Engineer
ANSYS DISCOVERY (3D-DESIGN)
Simulation
Simulation for Design Engineers
Rapidly explore ideas, iterate and innovate with ANSYS Discovery 3D design software. With the easy-to-use tools, you can build and optimize lighter and smarter products.
Streamlined Product Development
Evaluate more concepts and rapidly gauge design performance through virtual design testing. You’ll speed up development and new product introduction.
Improved Product Performance
Delve deeper into your design’s details, with the accuracy of same result accuracy as ANSYS flagship products — when and where you need it. Refine a concept and introduce multiple physics simulations to better account for real-world conditions.
Flagship Products
Discovery SpaceClaim
Multipurpose 3D modeling for concept modeling, design, manufacturing, reverse engineering, 3D printing and simulation preparation.
Discovery Live
Easy-to-use tools allow interactive exploration and iteration of ideas. Simulation results appear in real time and provide directional guidance for more informed decisions.
Discovery AIM
Intuitive and complete upfront simulation tools to validate concepts. Guided workflows, optimization tools and proven Ansys solvers deliver accurate results and design insights.
Ansys Discovery SpaceClaim
Multipurpose 3D modeling for faster engineering results
Ansys Discovery SpaceClaim is a multipurpose 3D modeling application providing efficient solutions to common modeling tasks. Built on the direct modeling technology, Discovery SpaceClaim removes geometry problems associated with various 3D CAD operations, such as design or concept modeling, repair of translated CAD files, general model defeaturing, and complete model editing. With its premise of ease of use and simplicity, you'll find Discovery SpaceClaim to be extremely valuable in tackling small to large modeling problems.
A new way of 3D Modeling
Discovery SpaceClaim’s unique user interface, modeling technology and versatile toolset enables you to easily create and modify geometry without the complexity associated with traditional CAD systems. When working with existing CAD models, you can de-feature and simplify geometry with automated, easy-to-learn tools. Discovery SpaceClaim is ideal for engineers who don’t have time for heavy CAD tools but want and need to get fast answers using 3D.
Ease of Use
We believe that technology should work for you, not the other way around. Technology should make your job easier, not more complicated. Discovery SpaceClaim enables you to create, edit, or repair geometry without worrying about the underlying technology. With Discovery SpaceClaim, working with 3D modeling software becomes fast, easy, flexible, and rewarding, no matter where in the workflow you need it. Regardless of a model’s origin, you can open the file in Discovery SpaceClaim and add or subtract geometry in any way you visualize. With streamlined commands and workflows, operations that previously took hours can be completed in minutes. You’ll find learning Discovery SpaceClaim easy -- weeks instead of months – and realize a return on your investment that's faster than expected.
Ways to Access SpaceClaim Technology
The SpaceClaim technology can be accessed as Ansys Discovery SpaceClaim through the Ansys Discovery Essentials, Standard, or Ultimate bundles. It is also available as Ansys SpaceClaim Direct Modeler (SCDM) standalone or through the Ansys Mechanical Enterprise, Ansys CFD Enterprise, and multiphysics bundles.
- Structural Analysis: See instant stress distribution data regardless of model complexity.
- Internal Fluid Analysis: Instantly find flow trends — even while changing geometry characteristics.
- Topology Optimization: Unlock the potential of generative design utilizing topology optimization in Ansys Discovery Live design software.
- Thermal Analysis: Instantly know how changes to models, heat input or new materials will affect the thermal performance of your design.
- External Aerodynamics: Change input parameters or make geometry updates, and see Discovery Live’s instant feedback of your design’s performance.
- Modal Analysis: Observe different modes of vibration, make changes to geometry and instantly evaluate performance.
Ansys Discovery Live
Design Exploration for Every Engineer
Ansys Discovery Live delivers instantaneous 3D design simulation with direct geometry modeling, for interactive design exploration and rapid product innovation. You can easily manipulate geometry, material types or physics inputs to see real-time changes in performance.
Use Discovery Live to test more design iterations in a shorter amount of time, perform feasibility studies on new concepts and bring products to market faster.
Ansys Discovery Aim
Upfront Simulation
Up to 80 percent of the cost of a product’s development is determined by the decisions you make early in the design process. Upfront simulation is digitally exploring design concepts and testing critical design choices early in the product lifecycle using simulation. Upfront simulation gives you the information to make informed decisions, reduce costly physical prototypes, and avoid unworkable designs down the road. Upfront simulation helps you bring innovation to market faster and less expensively.
Design Engineering
Ansys Discovery AIM makes upfront simulation easy by combining intuitive, guided workflows, accurate simulation results and optimization in a complete simulation tool. Integrated geometry modeling based on Ansys Discovery SpaceClaim technology helps you create new 3D concept models or edit/repair existing geometry. Whether a simulation includes electromagnetics, thermal, structures, or fluids or combinations thereof, all aspects of simulation workflow are included in the single-window design, which enables you to predict complete product performance with results you can trust. Discovery AIM’s powerful parametric and optimization capabilities can automatically explore the design space thoroughly and find the best design faster.
Customized Solutions
Ansys Discovery AIM makes it easy to deploy simulation throughout an engineering organization. You can customize Discovery AIM’s user interfaces to comply with your company’s standards for simulation, and create simulation templates for your unique industry applications. Because Discovery AIM includes fluids, structures, thermal and electromagnetics simulation capabilities, engineers only need to learn one tool, reducing training time and costs.
Ways to Access AIM Technology
The AIM technology can be accessed through the Ansys Discovery Ultimate Bundle to get all the benefits and features of Discovery AIM, along with Discovery Live instant simulation and Discovery SpaceClaim geometry modeling in one package. It can also be accessed through the Ansys Mechanical Enterprise, Ansys CFD Enterprise, and multiphysics bundles.