ANSYS releases the latest version "ANSYS 2020 R1" of the CAE simulation tool "ANSYS"

　Ansys Japan held a press conference in Tokyo on February 5th, and its parent company, ANSYS, announced the latest version of its CAE simulation tool in the United States on January 28th (local time). It was announced that the version "ANSYS 2020 R1" has started to be provided.

ANSYS is known as CAE (Computer Aided Engineering, computer-aided design and manufacturing support) software, including physics calculations, and is often used as a simulation tool for the automotive industry. By using , it is possible to simulate everything on a computer, such as how the light emitted by the light is reflected in the lens, or what kind of data the camera used for automatic driving obtains and whether there are no blind spots. It has become.

　The ANSYS 2020 R1 released this time includes ``Minerva'', which comprehensively manages the data used for such simulations, ``VRXPERIENCE,'' which enables more efficient development of self-driving cars, and lighting simulation. Functions such as "SPEOS" have been enhanced.

According to ANSYS, VRXPERIENCE and SPEOS have been adopted for development at Mazda, and Toru Yoshioka, deputy general manager of the Mazda Integrated Control System Development Division, said, "While improving the safety of the system and shortening the time to commercialization, , it will be possible to significantly reduce the time spent in the physical prototype development and testing phase."