Simcenter 3D: The Latest
Welcome to Simcenter 3D: the latest. Here, you will find the latest updates on mechanical simulation at Simcenter. This blog will be regularly updated with content on Simcenter 3D and related solutions that are in the same mechanical workflows, i.e., Simcenter E-Machine Design, Simcenter Nastran, and others.
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:
Blogs by product
If you want to stay focused on just one product then you can find content produced by various teams across Siemens that discuss individual products with the following links
Blogs by domain
Or you can focus on the domain you are most interested in.
Simcenter 3D Video
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How To Videos
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.
