AI Continues to Improve Simulation Technology with Altair HyperWorks 2023

Simulate faster with new UI and UX features.

Today Altair announced the latest iteration of its flagship simulation and engineering software platform, HyperWorks 2023. This release introduces streamlined workflows, improved user interfaces and experiences (UI/UX) and innovative features that leverage AI technology.

“We have successfully blended the power of computational science with AI and HPC,” said James Scapa, founder and CEO of Altair, “bringing new dimensions to our tools and giving users more power and flexibility than ever before to effectively enable their digital transformation and become future-ready.”

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New AI-enhanced pre- and post-processing features are included in Altair HyperMesh.(Image: Altair).

Altair’s HyperWorks serves as a versatile and open CAE platform, granting engineers access to a wide range of product design, AI and simulation tools. These tools have demonstrated success in various industries, including automotive, aerospace, electronics and more.

Here is an overview of what engineers can anticipate in this comprehensive platform release.

Simplified Simulation with Altair’s AI

HyperWorks 2023 places a strong emphasis on the versatility and productivity enhancements facilitated by AI. The release incorporates AI-driven workflows that automate laborious and intricate tasks, such as identifying and predicting data trends or analysis results.

Engineers can also generate customized AI models within HyperWorks, using historical data and reduced-order models. This enables the creation of optimized systems simulations and efficient management of cloud workloads.

Modularity and a User-Friendly Interface

Altair continues to expand its user interface to more tools in the HyperWorks platform. This UI saw its initial introduction with the Inspire brand. It is engineered to navigate engineers through diverse workflows by simplifying access to processes when they are needed.

In addition to this UI expansion, HyperWorks 2023 introduces a modular interface with a focus on interoperability and design exploration. This integrated environment is designed to assist users in making informed decisions based on complex large-scale simulations.

Other UI/UX improvements consist of:

  • Intelligent model entity management.
  • Enhanced graphics performance.
  • Streamlined assembly and sub-assembly multitasking.
  • Improved collaboration features.

Altair HyperWorks: Highly Customizable via Python API

Altair HyperWorks 2023 provides engineers with a highly customizable experience through its open and programmable platform. Altair has enhanced its Python API tools, empowering engineers to tailor workflows, integrate third-party tools and automate repetitive tasks. This flexibility enables developers and users to seamlessly integrate their in-house systems into Altair HyperWorks. For instance, Python APIs can connect product data management systems with various Altair solvers for assessing CFD, EDA, electromagnetics, FEA and multibody dynamics challenges.

Additional Improvements in Altair HyperWorks 2023:

  • Inclusion of implicit geometry capabilities for Altair Inspire users, facilitating the creation and optimization of lightweight lattice structures.
  • AI-enhanced pre- and post-processing features for Altair HyperMesh users.
  • Enhanced CFD workflows for Altair HyperMesh CFD users, including a CAD wrapper for external flow simulations.
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Shawn Wasserman

For over 10 years, Shawn Wasserman has informed, inspired and engaged the engineering community through online content. As a senior writer at WTWH media, he produces branded content to help engineers streamline their operations via new tools, technologies and software. While a senior editor at Engineering.com, Shawn wrote stories about CAE, simulation, PLM, CAD, IoT, AI and more. During his time as the blog manager at Ansys, Shawn produced content featuring stories, tips, tricks and interesting use cases for CAE technologies. Shawn holds a master’s degree in Bioengineering from the University of Guelph and an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.