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Altair Engineering has announced that it has integrated HyperWorks' HyperMesh pre-processing software and HyperView post-processing software with SAMTECH's SAMCEF software, one of the most popular finite element analysis (FEA) solver tools, in particular within Europe's Aeronautic, Space and Defense industry. SAMTECH is a leading provider of simulation software for FEA, MBS and Optimization.

"Aeronautic, Space and Defense (ASD) companies rely extensively on our SAMCEF software for a range of FEA tasks and there is also a growing interest for SAMCEF in automotive and energy sectors, respectively for vehicle, engine and wind turbine structural dynamics," said SAMTECH Chief Strategy Officer Didier Granville. "Our ability to integrate SAMCEF seamlessly with HyperWorks tools will provide new flexibility for our customers and demonstrates the adaptability of our software, which is renowned for providing industries with customized solutions for specific applications in multiple disciplines."

Altair developed an interface between HyperMesh and SAMCEF, which allows HyperMesh models to be read directly by SAMCEF. SAMTECH, in turn, built an interface between SAMCEF and HyperView using H3D, Altair's compressed binary file format. This enables SAMCEF output files to be exported in H3D format, which can be read directly by HyperView without manual translation.

"The popularity of HyperWorks among engineers across the globe derives not only from the openness, ease of use, precision, and robustness of applications, like our HyperMesh pre-processor and HyperView post-processor, but also from the simplicity of integrating with software from Altair partners," said Altair HyperWorks Chief Technology Officer Uwe Schramm. "Using our H3D technology to link our solutions will provide customers with integrated tools to further accelerate and heighten the quality of their finite element analysis."

Altair's H3D file format allows HyperWorks technology to communicate easily with other software. Altair partners commonly use H3D to make their technology more user friendly to Altair's extensive global customer base.

On Oct. 28 at Altair's 2010 European HyperWorks Technology Conference, Ronan Pitois of Eurocopter will present, "The new HyperMesh/SAMCEF Interface at Eurocopter: Deployment and Industrial Applications," where he will discuss how Eurocopter has adopted the new interface in its product development process and how the new automated process will impact the aerospace industry. A subsidiary of European Aeronautic, Defense, and Space Company (EADS), Eurocopter is already using the integrated solution offered by Altair and SAMTECH.