Physical Systems Simulation

Increasing Passenger Safety with Crash Dummy Test Simulations

Veena Parthan — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:30:00 GMT

The development of automotive safety has come a long way, from the rudimentary use of crash test dummies to the advent of mandatory seat belt laws and now to the innovative application of finite element analysis (FEA) simulations for crash testing. (read more)

Fewer FEA Frustrations: A Smarter Way to Debug MSC Nastran Models

Cadence MSC Software — Mon, 18 May 2026 20:50:00 GMT

If you've spent hours hunting down a mysterious solver error or scratching your head over perplexing results that don't quite match your expectations, you're not alone. Debugging FEA models is one of the most time-consuming parts of any simulation wo...(read more)

BETA CAE 2025.1HF2 Software Release Available

Cadence BETA CAE Software — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:41:00 GMT

Cadence BETA CAE released its 2nd Hot Fix of 2025.1 for ANSA, EPILYSIS, META, FATIQ and KOMVOS with critical bug fixes and selected implementations. Known Issues Resolved in ANSA CAD to ANSA Translators CAD to ANSA might fail for parts that contai...(read more)

BETA CAE Team Announces 2025.2HF1 Software Release

Cadence BETA CAE Software — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:52:00 GMT

The first Hot Fix of 2025.2 is now available for ANSA, EPILYSIS, META, FATIQ, SPDRM, KOMVOS and ANSERS with critical bug fixes and selected implementations. Known Issues Resolved in ANSA CAD to ANSA Translators CAD to ANSA process might fail for p...(read more)

BETA CAE 2025.1.1 Software Release Available

Cadence BETA CAE Software — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:53:00 GMT

The BETA CAE team has released its first Hot Fix of 2025.1 for ANSA, EPILYSIS, META, KOMVOS, SPDRM, ANSERS, FATIQ, and RETOMO with critical bug fixes and selected implementations. Known Issues Resolved in ANSA CAD Import / Export ANSA would cease o...(read more)

BETA CAE Releases Version v7.3 of its License Manager

Cadence BETA CAE Software — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:24:00 GMT

About this Release As BETA LM v7.x is a prerequisite for running any BETA Software Suite Product in the latest versions, constantly aiming to provide you with first-class support, we announce the third bug-fix release v7.3 of the License Manager ser...(read more)

5 Tips to Optimise Design for Additive Manufacturing

Cadence MSC Software — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:33:00 GMT

This page was originally published as a part of Hexagon's Design and Engineering blog. Hexagon Design and Engineering is now a part of Cadence. Additive manufacturing is a technology that enables unprecedented design freedom. Being very differen...(read more)

Getting Started with CAE Software for FEA

Cadence MSC Software — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:19:00 GMT

This page was originally published as a part of Hexagon's Design and Engineering blog. Hexagon Design and Engineering is now a part of Cadence. Creating, better, safer and more ambitious designs require simulation and analysis tools that help yo...(read more)

How Additive Manufacturing Fits into Existing Reverse Engineering Processes

Cadence MSC Software — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 02:02:00 GMT

This page was originally published as a part of Hexagon's Design and Engineering blog. Hexagon Design and Engineering is now a part of Cadence. Additive manufacturing is a class of technologies that automatically construct 3D physical models fro...(read more)

The Fascinating Design Challenges of Contact Lenses

Cadence MSC Software — Fri, 30 May 2025 14:57:00 GMT

This page was originally published as a part of Hexagon's Design and Engineering blog. Hexagon Design and Engineering is now a part of Cadence. Contact lenses are one of the most common medical prostheses. They are so common that we don’t ...(read more)

Empowering the Engineers of Tomorrow: Q&A with Alex Reichanadter

Cadence MSC Software — Mon, 26 May 2025 05:39:00 GMT

This page was originally published as a part of Hexagon's Design and Engineering blog. Hexagon Design and Engineering is now a part of Cadence. When we say students are the engineers of tomorrow, there is a double meaning. The students of today ...(read more)

Where to Go with All the Heat?

Cadence MSC Software — Wed, 14 May 2025 07:44:00 GMT

This page was originally published as a part of Hexagon's Design and Engineering blog. Hexagon Design and Engineering is now a part of Cadence. Those familiar with gaming consoles are probably more aware than most of the challenges that come fro...(read more)

The Cost Dynamics of Digital Prototyping in the Automotive Industry

Cadence MSC Software — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:55:00 GMT

This page was originally published as a part of Hexagon's Design and Engineering blog. Hexagon Design and Engineering is now a part of Cadence. Taking a zero prototyping approach to automotive manufacturing can result in huge benefits for an organis...(read more)

Overcoming the Challenges of Transonic Aeroelasticity

Cadence MSC Software — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 05:28:00 GMT

This page was originally published as a part of Hexagon's Design and Engineering blog. Hexagon Design and Engineering is now a part of Cadence. Designing and building vehicles for flight is not without significant challenges, and while defying t...(read more)