Siemens Digital Industries Software has updated its Simcenter portfolio to automate the creation of free-body diagrams and margin of safety (MoS) calculations, accelerating certification schedules by 20%. Engineers can now evaluate load paths across aircraft models and perform full-envelope MoS analysis without the need for costly in-house tools. It also enables faster design and simulation of compact, high-power-density motors. This means engineers can create lightweight designs using Siemens’ Simcenter E-Machine Design software, then transition to 3D simulations in Siemens’ Simcenter 3D software for comprehensive electromagnetic, thermal and mechanical performance assessments. Simcenter software has also introduced lightweight gear blank parameterization and an optimization framework to improve gearbox noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) performance. Its capabilities were also expanded to include rigid body motion sensors and damage assessment tools, and additive manufacturing simulations were sped up by 200% with voxel mesh improvements.