Engineered for maximum precision, reliability, and performance, OptiStruct integrates linear and nonlinear analysis, structural optimization, vibro-acoustics, composite materials, 3D printing, and multiphysics simulation into a single unified environment.
From early concept development to final validation, OptiStruct supports every stage of the product lifecycle with technologies designed to shorten design time, enhance product quality, and optimize costs.
Key Features of OptiStruct®
OptiStruct combines the robustness of FEM simulation with a comprehensive suite of advanced capabilities to address today’s most demanding engineering challenges.
Modern NASTRAN-Based Formulation for Linear Analysis
OptiStruct incorporates a modern simulation framework inspired by NASTRAN for linear structural analysis, delivering robust and accurate results for evaluating stress and deformation. This reliability makes it a trusted tool across multiple industries, including aerospace and automotive.
High-Performance Nonlinear Analysis
With next-generation algorithms, OptiStruct enables high-fidelity nonlinear analysis of complex contacts, bolted joints, gaskets, hyperelastic materials, and thermally coupled phenomena. This results in more predictive and accurate simulations, even for highly nonlinear behavior.
Advanced Structural Optimization
From topology to shape and parametric optimization, OptiStruct offers proven tools to design lightweight, efficient, and innovative components. Widely adopted by OEMs and suppliers, these technologies help reduce mass, maintain structural performance, and comply with real-world manufacturing constraints.
Advanced Simulations with Implicit and Explicit Solvers
OptiStruct integrates both implicit and explicit solvers, delivering a complete solution for static and dynamic, linear and nonlinear simulations. These tools allow engineers to tackle complex problems such as impact, erosion, and transient events, optimizing designs across diverse industries.
The ability to combine linear and nonlinear analyses within a single model enables effective simulation of complex materials such as rubber, composites, and viscoelastic materials.
Fatigue Optimization for Enhanced Durability
Fatigue analysis is critical to ensure product reliability under long-term loading conditions. OptiStruct provides advanced tools for fatigue assessment, allowing engineers to apply multiaxial constraints and optimize topology and shape to extend component life.
The multi-attribute optimization approach addresses multiple design criteria simultaneously, improving design efficiency and reducing time-to-market.
Realistic Multiphysics Simulations
OptiStruct supports complex thermo-mechanical simulations and multiphysics coupling, such as fluid-structure and electromagnetic-structure interactions. This allows engineers to capture the full system behavior under real operating conditions and make more informed, reliable design decisions.
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