HyperWorks 14.0 Released

OptiStruct now includes more nonlinear analyses, new contact and optimization algorithms and improvements in solution speed.  A solution for the design and optimization of lattice structures has been developed to support additive manufacturing.

HyperMesh has a new part and assembly workflow which promotes data flow directly from product data management (PDM) data structures. Combined with the new graphics engine tuned to handle even the largest models, HyperMesh 14.0's performance is up to 15x faster for large FE models with solid elements and up to 60x faster for geometry models, while using less hardware memory, Altair states.

HyperWorks 14.0 also includes Multiscale Designer, FEKO, MotionSolve, HyperWorks Unlimited Solver Node and Click2Cast.

"With this release of HyperWorks we've introduced parts and assemblies in HyperMesh that directly correspond to those in the CAD and PDM world ," said James P. Dagg, chief technical officer, User Experience at Altair. " The new assemblies are extremely flexible, allowing for modular modeling where entire subsystems can be replaced or updated automatically, keeping your CAE model synchronized with design."

Learn more about HyperWorks 14.0 on Virtual Desktop.

For more information, visit Altair.

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