Highlights
Altair OptiStruct is an industry proven, modern structural analysis solver for linear and non-linear mechanical problems under static, dynamic, and thermal loads. It is the market-leading solution for structural design and optimization. Based on finite-element and multi-body dynamics technology, and through advanced analysis and optimization algorithms, OptiStruct helps designers and engineers rapidly develop innovative, lightweight and structurally efficient designs. OptiStruct is used by thousands of companies worldwide to analyze and optimize structures and mechanical systems for strength, durability, noise and vibrations, heat transfer, as well as impact.
The major items for the 2017 release are:
| • | Inertia Relief for models with greater than 6 rigid body modes. |
| • | User-defined material (beta) |
| • | Friction table support for Nonlinear Analysis |
| • | Material Coordinate System for Solid Elements |
| • | Complex Eigenvalue Analysis for Acoustics |
| • | Power output for Heat Transfer (SPCFORCE) |
| • | 64-bit OptiStruct support (Beta) |
In addition to the OptiStruct 2017 Release Notes, this document also contains a list of all features released after OptiStruct 14.0. The version in which a particular feature was released can be determined by looking at the corresponding version number in parentheses.
In this Release
Stiffness, Strength and Stability
Noise and Vibrations
Thermal Analysis
Multiphysics
General Updates
Optimization
Solvers
3rd Party Interface
Resolved Issues
