Ansys Discovery vs. Simcenter Femap

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ansys Discovery
Score 9.4 out of 10
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ANSYS Discovery is a design and modeling simulation suite, supporting electromagnets, thermal, structures, fluids, and many combinations of different materials in a single-window 3D design interface for concept exploration, repair, or other purposes. ANSYS Discovery is available in an Essentials package containing core design, reverse engineering and 3D printing modules, as well as the Standard and Ultimate packages which contain additional modules supporting more advanced analysis like fluid…N/A
Simcenter Femap
Score 7.6 out of 10
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Simcenter is presented by Siemens as a flexible, open, and scalable portfolio of predictive simulation and test tools, and a key component within the company's Xcelerator portfolio. The simulation suite, includes products acquired from Mentor Graphics, such as the FloTHERM suite, the FloEFD product applications, and FloMaster.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Testimonials
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Ansys
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Siemens AG
A brilliant tool to use for complex FE Analysis beyond the scope of design checks.
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Pros
Ansys
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Siemens AG
  • Simcenter Femap is well linked with NX Nastran such that the .dat file can be manipulated from within the software
  • The API interface makes it highly automatized
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Cons
Ansys
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Siemens AG
  • Some versions are prematurely released containing many bugs
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Return on Investment
Ansys
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Siemens AG
  • Quick turn around time for Analyses
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Screenshot of Bearing Force and Torque on CurveScreenshot of F - Scalable Open SimulationScreenshot of Hex to Tet Pyramid TransitionsScreenshot of Preprocessing - Load, Constraint, Region Propagation with Geometry SplittingScreenshot of Preprocessing - Solid Data TrackingScreenshot of UI and Visualization