Predict Performance
With Autodesk^® Simulation, engineers have the tools to more easily study initial design intent and help predict the performance of a complete digital prototype.

When working with CAD geometry, automatic meshing tools produce high-quality elements on the first pass—resulting in higher simulation accuracy within the areas of greatest engineering concern and helping to predict product performance in less time. Built-in modeling capabilities enable designers and engineers to directly edit the mesh to help with accurate placement of loads and constraints, or create simplified geometry for proof-of-concept studies. In addition to increasing productivity through modeling flexibility, Autodesk Simulation software makes it possible to quickly validate design concepts before resources are invested in significant design changes or new products.

Supports a Multi-CAD Environment
Autodesk Simulation software includes direct data exchange and tight integration with AutoCAD^®, Autodesk^® Inventor^®,...

Autodesk^® Inventor^® Fusion, Autodesk^® Moldflow^®, and Autodesk^® Vault. It also supports many other major tools. Manufacturers often create and share designs in multiple CAD software tools, making it difficult to integrate engineering simulation tools into an existing design process without significant and costly changes. Autodesk Simulation software supports efficient workflows in today’s multi-CAD environment by providing direct geometry exchange and full associativity with Pro/ENGINEER^®, Solid Edge^®, SolidWorks^®, and other software.

Rapid Simulation
Necessary design changes become more apparent when a product's real-world environment is fully simulated, but computationally intensive analyses can be time and resource intensive.

Fast solvers in Autodesk Simulation software utilize the power of all available computing resources to perform parallel and distributed processing, allowing designers and engineers to study more realistic digital prototypes in a practical amount of time. Reducing the time necessary to simulate encourages greater design exploration as concepts can be quickly examined for feasibility. It also means designers can take more factors into consideration in less time without waiting hours for results. 

Property and Load Definition
Autodesk Simulation software helps you better understand the real-world performance of products...

by applying material data, loads, and constraints to your digital prototype. Numerous material models and a library of common engineering materials help you characterize and predict how parts will respond to loads.

Loads
Easily apply loads—including centrifugal loads, gravity loads, heat generation, current density, pressure, convection, radiation, flow rate, force, temperature, and voltage—to an entire model, its surface or edges, or individual parts or nodes.

Variable Loads
• Apply variable loads—such as time- and results-based loads—to your model
• View and edit multiplier data associated with time-dependent loading; easily import load curves from other sources
• Adjust the magnitude of an applied load based on the results calculated in a mechanical event simulation (MES) analysis

Material Model Capabilities
• Better understand the real-world behavior of parts by closely considering actual material behavior for foam, gasket, rubber, plastic, and other nonlinear materials
• Choose from a wide range of nonlinear material models to get more accurate results when a part’s operation involves twisting, stretching, squashing, or buckling
• Learn how a part will likely fail, especially when large deformation occurs

Material Library Manager
• Import, create, and manage customized material libraries to better simulate material behavior
• Apply properties from a built-in library of common engineering materials, import properties from industry-standard material resources such as MatWeb, or create custom materials and save them for reuse
• Apply the same material properties to multiple parts simultaneously, or apply different properties to each part

Advanced Simulation
With Autodesk Simulation software, you can use multi-body dynamics with support for large-scale motion, large deformation, and large strain...

with body-to-body contact to enhance design decisions. Simulate models subject to dynamic loads and inertial effects involved in motion, drop tests, and impact. Study stress, strain, displacement, shear, and axial forces due to motion. Mechanical event simulation (MES) with linear and nonlinear materials automatically calculates loads and time-stepping based on physical data, helping you avoid costly, inaccurate assumptions.