Inspire 2018 software release designed to accelerate pace of product innovation

February 1, 2018

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February 1, 2018

Altair has announced the release of Inspire 2018 simulation-driven design software. The new software will be made available through Altair’s solidThinking channel partner network and directly to its HyperWorks user community.

“Inspire 2018 enables designers and engineers to leverage simulation in new and inventive ways to accelerate the development of high-performance, innovative products,” stated James Dagg, CTO for User Experience at Altair. “Inspire integrates well into large manufacturing enterprises for rapid simulation and lightweighting insights, and has an intuitive user experience that is ideal for small and medium-size businesses with little or no simulation experience.”

Applied at the beginning of clean-sheet design programs and for design exploration of current production parts, Inspire simulation-driven design software is said to allow designers and engineers to:

  • rapidly assemble and simulate dynamic mechanical systems to automatically resolve loads on system components for optimization and analysis
  • generate weight-efficient design proposals unique to specified conventional or Additive Manufacturing processes with Altair’s topology optimisation technology
  • simulate the performance of competing design concepts for static loads, normal modes and buckling
  • directly export Inspire CAD geometry to AM systems

Andy Bartels, Inspire Program Manager explained, “In order to stay competitive while pushing the innovation envelope, simulation must drive the entire design process from the early concept design phase all the way through to production. We continue to add tools to make Inspire more beneficial to its users in each step of the design process.”

“Inspire 2018 is available immediately to clients as an application software download and later this year as a cloud-based offering,” added Dagg.  “Branded as Inspire Unlimited™, the cloud offering of Inspire will include additional functionality such as secure data management, team collaboration tools, and on-demand high-performance computing (HPC).”

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