Why Simcenter Nastran?
- Utilize the premier FEM solver
Simcenter Nastran is a leading finite element method (FEM) solver known for its strong performance in structural analysis, dynamics, acoustics, and optimization.
- Trust the industry standard of over 50 years
Simcenter Nastran assists diverse industries, ensuring safe, reliable, and optimized designs in shorter cycles for manufacturers and engineering suppliers.
- Simplify modeling processes
Simcenter Nastran is known as a leader in structural and dynamics simulation, but it goes beyond those solutions. Nonlinear structural analysis, acoustics, rotor dynamics, aeroelasticity and flutter, thermal analysis and optimization are all available from the same solver. The advantage to having all these solutions available in a single solver is that input/output file formats are the same for all solution types, which greatly simplifies modeling processes.
- Integrate from the desktop to HPC systems
Available as an integrated solution within Simcenter 3D, or as a standalone solver, Simcenter Nastran gives you the flexibility to deploy to the computing systems that will best serve your application needs.
- Benefit from flexible licensing
Leverage Simcenter 3D value-based licensing to gain immediate access to the Simcenter Nastran modules you need. If you’re a Simcenter Femap user, explore our Simcenter Femap/Simcenter Nastran bundles. You can also license Simcenter Nastran separately to work with whichever pre/post system you choose.
Simcenter Nastran software capabilities
- Structural analysis
Simulate structures to understand how they perform for stress, deformation and more. Simcenter Nastran solver can help you accurately simulate the following types of solutions:
- Linear analysis
- Multistep nonlinear analysis
Structural analysis
- Structural dynamics
Understand, analyze and improve structural dynamics response. Simcenter Nastran structural dynamics solutions help you to efficiently understand and avoid excessive vibrations and stresses. Dedicated capabilities available within the structural dynamics solution include:
Structural dynamics simulation
- Acoustic simulation
Minimize noise and optimize sound quality through acoustic simulation. Simcenter Nastran is an efficient FEM solver for performing acoustics and vibro-acoustics simulation.
Acoustic simulation
- Optimization
Improve and optimize your product designs. Simcenter Nastran optimization solutions help you to start at topology optimization and also optimize your finite element models through achieving specific results. Specific optimization capabilities include:
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Topology optimization
- FE parameter optimization
Design space exploration and optimization
- High-performance computing for dynamics and NVH analysis