Simcenter 3D: The Latest
Welcome to Simcenter 3D: The latest. Your monthly update on mechanical simulation at Simcenter, including Simcenter 3D and related solutions, such as Simcenter E-Machine Design, Simcenter Nastran, Simcenter Tire, Simcenter Madymo, and more. New updates are posted in the last week of the month.
Last update: February 28th – edition edited March 6th
February 2025
Introducing Gear Design Optimization
The power of Simcenter truly comes to fruition when its many capabilities work together. For some time now gear engineers have enjoyed the wizard-like tool that is Simcenter 3D Motion Transmission Builder to quickly and reliably develop transmissions. This tool leverages the power of integration between Simcenter 3D and NX to automatically create gear designs and prepare sim files. However, if you wanted to conduct a DOE study or automate the design optimization process, you would require expert knowledge, a lot of time, and since there are so many parameters, a degree of luck to get it right the first time. As a result, a truly optimized transmission after full Multiphysics analysis was out of reach for most organizations. With the introduction of Simcenter 3D Motion Gear Design Optimization, much of the work is done for you making gear design optimization a relatively simple, quick, and reliable process. To better understand how it may impact your workflow see this blog or to better understand how it works see its release blog
Simcenter Software Trials
Many of our software products are now available for a free trial, and to make things easy for you, we have listed them all on one web page. Check out this web page to discover the features and functionalities of Simcenter products. Each product trial includes fully licensed software, complete with sample files and guided tutorials. Enjoy instant access anytime, anywhere, without the need for massive downloads or lengthy installations.
Siemens for Start-Ups
A new global initiative to work with founders that want to effectively collaborate with Siemens, refine their solutions, scale their business, and bring their innovations to market faster.
Siemens at VECS 2025
We hope to meet you at the VECS 2025 event in Gothenburg, 18-19 of March.
Drop by our booth to discover the latest opportunities for digital transformation in the automotive sector, and learn more about Siemens Xcelerator and success story examples.
Meet our presenter Lena Stein, Market Development Specialist at Siemens Digital Industries Software and learn more about Closing the Loop for Sustainable Mobility!
Partner Content
it isn’t just our in-house experts that share blogs and other content; some of our partners also produce great information. In this section, I will highlight some of the best I have seen this month and what is coming soon.
Partner Blogs
Use your GPU to speed up Simcenter 3D Space Systems Thermal
When both accuracy and development time are both critical to success an alternative solution may be required. Our partners (Maya HTT) investigate how using GPU capabilities instead of the CPU can help you win the modern space race in this blog.
Partner Webinars
DTA – Spacecraft day (For the Turkish market but presented in English) – March 6th
Join DTA Muhendislik and Siemens specialists as the introduce two session focused on space. The first presented by Frank Vossen who will introduce the advantages of digitalization in the design and development processes of spacecraft.
Discover how you can integrate multiphysics analyses and physical tests on a single platform.
Learn how to accelerate your projects by successfully managing critical performance parameters with hands-on examples.
Then hear from David Morand and Zakaria Bachir who explore model-based engineering solutions that can manage spacecraft safety, reliability, and mission success together.
Discover the security analyses you can perform during the design phase with the digital risk twin.
Learn how you can ensure the traceability and transparency required by launch vehicle certification processes.
Charged Electric Vehicles Magazine – EV Engineering webinar – March 26th 4PM CET
Join our experts Oliver Philipp and Ganesh Sethuraman as they explain how our integrated electric motor design workflow addresses can optimize motors so they integrate seamlessly into an electric drive system. This webinar is for motor designers and engineers, e-mobility and electrification experts, simulation and analysis specialists at OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and research institutions focused on pushing the boundaries of electric motor design, technology, and innovation.
Maya HTT – Introduction to whole engine modeling in Simcenter 3D – April 8th 3AM CET
Explore the functionalities and capabilities available in Simcenter 3D to perform Whole Engine Modeling of Gas Turbines.
Engina – Start 2 Simulate webinar with Rob ter Bugge (given in Dutch) – On Demand
Are you an engineer or manager and would you like to do something with simulation? Then watch this webinar.
Simulation gives you insight into your design so that you can make better choices and avoid possible problems. You will learn more about the possibilities of the current simulation tools. Simulation can increase the quality of the design, but it also takes time. What choices do you have to make to use simulation efficiently? After the webinar, you will have tools to determine where to start if you want to integrate simulation into your design process.
Webinar Calendar
| Date | Title | Partner |
| 2025-03-06 | DTA – Spacecraft day (Turkish market, presented in English) | DTA |
| 2025-03-25 | Simcenter Mechanical Solution Overview for the Space Industry + Comprehensive Spacecraft Thermal Management | Maya HTT |
| 2025-03-26 | EV Engineering webinar | Charged Electric Vehicles Magazine |
| 2025-04-08 | Intro to whole engine modeling in Simcenter 3D | Maya HTT |
| 2025-04-15 | Cosimulation between Thermal-Mechanical WEM and 1D SAS model | Maya HTT |
| 2025-04-29 | In-Orbit Spacecraft Multi-body Dynamics | Maya HTT |
| 2025-05-13 | Launch Survivability Structural Dynamics Simulation | Maya HTT |
January 2025
Simcenter Mechanical Solution 2412 releases
As is typical here at Simcenter Mechanical, January was when we announced our latest releases. This year we focused on Simcenter 3D, Simcenter E-Machine Design, and Simcenter Nastran with a blog for each of them where you can find more info, links to more blogs, and some excellent videos.
New durability series
Our durability expert has set himself a New Year’s resolution to release a blog every week. He has called his Project Durability Thursdays and you can find the first edition below. Good luck, Michael; I look forward to my future Thursday reading tradition.
December 2024
December is always a busy period as we prepare for the major releases before everyone rushes off for their well-deserved winter break. However, it is also an exciting time, as all the new toys start coming together and we see how their combinations will change the future of engineering, as you can see in the first of the teaser blogs.
Let’s go supersonic
The updates to the aeroelasticity tools in Simcenter Nastran 2412 are our biggest leap forward in years. It takes it beyond the sound barrier to where aircraft reach greater heights, find out more in this blog.
The Simcenter NASRTAN 2412 release also includes updates to Dynamics, multistep non-linear, and Rotor dynamics, which are discussed in the blog.
Siemens and Redbull – a 20-year partnership
Siemens is honored to be Oracle Red Bull Racing’s longest-standing technical partner in their journey to Formula One™ greatness. Together, we’ve fused our cutting-edge digital tools with Oracle Red Bull Racing’s relentless drive to dominate the track, contributing to their remarkable wins and championships. Siemens is proud to support the Team as they redefine the future of racing.
November 2024
In the first edition of this blog, we are able to look back a little further than the single month that future editions will be limited to and consider some of the bigger stories that have happened recently. None are bigger than the recent acquisition announcements, which, if completed, will include the largest single investment in the history of Siemens.
Acquisitions
This year has been busy. The acquisition of Zona Technology was finally completed, and the intended acquisition of Altair was announced. As a result, we can now complete aeroelasticity simulations at both subsonic and supersonic speeds. While, in the future, we hope that the almost perfect alignment of the Siemens and Altair products enables us to make more complete workflows possible in a single integrated environment.
Simcenter 3D Updates
Our existing packages have also seen key upgrades, such as the additive manufacturing voxel meshes, which make meshing not only simple but much more robust. We empower those developing electric vehicle solutions with the developments that better model bevel gear contacts, essential for making EV transmissions quieter. Then we released the brand new solution Simcenter E-Machine Design that merged the best of Simcenter SPEED and Simcenter Motorsolve to make one unified product that provides the best of both tools.
This new tool will empower those developing motor solutions, such as axial flux machines for future electric vehicles, and provides Simcenter with unique modeling capabilities. This release captured the imagination of the press and has resulted in a number of magazine articles, such as e-Powertrain Technology and Magnetics Professional.
Where would you park your spacecraft?
Some of our latest simulations have been out of this world. In our latest blog, our engineers used NASA data to simulate the thermal environment of potential moon landing zones and asked, ‘Where would you park your spacecraft?’
Advancing bevel gear contacts
Bevel gears are essential to modern electric vehicle performance, but until now, modeling them has been complex.
See how Simcenter 3D has resolved this and what extra benefits this solution brings in this blog
Simcenter 3D Blogs
Blogs are the easiest way for us to get a message out and therefore you will find a wide range of content on Simcenter 3D and the other packages we work on, such as Simcenter Tire, Simcenter FEMAP, Simcenter E-Machine Design, and Simcenter Madymo, you can find all of our blogs here:
Simcenter 3D Video
Join the community
The Simcenter communities are the best place to find experts and a community of users to discuss and solve problems together. If you are tired of searching the web for answers or if you can’t find what you are looking for in the help documentation, then join the community.
Downloads and other assets
You likely saw the Support Center when you downloaded the software originally, but did you stay to look around? Now full of support documents, videos, and more. It is always worth checking to get the latest updates. It is also where you can create support tickets.
