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Geometrical Analysis of Sections – GAS2.0, provided to users by the American Iron and Steel Institute, is used to model behavior of thin walled automotive beam sections. The unique value of GAS2.0 is in the ability to model plate buckling behavior, and to estimate the load capacity of thin wall sections based on the effective section method. The primary use of GAS2.0 is by the automotive industry during the early stage design of automotive body structure. It is also used to a lesser degree in late stage to mitigate performance issues by recommending section thickness or material grade changes.

Cura creates a seamless integration between hardware, software and materials for the best 3D printing experience. 

Gaussian predicts the energies, molecular structures, vibrational frequencies and molecular properties of compounds and reactions in a wide variety of chemical environments. Gaussian's models can be applied to both stable species and compounds which are difficult or impossible to observe experimentally. With Gaussian, you can thoroughly investigate the chemical problems that interest you. You can minimize molecular structures rapidly and reliably, you can also predict the structures of transition states, and verify that the predicted stationary points are in fact minima or transition structure (as appropriate). You can go on to compute the reaction path by following the intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) and determine which reactants and products are connected by a given transition structure. Once you have a complete picture of the potential energy surface, reaction energies and barriers can be accurately predicted. You can also predict a wide variety of chemical properties.

Thermo-Calc is a software package for thermodynamic calculations such as enthalpies, heat capacity, transformation temperatures and more.

The Altair HyperWorks platform, a design and simulation solution, equips every engineer with a comprehensive suite of CAE applications for design and simulation, including FEA, CFD, multi-body dynamics, optimization, electromagnetic analysis, electronic system design, and more.

Nastran, formerly by MSC, is a multidisciplinary structural analysis application used by engineers to perform static, dynamic, and thermal analysis across the linear and nonlinear domains, complemented with automated structural optimization and award winning embedded fatigue analysis technologies, all enabled by high performance computing.

SAP2000 offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design, and reporting. The SAPFire Analysis Engine can support multiple 64-bit solvers for analysis optimization and can perform both eigen analysis and Ritz analysis. Parallelization options are available to take advantage of multiple processors. DirectX graphics enable full 2D and 3D drafting and selection capability. Notable meshing features include the ability to merge independently defined meshes among frame, shell and solid objects, coordinate tessellation with object orientation, and observe material boundaries to establish effective aspect ratios. SAP2000 offers a wide range of code-based design features for steel frame, concrete frame, cold form steel, and aluminum frame.

Creo is a fully integrated, 3D CAD solution that allows engineers to seamlessly conceptualize, design, analyze, and validate products. Creo features technologies that empower design engineers to simulate and optimize products for weight, performance, cost, and sustainability, using a wide variety of materials and manufacturing processes. 

PLAXIS 2D is a user-friendly, finite-element package that provides you with the ability to model diverse geotechnical problems from a single, integrated application. You can analyze the deformation and stability of projects ranging from excavations, embankments, and foundations to tunneling, mining, and geomechanics.

Modelon Impact is a cloud-native system simulation software platform. Users can move through layers of sub-systems
– building and analyzing singular or holistic systems. Modelon’s comprehensive physics-based libraries offer thousands of proven models and components spanning a broad range of industries and applications. 

SolidWorks 3D CAD software offers three packages building in functionality and tiered to best suit the needs of your organization. All packages utilize the intuitive SolidWorks user interface to speed your design process and make you instantly productive.

SolidWorks Premium combines the capabilities of SolidWorks Professional with powerful simulation and design validation toolsets, as well as advanced wire and pipe routing functionality.

Engineers and scientists use the COMSOL Multiphysics® software to simulate designs, devices, and processes in all fields of engineering, manufacturing, and scientific research. COMSOL Multiphysics® is a simulation platform that provides fully coupled multiphysics and single-physics modeling capabilities.

BIOVIA Materials Studio is a complete modeling and simulation environment designed to allow researchers in materials science and chemistry to predict and understand the relationships of a material's atomic and molecular structure with its properties and behavior. Using Materials Studio, researchers are engineering better performing materials of all types, including catalysts, polymers, composites, metals, alloys, pharmaceuticals, batteries and more.

CrystalMaker software provides innovative tools for teaching & research in materials science, solid-state physics, chemistry, mineralogy and crystallography.

• Build, display & manipulate all kinds of crystal and molecular structures.
• Design new materials and relax their structures.
• Animate structural behaviour; generate video for teaching or presentations.
• Simulate diffraction properties for powders and single crystals.

The site license bundle at U-M includes CrystalMaker, SingleCrystal, CrystalViewer, and CrystalDiffract.