Structural Simulation Solutions
Predict how parts and assemblies behave under load, before the tooling order goes in.
Structural simulation made easy
Whether the question is “does this bracket survive a drop test,” “how much can we lightweight this housing without losing fatigue life,” or “what does the impact pulse look like at occupant location three,” the answer lives in structural simulation. KETIV, an Ansys Select Channel Partner, gives your team access to the Ansys structures toolbox alongside hands-on FEA consulting, training, and post-deployment support from engineers who use these tools every day.
Move structural decisions out of the prototype lab
Physical testing still matters, but most teams cannot test every configuration that lands in the CAD review. Ansys structural engineering simulation covers it: Mechanical for the everyday static, dynamic, and thermal-structural work, LS-DYNA for explicit and crashworthiness analyses, and Motion for multibody dynamics. You get a way to evaluate ten geometry candidates in the time it takes to build one prototype.
What you can solve with the Ansys structural portfolio
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Ansys Mechanical
The flagship structural FEA solver covering linear, nonlinear, dynamic, thermal, and coupled-field analysis. Runs inside the Workbench environment your team probably already uses.- Full structural physics library: static, modal, harmonic, transient, explicit, fatigue
- Topology, shape, and lattice optimization for lightweighting
- Native multiphysics for thermal-structural, fluid-structure, and electrothermal coupling
Ansys LS-DYNA
Explicit dynamics for the violent end of structural simulation: crash, drop, impact, blast, forming. Integrated with Mechanical for setup and post-processing.- Industry-standard explicit solver for crashworthiness and occupant safety
- Material model library covering metals, polymers, composites, soils, and foams
- Multiphysics: ICFD, electromagnetics, CESE, and chemistry solvers in one package
Ansys Motion
High-performance multibody dynamics for rigid and flexible bodies. Built for gears, mechanisms, suspensions, and robotics.- Stable implicit integration for systems other solvers struggle with
- Rigid and flexible body modeling in a single solver
- Couples with Mechanical and Maxwell for stress, durability, and EM-loaded dynamics
Autodesk Inventor Nastran
Embedded FEA inside Autodesk Inventor for design engineers who need analysis without leaving CAD. A strong companion to the Ansys flagship tools.- CAD-integrated FEA workflow inside Inventor
- Linear and nonlinear stress, dynamics, vibration, and heat transfer
- Natural step-up path from Inventor Nastran to Ansys Mechanical as needs grow
Customer story: Element Energy
Element Energy is building a second-life EV battery business, taking packs that have aged out of automotive duty and re-engineering them for grid storage. The work depends on Ansys structural and thermal simulation to confirm that re-purposed packs will survive their new duty cycle. KETIV supports the engineering team across the Ansys toolchain with licensing, training, and direct engineering help.