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Join us for a community conversation on how High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Simcenter PSIM work together to meet the increasing demands of modern power electronics simulation. During this one-hour technical session, you'll discover how leveraging HPC can speed up simulations, improve scalability, and empower engineers…
Join us for a community conversation on accelerating your motor simulation workflow with Simcenter Simlab. In this beginner-friendly session, we'll introduce the platform's automated model-building capabilities and show how easy it is to set up your first electric motor analysis. You'll see the basic steps of geometry…
Join us for a Community Conversation where we'll discuss practical approaches to analyzing complex electromagnetic models using hybrid solver techniques. This session will provide a general overview of how different computational methods can be combined within a single simulation to address models containing varied…
Hello Support Team, I previously activated my Student Edition license on my older computer, which is now broken and inaccessible. I therefore cannot deactivate the license on that device. When activating HyperMesh Desktop 2026.1 on my new computer, I receive this error: “Error activating license: This license was already…
Dear community, I recently run a winprop simulation with SRT on a vecttorized terrain landascape, and the same one with UTD in Feko (wallman produced the corresponding nasran mesh). I am a bit puzzled when I see that winprop can locate very few reflections at the surface polygons of my topography whereas feko can properly…
I have a Surface Pro 11 running Windows 11. Based on what I have been told, my system should be capable of running RapidMiner Studio without any issues.I believe I may have accidentally created a licensing conflict. Before my class started, I signed up for a trial plan. Once the semester began, I was required to create an…
I am going to Malaysia and China in the coming weeks, and my license is EU only. This means I can't access my software when roaming through both of these countries. Recommendation from Altair was to work with checked-out licenses, aka, offline mode. However, when i click the offline button, it says it isn't working /…
My college Email isn't working here. I'm still a student but the college email i tried to sign up with hasn't been accepted by the data base. i need the student's license to install the apps and learn the software. so what should i do now?
Hello Altair Support Team, I am installing Altair HyperMesh 2026 Student Edition for the first time on my laptop. I have never activated this license on another laptop, but I receive the error: “The license was already activated using a different Host ID.” Please check my license activation status and help me resolve this…
Hi everyone, I am currently running a DEM simulation in Altair EDEM using the Tavares breakage model. In my setup, particles are injected vertically downward into a tube and subsequently collide with a plate at the bottom. The initial particle velocity is set to 19.8 m/s in the negative Z-direction. However, after…
Hello, I am using the Altair Student Edition and have installed PSIM 2026. However, I cannot use PSIM because I receive the following error when opening a schematic file: “Connection to the license server is lost.” I also encountered the following error in Altair License Utility when attempting activation in User mode:…
Hello, I am contacting from my personal account because I forgot the password for my student account. I tried to remember my password, but my account is locked after some log-in attempts. I'v emailed the old Altair support address and received an automatic reply from Siemens saying that mailbox has been decommissioned, so…
Hello Altair Support Team, I am a student and I have successfully generated my Altair Student Edition activation key. However, I cannot find the Software Downloads option, and HyperMesh/HyperWorks is not available for download in my Student Edition Bundle. I have already logged out and logged back in, but the download…
I was recently granted authorization for the student edition license of Altair One to use PSIM. I read that it includes the Motor Drive module, but while trying to activate the software, I kept getting license errors. I checked the contents of the license, and it does not seem to include anything related to PSIM. I have…
Hello, I am having trouble activating my PSIM 2026 Student Edition license on my desktop. On my laptop, I receive the error “Unable to access license store” when selecting the User license store. As a result, the license activation window is disabled, and I cannot activate or deactivate the license on my laptop. On my…
Hello all, how hard or easy is it to implement TFT display using Embed stm32 ? Does anyone have any experience ? Does embed have specific blocks that makes implement display module easy?
Hello, I am experiencing a licensing issue with OptiStruct in the Student Edition. I am using: Altair HyperWorks 2022.3 Student Edition OptiStruct 2025 Windows 10 This configuration had been working correctly before, including HyperWorks 2022.3 with the external OptiStruct 2025 solver. My Student Edition license was…
I activated PSIM using an activation key from a student license, but when I launch PSIM, it shows "Ready" as attached in the image and I cannot operate it. Please tell me how to resolve this situation. Thank you.
Product: Simcenter/Altair Inspire 2026.1 (build 2026.1.0.28), Windows 11 x64. Licensing: Altair One managed licensing, license ID 180271 (AU Enterprise Suite, 100 AU, expires 11 Nov 2026). Altair License Utility 2026.1 shows "You are authorized to use Managed Licensing". What works: HyperMesh 2026.1 and OptiStruct 2026.1…
We continue to support our academic customers and users who were using and need to use the Altair One system during the transition to the Siemens Ecosystem. You can access its marketplace, downloads and Altair units managed licenses as before. You need to use the same URL - https://altairone.com/Marketplace during our…
Our next community conversation is coming up on Oct 8, 2026. In this webinar, we’ll show how engineers can move beyond manual trial-and-error methods to efficiently evaluate design alternatives, automate parameter studies, and identify optimal solutions with greater confidence. Learn how this integrated approach helps…
The Altair documentation portal located at help.altair.com and https://support.altair.com/csm?id=altair_product_documentation is currently being sunset as part of the transition to Siemens Support Center. After the sunset, Altair product documentation for versions 2026.1 and later will be available exclusively through…
STATUS UPDATE (March 9 2026): Dear Community, Your support cases have been migrated to the Siemens Support Center. As of Monday, March 9th, the Altair Support Portal has been shut down. You should have received an email with the links and instructions on how to activate your account and log into the Siemens Support Center.…
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