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The latest version of Simcenter Inspire (formerly Altair Inspire) release enhances design exploration with AI-powered workflow, advanced modeling capabilities, and improved simulation efficiency across multiple engineering disciplines. In this blog you will find some of our highlights, to get the comprehensive list of everything new in the latest release review the release notes on support center. AI-driven Workflow Simcenter Inspire 2026.1 expands AI-powered simulation by en

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ 2606 is now available, delivering advances that empower CFD engineers to tackle your most demanding simulation challenges with greater efficiency and precision. Compute magnetic fields in detailed e-motor geometries with enhanced speed and accuracy, enabling you to model the complexity of modern electrified powertrains. Train AI models up to 3x faster and iterate designs with greater confidence, helping you go faster from concept to validated solution. Acc

The Simcenter Hypermesh 2026.1 (formerly Altair HyperMesh) introduces powerful new modeling capablities, performance enhancements, and workflow improvements to help engineers build, manage, and process complex simulation models more efficiently. Retrieve with ShapeAI — AI powered model build Engineering teams often have extensive libraries of meshed parts, but locating the right model can be time consuming when names, revisions, or folder structures differ. Simcenter Hypermes

The latest Simcenter Simsolid (formerly Altair SimSolid) release enhances connectivity, expands analysis capabilities, and simplifies post-processing, helping users accelerate design validation while improving overall simulation efficiency. In this blog you will find some of our highlights. Native Designcenter integration Simcenter Simsolid 2026.1 further streamlines the simulation workflow for Designcenter users with an enhanced native integration that eliminates manual file

The new Simcenter FLOEFD 2606 software release is now available in all its CAD-embedded CFD variants, and also the Simcenter 3D embedded variant. This release delivers focused improvements for electronics cooling analysis. This includes library enhancements for easy validated component re-use, efficient modeling of power sources on a die to identify hotspots for IC packages in system models, improvements to computationally efficient PCB thermal modeling, automation of EDA dat

For engineers to collaborate effectively on multidisciplinary applications, being able to transfer results quickly, easily, and reliably from a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model to a structure mechanics Finite Element (FE) model is crucial. With Simcenter STAR-CCM+ we introduce a common data format for an efficient transfer of simulation results to Simcenter 3D (CFD-FEA coupling). Model the complexity of multiphysics applications Mechanical engineering is an engineerin

System simulation for medical device companies AGV and AMR manufacturers are under pressure to reduce the development time of highly customized solutions while also increasing the reliability of autonomous systems. In addition, the integration of vehicle dynamics, electric propulsion, sensors, navigation algorithms, and control systems makes each new project more complex. In this scenario, system simulation enables engineering decisions to be validated before physical prototy

Postprocess modes at critical speeds and efficiency updates. Why do we need rotor dynamics analysis? Modern turbomachinery, from jet engines to industrial compressors, runs at high speeds and under heavy loads, where even small prediction errors can cause vibration, instability, or failure. Rotor dynamics analysis helps engineers assess how shafts and rotating assemblies behave across the operating range, identify critical speeds, and pinpoint modes that could trigger resonan

The latest release of Simcenter Systems 2604 delivers powerful new capabilities that address the most pressing challenges facing engineers today. From advancements in battery pack design and thermal safety validation to expanded gas system simulation and enhanced collaboration workflows, this release empowers engineers to work faster, model greater complexity, and validate designs with unprecedented accuracy. Whether you’re designing next-generation electric vehicles, optimiz

In Siemens' recent video on tips and tricks for Designcenter™ NX™ software, it was explored how Synchronous Modeling allows for quick and efficient modifications to 3D geometry. This set of commands makes it extremely easy to implement rapid design changes without needing to understand how a model was originally built, significantly increasing productivity, even in large assemblies. Check out the video below or scroll down to learn more about how to leverage Synchronous Model

Real-Time Collaborative Workflow Editing for Engineering Teams Engineering teams today are under constant pressure to explore more design alternatives, faster—all while managing increasingly complex, multidisciplinary systems. Yet collaboration often becomes the bottleneck. Disconnected workflows, lack of real-time visibility, and fragmented compute resource management make it difficult for distributed teams to work together efficiently and confidently. Simcenter HEEDS Connec

Modernized design optimization with AI surrogates, streamlined resource management and enhanced simulation integration This blog outlines how the latest release from Simcenter HEEDS 2604 accelerates design optimization workflows for engineers working with high frequency electromagnetic simulations, CFD, and multidisciplinary optimization – delivering faster compute resource management, AI-powered surrogates, and enhanced simulation integrations. Compute resource management re

Rotating systems such as Gas Turbines are used for power generation in the energy industry, or propulsion in the aerospace industry and are subjected to harsh conditions with high temperatures and loads. Under such stress, defects induced during the manufacturing process can have catastrophic effects on the performance of a part. When there is an imbalance in the external loading or when internal imperfections affect the symmetry of the system, vibrations can occur that, depe

Introduction In the rapidly evolving realm of e-mobility and electrical stationary storage systems, it becomes crucial to have precise battery models for effective system design. Battery models can be broadly categorized into two types: the equivalent circuit model and the electrochemical model: The equivalent circuit model simplifies the complex electrochemical processes occurring within a battery by representing it as an electrical circuit composed of resistors, capacitors,

Turbomachinery represents one of the most challenging and sophisticated fields of modern engineering. Its development demands operation under extreme conditions of temperature, pressure, and speed, imposing stringent requirements on materials, mechanical design, and operational reliability. Currently, jet engines and other turbines operate at temperatures exceeding 1,500 °C and under severe pressure levels, in regimes that surpass the conventional limits of most materials. Ev

The latest version of Designcenter NX is not an incremental update; it's a strategic investment in digital transformation. We are providing the tools you need to compete in an AI-driven, cloud-connected, and model-based future. This new version features a broad set of enhancements in assembly, design, drawings, and user experience. This update focuses on expanding core modeling and construction capabilities, improving drawing creation and control, and continuously enhancing

Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) consist of thousands of identical cores, each designed to operate independently on massively parallel tasks, which can be subdivided so that each core works independently. This design differs from that of the traditional Central Processing Unit (CPU), which is composed of a smaller number of highly complex cores, with sophisticated control logic, large amounts of hierarchical cache memory, and advanced mechanisms such as out-of-order execution

A strong rise of the interest in green hydrogen production The demand for today and the future is for true zero-emission power. Alternatives must be found to replace fossil fuels. Currently, batteries are a solution for automotive. Unfortunately, they are not suitable for many applications due to limitations with storage capacity, lifetime, charge constraints and environmental concerns. Therefore, green hydrogen production (produced for instance by electrolysis, using renewab

For any vehicle, poorly handled water can be a problem, one that is very well known to today’s automotive engineers. Whether a light drizzle or a deep flood, water impacts almost all aspects of a car design, from driver visibility and component longevity to vehicle safety and overall performance. For years, tackling these issues meant costly, time-consuming physical tests. Today, however, car designers are equipped with an ever-growing suite of tools to simulate and mitigate

Introduction Electric vehicles are at the center of today’s developments in the automotive industry, and as the heart of an electric vehicle, the battery plays a pivotal role in powering the vehicle. It’s a crucial and valuable component. However, its significance goes beyond functionality only – the battery’s weight, cost, and vulnerability to damage make it an area of concern for EV owners. In contrast to vehicles with internal combusting engineers, electric vehicles often

Deliver instant predictions with AI. Accelerate multiphase CFD with GPUs. Boost performance across CPU–GPU resources. Speed-up vehicle wading simulations with SPH solver. Plus, many more. AI‑powered Geometric Deep Learning (GDL) in Simcenter STAR‑CCM+ 2602 enables instant predictions to evaluate design variants in real time and accelerate early‑stage decision‑making. This release also brings GPU‑native support for Volume Of Fluid (VOF) and Mixture Multiphase (MMP) solvers, a

A game-changer in renewable energy. This blog post highlights how Simcenter System Simulation helps addressing your industrial Solar Photovoltaic (PV) challenges. SolarPV systems are complex systems since they’re often combined with other surroundings like residentials, fast charging stations for electric vehicles, BESS (battery energy storage systems) or microgrids, up to space stations and satellites. It requires many different physics inside (electrics, thermal, semiconduc

Why NVH performance matters The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is here, promising a cleaner, more efficient future for transportation. But as the roar of internal combustion engines fades, a new challenge emerges: the intrinsic quietness of Electric Drive Units (EDUs) brings the subtle sounds and vibrations of other components, especially the geartrain, into sharp focus. For automotive engineers, this means NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) performance is more critical

Introduction Electrification is rapidly reshaping the commercial trucking industry, promising cleaner and more efficient transport solutions. Driven by new regulations [ 1 ], the electrification of heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and their trailers represents is essential to decarbonize freight logistics [ 2 ]. One emerging innovation is the electrified drive axle, or e-axle, integrated into heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and their trailers to provide regenerative braking and addition