All-inclusive multiphysics: mechanical, electrical, electrostatic, piezoelectric, thermal, all fully coupled. No additional modules, hidden or license fees.
Optimised routines compress memory usage to enable multi-million element models to run in less than a GB of RAM.
A unique approach to transient FEA allows large models to be solved orders of magnitude faster than more general FEA methods.
Include entire systems in simulations to reduce approximation and capture highly-coupled, complex effects in a single run.
Take advantage of domain decomposition methods to spread the computation across 100s or 1000s of cores.
Take advantage of excellent SMP processing benefits to reduce simulation time in proportion to the number of cores available.
Combine high-fidelity FEA for complex analysis, and fast analytical methods for routine analysis, for a more effective approach.
Automate and accelerate tasks and analysis through powerful scripting and batch simulation features. Enables large DoE runs with ease.
Observe the formation of shock-waves and harmonics as high-amplitude waves propagate through nonlinear materials.
Capture the changes in material properties under large deformation conditions, where forces move with the updated geometry.
Sophisticated non-linear contact capabilities for simulating impact, large deformation contact and delamination/debonding effects.
Under highly dynamic conditions, elements can be removed from the calculation to represent penetration or intense compression.
Supports all wave-types, including mode conversion and arbitrary interfaces and effects of sub-wavelength objects.
Specify multiple, arbitrary time-dependent drives for realistic loading conditions. Arbitrary phasing can be applied for full array simulation.
No need to specify separate domains for fluids and elastic materials. Interfaces and physics are captured in the solver automatically.
Simulate the effects of background flow fields on the propagation of ultrasonic waves. Supports time-dependent flow profiles from CFD.
Explore heating in your system and observe thermal changes on mechanical stresses. See how components deform under temperature.
Linear and nonlinear wave-types are handled at model boundaries. Absorbers satisfy infinite load conditions for transient waves.
Capture direct and indirect piezoelectric effects. Solver seamlessly integrated with fluid and elastic materials.
Include effects of electrical components directly in FEA analysis. Multiple arbitrary circuits can be assigned to electric boundary conditions.
Supports all crystal symmetries and cuts. Mechanical stiffness or compliance, piezoelectric stress or strain entries.
Drive electromechanical systems with user-defined functions, either with voltage or current, or via circuit components.
Pole piezoelectric materials in any direction or angle required. Rotate the tensors to create updated properties for unique cuts.
Capture the geometric and poling direction changes incurred when piezoelectric materials are subject to large strains (>1%).
Incorporate thin piezoelectric and electrode layers (sub-wavelength) accurately. Analyse performance of thin resonators.
Extract optimised piezoelectric properties from measured electrical impedance response for high-accuracy simulations.
Specify bulk and shear damping values to support accurate material performance over broadband ranges.
Combine nonlinear electric fields and geometric effects to capture electrostatic behaviour for capacitive systems and devices.
Automatic meshing of Importation formats takes the burden off the user and accelerates the model workflow.
Save time by utilising meshes from existing software packages and import them directly, with minimal manipulation required.
Take advantage of industry-specific examples to accelerate your model building expertise and getting tangible results fast.
Assign materials using 2D and 3D arrays to import complex geometries from MRI, CT and other voxel-based formats.
Rapidly iterate through designs with minimal effort through scripted primitives. Control variables easily with CSV formats.
Rotate, zoom, manipulate and view your models and results in their native format using built-in tools to asses dataset faster.
Monitor simulation metrics during runtime to easily assess convergence, performance and accuracy of models with 2D and 3D plots.
Visualise large models and results without high-end graphics engines to get the most out of your data without extensive manipulation.
Go deeper into your data with advanced processing tools and options to help provide insights quickly and easily.
Capture time-varying data fields and easily compile into presentable animation formats in both runtime and post-processing.
Understand and verify your structures better by only plotting materials and data fields that are relevant to your analysis.
Export data to popular 3rd party tools such as Matlab, Python and VTK to facilitate more user-specific analysis, visualisation and processing requirements.
Industry-specific export options such as Electrical Impedance, Admittance, Conductance, TVR, S-parameters, Beam profiles, Deformation plots and more.