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📅September Community Roundup
Hi Everyone, While this roundup arrives a bit later than planned, we wanted to ensure that we captured the key highlights and achievements from September. Lets dive in. 📢Altair RISE Updates As you know our RISE Program(Recognition for Innovation, Solutions & Expertise) officially launched in August. This exclusive… 
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Community Champion of the Month - September, 2025
The Community Team would like to introduce the September Champion of the Month, Dr. César Pérez @Caperez. Dr. César Pérez is an industrial engineer and scientist whose career bridges higher education, research, and business leadership. His work spans complex dynamic systems, materials science, data analysis, and… 
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Altair RISE : Program to Recognize and Reward our most engaged Community Members
🚀 Altair RISE Program We're excited to launch an exclusive 6-month program designed to recognize and reward our most engaged community members! Whether you're answering questions, sharing solutions, or participating in discussions, RISE gives you recognition in the community while helping you grow your expertise. Progress… 
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Altair Community Rewards and Recognization
The Altair Community is a space where beginners, experienced users, industry experts, students, faculty and our product specialists come together to share insights, collaborate, and find ways to take full advantage of our products. Engagement is at the heart of the Community and with the launch of our new and improved… 
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Legacy PSIM Customer-Hosted license update
I'm Anil , from Solore Technology - former PSIM distributor in Taiwan. Our customer - Delta , need to update legacy PSIM CH server ,please help to provide new license , thanks . Their PSIM License is #1367643901 , and new server ID is VEUIVMKRWIRWAEEFEWSTEAEWET 
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Unexpected results in Radioss
https://us.v-cdn.net/6038102/uploads/VJ0WFHAJ148E/20251030-2232-04-5558827.mp4 Does anyone know how I can solve this problem in Radioss or what causes it? Is it because of the contact friction value? Or is it due to incorrect material failure data? 
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RE: Altair personal slc sympy closed form solutions for a solid rotating disk
RE: Altair personal slc sympy closed form solutions for a solid rotating disk Too long to post on a listserv, see github Github https://github.com/rogerjdeangelis/utl-altair-personal-slc-sumpy-closed-form-solutions-for-a-solid-rotating-disk I am over my head with this response. Not sure what kind of rotor the op wanted,… 
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Size optimization of a sandwich structure | height of sturcture should be constant
Hello everyone, I’m trying to optimize a sandwich structure consisting of aluminium face sheets and an aluminium honeycomb core. As a test case, I’m using a simply supported beam under a pressure load. The overall thickness of the beam should remain constant, while only the thicknesses of the face sheets and the core are… 
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Feko: Reciprocal Excitation solution configuration – CADFEKO and POSTFEKO workflow
Overview The antenna reciprocity theorem [1] relates the antenna load current for given plane wave excitation to the radiation pattern when the antenna is excited. The antenna is assumed to be made of linear and reciprocal components. With the CADFEKO Reciprocal Excitation solution configuration, the antenna load response… 
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Could you please help me reset or renew my PSIM Student License so I can generate a new valid key fo
Hi, I am a student and I used PSIM Student Edition last year. By mistake, I generated four license keys, and now I cannot create a new one. Could you please help me reset or renew my PSIM Student License so I can generate a new valid key for this year because i need it for my university courses and academic projects? Thank… 
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알테어 simlab에 학생에디션 라이센스를 입력했는데 인증이 안돼요.
Description: 원래 simlab 2025.1을 잘 쓰고 있었는데 오늘 갑자기 라이센스를 입력하라고 뜨더니 입력을 해도 오류가 발생합니다. 해결하려면 어떻게 해야하나요..? 학생 라이센스는 26년 9월까지 유효합니다. Product/Topic Name : Simlab 2025.1 *Note from Community Team - Once you receive a satisfactory answer on your question, kindly mark your answers as "Accepted" so it can help others with similar… 
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エラー:An invalid surface connection of mesh elements has been found:の対処
CADで作成したモデルのSTEPファイルをFEKOにインポートしてシミュレーションを試みています。そのCADモデルは、モデルの共有ができず恐縮ですが、6つの素材が異なるパーツで構成されています。 .outファイルのエラーメッセージに該当する部分は以下のように表示されています。 An invalid surface connection of mesh elements has been found: Triangle 465 with media Free space and E_PTFE (type 4) Triangle 1282 with media PTFE and Free space (type 1) ERROR 3855:… 
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Simlab-NX import시 progress bar 진행 후 아무일도 일어나지 않습니다.
위처럼 모델이 불러와지지 않습니다. 에러메세지도 안뜹니다. 해결책이 있을까요? 
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流体-構造連成解析におけるモデルの縮退とActivateでの実行について
お世話になっております。コマツの古谷と申します。 首記の件について、下記リンクを参考に、モデルを縮退し、ABCDマトリクスを取り出したうえで、Activateで解析を実施したいと考えております。 OptiStructの線形モデルをActivateに取り込む - Altair Community 上記例題と異なり、構造と流体(空気)を連成させたモデルを縮退し、 なおかつActivateに取り込む方法が分からず困っております。 CMSMETHにおいて、TypeをFluid-Structureにしたうえで縮退すれば、連成されたモデルの縮退ができると考えてよいでしょうか。… 
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License manager cannot be found. Help to deactive the licese pls
I was formatted my SSD, and altair was on it but i didn't deactivate the license before. The license isn't working because it says its already activated, and I cant deactivate that 
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RE: Altair personal slc creating and analyzing tables created from multiple pdf and excel files
RE: Altair personal slc creating and analyzing tables created from multiple pdf and excel files Too long to post on listserv, see github github https://github.com/rogerjdeangelis/utl-altair-personal-slc-creating-and-analyzing-tables-created-from-multiple-pdf-and-excel-files community.altair.com… 
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4330 Steel material file for Inspire Cast
Hello! I am using 4330 steel and would like to simulate the casting process. However, the material file for 4330 is not available in Inspire Cast. Is this file available? Where might I find such a file? Thanks! 
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How to update variables mid-simulation with PSIM when the variable is in parameter file?
Hi, I am trying to update a value and reflect the change in the simulation on the go. I found a relevant tutorial from Altair (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxWo_kOuZhs). But I want to update a variable in a parameter file pausing the simulation and see the change after running the simulation again. When I parameterized… 
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Student Account Blocked
I am new to Altair AI Studio and received my License Key as a student. It kept saying invalid credentials and now it says that my account is blocked. Is there a way to unblocked my account? And what are the steps to use login and use AI Studio? 
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Unable to Deactivate Altair Student License After System Format. Need Help to Reactivate on Another
Hello Altair Support Team, I am a student using the Altair Student Edition. My previous computer’s system was formatted and reinstalled, so I no longer have access to the previous activation device. Because of this, I cannot deactivate the existing license from the old system, and now I’m unable to activate the same… 
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Unable to Deactivate Altair Student License After System Format. Need Help to Reactivate on Another
Hello Altair Support Team, I am a student using the Altair Student Edition. My previous computer’s system was formatted and reinstalled, so I no longer have access to the previous activation environment. Because of this, I cannot deactivate the existing license from the old system, and now I’m unable to activate the same… 
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Implementing supervisory control via DLL in PSIM (real-time synchronization issue)
Hello, I’m trying to implement a supervisory control system using optimization codes in PSIM to generate the reference signals for converters in the simulation environment. The optimization code is written in C++ and implemented as a DLL block in PSIM. I’m using the Gurobi solver to handle the energy management… 
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Issue regarding 0D spring elements
Hello, On hypermesh, when using a 0D spring element to model an elastic articulation between two pieces, it happens that the two pieces are always linked rigidly. It looks like the 0D spring element is not taken into account in the simulation. I tried for example to set a very low stiffness in the PBUSH property. Then I… 
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RE: Altair-personal-slc-pca-prniciple-component-analysis
RE: Altair-personal-slc-pca-prniciple-component-analysis Too long to post to listserv, see github github https://github.com/rogerjdeangelis/utl-altair-personal-slc-pca-principle-component-analysis elipsoid… 
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DEM 지오메트리 불러오기 관련 문의
Description: CAD에서 그려진 부품 도면을 불러오기 했을때 사진과 같이 100%에 도달은 했으나 이 상태에서 무한로딩이 걸리는 에러가 발생합니다. 혹시 해당 문제 해결방법이 있을지 문의드립니다. 감사합니다. 황재서 드림 Product/Topic Name : EDEM 2022 *Note from Community Team - Once you receive a satisfactory answer on your question, kindly mark your answers as "Accepted" so it can help others with similar… 
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Issue with Student License Activation in FEKO
To whom it may concern, I am experiencing an issue with my FEKO student license. Although my key appears to be active, I am unable to get the software running properly. I have followed the setup procedure using the “almutil_gui.exe” utility as described in the documentation, but the error persists. For your reference, see… 
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PSIM Level 2 Switch Model Tuning to Match SPICE Model Performance
This article discusses the parameter tuning of a PSIM Level 2 switch model using a SPICE model as a reference. As you may already know, PSIM offers a wide variety of switch types. Check out the following article about different switch model options before reviewing this one. Learning how to navigate through the PSIM switch… 
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Problem with Tutorials on Hypermesh v2024.1
Hello, I have a problem with two Tutorials on the Hypermesh v2024.1. The first Tutorial in question is: OS-T: 5020 3D Bracket Model using the Free-shape Method In Step 6 Chapters 4-9 the Feature Gridcon is used. Sadly, the Tutorial was written for an older Version so the Instruction on how to access the Feature is no… 
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how to install the panopticon in windows?
What are the exact installation steps for Panopticon on Windows 11 (with Docker and WSL)? Is there a specific Docker version or configuration required? How can I link Panopticon dashboards with live telemetry data streams (e.g., MQTT, Kafka, or REST API)? Any example setup or documentation for vehicle telemetry…