course Training
IDAC is pleased to be offering the ANSYS Dynamics course using the Workbench environment. This is especially
helpful for those who have just started using ANSYS and are interested in Flexible, Modal, Harmonic and Random Vibrational analysis.
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50% Discount On All University Training For Students AND Staff
IDAC is giving away a 50% discount for three weeks on ANSYS training for students and staff of all UK universities begining this January.
Why Attend?
If you are a student hoping to network within your field or a researcher looking to engage in joint projects, this training will provide you with an ideal opportunity to mingle
with others in your field(s). From a student's viewpoint, certification in ANSYS most certainly gives the Resume a boost, whilst for researchers, this training allows you to
keep abreast of the latest FEA technology used in industry. At a 50% discount give away, you can choose your training in ANSYS
Workbench or ANSYS Classic environment.
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Downloads
Have You Downloaded ANSYS V11 Service Pack 1 Yet?
ANSYS V11 Service Pack 1 is now available for download. This update provides support for Windows Vista as well as XP for 32 and 64-bit machines. This service pack
also provided updates for the following new release CAD systems:
CAD Updates Supported at ANSYS 11.0 with SP1:
The following updated CAD versions are supported at ANSYS 11.0 with SP1, on the products and platforms as indicated in the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guides:
CATIA V5 - R171 (is now supported on
64-bit Windows platforms as well)
ACIS 171
Autodesk Inventor 2008 (Windows 32 and
64-bit)
Mechanical Desktop 2008 (Windows 32-bit
only)
UG NX 5.0 (ANSYS Workbench)
UG NX 5.0.1 (ANSYS Connection products) 2, 3
Download the updates from your ANSYS Support Coordinator (shown on your license form) You will need to be
registered to download the material. If you have problems, please contact us on 0870 163 3055 saying that you are an IDAC customer or email us Here
ANSYS Advantage, Volume 1, Issue 3 Online
The latest issue of ANSYS Advantage features articles on a diverse range of topics, including using multiple physics simulations to design turbomachinery, developing glass furnaces to reduce product defects and simulating canoes intended to improve Olympic-medal performance. In an article authored by Cummins, Inc., the company’s Analysis Led Design process is used to shorten development time, reduce costs and improve product performance. The industry spotlight, Engineering Simulation for Environmental Design, highlights simulation solutions that diverse companies are pursuing in order to be environmentally responsible.
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Get Started Now with Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server (CCS) and Save
A cluster based on Windows Computer Cluster Server (CCS) can provide added computing capacity to maximize simulation productivity, improve decision making and increase reliability. ANSYS is making Windows-based clusters a more practical and affordable solution. You can get started with a Windows CCS right now and save on both hardware and software costs. Email Sales for details on this LIMITED TIME offer
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Events
Fatigue and Durability Analysis with ICE-flow GlyphWorks
Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Presented by Kurt Munson, Engineering Manager
This webinar will demonstrate the technical and productivity benefits of ICE-flow GlyphWorks for fatigue and durability analysis. This includes stress-life (SN), strain-life (EN), and crack growth (LEFM) methods for fatigue life estimation.
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Multiphysics Simulation using Directly Coupled-Field Element Technology
Webinar
Thursday, November 15th 2007
14:00-15:00 GMT
This webinar will demonstrate the technical and productivity benefits of ICE-flow GlyphWorks for fatigue and durability analysis. This includes stress-life (SN), strain-life (EN), and crack growth (LEFM) methods for fatigue life estimation. Read More
Multiphysics Webinars Available on Demand
The recent multiphysics Webinars from IEEE and NAFEMS, both produced with participation from ANSYS, are available on demand for customers and prospects.
The IEEE Spectrum Webinar, Leveraging Multiphysics Solutions for Cost-Effective and Successful Electronic Design, had 493 registered attendees and is available on-demand here.
IDAC Case Study
National Physical Laboratory
Brief Overview
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the United Kingdom's national standards laboratory, an internationally respected and independent centre of excellence for R&D, and knowledge transfer in measurement and materials science.
The Atomic force microscope (AFM) is a very high resolution-scanning microscope and is used at NPL laboratories for imaging the surface of materials in the micrometer to nanometer length scales. The AFM consists of a microscale cantilever with a sharp tip at its end, which is used to scan the specimen surface, with the tip radius being in the order of nanometers.
IDAC created a parametric model using ANSYS where the AFM probe was modelled by means of 8-noded 3D elements with large strain large deflection capability. The top surface of the cantilever was then coated with 4 noded shell elements to simulate the 30-50 nm thick layer
The parametric ANSYS macros written by IDAC to carry out calibration analyses gave excellent agreement with experimental results. Altering the values of parameters gave researchers a better understanding of the driving factors
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Ansys Case Study
Whirlpool Corporation SA
Brief Overview
Global competition in the appliance industry is placing everincreasing pressure on manufacturers to decrease costs while maintaining high quality. When Whirlpool Corporation looked to cut costs associated with producing a three-year-old, 450-liter double-door refrigerator, it needed to continue to meet the specific cabinet deflection and door drop limits of its current design; it also needed to maintain adequate cabinet stiffness. Cabinet deflection and door drop occur when a fully loaded door is opened: The cabinet distorts and the door moves downward, which eventually leads to increasing cabinet deformity. Additionally, any redesign that changed cabinet stiffness could negatively impact insulating capabilities and esthetics, which influence consumer-perceived quality. Read More
Training Dates & Schedule
50% University Discount Training Dates
Week 1 (January 14th to 18th)
Introduction to ANSYS -
Classic Interface (3 days)
Basic Structural Non Linearities - Classic Interface (2 days)
Week 2 (February 4th to February 7th)
Introduction to ANSYS -
Workbench Interface (2 days)
Workbench Structural Non Linearities - Workbench Interface (2 days)
All scheduled courses are held in our dedicated, air-conditioned training suite. Price includes light refreshments and lunch ,but not manuals,
which may be bought separately. Scheduled courses can also be run, on alternative dates, specifically for your company. Courses can also be held at your company offices for an
additional cost.
Customised Courses
Courses can be tailored to your specific needs. The relevent chapters from any of the scheduled courses can be assembled into a customised course to cover the
skills you need to solve your specific engineering simulation problems. Courses can be held at IDAC or at your company offices. Manuals can be bought separately.
Technology Transfer Courses
Let IDAC solve your problem for you and then transfer the technology to you and your colleagues. Contact the course co-ordinator, using the e-mail
address or telephone number below, for further details.
Additional Courses
IDAC are also able to offer courses on the following subjects and programs:
CivelFEM for ANSYS, FE Weld, Fracture Mechanics, Design Optimisation, Probabilistic Design System, Samcef.
