Structural Simulation for Engineering Precision,
Strength and Durability
The Ansys Structures collection brings together advanced simulation tools for structural performance, durability and dynamic behavior across the product lifecycle. It helps engineering teams predict how components and systems respond to loads, deformation, vibration, fatigue, impact and other real-world conditions before physical testing begins. From linear stress analysis to severe nonlinear events, this collection supports a wide range of structural engineering challenges.
With Fluid Codes as your Ansys Elite Channel Partner, organizations can access a proven portfolio for structural analysis, explicit dynamics, multibody motion, fatigue life prediction, electronics reliability and forming simulation. This gives teams the ability to solve both broad structural needs and highly specialized mechanical problems with greater confidence and engineering depth.
Relevant Ansys
SOFTWARE
Ansys Mechanical
A leading structural FEA solution for everyday engineering analysis and advanced multiphysics workflows. Well suited for teams that need broad structural simulation capability with strong depth in nonlinear and coupled-field analysis.
Solve structural, thermal, acoustics, transient, and nonlinear problems in one environment
Evaluate stiffness, strength, deformation, and structural integrity with confidence
Automate workflows and compare multiple design scenarios more efficiently
Support both routine FEA studies and more advanced coupled analyses
Ansys LS-DYNA
An explicit dynamics solution for severe nonlinear events and short-duration extreme loading conditions. A strong choice for teams working on crash, impact, drop, penetration, and other high-speed structural events.
Simulate extreme material deformation under severe loading
Support crash, impact, penetration, drop, and occupant safety workflows
Handle complex nonlinear behavior more effectively in explicit analyses
Extend structural studies with advanced multiphysics capabilities
Ansys Motion
A multibody dynamics solution for analyzing rigid and flexible bodies within one integrated environment. Ideal when mechanism behavior, dynamic loads, vibration, and full-system motion all need to be studied together.
Analyze both component-level and full-system mechanical behavior
Study kinematics, dynamic loads, vibration, and stress-safety performance
Model rigid and flexible bodies simultaneously in a single solver
Support better decisions for moving assemblies and mechanism-driven products
Ansys nCode DesignLife
A fatigue life prediction tool that helps assess durability under repetitive loading using FEA results. Best for teams that need earlier insight into damage accumulation and expected product life before testing.
Use results from Ansys Mechanical and Ansys LS-DYNA for fatigue evaluation
Predict life based on damage accumulation from cycle loading
Compare materials and alternative geometries during design development
Improve durability long before prototypes or extensive testing are required
Ansys Sherlock
A physics-based electronics reliability prediction solution for early life assessment of electronic hardware. Especially useful for teams that need to translate thermal and mechanical stress into product life predictions.
Predict life at the component, board, and system levels early in design
Assess failure risks caused by thermal, mechanical, and manufacturing stresses
Support faster reliability decisions before prototype failure becomes costly
Help improve electronics durability with physics-based life prediction workflows
Ansys Forming
An all-in-one metal stamping simulation solution for digitally designing and validating sheet metal forming processes. A strong fit for engineering and die-shop teams that need faster feasibility insight before production begins.
Digitally design, simulate, and validate every step of sheet metal forming
Support process-driven decisions across multistage forming workflows
Improve manufacturing feasibility and reduce tooling-related risk
Benefit from a streamlined workflow focused on speed and accuracy
Ansys Discovery
A rapid design exploration tool that brings simulation insight earlier into the product development process. Useful when teams need fast structural feedback and concept evaluation before moving to deeper solver-based analysis.
Combine geometry editing with early simulation-led design exploration
Evaluate structural behavior earlier while concepts are still evolving
Screen design alternatives faster before detailed analysis begins
Support a smoother path from upfront exploration to deeper engineering workflows
From Core FEA to
Advanced Durability Workflows
A key strength of the Structures collection is its breadth. Ansys Mechanical supports broad structural FEA, while Ansys LS-DYNA and Ansys Autodyn address severe nonlinear, impact and shock-related events. Ansys Motion extends the portfolio into multibody dynamics, Ansys nCode DesignLife focuses on fatigue life prediction, Ansys Sherlock covers electronics reliability, and Ansys Forming addresses sheet metal stamping workflows.
This range allows engineering teams to work within one connected Ansys ecosystem while addressing very different structural questions, from stiffness and thermal stress to crash, drop, fatigue, mechanism performance and manufacturing-related structural effects. That makes the Structures collection highly relevant for organizations that need both versatility and specialist capability in their simulation workflow.
Relevant
Applications
Linear Static Structural Analysis
Evaluate stresses, strains, displacements, and reaction forces early to improve stiffness, strength, and structural integrity. Support better design decisions sooner while reducing unnecessary physical iterations.
Nonlinear Structural Analysis
Capture real-world structural behavior when large deformation, nonlinear materials, and changing contact conditions matter. Improve confidence in designs that cannot be assessed accurately with linear-only methods.
Transient Structural Response
Study how structures respond over time under changing forces, shock, and dynamic operating conditions. Understand stress, deformation, and vibration behavior more clearly before testing begins.
Thermal-Structural Coupling
Analyze how temperature affects stress, distortion, and structural reliability in heat-sensitive products and systems. Support better engineering decisions where thermal and mechanical behavior are tightly linked.
Vibration Analysis
Identify natural frequencies, mode shapes, and resonance risks earlier in the design process. Improve dynamic performance in products exposed to operational excitation and structural vibration.
Drop, Shock and Vibration
Assess how products respond to handling, transport, and real-world shock events before physical testing. Reduce failure risk and improve robustness through earlier structural simulation.
Impact and Penetration
Simulate severe loading events involving contact, rapid deformation, and material response under impact. Support safer, more resilient designs in applications exposed to extreme events and hostile environments.
Crash and Occupant Safety
Evaluate crash performance, deformation behavior, and energy absorption with high-fidelity explicit dynamics simulation. Support safer vehicle and structural designs where occupant protection is a critical requirement.
Solve Complex Structural Challenges
with Fluid Codes
Relying on physical testing alone or addressing structural issues too late can lead to costly redesigns, longer development cycles, and avoidable reliability risks.
Fluid Codes helps engineering teams apply the right Ansys Structures solutions earlier, so they can improve durability, reduce rework, and make better structural decisions with greater confidence.
