Altair Multiscale Designer is a comprehensive framework designed to develop highly predictive and computationally efficient material models for a wide range of materials, from homogeneous isotropic to heterogeneous anisotropic behaviors. Fully integrated with Altair's simulation products, it enables accurate and efficient prediction of material properties, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with material model development by minimizing experimental data requirements. This tool is particularly beneficial for composite materials, facilitating improved design optimization through multiscale structural simulations. Key Features and Functionality: - Single and Multiscale Material Models: Develop predictive, computationally efficient models for materials ranging from brittle and ductile homogeneous isotropic to heterogeneous anisotropic behaviors. - Parametric Unit Cell Library and External Unit Cells: Easily create unit cells for continuous, discontinuous, woven, and particle product forms using a built-in parametric library, or import custom unit cells from various pre-processors. - Virtual Test Lab: Apply material models to ASTM/ISO test specimens from a parametric library to perform full simulations of defined tests, obtaining results including A and B-basis allowables. - Forward and Inverse Material Model Development Workflows: Utilize known constituent material properties to calculate homogenized properties or derive constituent properties from known homogenized materials . - Comprehensive Material Databases: Access databases comprising typical properties for metals, polymers, and fibers, as well as validated multiscale material models. - Multiscale Structural Simulation: Integrate material models with structural simulation solvers, supporting both implicit and explicit analyses with hardware parallelization on different platforms. - Injection Molding Material Models: Develop predictive and efficient material models for anisotropic reinforced injection and compression molded materials, accounting for full anisotropic behavior using fiber orientation tensors. - Material Model Development as a Service: Collaborate with Altair experts to develop custom material models tailored to specific engineering simulation needs. Primary Value and User Solutions: Altair Multiscale Designer enhances the composite design process by improving simulation accuracy and reducing reliance on physical testing, leading to better designs in less time. Its well-established methodologies enable reliable composite simulations without requiring specific multiscale expertise. By providing accurate and complete material data, it facilitates implicit and explicit finite element analyses with Altair's solvers and other industry-standard tools.