ANSYS Inc. has released version 16.0 of its ANSYS engineering solutions for structural, fluid, electronics, systems engineering and analysis. Version 16.0 incorporates new features and enhancements across the entire ANSYS product portfolio, enabling engineers to validate complete virtual prototypes, according to the company.
Major features in version 16.0, reports ANSYS, include verification tools for connected electronic devices, simulation capabilities for the “entire spectrum” of structural materials, streamlined fluid dynamics simulation as well as extended modeling capabilities for model-based systems and embedded software development. ANSYS 16.0 also marks the debut of ANSYS AIM, a unified multiphysics environment, and ANSYS Electronics Desktop, a working environment tailored for electronics simulation.
ANSYS AIM is a single-window 3D simulation environment for multiphysics simulations that span all ANSYS physics capabilities, including structures, fluids, thermal properties and electromagnetics. AIM simulation, says the company, uses proven ANSYS physics technologies packaged in a new environment that is both intuitive and accessible to the entire engineering organization. Based on the ANSYS Workbench platform, AIM’s open architecture can be configured to automate best practices and create specialized applications.
ANSYS 16.0, says the company, delivers capabilities to verify electronics reliability and performance throughout the design process and electronics supply chains. The ANSYS Electronics Desktop represents one of these capabilities. A single-window, integrated interface, ANSYS Electronics Desktop brings electromagnetic, circuit and systems analysis into a seamless working environment that ANSYS says can maximize productivity and ensure that users follow simulation best practices.
