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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.

SimSolid Drives Down Analysis Time at Don-Bur Learn More

SimSolid Drives Down Analysis Time at Don-Bur

Truck trailer manufacturer, Don-Bur, discuss the challenges its engineering team was having with simulation in SolidWorks, and how a move to SimSolid has cut its simulation time from hours to a just few minutes.

Unit Delay, Pulse Counter, and Discrete Integrator Learn More

Unit Delay, Pulse Counter, and Discrete Integrator

Use of the Unit Delay, modeling a pulse counter, and modeling a discrete backwards rectangular integrator.

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Discrete Reset Integrator, Merge, & CrossDetect Blocks Learn More

Discrete Reset Integrator, Merge, & CrossDetect Blocks

Understanding the Merge and CrossDetect blocks, adding an Embed model to the Embed MenuBar, modeling a discrete reset integrator.

Fixed Point - Fundamentals Part 1 Learn More

Fixed Point - Fundamentals Part 1

Description and use of fixed point blocksets, block properties, blockset configuration tool and displaying fixed point overflow messages and watermarks.

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Fixed Point - Fundamentals Part 2 Learn More

Fixed Point - Fundamentals Part 2

Application of fixed point autoscale feature and attributes of automatically generated fixed point C-code

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Fixed Point - Filters Learn More

Fixed Point - Filters

Use of the transfer function block and filter design option to design, discretize and implement a second order low pass filter. Adjusting the discrete stepsize and fixed point format for acceptable performance are covered.

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Controlling LEDs - Basics Learn More

Controlling LEDs - Basics

Blink the red LED on a Texas Instruments F28069M LaunchPad board at 0.5Hz. The model is expanded to blink the red and blue LEDs alternately at 0.5 Hz and then at 10Hz.

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Controlling LEDs - Frequency Controlled Learn More

Controlling LEDs - Frequency Controlled

Example of host-to-target communication to blink the red LED on the target Texas Instrument F28069M LaunchPad Development Kit using an Embed slider block.

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Controlling LEDs - Frequency Controlled With "On Time" Measurement Learn More

Controlling LEDs - Frequency Controlled With "On Time" Measurement

Host-to/from-target communication to blink the red LED on the Target Texas Instrument F28069M LaunchPad Development Kit

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Compound Blocks - Basics Learn More

Compound Blocks - Basics

Create compound blocks to add levels to your model; navigate through your model; add/remove compound block connector pins; use compound block dialog constants and dialog windows; access and use built in variables

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Compound Blocks - Advanced Learn More

Compound Blocks - Advanced

Discussion of two compound block features; Enabled Execution and Local Time Step. Additionally, the Local Time Step feature is applied to implement the block diagram equivalent of a "For" loop to iteratively solve a nonlinear implicit equation.

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Improving Performance Using FEKO and HyperStudy at Northrop Grumman Learn More

Improving Performance Using FEKO and HyperStudy at Northrop Grumman

Scott Burnside, Senior Antenna & RF Engineer at Northrop Grumman, explains how Altair Feko and HyperStudy can be combined to design and optimize antennas for land vehicles, helicopters, and aircrafts.

Digital Power - Simulation Blockset overview Learn More

Digital Power - Simulation Blockset overview

Brief overview of the simulation blockset of the Digital Power Designer. In this video we look into and analyze a selection of bocks used for simulation (Compensators, PWM simulation, Voltage Mode Control simulation, Buck Converter).

Digital Power - Coefficient Conversion Learn More

Digital Power - Coefficient Conversion

Select/tune the coefficients of a PID compensator. Users can calculate the digital coefficients from the analog component values or can tune the coefficients on the fly.

Digital Power - Model Based Frequency Response Analysis Learn More

Digital Power - Model Based Frequency Response Analysis

Details of the new block of the Digital Power Designer which lets user do a frequency response analysis.

Buck Converters - Simulation Learn More

Buck Converters - Simulation

Simulation of the control system in order to analyze the response of the buck converter in voltage mode control. The microcontroller peripherals which are needed are simulated using the peripheral simulation blocks of the Digital Power Designer.

Buck Converters - Compensator Coefficient Tuning Learn More

Buck Converters - Compensator Coefficient Tuning

The buck converter is simulated with the coeffiecients of the compensator being the inputs. This gives us the opportunity to better tune the coefficients based on the response of the converter.

Buck Converters - Open Loop Learn More

Buck Converters - Open Loop

We take the first step to control the actual converter. We run a hardware in the loop diagram in open loop.

Buck Converters - Closed Loop Model Design and Compilation Learn More

Buck Converters - Closed Loop Model Design and Compilation

We look into the design of the model for closed loop control of the buck converter and look into the compilation of the model with just 3 clicks.

Buck Converters - Closed Loop Debugging (HIL) and Flashing Learn More

Buck Converters - Closed Loop Debugging (HIL) and Flashing

Last part is running the closed loop control algorithm in hardware in the loop for validation. After validation we can revert to the design diagram and in just one step create a binary file that can be flashed to the controller.

PMSM - Overview Learn More

PMSM - Overview

Introduction of Prof. Duco Pulle and overview of the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) lab examples

PMSM - Open Loop Voltage Control Simulation Learn More

PMSM - Open Loop Voltage Control Simulation

Short introduction to the theory of open loop voltage control of a PMSM

PMSM - Open Loop Voltage Control HIL Learn More

PMSM - Open Loop Voltage Control HIL

Hardware Used: TI LaunchXL-F28069M, BoostXL-DRV8301, Teknic M2310

PMSM - Open Loop Current Control HIL Learn More

PMSM - Open Loop Current Control HIL

Hardware Used: TI LaunchXL-F28069M, BoostXL-DRV8301, Teknic M2310

PMSM - Field Oriented Control Simulation Learn More

PMSM - Field Oriented Control Simulation

Short introduction to the theory of closed loop field oriented control of a PMSM

PMSM - Field Oriented Control HIL Learn More

PMSM - Field Oriented Control HIL

Hardware Used: TI LaunchXL-F28069M, BoostXL-DRV8301, Teknic M2310

PMSM - Sensorless Field Oriented Control HIL Learn More

PMSM - Sensorless Field Oriented Control HIL

Employing TI's FAST (Flux, Angle, Speed, and Torque) observer

PMSM - Motor Identification for InstaSPIN FOC Learn More

PMSM - Motor Identification for InstaSPIN FOC

InstaSPIN: Motor Control solution from Texas Instruments.

Altair Embed Arduino - Dimming an LED in less than one minute Learn More

Altair Embed Arduino - Dimming an LED in less than one minute

Introduction to pulse width modulation (PWM) and its use for dimming an LED

Altair Embed Arduino - Dimming an LED Learn More

Altair Embed Arduino - Dimming an LED

Introduction to PWM and its use for dimming an LED

Altair Embed Arduino - Push Button Control Learn More

Altair Embed Arduino - Push Button Control

Introduction to State Charts

Altair Embed Arduino - Control the color of an LED using Potentiometers Learn More

Altair Embed Arduino - Control the color of an LED using Potentiometers

Hardware used: 3x 10kΩ Potentiometers 4x 220Ω Resistors 1x RGB LED 1x Arduino 1x Breadboard

Altair Embed Arduino - Algorithm Validation using the Serial UART Learn More

Altair Embed Arduino - Algorithm Validation using the Serial UART

Validating the algorithm for controlling the color of an LED

Altair Embed Drone Control - Theory Learn More

Altair Embed Drone Control - Theory

Prof. Duco Pulle takes us through the theory of controlling a drone DC motor

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Drone Control - HIL Run Learn More

Drone Control - HIL Run

Prof. Duco Pulle controls a drone DC motor in an HIL diagram

Salient PM Motor - Code Generation & HIL Learn More

Salient PM Motor - Code Generation & HIL

Prof. Duco Pulle shows code generation and Hardware in the Loop control of a salient PM motor

Midsurfacing and Meshing in HyperWorks X Learn More

Midsurfacing and Meshing in HyperWorks X

A beam example of how the new Altair HyperWorks X workflows allow to quickly extract midsurfaces, generate a mesh and apply morphing.

Hyperworks X: Morphing Examples on a Turbine Blade Learn More

Hyperworks X: Morphing Examples on a Turbine Blade

This brief demo shows the easy accessibility to morphing in HyperWorks X. Different examples are shown to explain, how to take advantage of Altair's morphing technology.

Hyperworks X: Design Space Management Learn More

Hyperworks X: Design Space Management

Altair HyperWorks X introduces a very intuitive and powerful workflow to quickly generate design and non-design space for optimization runs. It also provides a library for automotive related non-design spaces, such as engine, seats, engine, sunroofs, and wheel arches. The results can be quickly altered with manipulators.

Geometry Generation and Morphing in HyperWorks X Learn More

Geometry Generation and Morphing in HyperWorks X

Based on the example of a floor panel, this video shows how easy it is to generate new geometries and meshes in HyperWorks X. Some adjustments to the mesh are done with the morphing functionality. These mesh geometry changes are saved as shape, e.g. to use it for a subsequent optimization.

Altair Activate DC-Motor Learn More

Altair Activate DC-Motor

A DC motor comprised of mechanical and electrical subsystems

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Altair Activate Double DC-Motor with belt Learn More

Altair Activate Double DC-Motor with belt

Two DC motors used to drive a belt

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Altair Activate Two DC motors applied to clutch Learn More

Altair Activate Two DC motors applied to clutch

Two DC motors applied to a clutch plate

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Altair Activate Notch filter Learn More

Altair Activate Notch filter

Notch filter used to remove unwanted frequencies (noise) from a signal

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Altair Activate Clutch Learn More

Altair Activate Clutch

A dry-plate clutch used to transmit power from engine to driven wheels

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Altair Activate Accelerometer modeling Learn More

Altair Activate Accelerometer modeling

A mechanical accelerometer using transfer functions

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Altair Activate Hoistway Modeling Learn More

Altair Activate Hoistway Modeling

A highrise building roped hoistway elevator system

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Evaluate the Largest Assemblies in Minutes with SimSolid Learn More

Evaluate the Largest Assemblies in Minutes with SimSolid

Moving stage for the Qintai Culture & Art Center in Wuhan, China.
The CAD assembly used for the analysis consisted of 7738 parts, including hundreds of bolts and welds. It required approx. one hour to import and setup the model, 30 minutes to solve the analysis on a regular laptop. SimSolid model created by: INNEO.

Image source: SBS Bühnentechnik GmbH

Dynamic Motion in Altair Inspire Learn More

Dynamic Motion in Altair Inspire

Altair Inspire includes a powerful and intuitive environment for investigating system motions of moving parts

Fit PolyNURBS in Altair Inspire Learn More

Fit PolyNURBS in Altair Inspire

The new Fit PolyNURBS feature allows you to automatically wrap optimization results with PolyNURBS. This option can be found on the optimization Shape Explorer.

Spot Welds in Altair Inspire Learn More

Spot Welds in Altair Inspire

With Altair Inspire you can easily create spot welds for sheet metal parts design

Altair Inspire Load Case Tables Learn More

Altair Inspire Load Case Tables

Easily organize and manage all boundary conditions with load case tables

Friction in Joints in Altair Inspire Learn More

Friction in Joints in Altair Inspire

Friction can now be considered in setting up dynamic motions

Suppress/Unsuppress Entities in Altair Inspire Learn More

Suppress/Unsuppress Entities in Altair Inspire

Joints, fasteners, and motion entities (for example, springs or motion contacts) can now be suppressed. This feature is useful for studying the effects of a given entity on system behavior or when debugging a model

Altair Inspire Overhang Shape Controls Learn More

Altair Inspire Overhang Shape Controls

Optimal lightweight designs can be defined in Altair Inspire taking in account several constraints for additive and traditional manufacturing processes, including the overhang angle for 3D printed parts.

Altair MotionSolve New Feature Overview Learn More

Altair MotionSolve New Feature Overview

View a high level overview of the new features available within MotionSolve 2019.

Durability & Comfort Simulations with MotionSolve Learn More

Durability & Comfort Simulations with MotionSolve

Our goal was to help engineers developing ground vehicles to determine fatigue life of components and improve driver comfort. Vehicle-specific simulation events have been added or streamlined to closely mimic standard physical tests performed in a lab (such as with N-post shakers) or on a test track.

MotionSolve Examples Library Learn More

MotionSolve Examples Library

The MotionSolve examples library has been added to provide users with resources to learn MotionSolve on real world type models.

General Machinery Solutions with MotionSolve Learn More

General Machinery Solutions with MotionSolve

Our goal was to help users more easily build and simulate complex systems. To this end, we have added a library of higher-level modeling elements including cables, pulleys, and winches; linear actuators, struts, & rods; as well as gears and cams – obviating the need for users to separately define parts, markers, and joints for these elements.

Generic Modeling Improvements with MotionSolve Learn More

Generic Modeling Improvements with MotionSolve

Many other enhancements in this release were designed to enable users to assemble and solve models to evaluate product behavior much faster, especially for vehicle simulations.

System Design Solutions with MotionSolve Learn More

System Design Solutions with MotionSolve

Much of the MotionSolve and MotionView multi-body modeling and simulation technology has been incorporated into Inspire Motion to enable system design closely tied to 3D CAD geometry.

Altair HyperStudy New Feature Overview Learn More

Altair HyperStudy New Feature Overview

View a high level overview of the new features available within HyperMesh 2019.

Altair HyperStudy Bubbles Plot Learn More

Altair HyperStudy Bubbles Plot

Bubble plots can be used to view additional information in a scatter plot window.

Altair HyperStudy FAST Fit Method and Lookup Model Type Learn More

Altair HyperStudy FAST Fit Method and Lookup Model Type

FAST automatically builds the best fitting functions. To accomplish this, HyperStudy is automatically testing all the methods available and their settings to figure out the most appropriate method to obtain the best quality fit for each approximated function.

Altair HyperStudy Model Linking Learn More

Altair HyperStudy Model Linking

Workflow and user interface changes have been made to the Model Resources dialog to streamline the experience by providing a clearer visual representation of the run’s directory structure. This will make setup and review more intuitive.

Altair HyperStudy System Reliability Optimization (SRO) Method Learn More

Altair HyperStudy System Reliability Optimization (SRO) Method

System Reliability Optimization (SRO) is a new, highly efficient reliability based design optimization (RBDO) method. This new method requires a reduced number of runs, and allows reliability constraints to be applied to not just the individual failure constraints but to the overall system reliability.

Altair HyperLife New Feature Overview Learn More

Altair HyperLife New Feature Overview

HyperLife is a new Fatigue application that is being released with version 2019. See an overview of this new product and the features it contains.

Altair HyperLife Execute the Fatigue Setup Learn More

Altair HyperLife Execute the Fatigue Setup

The Evaluate tool allows you to run the Fatigue Analysis, and subsequently load your results in the Results Explorer to visualize the Damage and Number of Cycles to Failure contour.

Altair HyperLife Creating Fatigue Events Learn More

Altair HyperLife Creating Fatigue Events

The Load Map tool serves as a typical Signal processing utility where you can import repetitive load history files. You can also create a simple constant amplitude or block loading cycles with a single click.

Altair HyperLife Fatigue Modules Selection Learn More

Altair HyperLife Fatigue Modules Selection

A collated icon enables you to choose the type of fatigue analysis to be run.

Altair HyperLife Material Assignment Learn More

Altair HyperLife Material Assignment

The Material tool allows you to create, store, and manage the Fatigue material property assigned to parts. This tool is preloaded with a library of Fatigue material properties, from which you can choose from. You can also load materials from your own database or create new materials in the session.

Altair HyperLife Stress Life Analysis Learn More

Altair HyperLife Stress Life Analysis

Uniaxial and Multiaxial assessment options with multiple Mean stress correction theories. Various stress combination methods are available for Uniaxial assessment. Critical plane implementation for Multiaxial assessment.

Altair HyperLife Seam Weld Fatigue Analysis Learn More

Altair HyperLife Seam Weld Fatigue Analysis

Structural stress method implementation for Seam welds idealized with plate or shell elements. The approach is based on VOLVO method. Supported weld type is FILLET weld and the weld lines (root and toe) are automatically identified.

Rapid Diagram-to-Code Learn More

Rapid Diagram-to-Code

In under 60 seconds, blink an LED connected to an Arduino by rapidly and easily generating code from a block diagram

Altair Embed Connecting to Controller Hardware (Arduino, etc.) Learn More

Altair Embed Connecting to Controller Hardware (Arduino, etc.)

How to generate code from a block diagram and move it onto target microcontroller (MCU) hardware such as an Arduino

Altair Embed Construct State Diagrams Learn More

Altair Embed Construct State Diagrams

Push-button control of an Arduino using a state chart and code generation

Altair Embed Drone DC Motor Control HIL Learn More

Altair Embed Drone DC Motor Control HIL

Hardware in the loop (HIL) testing of a speed controller for a motor used on a drone propeller

Altair Embed PMSM Sensorless Field Oriented Control HIL Learn More

Altair Embed PMSM Sensorless Field Oriented Control HIL

Set parameters to optimize controller performance for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) without an encoder

Altair HyperMesh New Feature Overview Learn More

Altair HyperMesh New Feature Overview

View a high level overview of the new features available within HyperMesh 2019.

Altair HyperMesh Batchmesher Enhancements Learn More

Altair HyperMesh Batchmesher Enhancements

Many improvements have been made to batchmesher in the version 2019 release. Learn more about the new enhancements available in this release.

Altair HyperMesh CAD Interfaces and New Capabilities Learn More

Altair HyperMesh CAD Interfaces and New Capabilities

Many improvements have been made to the CAD interface in the version 2019 release. Learn more about the new enhancements available in this release.

Altair HyperMesh Crash & Safety - Dummy Pre-Simulation Learn More

Altair HyperMesh Crash & Safety - Dummy Pre-Simulation

Dummy pre-simulation with the cable method can be performed using the Dummy Pre-Simulation tool.

Altair HyperMesh Crash & Safety - Mechanism Tool Learn More

Altair HyperMesh Crash & Safety - Mechanism Tool

Automatically extract bodies and joints to create a mechanism of the selected Finite Element model using the Mechanism Extraction tool.

Altair Activate 1D Block Diagram Modeling Learn More

Altair Activate 1D Block Diagram Modeling

Model and simulate systems using one-dimensional (1D) block diagrams

Altair Activate Physical Modeling via Modelica Learn More

Altair Activate Physical Modeling via Modelica

Construct models using a physical modeling approach with Modelica

Altair Activate Combining 1D Signal and Physical Blocks Learn More

Altair Activate Combining 1D Signal and Physical Blocks

Example of simulating a system-of-systems by combining signal-based modeling with physical modeling

Altair Activate Open System Integration via FMI Learn More

Altair Activate Open System Integration via FMI

Leverage the Functional Mock-up Interface to help couple together 3D models with 1D models

Altair Activate 1D/3D Example: Active Suspension Learn More

Altair Activate 1D/3D Example: Active Suspension

Example of using both 1D models + 3D models together to simulate an Active Suspension system

Altair Activate 0D & 1D Modeling Learn More

Altair Activate 0D & 1D Modeling

Example of using either 1D modeling or 0D modeling to simulate a basic electrical circuit system

Altair Compose CAE Test Data Learn More

Altair Compose CAE Test Data

Import various types of CAE or test data for visualization and/or manipulation in Altair Compose

Altair Compose Curve Fitting Learn More

Altair Compose Curve Fitting

Fit an optimized curve through imported test data with Altair Compose

Altair Compose System Dynamics Learn More

Altair Compose System Dynamics

Assess and improve system dynamics with Altair Compose by constructing and solving differential equations, then understand design sensitivities by rapidly changing model parameters

Altair Compose: Read CAE Data Natively Learn More

Altair Compose: Read CAE Data Natively

Leverage data-reader functions built into Altair Compose to make it easy to import and post-process CAE and test data, using any of numerous standard data file formats

Altair Compose: Coupling with Python Learn More

Altair Compose: Coupling with Python

Use Altair Compose with Python to create, execute, and debug scripts and to visualize results. Combine with scripts written in OML to get the best of both worlds.

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