Altair Unveils HyperWorks 2023

Altair has released Altair HyperWorks 2023. This update to Altair’s design and simulation platform offers an integrated solution that streamlines workflows, enhances user experiences, and enables innovation, Altair reports.

“The release of Altair HyperWorks 2023 is a game-changing milestone for Altair’s design and simulation capabilities that will truly revolutionize our portfolio,” says James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair. “We have successfully blended the power of computational science with AI [artificial intelligence] and HPC [high-performance computing], bringing new dimensions to our tools and giving users more power and flexibility than ever before to effectively enable their digital transformation and become future-ready.”

Altair HyperWorks 2023 is an open computer-aided engineering platform, offering engineers a suite of design and simulation products for industries including automotive, aerospace and electronics. This release introduces platform-wide enhancements—a new user experience, faster speeds, an open and programmable architecture, and AI-powered workflows. Its interface combined with Python application programming interfaces allows developers and users to integrate solutions.

Altair SimLab, available in Altair HyperWorks, offers a process-oriented multidisciplinary simulation environment. Image courtesy of Altair.

All Altair HyperWorks 2023 solver solutions, including Altair OptiStruct, Altair SimSolid, Altair Feko and others, have added new capabilities. In addition, Altair has launched Altair Simulation Cloud Suite for simulation data management. Also, Altair HyperWorks 2023 contains the inaugural release of Altair HyperMesh CFD with a focus on external aerodynamics.

Reimagine Product Design

With Altair HyperWorks 2023’s user-centric interface, every tool is easily accessible. Featuring a new modular interface that emphasizes interoperability, Altair HyperWorks 2023 gives agility to explore more design options and make faster decisions in an integrated environment. Its intelligent management of modeling entities boosts graphics performance, enabling multitasking on assemblies while focusing on intricate subassembly details. Leveraging high-performance computing environments supports complex large-scale simulations, fostering deeper analysis.

Embrace AI

Altair HyperWorks 2023 democratizes AI-powered simulation and generative design by guiding engineers through AI-augmented workflows to automate complex tasks, identify data trends, and make accurate predictions. With Altair HyperWorks 2023, users can create custom AI models from previous models and reduced-order models for optimized system simulations—while leveraging the cloud for workload management.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.