Simcenter Mechanical

What’s new and exciting in Simcenter Nastran 2606 and Simcenter OptiStruct 2026.1 releases

July 6, 2026

What if your solver stopped making you choose between fidelity, speed and focus? Engineering teams are under pressure from every…

By Stephen White and Jonathan Melvin

7 MIN READ

How to win customers and inform designs with pre-bid intelligence for quotations- a case study with EMC FIME

July 2, 2026

Quotations can make or break you An accurate, thorough, and on-budget quotation is key to winning any piece of engineering…

By Luke Morris and Jonathan Melvin

3 MIN READ

From simulation results to data science: Meet the new Simcenter Data File (SCD5)

June 22, 2026

What is new in Simcenter 3D 2606 Our Simcenter solvers, combined with Simcenter 3D, offer engineers a comprehensive post-processing experience….

By Hugues Legardeur and Jonathan Melvin

6 MIN READ

What’s new in Simcenter 3D Rotor Dynamics 2606 – Postprocess modes at critical speeds and efficiency updates

June 2, 2026

Why do we need rotor dynamics analysis? Modern turbomachinery, from jet engines to industrial compressors, runs at high speeds and…

By Caroline Raick and Jonathan Melvin

6 MIN READ

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Accelerate your Simcenter 3D Rotor Dynamics analysis

May 27, 2026

Leveraging HPC capabilities on AMD central processing units (CPUs) to improve rotor dynamics analysis What is rotor dynamics analysis? Turbomachine…

By Caroline Raick and Karim Hamiche

2 MIN READ

Evaluating set screw effectiveness through contact simulation

April 1, 2026

Contact problems are among the most nuanced challenges in structural simulation. They sit at the intersection of the geometry, material…

By Jonathan Melvin and Mark Lamping

3 MIN READ

Simcenter Day BeNeLux in Eindhoven: from Benchmarking to Physics-AI

April 1, 2026

A day of real-world CAE stories, practical workflows, and a glimpse at what’s next for simulation Yesterday I joined a…

By Jonathan Melvin

5 MIN READ

Simcenter 3D: The latest

February 27, 2026

Simcenter 3D: The Latest, is updated in the last week of each month to keep you up to date with the latest news on Simcenter 3D and related mechanical solutions.

By Jonathan Melvin

19 MIN READ

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Simcenter 3D Early Access Program – 2606 Release

February 23, 2026

Help make the next release of Simcenter 3D the best one yet. Simcenter 3D 2606 will be released this winter, and your voice can help shape it!

By Patrick Farrell

2 MIN READ