Autodesk Helius PFA

Free download Autodesk Helius PFA 2021 for Windows this software provides powerful tools for enhanced FEA (finite element analysis) of composite structures, including progressive failure analysis.

Autodesk Helius PFA 2021 Overview

Helius PFA is an add-on for commercial FEA programs designed to improve accuracy, efficiency and convergence in the structural analysis of composite materials. At its core, Autodesk Helius PFA provides an efficient multiscale simulation that determines failure at the constituent level while also predicting structural,composite-level response.

Multiple failure criteria are available to enable users to view damage effects at the fiber and matrix level and identify multiple modes of failure including delamination. A composite-specific material degradation method has been applied to handle composites'he nonlinear, progressive failures while improving solution convergence and simulation runtime.

Autodesk Helius PFA supports multiple analysis conditions, including explicit and fatigue loading and supports multiple material types including chopped and continuous fibers, unidirectional lamina and various woven fabrics. Helius's Advanced Material Exchange enables structural simulation of the as-manufactured condition of fiber filled plastic parts through import of fiber orientation data from Autodesk Moldflow.

Features of Autodesk Helius PFA 2021

• Transfer as-manufactured data for more accurate simulation.
• Analyze the progression of composite failure.
• Enhance existing Abaqus, ANSYS, or NASTRAN FEA.
• Incorporate Moldflow materials into your FEA code.
• Perform static, explicit, and fatigue analyses.
• Includes 3D weld line, compression response, progressive failure, delamination, and other analyses.
• Simplify FEA and material input, and improve convergence rates.
• Interoperate with Moldflow software, as well as third-party FEA systems.

System Requirements and Technical Details

• Supported OS: Windows 7/8/8.1/10
• CPU: 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor
• Memory (RAM): 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)
• Hard Disk Space: 12 GB