Ansys Structures Software

Structures Simulation Software

Test and break your virtual strut, not the real one.

About Ansys Structures

Ansys structural analysis software enables you to solve complex structural engineering problems and make better, faster design decisions. With the finite element analysis (FEA) solvers available in the suite, you can customize and automate solutions for your structural mechanics problems and parameterize them to analyze multiple design scenarios. You can also connect easily to other physics analysis tools for even greater fidelity. Ansys structural analysis software is used across industries to help engineers optimize their product designs and reduce the costs of physical testing.

Structural Analysis for All Experience Levels

From designers and occasional users looking for quick, easy, and accurate results, to experts looking to model complex materials, large assemblies, and nonlinear behavior, Ansys has you covered. Ansys GRANTA Materials Data for Simulation is a license option providing instant, clickable access to a general library of over 700 materials property data accessed through the Ansys Mechanical interface, eliminating data search time and input errors.

Mechanical’s intuitive interface enables engineers of all levels to get answers fast and with confidence. Solve on your local machine or on the cloud. You can even run hundreds of design points using Ansys distributed compute services (DCS).

Advanced Capabilities

Simulation of complex materials and material behavior can be achieved using the built-in models, user-defined material models or Material Designer in Mechanical to create representative volume elements (RVEs). Models with very large deformation need not be simplified by switching to explicit solvers unnecessarily.

The nonlinear adaptivity (NLAD) capability automatically handles challenging simulations by remeshing the solution as it progresses. Separating morphing adaptive remeshing technique (SMART) fracture technology has been added to Mechanical for modeling crack growth in structures where fracture is a concern, so complex meshing processes and guesswork can be eliminated.

Ansys 2025 R1

Ansys 2025 R1 Structures Updates

Ansys Structures 2025 R1 introduces powerful upgrades across Mechanical, LS-DYNA, and Sherlock to enhance simulation accuracy, efficiency, and real-world application modeling. Ansys Mechanical improves solver capabilities, NVH integration, and material analysis, enabling engineers to handle complex models more effectively. LS-DYNA adds advanced solvers for gas flows, adhesives, and batteries, while Sherlock enhances Thermal-Mech life predictions for BGA packages and streamlines workflows with new APIs and automation.

Ansys Mechanical 2025 R1

The 2025 R1 release delivers major solver enhancements, including 2-6x faster direct solving and 2-3x faster iterative solving with GPU and HPC optimizations. Multi-GPU support, improved matrix solvers, and a new mixed solver boost accuracy while reducing memory usage. NVH analysis sees a 10x faster FRF calculator, optimized meshing, and enhanced vibro-acoustics mapping, while vehicle durability capabilities improve scaling and DesignLife support. Advanced material modeling benefits from MCalibration by PolymerFEM, while SMART technology enhances crack growth analysis under complex loads, and ACCS RTM advances composite material infusion simulation.

Ansys LS-DYNA 2025 R1

The 2025 R1 release of Ansys LS-DYNA introduces the Continuum Particle Gas (CPG) method for accurate gas flow simulations, particularly for airbag deployment. A new particle method solver enhances Navier-Stokes calculations, improving gas flow accuracy around fabric structures and vents. The Incompressible Smoothed Particle Galerkin (ISPG) method now supports adhesive dispensing simulations for industries like automotive, electronics, and biomedical. Enhancements in multiphysics and battery modeling include new boundary conditions, isopotentials, and short definitions for single-cell simulations, along with improved visualization of circuit types.

Ansys Sherlock 2025 R1

The 2025 R1 release of Ansys Sherlock introduces a beta feature for Thermal-Mech Life Predictions of BGA packages, using an FEA-based approach to improve solder joint fatigue analysis. PySherlock updates enhance automation with new APIs that streamline submodel and plug model workflows, integrate with ICT analyses, and support optimization through Ansys optiSLang. Performance improvements in Sherlock-Workbench include enhanced state-awareness checks, optimized RST file imports with parallel processing, and a new FEA setting that allows direct access to imported RST files without duplication.

Structures Simulation Applications

Engineers use structures simulation software to test and adapt intricate components of their design.

  • Strength Analysis

  • Durability

  • Composites

  • HPC for FEA

  • Vibration

  • Rigid Body Dynamics

  • Impact

  • Topology Optimization

  • Thermal Analysis

  • Hydrodynamics

  • Optimization

  • Additive Manufacturing

Ansys Structures Flagship Products

A suite of finite element analysis (FEA) solutions that provides in-depth analysis of structural and coupled-field behaviors for broad structural analysis needs.
A multibody dynamics solver for analysis of rigid and flexible bodies, capable of accurate evaluation of physical events through the analysis of a whole system.
Stand alone solution for Additive Manufacturing Process Simulations that allows for first-time right parts on Metal AM Equipment
A powerful explicit simulation tool with integration into Ansys Mechanical. A large array of capabilities and material models enable complex models with great scalability.
A comprehensive and scalable software solution which minimizes the risk of your AM Processes to ensure high quality, certifiable parts and includes Prep, Print and Science.

Ansys Structures Featured Products

A tool that simulates the response of materials to short duration severe loading from impact, high pressure of explosions.
Customization toolkit to automate workflows, customize applications and create portable apps.
Calculates stresses and strains, then cumulates damage from repetitive loading to determine the predicted life via finite element analysis.
Easy to use Additive Manufacturing build preparation tool created with designers and machine operators in mind to ensure right build orientation and support parameters.
Electronics design software that provides fast and accurate life predictions for electronic hardware at the component, board and system levels in early design stages.
For users of Ansys Mechanical or Ansys Electronics Desktop, a new license option enables you to access and use valuable materials data from Ansys Granta within your existing tools.

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