Six new and optimized solutions for simulation

CAE Six new and optimized solutions for simulation

2025-02-05 Source: Altair, Dualis, Magma, Mathworks, Matplus, Synera | Translated by AI 4 min Reading Time

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Here we present six new or optimized solutions around the CAE theme: It is about casting process simulation, additive manufacturing, material simulation, HPC, material flow simulations, and calculation.

The focus here is on solutions for Computer Aided Engineering.(Image: Altair) — The focus here is on solutions for Computer Aided Engineering.
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New casting process simulation software focusing on low-pressure casting and sustainability

Magma has introduced version 6.1 of its casting process simulation software Magmasoft. With extensive revisions and new features, the software improves the simulation of low-pressure casting processes and expands the possibilities for die casters. For the first time, Magma offers a specific process module for rheocasting and thixomolding processes. Additionally, a new Economis perspective allows for a quantitative assessment of costs and CO₂ emissions based on already defined geometry, material, and process data.

Version 6.1 of the casting process simulation software Magmasoft improves the simulation of low-pressure casting processes and expands possibilities for die casters.(Image: Magma) — Version 6.1 of the casting process simulation software Magmasoft improves the simulation of low-pressure casting processes and expands possibilities for die casters.
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According to the manufacturer, Magmasoft 6.1 offers significant advancements in the simulation of low-pressure casting processes. New solver technologies enhance precision and efficiency in modeling complex casting operations. Features that have already proven successful in the simulation of core manufacturing, die casting, and permanent mold casting have been fully transferred to low-pressure casting to ensure more reliable simulation results.

The improved mesh generation with composite and TAG meshes enables a more precise representation of the interfaces between cast material and mold and core materials. New "Tracer" results allow a more detailed analysis of temperature, velocity, pressure, and "path length." This enables more accurate tracking of melt movements and flows.

Low-Code Engineering: Add-in automates generation of support structures

Synera has announced the integration of Hexagon's AM STUDIO Support technology into its growing platform. The AM STUDIO Support add-in addresses a key challenge in the additive manufacturing of metal parts: the generation of support structures.

The AM STUDIO Support add-in, newly integrated into the low-code engineering platform Synera, addresses a key challenge in additive manufacturing of metal parts: the generation of support structures.(Image: Synera) — The AM STUDIO Support add-in, newly integrated into the low-code engineering platform Synera, addresses a key challenge in additive manufacturing of metal parts: the generation of support structures.
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Engineers normally spend a lot of time manually configuring component alignments and support strategies, which are based more on experience than on standardized methods. Hexagon's new module introduces five different types of support structures—rod, line, block, tree, and adaptive cell—each optimized for build time and material efficiency. This is now available in Synera's automation platform and enables more efficient workflows.

With this new integration, engineers can now automate parametric design updates with CAD connectors, perform topology optimization with Altair Optistruct, Hexagon Emendate, or Rafinex Moebius, optimize the alignment with Cognitive Additive or IAPT's ADT, implement support strategies with HxGN AM Studio Supports or Materialise eStage, and then apply build parameters and send directly to EOS machines with the EOS Print connector—all within a custom automation process.

Improved functions for material simulation

The current version 15 of J-Mat-Pro, the software for calculating material data, offers numerous new features that help engineers, researchers, and practitioners optimize products and processes while reducing energy consumption, for example. The focus of further development was on user-friendliness and practical benefits. Important new features include hardness calculations for steels, CCT and hardenability analysis, and high-temperature calculations for stainless steel.

With additional features for a variety of materials, J-Mat-Pro version 15 offers new possibilities for simulating material behavior and properties depending on chemical composition and processes. The new version also supports seamless export of material cards for a variety of CAE software solutions and enables direct integration into simulations.

More performance, efficiency and scalability

Altair has announced that numerous products of the Altair Hyperworks design and simulation platform now support Nvidia Grace CPU and Grace Hopper superchip architectures. This underscores the years of close collaboration between Altair and Nvidia and offers users more flexibility in running Altair tools.

The Nvidia Grace CPU and Grace Hopper superchip architectures were developed for high-performance computing. The Altair solutions Optistruct, Openradioss, Ultra-fluidX, PBS Professional, and Grid Engine now support these architectures.(Image: Altair) — The Nvidia Grace CPU and Grace Hopper superchip architectures were developed for high-performance computing. The Altair solutions Optistruct, Openradioss, Ultra-fluidX, PBS Professional, and Grid Engine now support these architectures.
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The Nvidia architectures specifically designed for high-performance computing and AI workloads offer improvements in performance, efficiency, and scalability. Internal benchmarks for selected Altair solutions showed that the Nvidia Hopper GPU series executed simulations up to twice as fast as the previous model. This is expected to enable Altair solvers to achieve groundbreaking run times. "The top performance that Altair solutions are now achieving on Grace and Grace Hopper is an important step forward in our efforts to meet the needs of our customers," said Sam Mahalingam, Chief Technology Officer of Altair.

The following solutions support the architectures: Optistruct, Openradioss, Ultra-fluidX, PBS Professional, and Grid Engine.

Virtually integrate automation components

Schnaithmann Maschinenbau GmbH is a provider of transfer and assembly systems for automation, assembly, material flow, and handling tasks. The range of services extends from planning and design to on-site commissioning and maintenance of the system.

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Schnaithmann has been using the 3D simulation software Visual Components in its own project planning for three years. This solution allows complex automation projects to be simulated, validated, and optimized early on. Schnaithmann has now integrated its standard product components into the E-Catalog of Visual Components.

Schnaithmann has integrated its standard product components into the E-Catalog of Visual Components. This allows users to quickly create reliable simulations early in the process.(Image: Dualis) — Schnaithmann has integrated its standard product components into the E-Catalog of Visual Components. This allows users to quickly create reliable simulations early in the process.
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This allows users to create robust simulations without detours. From now on, the simulation software Visual Components can access a variety of products such as conveyors, lift transverse units, and vertical conveyors. This enables transfer systems with Schnaithmann components to be proactively planned and material flow simulations to be carried out. This is particularly advantageous in the planning and design phase when detailed CAD files of the future system are not yet available.

Calculation: Important software updates for developers

The release 2024b (R2024b) of the Matlab and Simulink product families includes several important updates that optimize the workflows of engineering and scientific teams working on wireless communication systems, control systems, and digital signal processing applications. In addition to the improvements to the Mathworks platform, R2024b includes important updates according to the manufacturer: originally developed to provide functions for modeling, simulation, and verification of New Radio (NR) and 5G-Advanced systems, the 5G Toolbox now enables the exploration of 6G waveforms and the evaluation of 5G waveforms.

DSP HDL Toolbox includes hardware-capable Simulink blocks and subsystems for developing signal processing applications. The toolbox now includes a new interactive DSP HDL IP Designer app for configuring DSP algorithms and generating verification components. System Composer enables the specification and analysis of architectures for model-based system development and the modeling of software architectures. The tool now allows editing of subordinate views and describing system behavior with diagrams.