PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineering
simulation leader ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) and design and
manufacturing software provider Autodesk, Inc. today announced a
collaboration to help automotive companies combine visual design
review and regulatory compliance validation in a connected
workflow. The alliance will connect Autodesk's automotive 3D
visualization and virtual prototyping software with ANSYS'
physics-based lighting simulation solutions, enabling automakers to
complement hyper-realistic visualizations of vehicle interiors and
exteriors with highly accurate lighting simulation.
Automotive companies around the world are facing unprecedented
challenges as they develop next-generation vehicles. Automakers are
tackling customer demand for more personalized solutions; grappling
with disruptive technologies and new manufacturing methods; and
must keep pace with a fast-changing regulatory environment — all of
which requires the industry to innovate more rapidly and
cost-effectively and with less environmental impact. As automakers
adapt their design and manufacturing processes to keep pace,
ecosystem partners must seamlessly connect to support related
business solutions.
The ANSYS-Autodesk workflow uses ANSYS lighting simulation
together with Autodesk VRED to bring physically accurate interior
and exterior lighting simulation to the design studio, empowering
designers to preserve original design intent while enhancing
design, visualization and simulation workflows.
"We are excited to collaborate with Autodesk to bring automakers
our gold-standard lighting simulation," said Eric
Bantegnie, vice president and general manager, systems
business unit at ANSYS. "This collaboration represents a win-win
scenario for both companies — but more importantly, for our joint
customers who are looking to rapidly take advantage of industry
megatrends like next-generation autonomous driving and
electrification."
"VRED is the leading-edge, industry-standard 3D visualization
and digital decision-making tool in the automotive design studio,"
said Thomas Heermann, senior
director for automotive products at Autodesk. "With the ANSYS
collaboration, we can offer an integrated workflow — merging
physics-based simulated optical ray files with complex and dynamic
lighting scenarios directly into VRED. The collaboration allows
designers to make decisions digitally and earlier in the design
process, enabling greater agility as new products are
developed."
About ANSYS, Inc.
If you've ever seen a rocket
launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a computer,
touched a mobile device, crossed a bridge or put on wearable
technology, chances are you've used a product where ANSYS software
played a critical role in its creation. ANSYS is the global leader
in engineering simulation. Through our strategy of
Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help the world's most
innovative companies deliver radically better products to their
customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of
engineering simulation software, we help them solve the most
complex design challenges and create products limited only by
imagination. Founded in 1970, ANSYS is headquartered south of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.,
Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
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