Software firm PTC has partnered with specialist developer ANSYS to bring real-time simulation directly into the design environment, allowing design engineers to see the impact of their decisions as they make them.
With Creo Simulation Live, product designers now have design guidance as a normal, real-time part of their workflow, the companies say.
Traditionally, simulation and design have been separated by both technology and process, resulting in longer design cycles and limited use of simulation. By bringing simulation into the modeling environment, Creo Simulation Live breaks down these barriers, allowing engineers to see the impact of their choices as they design and resolve potential problems before engaging an analyst for deeper validation, PTC says. With higher quality designs, analysts will then be able to spend their time on more advanced, higher value analysis.
“For too long, form and function have been separated in the design process. With this breakthrough technology, every engineer can get instant performance feedback on their design while they create it,” explains Mark Hindsbo, vice president and general manager at ANSYS. “This capability will fundamentally change product design and allow engineers to innovate more and get to market faster – making product development much more agile.”
