What's the difference between Inspire Motion and MotionSolve?

Hi Mike,

Without getting into a feature-by-feature comparison, here are some of the main differences between Inspire Motion and MotionView:

Altair Inspire Motion

• Geometry-based model building
• Pre and post processing in one interface
• Flexible bodies / Flex body contact
• Auto joint definition
• Integrated tools to Create / Modify / Repair Geometry
• Interference detection
• Integrated FE analysis using motion-generated loading for single parts
• Integrated Topology Optimization using motion-generated loading
• Multibody plant model definition for Activate Co-simulation and Functional Mockup Unit (FMU)
• User scripting through Python API
• Export model to MotionView

Altair MotionView

• Geometry-based or point-based modeling
• Pre-processing in Motion View, Post-Processing in HyperGraph and HyperView
• Flexible bodies / Flex body contact with support of advanced flex body definition
• Manual joint definition
• Advanced joints and constraints
• Advanced capability in creating user-expressions for motions, forces, event triggers, etc.)
• Parameterization of entity locations
• Co-simulation with multidisciplinary tools
• Non-Linear Finite Element members (NLFE) (belts, beams)
• Automotive Templates / Toolboxes
• User-driven scripted simulations using TCL language
• Design Sensitivity/DOE / Optimization
• Multibody plant model definition for Activate Co-simulation and Functional Mockup Unit (FMU)

Hope this is helpful,

Scott Z

Thanks a lot Scott! This is just what I was looking for.