AUTODESK CFD ULTIMATE

Autodesk CFD Ultimate is a powerful software solution for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation, designed to analyze and optimize the thermal and aerodynamic performance of complex products and systems. This advanced tool allows engineers and designers to accurately predict the behavior of fluids, temperatures, and forces in play in a virtual environment, even before building physical prototypes.

The Ultimate version represents the most complete edition of the software, including extended features for advanced simulations, transient flows, multiphysics analysis, and integration with 3D CAD software. It is designed to tackle critical projects in sectors such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, energy, and manufacturing.

🎯 Who it's suitable for

Autodesk CFD Ultimate is ideal for:

• Mechanical Engineers developing products subject to air or liquid flows.

• HVAC and MEP Designers analyzing environmental comfort, ventilation, or thermal dispersion in buildings.

• Thermal Analysts of electronic components, data centers, or high-power devices.

• Manufacturing Companies and R&D wishing to reduce the costs of physical prototypes with accurate virtual simulations.

🧩 Main Features

🌬️ Simulations of internal and external fluid flows

It allows detailed analysis of laminar and turbulent flows, both compressible and incompressible, for components such as valves, heat exchangers, pumps, fans, ducts, fins, aerodynamic surfaces, and more.

🔥 Advanced thermal analysis

It supports natural and forced convection, conduction and thermal radiation. Ideal for designing electronic devices, passive/active cooling, heat sinks, and printed circuits.

🌀 Multiphysics analysis

Integration of flow simulation with material deformation or with mechanical and thermal loads, providing a complete view of the product's behavior in operation.

🕒 Transient (transient) simulations

Ability to perform dynamic time analyses to evaluate unstable phenomena, cyclic variations, startups and variable system conditions.

🧠 High-performance parallel solver (HPC)

The calculation engine leverages multi-core architectures to perform complex simulations in reduced times.

✔️ Support for calculation clusters and distributed simulation environments.

🔁 Smooth CAD integration

Compatible with major 3D CAD software:

• Autodesk Inventor

• Autodesk Fusion 360

• PTC Creo

• SOLIDWORKS

• Siemens NX

• CATIA

🌐 Parametric automation and optimization

Through the Design Study Environment module, it is possible to carry out parametric analyses and compare multiple design variants, identifying the optimal configuration.

📊 Advanced visualization and reporting tools

Ability to view vectors, flow lines, thermal gradients, pressures, and dynamic animations.

✅ Export of images and graphs for technical documentation and presentations.

💻 Compatibility and system requirements

🖥️ Supported operating systems:

• Windows 11 / 10 (64 bit)

Not natively available for macOS or Linux.

🧠 Recommended hardware requirements:

• Processor: Intel® Xeon, Core i7/i9, AMD Ryzen or EPYC, multi-core

• RAM: Minimum 32 GB (64 GB recommended for complex simulations)

• Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro or AMD Radeon Pro, compatible with DirectX 11 and OpenGL

• Disk space: 50 GB free (preferably SSD)

• Screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 or higher

• Network: Stable Ethernet connection for distributed or cloud simulations

🌐 Internet Connection required for license activation and access to updates.

🧰 What is included in Autodesk CFD Ultimate

• Intuitive graphical interface for mesh preparation and boundary condition configuration

• Automatic tools for generating 3D mesh (volumetric and surface)

• Static and transient fluid-thermal simulations

• Parametric study for exploration of design variables

• Multiphysics analysis (thermal + mechanical)

• Support for simulations in a distributed environment (HPC)

• Compatibility with native 3D CAD environments

• Rendering and advanced visualization of results

• Management of units of measurement, materials and customizable boundary conditions

• Comparison tools between various project scenarios

✨ Why choose Autodesk CFD Ultimate

Autodesk CFD Ultimate is an essential tool to predict, assess and improve the behavior of complex physical systems, significantly reducing development times and costs. It offers an effective combination of analytical accuracy and ease of use, supporting multidisciplinary workflows and high-performance projects.

With the ability to simulate real scenarios even before producing the first prototype, Autodesk CFD Ultimate allows designers to innovate with greater confidence, optimize product functionality, improve energy efficiency and reduce the risk of operational failure.