The ANSYS mechanical software suite is trusted by organizations around the world to rapidly solve complex structural problems with ease.
Structural mechanics solutions from Ansys provide the ability to simulate every structural aspect of a product, including linear static analysis that simply provides stresses or deformations, modal analysis that determines vibration characteristics, through to advanced transient nonlinear phenomena involving dynamic effects and complex behaviours.
All users, from designers to advanced experts, can benefit from Ansys structural mechanics solutions. The fidelity of the results is achieved through the wide variety of material models available, the quality of the elements library, the robustness of the solution algorithms, and the ability to model every product — from single parts to very complex assemblies with hundreds of components interacting through contacts or relative motions.
Ansys structural mechanics solutions also offer unparalleled ease of use to help product developers focus on the most important part of the simulation process, understanding the results and the impact of design variations on the model.
No matter what the industry, increasingly larger models are required for simulation. Our structural solution incorporates parallel algorithms for faster computation time for these large models.
Solution Capabilities
Mesh model and deformation results of an exhaust manifold.
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Features
Superior CAD Interface and Robust Meshing
Support all CAD systems, surface, tet, hex, hexdominant
Comprehensive Element Technology
Beams, shells, solids, gasket, pretension, 3-D axisym
Advanced Post-Processing
Expressions, custom results, reports, powerpoint export
Ansys Workbench Platform
Easy to learn and use, re-learnability, knowledge capture
Auto Contact Detection for Assemblies
Fast contact detection saves
Extensive Library of Material Models
Elasticity, plasticity, hyperelastic, porous media and more
Advanced Solver Capabilities
Numerical methods that fit any model size, any model complexity and any hardware
Solver Customization and Scripting
Unique scripting language (APDL) and user-defined routines for materials, elements, etc
Solution Benefits
Structural mechanics solutions from Ansys offer best-in-class simulation tools for product design and optimization that increase productivity, minimize physical prototyping and help deliver better and innovative products in less time. These solutions tackle real-world analysis problems by making product development less costly and more reliable.
The image on the right shows a flexible Multibody analysis of a suspension-system.
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