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Autodesk Simulation
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<h2 id="typical-uses">Typical uses</h2> <p>Typical uses include bending, mechanical contact, thermal (conduction, convection and radiation) fluid dynamics, and coupled or uncoupled multiphysics. </p> <h2 id="materials-and-elements-database">Materials and elements database</h2> <p>Autodesk Simulation's library of material models includes <a href="/facts/Metal/PT8hNX6R">metals</a> and <a href="/facts/Alloy/I7w7WQWR">alloys</a>, <a href="/facts/Plastics/Kla5QItn">plastics</a>, <a href="/facts/Glass/hezRsAGf">glass</a>, <a href="/facts/Foam/kGrXWWcb">foams</a>, <a href="/facts/Fabric/PJrVeM5S">fabrics</a>, <a href="/facts/Elastomer/kCSD0udN">elastomers</a>, <a href="/facts/Concrete/K6whGVNx">Concrete</a> (with rebar), <a href="/facts/Soil/5Ddpr3QM">soils</a> and user-defined materials. </p><p>Autodesk Simulation's element library depends on the geometry and the type of analysis performed. It includes 8 and 4 node solid, 8 and 4 node shell, as well as beam and rod elements. </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/simulation/overview">Autodesk simulation products page</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Autodesk official press release - January 20th 2009, https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-completes-acquisition-algor-inc <a href="https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-completes-acquisition-algor-inc" target="_blank">https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-completes-acquisition-algor-inc</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Binder, John D. (1995-05-01). "Algor finite element modeling tools aid aerospace". Aerospace America. 33 (5): 16–18. Bibcode:1995AeAm...33...16B. ISSN 0740-722X. <a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995AeAm...33...16B" target="_blank">https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995AeAm...33...16B</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>