Altair HyperWorks 2021.0 Suite

Altair Software and Hardware 2021 Release Notes
HyperWorks 2021 suite contains independent product packages Independent product packages give you the flexibility to install desired packages as needed. Any HyperWorks 2021 standalone SA update package can be installed either on top of an existing 2021 installation, or can be installed independently without the prerequisite of a 2021 base.
Important Note: You can no longer install a different version of an already installed product to the same location (for example, HW Desktop 2021.1 on top of HW Desktop 2021). Installer capabilities and features
HyperWorks 2021 brings with it the robust capabilities and features of HyperWorks 2020.1 installers, as well as additional support for HotFix installers. These HotFix installers are quick patch type installers that are used to install on top of a prerequisite base installation, unlike the other full installers. These are marked with the word "hotfix" in the installer name and bring with them the quick fixes and features to better suit your needs.
New Applications
EDEM
Altair EDEM is high-performance software for bulk material simulation. Powered by Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) technology, EDEM quickly and accurately simulates and analyzes the behavior of bulk materials such as coal, mined ores, soil, tablets, powders, etc., and provides engineers with crucial insight into how these materials will interact with their equipment during a range of operation and process conditions. EDEM is being deployed globally in a wide range of industries including heavy equipment manufacturing, agriculture, mining, and process manufacturing. EDEM can be used as stand-alone or combined with FEA, CFD and MBD tools (including MotionSolve).
Inspire Mold
Altair Inspire Mold provides a modern integrated approach to streamline design for manufacturing of injection molded components. Virtual testing, validation, correction and optimization of molding designs can be easily performed through a five-step setup workflow, providing access to evaluation of injection molded part manufacturability that mitigates common manufacturing defects (warping, sink marks, short shots, etc.) long before a mold is designed.
Inspire PolyFoam
Altair Inspire PolyFoam is a modern integrated approach to design for manufacturing (DFM) for polyurethane molding and foaming processes, enabling improved products and reduction of scrap and tooling rework costs. Early simulation helps understand how the material flows during injection, then run an accurate foaming simulation with advanced physics and chemistry. Reduction of cycle time and enhancement of part quality can be achieved by designing accurate gating locations and feed rates, and by predicting most typical manufacturing defects.
Inspire Friction Stir Welding
Altair Inspire Friction Stir Welding is used for simulating friction stir welding, which is a solidstate joining process to create strong welds that are required in critical aerospace and automotive applications.
Inspire Resin Transfer Molding
Altair Inspire Resin Transfer Molding is used to simulate the process of resin transfer molding and its variants such as vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding, which is used to manufacture polymeric composites by infusing a thermoset resin in a fibrous preform and curing. It uses the RTM module of HyperXtrude Solver to simulate the process.
Installation and Packaging Features
- Added master installer support for Altair EDEM on Windows
- Added master installer support for Inspire Mold on Windows.
- Added master installer support for Inspire PolyFoam on Windows.
- Added master installer support for the unified Inspire Extrude package on Windows.
- Installers were upgraded to InstallAnywhere 2020 SP2.
- Compatible products and installers were migrated to Amazon Corretto 11.0.7 Java.
- Altair Compute Console replaces the Solver Run Manager with additional support for CFD Solvers and EDEM.
- Added launch points for HyperWorks HG, HyperWorks HV, and HyperWorks MV on Windows
- Installation of Python has been revamped to improve performance and save disk space.
- Overwrite/overlay installation is no longer supported, and the installers will prevent it from happening.
Support for the following platform has been dropped:
- Windows 7
Resolved Issues
- Resolved an issue where the most recent package was not selected in the master installer Choose Install Set panel in some cases.
- Resolved an issue where Engineering and Manufacturing Solutions Start Menu shortcuts were not being created for "Complete" silent installations.
- Multiple successive spaces in the installation directory or shortcut folder will no longer cause an issue on Windows.
A full detailed list of all new features, as well as improvements and fixes is available in the document.














Altair HyperWorks offers solutions for all engineers- from model-based systems design and early geometry ideation, to detailed multiphysics simulation and optimization. HyperWorks enables simulation driven design, with the physics-based design solutions to deliver the complex products your customers demand.
Altair has been the industry leader for generative design software for over two decades. HyperWorks optimizes structures, mechanisms, composites and additive manufactured parts. Regardless of how your product is produced, HyperWorks can enhance creativity by proposing designs that are as manufacturable as they are efficient and innovative.
Your designers, engineers, and CAE specialists can now work within a single intuitive and consistent user-experience. Each release of the HyperWorks platform provides more tools that deliver class-leading workflows employing this same user-interface.
The suite's broad workflow implementations enable design engineers and part-time analysts to drive more of your product design with optimization. Simulation experts can draw upon the advanced features of HyperWorks including multiphysics simulations of interacting structural, mechanical, thermal, electromagnetic, and fluid behavior.
10 Reasons to use Altair HyperWorks
Altairis a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the areas of product development, high performance computing (HPC) and data analytics. Altair enables organizations across broad industry segments to compete more effectively in a connected world while creating a more sustainable future.
Product:Altair HyperWorks
Version:2021.0 Suite *
Supported Architectures:x64
Website Home Page :www.altair.com
Language:english
System Requirements:PC **
Size:45.0 Gb

Altair HyperWorks Desktop with Solvers 2021.0
- hwDesktop 2021.0 Win64
- hwDesktop Help 2021.0 Win64
- hwCFDSolvers 2021.0 Win64
- hwMechanicalSolvers 2021.0 Win64
- hwSolversHelp 2021.0 Win64
Altair Activate 2021.0 build 6407
Altair Compose 2021.0 build 5403
Altair EDEM Professional 2021.0
Altair HW FEKO 2021.0
Altair Flux 2021.0
Altair Inspire 2021.0 Build 12315
Altair Inspire Cast 2021.0 Build 2955
Altair Inspire Extrude 2021.0 Build 6705
Altair Inspire Form 2021.0 Build 3207
Altair Inspire Mold 2021.0 Build 2203
Altair Inspire PolyFoam 2021.0 Build 1015
Altair Inspire Render 2021.0 Build 12106
Altair Inspire Studio 2021.0 Build 12106
Altair SimLab 2021.0