Discover the advanced features of Ansys Structures 2024 R2, designed to optimize your simulations with seamless integration and extended multiphysics capabilities.

New features include adaptive element removal in Mechanical, a new Restart addon, and a mesh quality spreadsheet. AI-driven predictions for nonlinear calculations are now available, along with NVH tools for energy contribution analysis, and acoustic workflows with BEM (LS-DYNA).

Ansys Fluids 2024 R2 offers key updates to improve solver performance and extend capabilities for complex use cases.

The Fluent solver now supports AMD GPUs with parametric studies and extended physics. The new Fluent Web interface enhances usability. Improvements also include GPU fault-tolerant meshing in Discovery Explore, battery ventilation modeling, and advanced coupling between Rocky and Mechanical for deformable structures and fluids.

Ansys Electronics continues to lead in computational electromagnetics and multiphysics simulations with version 2024 R2.

Enhancements include innovative cooling methods and advanced techniques for electrical machines, as well as a new platform for electric vehicle powertrains. Version 2024 R2 also introduces improved solutions for consumer electronics devices, a product for advanced chip design, and large-scale radar systems, improving mesh fusion for complex electro-thermal analyses.

The latest update to Ansys Discovery significantly accelerates geometric modeling speed, improves simulation confidence, and introduces advanced GPU meshing for better accuracy and reduced memory footprint.

Model preparation is now 10 times faster, with improved workflows and tools that simplify complex tasks. Innovative GPU meshing ensures smooth, precise simulations, balancing detail capture and memory usage. Automated bolt assessment and improved visualizations enhance simulation reliability.

Ansys introduces Ansys TwinAI, a new product in the Ansys Digital Twin range that seamlessly integrates the accuracy of physical models with real-world data using cutting-edge AI/ML techniques.

Ansys TwinAI now supports Reduced Order Models (ROMs) and integrates Ansys Design Language (ADL) with new UI/UX enhancements. Hybrid analyses, FMU state management, and ROM initialization are further improved.

The integration of Ansys’ advanced simulation technology with Materialise Magics marks a strategic partnership to transform metal additive manufacturing.

This collaboration enhances product quality, reduces costs, and drives innovation by mitigating risks, while quickly predicting and addressing part distortion and thermal stresses.

The semiconductor product suite brings major advances in performance, speed, and capability.

By offering faster simulations, the latest version enables better characterization of devices for applications in power electronics, RF, MEMS, and more. With improved accuracy in signal integrity, the new release also integrates seamlessly with multiphysics simulation, allowing a more comprehensive analysis of integrated circuits and power devices.

This version introduces improvements in the development of critical safety software, particularly with the SCADE suite. Compatibility with ARINC 661 has been updated to include Supplement 9. Developers benefit from a Python API for programmatic connections between graphical panels and logical models.

Additionally, AUTOSAR code generation and modeling comply with ISO 26262 ASIL D standards. The SCADE suite now includes a new extension manager. Scade One enhances the user experience with block alignment, easy duplication, and automatic harness generation for testing.

The enhanced collaboration server in the Ansys Safety Analysis suite provides advanced features for team collaboration. Your team can now work simultaneously on the same project, optimizing workflow for safety-critical processes.

The seamless import of models from various sources, such as Cameo and Codebeamer, makes the integration smoother. The beta version of the SysML generic importer allows loading SysML models based on scripts, opening up new possibilities. The Digital Safety Management (DSM) model integrates sophisticated project models with updates, nested hierarchies, and preliminary reports, boosting productivity and project efficiency.

Focusing on how materials can drive sustainable design, Ansys 2024 R2 adds analysis and comparison of a materials Bill of Materials (BoM) for quick environmental impact assessments of materials chosen for different designs. New materials related to sustainability, temperature-dependent alloys, high-temperature polymers, and electromagnetic materials have been added to material libraries.

Granta MI users can now subscribe to their preferred materials list via MI Material Gateways, offering enhanced access to a broader range of materials for improved decision-making.

Ansys Sound 2024 R2 brings significant improvements for acoustic simulations:

– PyDPF Sound: Python Scripting: Operators for acoustic analysis are now available in Python scripts, enabling automated data processing.

– Pairwise Comparison in Jury Listening Tests (JLT): Introduced pairwise comparison as the 5th method with statistical analysis of results.

– ASDforEV Auto-Start: ASDforEV now starts automatically with the key, considering more driving parameters.

Ansys Optics 2024 R2 bridges the gap between theoretical design and real-world application, offering enhanced precision and reliability in the design, evaluation, and optimization of systems. Key innovations include better data exchange between Ansys Zemax OpticStudio and Ansys Speos, along with improved tolerance capabilities.

The design of light guides for automotive lighting systems has been optimized, along with workflows for integrated photonic circuits (PICs) and modern chip designs. These improvements are expected to significantly enhance optical and photonic design processes.

Ansys 2024 R2 innovations expand capabilities to address critical safety needs. Advances in sensor technology improve IP protection for the radar digital twin, enabling secure sharing and adaptive grid sampling for long-range object detection.

AVxcelerate Autonomy introduces new features in Operational Design Domain (ODD) design for more comprehensive scenario-based simulations, along with improved UI usability for expanding the ADAS/AD validation scope.

The new advancements in Load Engineering for 2024 R2 provide significant improvements in structural load analysis. The integration of better multi-physics simulation tools enables engineers to examine both mechanical and thermal loads in detail, resulting in more accurate design verification.

Additionally, new optimizations allow for faster testing with hybrid simulations, delivering quicker results while reducing testing time and cost.

Ansys 2024 R2 improves fluid dynamics simulations with advanced turbulence models, enhanced multiphase analysis, and an expanded library of materials. The integration of machine learning algorithms optimizes simulation setups and reduces time-to-solution for complex fluid simulations.

Furthermore, the introduction of real-time feedback during simulations helps engineers make faster, more informed design decisions, particularly in industries such as aerospace and automotive.