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HyperWorks Next Generation – Remove Small Features Learn More

HyperWorks Next Generation – Remove Small Features

Defeature – Small Features tool: The Small Features tool finds and deletes small solids and deletes or suppresses sliver surfaces. The Small Features tool is available within the Defeature tool.

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HyperWorks Next Generation – Replicate Mesh Learn More

HyperWorks Next Generation – Replicate Mesh

Replicate Mesh - Use the tool to replicate a mesh from one location to another, with options to keep the original mesh, as well as to replicate into multiple copies. The replicated elements replace the original elements, maintaining relevant information like properties, thicknesses, and other solver attributes.

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HyperWorks Next Generation – Tools Finder Learn More

HyperWorks Next Generation – Tools Finder

The purpose of this tool is to help you find tools that you used in Legacy HyperMesh by selecting the menu or panel from the classic interface to be shown the location in the new HyperWorks interface.

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Altair Inspire Cast – Filters for Gravity Casting Learn More

Altair Inspire Cast – Filters for Gravity Casting

Filter is one of the crucial components of filling system in Castings used for multiple purpose as:
• Maintain metal flow at gate.
• Avoid turbulent behavior of liquid metal during filling.
• Retain impurities, foam and slag from the metal.
• To avoid sudden impact of metal in the cavity due to head height.

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Altair Radioss – Automatic Dynamic Relaxation Learn More

Altair Radioss – Automatic Dynamic Relaxation

Automatic dynamic relaxation in Radioss.

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Altair OptiStruct – Viscoelastic Material Learn More

Altair OptiStruct – Viscoelastic Material

The behavior of Viscoelastic materials is intermediate between the idealized behavior of elastic solids and viscous liquids. The time domain Viscoelastic material in OptiStruct is represented by the generalized Maxwell model and is defined by a Prony series expansion.

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Altair OptiStruct – Creep Material Learn More

Altair OptiStruct – Creep Material

Creep is the permanent time dependent deformation occurring in structures, can be defined using MATVP bulk card entry. It is based on power-law model and can be used in its ‘time hardening’ form or in the corresponding ‘strain hardening’ form.

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Altair OptiStruct – Manufacturing Constraints Support for Multiple-Material Topology Optimization Learn More

Altair OptiStruct – Manufacturing Constraints Support for Multiple-Material Topology Optimization

All manufacturing constraints are supported for Multiple Materials Topology optimization (MMAT) from v2019.1.Different manufacturing constraints could be applied to different candidate materials in the same design domain. The original material defined by property will not be taken as candidate material by default. OptiStruct will error out if there is only one candidate material defined for the same design domain in MMAT.The element density result is available for all candidate materials in v2019.1.

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Webinar: Lead-Time Reduction at Renault with Altair SimSolid Learn More

Webinar: Lead-Time Reduction at Renault with Altair SimSolid

Renault presents how they've adopted SimSolid to significantly speed up design time and gain deep design insights upfront in the design process.

Find out how SimSolid is used to run multiple structural simulation iterations directly on their CAD geometry in minutes with amazing accuracy.

Airbus Helicopters Relies on Simulation to Develop Antennas Quickly and Efficiently Learn More

Airbus Helicopters Relies on Simulation to Develop Antennas Quickly and Efficiently

Hervé Dutruc, antenna and communication expert at Airbus Helicopters, highlights some of the challenges the company faces for antenna design and installation definition. Airbus Helicopters relies on Altair Feko simulations to support the increased of use of composite materials and growing frequency for communication systems.

Introducing Altair EDEM Learn More

Introducing Altair EDEM

Altair's acquisition of DEM Solutions allows customers to design and develop power machinery while simultaneously optimizing how this equipment processes and handles bulk materials. EDEM's Discrete Element Method tool interfaces with Altair's leading physics applications to extend companies ability to simulate complex products as systems-of-systems.

With EDEM, users will be able to simulate the interaction between materials such as pellets, tablets, powders, coal, soil, and rocks with machinery. Combining DEM with Altair's applications for model-based development, structural analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and multi-body dynamics gives users unparalleled insight into the performance of their complex products in use.

Altair Inspire Print3D Datasheet Learn More

Altair Inspire Print3D Datasheet

Altair Inspire Print3D is an additive manufacturing (AM) product development and process simulation solution that enables teams to enhance part quality and minimize lead time and AM costs by reducing material usage, print time and post-processing. It provides a fast and accurate toolset for the design and process simulation of selective laser melting (SLM) parts.

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Development of A new vehicle front sub-frame using Altair Inspire topology optimization Learn More

Development of A new vehicle front sub-frame using Altair Inspire topology optimization

Presentation by Edan Lazerson, CAE Engineer, Plasan.

The Stormrider is a new vehicle which was designed from scratch and developed by Plasan. Altair Inspire was used for Topology optimization In order to find the ""best"" design for the vehicle front sub frame. The available volume (design space), 5 different load cases and target mass were specified and the optimization software calculated geometry to maximize stiffness. The optimization results were complex to manufacture with traditional technologies; the simulation and design teams collaborated on designing a manufacturable front sub frame assembly. The new design was simulated to ensure it will withstand all the required loads. The front sub frame was implemented and tested on the prototype vehicle. The optimized front sub frame proved mechanically sound, while satisfying the mass and geometrical requirements. The early stage optimization reduced the development time, by creating a valid geometry however, the topology to manufacturable design process is not trivial. In this presentation, we will present the mentioned development stages and compare the test results to the simulation predictions.

Presentation at the ATCx in Israel, Netanya on October 30, 2019.

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The Increased Importance of BIW & Powertrain Integration in Electric Vehicle Development Learn More

The Increased Importance of BIW & Powertrain Integration in Electric Vehicle Development

Jamie Buchanan, UK Technical Director at Altair presents at the 2019 UK e-Mobility Seminar. Global Review of the EV Architecture. Integration Opportunities (e.g. Battery System Packaging, BIW / Battery Tray Integration)

The Multi Physics Optimization of an e-Motor Rotor Learn More

The Multi Physics Optimization of an e-Motor Rotor

Vincent Leconte, Director of Business Development - EM Solutions at Altair presents at the 2019 UK e-Mobility Seminar. Optimization of e-Motors, Case Studies: Jaguar Land Rover & Porsche. Cooling Simulation of the eMotors.

System Level Optimization of Key Electric Vehicle Powertrain Attributes Learn More

System Level Optimization of Key Electric Vehicle Powertrain Attributes

Gonçalo Pereira, Principal Applications Engineer at Altair presents at the 2019 UK e-Mobility Seminar. Trade-off Studies between Battery Pack, e-Motor, Range etc. System Model Generation to Explore Sensitivities.

CFD Simulation for Electric Vehicle Powertrain Development Learn More

CFD Simulation for Electric Vehicle Powertrain Development

Gareth Lee, Senior CFD Specialist at Altair presents at the 2019 UK e-Mobility Seminar. How multiphase SPH can support cooling and lubrication system development. Improving powertrain efficiency and thermal management for better EV performance.

Driving NVH Development Through Collaborative CAE Simulation & Real-Time Subjective Feedback Learn More

Driving NVH Development Through Collaborative CAE Simulation & Real-Time Subjective Feedback

Peter Benzie, NVH Technical Specialist at Altair, Finn Kryger Nielsen, Business Development Manager at Brüel & Kjær and Dr. Michael Platten, Product Manager - NVH & Dynamics at Romax, present simulation coupling between e-motor, gears and vehicle BIW and discuss the NVH SQ Simulator – Driving Virtual NVH Test Sign-off.

Utilising the Natural Body Characteristics of EV Platforms to Maximise NVH Performance Learn More

Utilising the Natural Body Characteristics of EV Platforms to Maximise NVH Performance

Peter Benzie, NVH Technical Specialist at Altair presents at the UK e-Mobility Seminar 2019. Taking Advantage of Large Stiff, Heavy and Well Damped Battery System. Diagnose and Mitigate the EV modes that are Likely to Drive Response Issues.

Accelerating the Development of Highly Optimised EV Composite Structures through Multiscale Technology Learn More

Accelerating the Development of Highly Optimised EV Composite Structures through Multiscale Technology

James Eves, Team Manager at Altair presents at the UK e-Mobility seminar 2019. Multiscale methods to speed up the composite design process. Providing confidence in early design studies to improve the predictivity of final design evaluations.

The Challenges Associated with the Electrification of Motorsport Platforms Learn More

The Challenges Associated with the Electrification of Motorsport Platforms

Michael Gascoyne, CEO of MGI Technologies presents at the UK e-Mobility seminar 2019.

Address the Crashworthiness Challenges of Electric Vehicles using Simulation Learn More

Address the Crashworthiness Challenges of Electric Vehicles using Simulation

Peter Snape, Crash Technical Specialist at Altair presents at the UK e-Mobility seminar 2019. Developing a 5-star EV (eg. Specific Legislation FMVSS305). Exploiting Crashworthiness Opportunities of EV Architectures.

The C123 Process - A Rapid Simulation Process to Optimise the Weight & Performance Attributes of a BIW Structure Learn More

The C123 Process - A Rapid Simulation Process to Optimise the Weight & Performance Attributes of a BIW Structure

Dr. Stuart Bates, Concept Technical Specialist at Altair presents at the UK e-Mobility seminar 2019. Rapid Exploration of Packaging Alternatives e.g. Battery System Layout, Battery Frame / BIW Integration. Developing Balance Design (Weight vs Attribute Performance), Target Setting using Simulation.

Altair Inspire Studio Product Overview Learn More

Altair Inspire Studio Product Overview

Altair Inspire Studio is the new solution for innovative designers, architects, and digital artists to create, evaluate and visualize designs faster than ever before. With unrivaled flexibility and precision, its unique construction history feature along with multiple modeling techniques empowers users throughout the creative process.

Faster Concept Modeling with HyperWorks X Learn More

Faster Concept Modeling with HyperWorks X

In this webinar, we address challenges common to conceptual modeling engineers and the powerful new time-saving features and workflows available in the HyperWorks X user experience.

Ideate, Design and Manufacture a 3D-printed Pen Learn More

Ideate, Design and Manufacture a 3D-printed Pen

A short workflow video illustrating the journey of a design idea, from the initial sketches to additive manufacturing, utilizing Altair Inspire Studio and Print3D. The final metal 3D-printing of the pen has been done in collaboration with SLM Solutions.

Increasing Your Productivity for CFD Model Build Learn More

Increasing Your Productivity for CFD Model Build

This webinar, presented jointly between Altair and the UK's leading CFD consultancy, TotalSim, demonstrated how the latest model build technologies can drastically accelerate your external aerodynamics programmes, freeing up Engineers' time to provide design insight and enhance performance, not stuck endlessly refining meshes.

Scaling Up Your Nonlinear Analysis Solver Throughput with HyperWorks Unlimited Learn More

Scaling Up Your Nonlinear Analysis Solver Throughput with HyperWorks Unlimited

In this webinar, you'll learn about OptiStruct's nonlinear analysis performance at scale as well as Altair's powerful and cost-efficient solutions for on-premise or virtual compute clusters.

Nonlinear Analysis Buyer's Guide Learn More

Nonlinear Analysis Buyer's Guide

We created this guide to help managers of CAE budgets navigate the multifaceted decisions companies must make when choosing a nonlinear analysis software vendor. Additionally, we’ve compiled some tips and best practices for successfully managing these deployments to satisfy the needs of growing engineering
teams while extracting maximum return on investment.

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Altair SimSolid – Copy Boundary Condition Learn More

Altair SimSolid – Copy Boundary Condition

Copy of loads and boundary condition: This would allow user to copy loads and boundary condition from one structural subcase to another structural subcase or structural subcase to modal subcase.

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Altair SimSolid – Spots for Load Application Learn More

Altair SimSolid – Spots for Load Application

Many traditional FEA systems require faces to be split to create localized loads and constraints. SimSolid has a better way – Spots.

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Altair SimSolid – Linear Superposition of Subcases Learn More

Altair SimSolid – Linear Superposition of Subcases

Linear Superposition of subcases in SimSolid.

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Altair SimSolid – Partial Dynamic Response & Dynamic Reaction Forces Learn More

Altair SimSolid – Partial Dynamic Response & Dynamic Reaction Forces

Partial dynamic response & dynamic reaction forces in SimSolid.

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Altair HyperView – New Door Intrusion Tool Learn More

Altair HyperView – New Door Intrusion Tool

New door intrusion tool in HyperView.

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Altair HyperView – New MPDB Projection Tool Learn More

Altair HyperView – New MPDB Projection Tool

New MPDB projection tool in HyperView.

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MediaView – Marker Lock Learn More

MediaView – Marker Lock

Marker lock in MediaView.

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Altair Inspire – Joint Coupler Learn More

Altair Inspire – Joint Coupler

Rotational and/or translational movements of connected parts in your motion model can now be coupled together with the Couplers tool.

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Altair Inspire –Top Bottom Mid Surface Extraction Learn More

Altair Inspire –Top Bottom Mid Surface Extraction

Top bottom mid surface extraction in Altair Inspire.

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Concept Design for Plastic Parts - Better and Earlier Decisions with CAE Driven Design Learn More

Concept Design for Plastic Parts - Better and Earlier Decisions with CAE Driven Design

Traditionally, products are created with a draft, which is then specified by taking into account external factors. The next step is to validate, test them as prototypes and adapt the design. If simulation is used as a virtual test, this cycle can be accelerated.

The foundation for a successful design is set in the concept phase.

This raises the question of how simulation can be used as a motor for creative solutions and how it can be used as a groundbreaking basis for decision-making in the early phase of product development.

With the simulation-driven design approach, you can achieve early design maturity, efficient material utilization and shorter development times in the development of complex plastic components. Using the example of a front-end module, Code Product Solutions and Altair will demonstrate efficient product development in the recording "Concept Design for Plastic Parts".

Design Exploration and Optimization of an Aluminum Profile Learn More

Design Exploration and Optimization of an Aluminum Profile

Faraone Srl - a company leader in designing and manufacturing "transparent architectures" - as been working with Altair to develop an optimization and design exploration workflow for their aluminum profiles. Profiles initially designed with Altair Inspire, are then passed to the new Design Explorer tool - included in Altair HyperWorks X - to further evaluate and refine the design.

Transformative Flight Transportation: Challenges Become Opportunities Learn More

Transformative Flight Transportation: Challenges Become Opportunities

Advances in energy storage, motor efficiency, and flight control systems have us on the potential cusp of a revolution in air mobility. This comes at a time when many traditional transportation infrastructures are saturated and new modes of mobility are desperately needed. The presentation will provide an overview of recent developments in urban- and extended-air-mobility and discuss the hurdles that must be overcome, not only technical obstacles but also challenges in regulations, societal acceptance, and business. It will provide context with an overview of our own technical challenges and successes, from the imminent Transition® to the aspirational TF-X.

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Introduction to Altair PollEx Learn More

Introduction to Altair PollEx

This webinar introduces the benefits of PollEx for fast PCB design viewing and exploration, analysis (including signal integrity and thermal), verification (considering electrical, assembly, and manufacturing constraints), and how these solutions work within the unified PollEx electronics part data management software.

Meet your Energy Efficiency Goals in your Electrification Projects with Simulation Learn More

Meet your Energy Efficiency Goals in your Electrification Projects with Simulation

Electrification is one of the main means of creating a low-carbon economy, allowing to use renewable energies and energy efficient technologies. Electric power enters many industries and also impacts our everyday lives, especially with the electric mobility. The use of power electronics and control systems allows offering better reliability, safety and low maintenance costs, and also brings additional innovative functions. Learn how Altair simulation and optimization tools can help designing highly efficient electric machines, as well as advanced control strategies to help you build innovative and energy efficient electric solutions.

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Product Development with a Multi-attribute, Single Model Workflow Learn More

Product Development with a Multi-attribute, Single Model Workflow

This presentation discusses an efficient work-flow for multiple attribute analysis and optimization using Altair HyperWorks CAE tools with the HyperMesh pre-processor and OptiStruct solver. A single finite element model has been built with all the three subcases, i.e. NVH, nonlinear strength (permanent set) and fatigue, in the same model as different load-cases. This makes analysis and iteration processes streamlined and efficient, as no model conversion is involved. Further optimization with the required set of responses and constraints are discussed in order to achieve at light weight design with performance target for dynamic stiffness, permanent set and fatigue damage.

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Expert Emulation in Crash Optimization using Machine Learning Learn More

Expert Emulation in Crash Optimization using Machine Learning

In optimization it is sometimes desirable, but not possible to define constraints that fully reflects an expert’s requirements. This may lead to a design that does not function as intended. Machine Learning enables the user to set up subjective constraints, ensuring a design that has been trained to replicate the expert’s opinion. In this presentation machine learning is used to ensure axial crush for an automotive front crash event.

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Optimizing Powertrain Efficiency and Thermal Management for Improved Vehicle Performance and Energy Efficiency Learn More

Optimizing Powertrain Efficiency and Thermal Management for Improved Vehicle Performance and Energy Efficiency

This presentation focuses on presenting a synergy of different simulation methods and tools towards the accurate prediction of power losses, oil distribution and thermal effects focusing on an automotive and aerospace gearbox example. A number of different approaches are described, including CFD, gear design, bearing design and selection and oil selection, with the aim of maximizing efficiency and ensuring adequate lubrication of critical components and cooling of the powertrain components (e-motor and the associated gearbox)

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Empowering Aerodynamic Design Exploration – Volkswagen Group Research Case Study Learn More

Empowering Aerodynamic Design Exploration – Volkswagen Group Research Case Study

This presentation highlights Volkswagen Group Research’s novel approach to early-stage aerodynamic performance improvement using a combination of Altair’s simulation technology and VW’s proprietary reduced-order modeling technology. The unique technologies and approach have enabled early-stage design exploration and unprecedented collaboration between stylists and aerodynamicists with the goal of delivering both styling emotion and aerodynamic performance.

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Human Plus Machine: How Sarcos is Revolutionizing the Future of Work with Industrial Robotics Learn More

Human Plus Machine: How Sarcos is Revolutionizing the Future of Work with Industrial Robotics

With the prospect of increasing labor shortages among a wide variety of industries, combined with the significant costs of occupational injuries and the ever-increasing pressure to increase productivity, leading robotics company, Sarcos is in a unique position to deploy industrial robotics designed to increase productivity while eliminating injuries, by augmenting rather than replacing human workers.

Chris Beaufait, COO of Sarcos, discusses the current robotics landscape, why automation is not the right solution to the problems industries are facing, how Sarcos and its product lineup - including the full body, fully powered Guardian XO exoskeleton - will play a critical role in defining the workforce of tomorrow, and his vision for the robotics industry over the next five to 10 years.

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An Efficient and Automated Design Strategy for Multi-physics E-Motor Development Learn More

An Efficient and Automated Design Strategy for Multi-physics E-Motor Development

This presentation introduces an application of a unique, highly automatic, multi-physics design strategy for E-motors, based on a current program at Mercedes-AMG GmbH. The strategy considers essential development requirements including electromagnetics and thermal requirements, NVH, stress and durability. It accommodates for DOE, multi-objective optimization and design exploration methods to be used to explore and find feasible motor designs. The presentation will show how the strategy adds efficiency to the E-motor development process and how it impacts the total costs of development.

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Physics-based Cell and Pack Models for System Simulation Learn More

Physics-based Cell and Pack Models for System Simulation

Sendyne, part of the Altair Partner Alliance, provides a virtual, physics-based battery model called CellMod Virtual Battery for real-time co-simulation for individual cells and packs. This presentation provides a brief overview of the battery model and benefits as well as an example of system simulation using Altair Activate using the Functional Mock-up Interface standard for co-simulation.

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Using Machine Learning and Optimization to Develop e-Motor Learn More

Using Machine Learning and Optimization to Develop e-Motor

The Altair Multiphysics platform provides a broad portfolio of solvers and tools to help engineers develop e-motor design requirements by using simulation and optimization methods. This presentation provides examples, using Altair Machine Learning and optimization solutions, of the e-motor requirements by leveraging in data available, which is key for e-motor designers to reduce time-to-market.

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Fast Forward Your Nonlinear Analysis with OptiStruct and HyperWorks Unlimited Learn More

Fast Forward Your Nonlinear Analysis with OptiStruct and HyperWorks Unlimited

Take home a modern nonlinear solver and state-of-the-art compute cluster to start revolutionizing your engineering decision-making on day one. Make agile design decisions, boost throughput, and reduce
time-to-market by combining the modern nonlinear solver capabilities of OptiStruct with Altair’s HyperWorks Unlimited appliance.

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Modeling the Thermal Runaway Behavior of Li-ion Batteries upon Mechanical Abused Loading Learn More

Modeling the Thermal Runaway Behavior of Li-ion Batteries upon Mechanical Abused Loading

This presentation demonstrates Altair’s capability of simulating the behavior of a mechanically damaged battery from a cell to a pack integrated in a vehicle, based on collaborative research previously conducted with MIT. An innovative approach of applying electromagnetics loss to predict rising temperature due to short circuit effects during an impact is discussed, along with the development of a software tool, Battery Design, which enables OEMs and suppliers to design battery applications using multiphysics optimization, including mechanical-electrical-electrochemical-thermal behaviors.

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The Key Role of Simulation in Development of Aluminum Profiles and Study of Glass Structures in Shorter Design Time Learn More

The Key Role of Simulation in Development of Aluminum Profiles and Study of Glass Structures in Shorter Design Time

This presentation discusses advancements of the range and quality of products in the last few years at Faraone, thanks to the adoption of both Altair Inspire and SimSolid. SimSolid is a great tool that allows Faraone to study and refine the design of complex structures and a variety of different products, not just glass balustrades. In less than half an hour, it makes it possible to analyze and verify a three-story glass staircase, directly from the 3D CAD file, a simulation that would normally requires about half a day. Additionally, Moreover the original CAD drawing does not need simplification, SimSolid® works directly from the 3D CAD file, allowing fewer issues, and a better, final solution.

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Machine Learning in 3D: Teaching Algorithms to Organize, Judge and Generate Parts Learn More

Machine Learning in 3D: Teaching Algorithms to Organize, Judge and Generate Parts

This talk presents the challenges of using 3D geometry in machine learning and demonstrates new techniques that Altair is using to teach algorithms about our 3D world.

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Automotive Cellular Antenna Elevation Angle Study Learn More

Automotive Cellular Antenna Elevation Angle Study

Automotive and smartphone cellular telecommunication system shares the same root. However, some design parameters should have differences because of different design environment and user experience. One of the big design differences can be found on antenna design, especially antenna gain on elevation angle radiation pattern. This presentation is about a study of the elevation angle for better automotive telecommunication systems antenna design.

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Upcoming New Wireless Solutions and Applications, including 5G Learn More

Upcoming New Wireless Solutions and Applications, including 5G

The rollout of 5G technology is going to be a boon across many industries globally, with the expansion of IoT and connected devices, and where lower latencies are opening the door to time-critical areas like autonomous vehicles, industrial IoT and healthcare. In this presentation we will share new applications and use cases from different major verticals, showing how organizations are designing innovative products using Altair electromagnetic simulation solutions related to antennas, wave propagation modelling, radio network planning and EMC applications. We will also talk about new solutions we have recently launched, and about what is available and coming in 5G.

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Altair ConnectMe™ 2019 Learn More

Altair ConnectMe™ 2019

Altair ConnectMe™ 2019 is a very easy to use tool to launch Altair Products, receive update notifications and hear about the latest Altair news. With the 2019 version it now also manages Altair Partner Alliance products and products licensed by solidThinking Units. Highlights are the access to different versions of the same product and a direct access to the product help without the need to launch the product itself.

Radioss 2019/2019.1 Overview Learn More

Radioss 2019/2019.1 Overview

Watch this video to see the new features available in the Radioss 2019 and 2019.1 releases.

Design for Additive Manufacturing with Topology Optimization Learn More

Design for Additive Manufacturing with Topology Optimization

Presentation by Avishai Warszawski, Mechanical Designer at IAI, Israel Aerospace Industries at the ATCx in Israel, Netanya on October 30, 2019.

The goal of this project is to design a lightweight and stiff support bracket for delicate coaxes which are attached to an electronic unit. The machining design of this bracket, although very light in weight, did not provide the required stiffness and was also very expensive to manufacture. The best approach for design was only realized after the AM team was requested to find a solution. Topology optimization with Altair tools was used to define the best shape that provides the best solution. Finally, the bracket was printed in an SLM machine from AlSi10Mg. In the near future it will be qualified by dynamic tests in accordance with the defined environmental loads.

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Hyperworks X Highlights & Future Learn More

Hyperworks X Highlights & Future

Presentation by Sergi Chanukaev, Country Managing Director, Altair Israel, at the ATCx in Israel, Netanya on October 30, 2019.

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Shielding Effectiveness Analysis Learn More

Shielding Effectiveness Analysis

Presentation by David Aviram , EM Expert in Israel, Altair.

Presentation at the ATCx in Israel, Netanya on October 30, 2019.

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Design of Broadband GNSS Antennas Learn More

Design of Broadband GNSS Antennas

Presentation by Oren Mamane - Afeka College of Engineering at the ATCx in Israel, Netanya on October 30, 2019.

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Conceptual Design and optimization of an Electric Motor Learn More

Conceptual Design and optimization of an Electric Motor

Presentation by Koby Ingram, Gevasol BV.

Conceptual Design and optimization of an Electric Motor using Altair Flux and HyperStudy. The customized electric machine with high level demands and efficiency is a challenging topic requiring top level of expertise and best in class simulation tools. This work focuses on the usage of Flux and Hyperstudy as tools for bettering the design and design process of e-motors.

Presentation at the ATCx in Israel, Netanya on October 30, 2019.

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From MBD to FSI Complete firearm development Learn More

From MBD to FSI Complete firearm development

Presentation by Konstantin Arhiptsov & by Eitan Maler, Simulation Dept. IWI
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) at the ATCx in Israel, Netanya on October 30, 2019.

These days, in IWI, complete multi physics simulation is an integrated tool in the development of any new product. The motivation is to completely simulate one or two firing cycles as close to reality. First step is the Multi Body Dynamics simulation to check all mechanism are synchronized and work properly. Second is the explicit simulations - calibrating the mechanical properties of the pistol, in that the springs, contacts, materials and gun powder properties based on one firing cycle. The following is to calibrate the Non Rigid Boundary conditions (NRBC’s). This calibration of boundary conditions which are not completely fixed is crucial to understanding the actual strains and stresses on the parts. One of the approaches was to use known data of the stiffness of arm and wrist, implementing this data into a HyperStudy model to compare and calibrate the results based on a slow motion capturing of a real firing. The results are promising, with high accuracy of the behavior compared to a real capturing of the shooting, up to the point of slider getting to the end of its move – where most of the kinetic energy transform into loads on the frame. The following steps will be to calibrate, using the same method, the return of the slider to it’s original position and perform more than one firing cycle.

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Dynamical RCS - Helicopters in pulsed Doppler radars image Learn More

Dynamical RCS - Helicopters in pulsed Doppler radars image

Presentation by Tal Oz, Officer, Israeli Air Force.

Many modern radars measure the radial velocity of airborne targets using Doppler shift to distinguish between real targets and clutter (trees, clouds, birds). Radial velocity and Doppler shift are directly related for regular airborne targets such as Boeing 747 but even a standing still helicopter will produce some sort of measurable Doppler shift. It is a computationally difficult task to find the relevant helicopter RCS but a feature provided by Feko, the ""Numerical Green Function"" can dramatically improve computation time of such problems. The lecture will begin with relevant Radar and RCS introduction, some highlights of important Feko features and dynamic RCS results of a CAD model of a helicopter.

Presentation at the ATCx in Israel, Netanya on October 30, 2019.

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Maximize Productivity in SimSolid Learn More

Maximize Productivity in SimSolid

Getting started with SimSolid? View this video to see how you can get started and maximize your productivity with the tool.

What’s the State of Nonlinear Simulation? Learn More

What’s the State of Nonlinear Simulation?

Engineering.com audience survey of
nonlinear simulation practices

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HyperWorks X CFD Learn More

HyperWorks X CFD

In this course you will have the opportunity to learn about HyperWorks X CFD. Modules contained within the course provide detailed descriptions of the tools and workflows within HyperWorks X CFD. You will also have the opportunity to watch demonstrations and perform hands on exercises throughout the modules.

A login to Altair Connect is required to access this course.

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HyperWorks X Learn More

HyperWorks X

In this course you will have the opportunity to learn about HyperWorks X. Modules contained within the course provide detailed descriptions of the tools and workflows within HyperWorks X. You will also have the opportunity to watch demonstrations and perform hands on exercises throughout the modules.

A login to Altair Connect is required to access this course.

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Solid Modeling of a Mechanical Part Learn More

Solid Modeling of a Mechanical Part

A short workflow illustrating the power of solid modeling and editing in Inspire Studio, applied to a junction pipe with flanges.

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Create and Control NURBS Curves & Surfaces Learn More

Create and Control NURBS Curves & Surfaces

Utilize Non-uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) curves and surfaces to accurately represent even the most complex shapes with flexibility and precision.

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The Secrets to Fast AND Accurate Simulation Webinar Learn More

The Secrets to Fast AND Accurate Simulation Webinar

No Tradeoffs Required!

There has always been a required compromise when it comes to structural simulation. This tradeoff required users to select a tool that excels in either depth/accuracy OR speed (you have likely experienced this yourself).

With Altair SimSolid, this compromise is no longer necessary. SimSolid works directly on CAD geometry and gives its users incredibly accurate design insight in seconds to minutes.

Blazingly Fast AND Incredibly Accurate Simulation is possible! View our webinar to learn more!

e-Motor Concept Quick Design with Altair FluxMotor Learn More

e-Motor Concept Quick Design with Altair FluxMotor

Altair FluxMotor is a straightforward platform dedicated to the pre-design of electric rotating machines. It enables the designer to build a machine from standard or customized parts, add windings and materials to quickly run a selection of tests and easily compare the machine performance. In addition, they can predict the machine performance at one or more working points, and also for complete duty cycles. By coupling FluxMotor to Altair HyperStudy design exploration and optimization solution, Altair offers designers a unique process to optimize their motor concept at an early design stage. They can select and focus on the topologies that fulfill the main specifications before going further in their EM design with Altair Flux and perform Multiphysics analysis.

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Automated Tests and Reports with Altair FluxMotor Learn More

Automated Tests and Reports with Altair FluxMotor

Altair FluxMotor is a straightforward platform dedicated to the pre-design of electric rotating machines. It enables the designer to build a machine from standard or customized parts, add windings and materials to quickly run a selection of tests and easily compare the machine performance. In addition, they can predict the machine performance at one or more working points, and also for complete duty cycles. By coupling FluxMotor to Altair HyperStudy design exploration and optimization solution, Altair offers designers a unique process to optimize their motor concept at an early design stage. They can select and focus on the topologies that fulfill the main specifications before going further in their EM design with Altair Flux and perform Multiphysics analysis.

Discover Altair FluxMotor: Easy-to-Use Software Dedicated to e-Motor Concept Design Learn More

Discover Altair FluxMotor: Easy-to-Use Software Dedicated to e-Motor Concept Design

Altair FluxMotor is a straightforward platform dedicated to the pre-design of electric rotating machines. It enables the designer to build a machine from standard or customized parts, add windings and materials to quickly run a selection of tests and easily compare the machine performance. In addition, they can predict the machine performance at one or more working points, and also for complete duty cycles. By coupling FluxMotor to Altair HyperStudy design exploration and optimization solution, Altair offers designers a unique process to optimize their motor concept at an early design stage. They can select and focus on the topologies that fulfill the main specifications before going further in their EM design with Altair Flux and perform Multiphysics analysis.

e-Motor Concept Optimization Coupling with Altair FluxMotor and Altair HyperStudy Learn More

e-Motor Concept Optimization Coupling with Altair FluxMotor and Altair HyperStudy

By coupling Altair FluxMotor for e-Motor concept design with Altair HyperStudy, more design exploration and optimization can be accomplished, while considering duty cycles.
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Analysis Origins: OptiStruct Learn More

Analysis Origins: OptiStruct

This article, featured in the October 2019 issue of NAFEMS BENCHMARK Magazine, chronicles the origins and legacy of OptiStruct, an early pioneer of simulation-driven design. Features quotes from Altair CEO Jim Scapa and other influential voices from the early days of Altair's history.

Article originally published in Benchmark Magazine by NAFEMS, the International Association for the Engineering Modeling, Analysis & Simulation Community. Find out more at nafems.org.

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Fast Forward Your Nonlinear Analysis with OptiStruct Learn More

Fast Forward Your Nonlinear Analysis with OptiStruct

Simulate the effects of large displacements, material nonlinearity and advanced contacts with Altair OptiStruct™.

OptiStruct is the industry standard for the optimization of topology, composites, mechanisms and additive manufactured parts, but over the past three decades, it has evolved into a comprehensive linear and nonlinear analysis solution, delivering the functionality that customers of traditional nonlinear implicit codes expect coupled with the high performance they need.

Watch this webinar to learn about how OptiStruct is being used to reduce software cost, simulate faster, and improve design process efficiency.

Inspire Motion 2019 Learn More

Inspire Motion 2019

In this course you will have the opportunity to learn about Inspire Motion. Modules contained within the course provide detailed descriptions of the tools and workflows within Inspire Motion. You will also have the opportunity to watch and perform hands on exercises.

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Cost Optimization in Composite Structures Learn More

Cost Optimization in Composite Structures

Cost optimization is a driving force in all fields of industry, with every manufacturer competing to provide a cost-effective solution to the end customer. The paper addresses how to perform an early-stage design of components with emphasis on cost optimization and without consuming too much of a construction designer's precious time. The main objective of this paper is to generate a proposal for a car seat design, based on free size optimization and cost optimization using Altair OptiStruct commercial engineering software.

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Use Freehand Sketches to Design a Chair with Inspire Studio Learn More

Use Freehand Sketches to Design a Chair with Inspire Studio

This Inspire Studio workflow video shows how freehand sketches can be easily imported in the software and used as the starting point to design a chair.

Constraint-based Technical Sketching in Inspire Studio Learn More

Constraint-based Technical Sketching in Inspire Studio

This Inspire Studio workflow video shows how 2D technical sketches can be leveraged to design parametric parts in a chair design.

Use PolyNURBS for Rapid Styling of a Vehicle Learn More

Use PolyNURBS for Rapid Styling of a Vehicle

This Inspire Studio workflow video shows how PolyNURBS technology can be used to easily and rapidly generate the initial body style of a vehicle.

Construction History in Inspire Studio Learn More

Construction History in Inspire Studio

This Inspire Studio Workflow video illustrates an example of how construction history can be leveraged to quickly apply modifications to an existent model, like changing the number of spokes in a bike wheel without rebuilding the model.

10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do In Altair OptiStruct Learn More

10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do In Altair OptiStruct

You know Altair OptiStruct as the leader in topology optimization, but did you know that the use of OptiStruct for nonlinear structural analysis has been increasing rapidly at leading companies? Teams are benefiting from a modern solver technology with linear and nonlinear capabilities – backed by Altair’s industry leading support – while reducing costs through the unique value of HyperWorks Units.

Model Based Development of Mechatronic Products Learn More

Model Based Development of Mechatronic Products

Learn how next generation math and system design products can be applied right from concept studies, control design, multi-domain system performance optimization to controller implementation & testing.

Sensorless AC Motor Control Learn More

Sensorless AC Motor Control

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Mobilizing Humanity in a New Way Learn More

Mobilizing Humanity in a New Way

In this presentation, Rob Miller, Chief Marketing Officer, discusses how Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and its partners are building a transportation system that moves people and goods at unprecedented speeds safely, efficiently, and sustainably. Through the use of unique, patented technology and an advanced business model of lean collaboration, open innovation and integrated partnership, HyperloopTT is creating and licensing technologies.

Founded in 2013, HyperloopTT is a global team comprised of more than 800 engineers, creatives and technologists in 52 multidisciplinary teams, with 40 corporate and university partners. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, HyperloopTT has offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE; Bratislava, Slovakia; Toulouse, France; São Paulo, Brazil; and Barcelona, Spain. HyperloopTT has built a full-scale prototype in Toulouse, France and has signed agreements in the United States, UAE, France, India, China, Korea, Indonesia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Ukraine.
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The role of finite element analysis in the development and optimization of novel sports head protection Learn More

The role of finite element analysis in the development and optimization of novel sports head protection

Head health and safety has been an emergent theme within the scientific community, with an emphasis on mild traumatic brain injury. Protective equipment, such as helmets, provide a method of reducing the forces of impact that are delivered to the brain. However, innovation in this field has been limited and up until recently, the prevalent technology in most helmets on the market consisted in foam cushions and/or inflatable bladders. In fact, in 2006, several researchers estimated that improvements in helmet technology would become limited by the inherent properties of foam materials traditionally used in protective equipment. In 2015, VICIS announced a new impact mitigation concept based on buckling a filament structure. The first production helmet, the ZERO1, used a comprehensive suite of physical tests and additive manufacturing to implement a rapid and iterative design process. Finite element modeling (FEM) was introduced during the development of ZERO1, in a way that complimented the established fast-paced protype and test method.

FEM allowed for accurate simulations in a rapid and repeatable method. In addition to the non-linear geometric and material response, the majority of components in the ZER01 are soft bodies that experience large deformation. HyperMesh and Radioss provided the stable platform to evaluate impact performance as well as part durability. This study reviews the role and implementation of FEM in VICIS's second production helmet, the ZERO1-Youth, and the progression from component-level to system-level simulations.

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Piloting SimSolid for Fast Directional Feedback to Reduce Product Development Timelines Learn More

Piloting SimSolid for Fast Directional Feedback to Reduce Product Development Timelines

"The analysis team at CNH is piloting Altair SimSolid™ as a design refinement tool solution for providing fast directional feedback to the engineering team.

CNH has performed some correlation studies against HyperWorks FEA for accuracy, and has established some criteria for identifying the appropriateness of SimSolid in our workflow. It has been determined that good correlation is attainable even with relatively large assemblies. The relative speed in SimSolid vs that of HyperWorks has shown to vary widely from study to study. This presentation shares CNH's experiences and recommendations with this software."

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Collaboration between the Design Studio and Aerodynamics – the future Learn More

Collaboration between the Design Studio and Aerodynamics – the future

This presentation discusses Altair’s capabilities for analyzing and refining ideas during the concept stage of automotive design. The ultimate objective of all CAE is improved decision making and this is achieved by understanding the multiple behaviors of the widest variety of ideas as soon as possible in the design process. The presentation will illustrate how newly released Altair tools can be used to bridge the gap between Aerodynamics and the Design Studio to understand the performance of ideas as early as the sketch pad, using the skills and resources you already have in house. Altair’s vision for conceptual design in the future will be presented.

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Rapid Exploration and Development of Intelligent & Efficient Vehicle Architectures Learn More

Rapid Exploration and Development of Intelligent & Efficient Vehicle Architectures

Altair's C123 process to create Simplified Loadpath Models (SLMs) for advanced body in white (BIW) design concepts provide a highly flexible and rapid platform to explore body structure loadpath alternatives and performance: weight optimization. The C2/SLM modelling process combines higher order Beam and Bush finite elements with coarsened Shell-meshed panels to represent the body structure. FCA US LLC has understood and validated the C2 process for a BIW, and correlated key structural performance metrics to higher order, detailed Finite Element (FE) models. While the benefits of loadpath optimization through Beam element parameter variation is well-documented, and applied extensively for these types of models, this presentation provides a better understanding of the sensitivities and influence of joint stiffnesses on key body structure attributes to promote more intelligent and efficient body structure joint designs.

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Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation Of Vehicle Platooning Scenarios Learn More

Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation Of Vehicle Platooning Scenarios

Presenter: Christian Kehrer, Business Development Manager, Altair

This presentation discusses the multi-disciplinary evaluation of truck platooning, with the lead truck sending out acceleration, braking and steering signals for the following trucks to react accordingly. The benefits address safety requirements, fuel savings, traffic capacity and convenience.

The presentation demonstrates why platooning requires a holistic approach in the sense of connecting different modeling and simulation methods for a virtual evaluation of this system of systems.

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Exoskeleton Modeling Using MotionSolve & Activate Learn More

Exoskeleton Modeling Using MotionSolve & Activate

Presenter: Nino Michniok, Mechanical Engineering Student, University of Kaiserslautern

The first part of the presentation shows the detailed process of building the multibody system of an actuated exoskeleton in MotionView/MotionSolve (MV/MS). The required movements are transferred to the corresponding joints by “Motions”. By this the exoskeleton can Stand Up, Walk diagonally across the floor and Sit Down. In the second part the “Motions” in MV/MS are replaced by controllers (position control) whichdeliver a certain torque to actuate the exoskeleton. The main topic here is the implementation of the co-simulation between Activate and MV/MS. In the end the presentation gives a quick outlook of similar works at the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern in Germany.

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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Controls Learn More

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robotic Controls

Presenter: Dario Mangoni on behalf of Alessandro Tasora, Engineering Professor and Digital Dynamics Lab Leader, University of Parma

This presentation address the use of the Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) deep reinforcement learning algorithm to train a Neural Network to control a robotic walker and a robotic arm in simulation. The Neural Network is trained to control the torque setpoints of motors in order to achieve an optimal goal.

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The Future of Decision Making Learn More

The Future of Decision Making

Engineering is in almost everything we touch, a part of every human experience. It’s in the planes and trains we travel in, the cars we drive and the appliances and electronics we use every day.

Engineering advanced products requires a meticulous, Multiphysics development process, in which products are simulated, optimized, challenged and then challenged again, leaving no room for the design to fail.

That’s where Altair and Altair’s technologies make all the difference.

This presentation will illustrate the power of Altair’s simulation technology through several practical examples applied to some of the most common product development challenges in automotive, aerospace, and other industries.

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Socomec & Mahou Case Study - Enabling Connected Products, Solutions for a Connected World Learn More

Socomec & Mahou Case Study - Enabling Connected Products, Solutions for a Connected World

The world is undergoing a digital revolution, with many enabling technologies maturing simultaneously to fuel this disruption. The Internet of Things is one such enabler that is rapidly being adopted by Industrial Equipment OEMs to enable their product lines to provide realtime in-service insights that are helping to transform and evolve their business practices. This presentation demonstrates how the Altair SmartWorks solution package is helping customers such as Socomec (Innovative Power Solutions) and Mahou San Miguel (Brewing) are embracing this digital transformation, and migrating their information systems backbone to a connected services portfolio offering.

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Enabling Smart Buildings – Leveraging the Power and Breadth of IoT to Create Simple and Low Cost Smart Building Solutions Learn More

Enabling Smart Buildings – Leveraging the Power and Breadth of IoT to Create Simple and Low Cost Smart Building Solutions

Smart Building solutions are traditionally known for being highly complex and costly, limiting their application mainly to large, commercial buildings. Over the past several years, however, rapidly changing technology has allowed thousands of new, powerful, and inexpensive IoT sensors to hit the market — making it possible to implement smart solutions in small and mid-sized buildings which make up 90% of the commercial building stock globally. Learn more about how Altair’s SmartWorks platform is enabling commercial building owner/operators and service providers to create and deploy smart and connected building solutions to affordably and efficiently collect large data sets on their building assets which can be used downstream to optimize the building’s efficiency.

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