I like Ansys Mechanical for its powerful and reliable simulation capabilities. It offers excellent control over meshing, contacts, boundary conditions, materials, and solver settings. The advanced analysis tools and detailed post-processing make it very useful for validating complex mechanical designs before manufacturing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main challenge is the learning curve. The large number of tools and settings can make the interface feel complex, especially for beginners and when setting up advanced analyses. A more streamlined workflow for common simulations would improve the user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI is the best among all the CAE software I’ve used so far. Surface Pull is the best feature I’ve found for automatically creating a shell from a solid; it’s genuinely the best, and I haven’t seen anything like it in any other CAE software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s really hard for me to work with the LS-DYNA keyword files. I’m honestly quite anxious about how to handle them, so please make this feature easier to use. Otherwise, everything is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Ansys Mechanical offers an advanced interface, as well as a basic interface. The advanced interface allows experts to perform finite element simulations using code, which works excellently well. Additionally, the Ansys Mechanical Workbench interface offers a visual environment that is very useful for students and practicing engineers for mechanical design and analysis, allowing both a visual approach and the use of advanced programming in APDL. I also appreciate its good tutorials and documentation, which make it easy to get started for both beginners and advanced users with experience in finite element analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What doesn't work so well is its price, which is somewhat high for industries and even for academia. Ansys Mechanical is limited by the size of the problem when its license is a student version, it only solves problems limited in size by the number of nodes or finite elements (approximately 100,000), which is very basic and useful in that case only for simple problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the user interface of Ansys Workbench; it's pretty straightforward and user-friendly. It has very advanced features for almost any structural analysis, as well as a very user-friendly learning curve. The software supports various files for importing CAD data, which is quite useful. I can set up my analysis within steps and easily imply boundary conditions on my body. I have the tools to calculate stresses, including principal stress, and analyze my results by seeing the contours of different stress profiles, which helps me a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think it is very expensive for an individual person. At times, I felt some complex features needs learning, and sometimes it is quite difficult to understand certain tools. The initial setup was easy, you need to follow an installation guide. But setting up some on-demand integrations or additional add-ons requires certain knowledge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ansys mechanical is an all in one FEA tool which is extremely powerful. The software is pretty easy to use once you get your head around the user interface and allows for extremely accurate finite element simulations for a range of systems. The ability to do thermal, structural and optimization in one area is extremely helpful and allows me to continue my daily design work with extreme efficiency. I use ansys almost every day and it continues to be a great tool in my design work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The initial implementation of the system can be very daunting as there are lots of complex parts to learn. The optimization tool is the most tricky to master as often the outcome is a rather messy blob if done incorrectly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really appreciate Ansys Mechanical for its great GUI and meshing capabilities. I like how its tree-like structure with a systematic step-by-step guide makes navigating the software easy. The automated meshing, along with sweep and hex-dominant meshing and feature-based meshing, minimizes user intervention while providing accurate results. Its solver is an industry standard, and now with Discovery and LS-DYNA, it offers fast and reliable solutions. The easy-to-use interface and guided workflows, along with being resourceful with tutorials, make it a preferred choice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ansys's ACT for automation has less adoption in industries due to its limited functionality and APIs. Sometimes, the solver throws errors that cannot be debugged easily, mostly due to Rigid Body motion, Contacts, or non-linear convergence failure. Large and complex geometries with bad geometries or surfaces become a challenge for meshing due to limited options for cleanup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best thing about ANSYS Mechanical is the level of control it gives the user over the model. It makes solving convergence issues easier, even when dealing with all three types of non-linearities—material, geometric, and contact. Multiphysics simulations are also straightforward to perform. With the help of ANSYS ACT, I’m able to customize the workflow to fit specific needs. Additionally, ANSYS offers excellent customer support and comprehensive technical documentation, which adds great value to the overall user experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To accurately visualize the deformation of the structure during a prestressed mode superposition harmonic analysis, we currently need to use ANSYS APDL. It would be highly beneficial if this capability were also available directly within ANSYS Workbench. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like the interface of Ansys Mechanical; it's easy to use. I also appreciate its problem-solving technique, which works well for me. Additionally, cleaning up geometry is very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like that the speed should be improved, and the Ctrl-Z option is not available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Best and easy to use for all kind of mechanical simulations accurately Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Interpolation functions are not so easy little automations needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ANSYS Mechanical is a user-friendly interface when compared to the other CAE tools. It has Pre-Processing, Solving and Post Processing all in One. That's really a big advantage to make ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I cannot control the mesh much in ANSYS Mechanical in detail when compared to the other CAE-Pre Processing Tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.