Altair, now part of Siemens, announced updates to its HyperWorks 2026 software. The release adds new capabilities in AI, high-performance computing and multiphysics integration intended to help engineering teams run CAE design and simulation work more efficiently across industries.
HyperWorks in use at JetZero
JetZero, an aviation startup developing a blended wing aircraft, is working with Siemens on the aircraft’s development and production. The all-wing design targets higher fuel efficiency, lower noise and reduced emissions. JetZero is using FlightStream, part of the HyperWorks suite, to obtain aerodynamic insights more quickly than through conventional high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics methods.
HyperWorks 2026 delivers six key innovations
AI-powered design and simulation
Geometric deep learning, generative algorithms and GPU-accelerated reduced order modeling support near-real-time predictions and quicker validation. Physics-based AI models can run in secure, browser-based environments and deliver results significantly faster than traditional solver simulations. Added support for vectors and smoothed-particle hydrodynamics expands the range of domains covered.
Enterprise-scale pre-processing and model assembly
The update supports faster simulation of large, complex assemblies to shorten build and validation cycles. Improved navigation, batch meshing and connector management streamline pre-processing, while tighter data-management links help maintain consistency across teams.
Integrated multiphysics simulation
Unified solvers and domain coupling allow analysis of interactions such as thermal-fluid or electromagnetic-structural systems. New workflows support e-motor optimization, battery safety studies and high-temperature analysis. Co-simulation standards improve digital continuity. Electromagnetic simulations run faster and propagation modeling for radar and EMC analysis is expanded for newer applications.
Automation, collaboration and connectivity
Expanded Python and API support, no-code workflow tools and cloud integration improve digital continuity. Enhanced visualization and plotting tools aid result interpretation and sharing. Interoperability with third-party software supports digital-twin workflows.
Realistic particle, fluid and material behavior
New modeling approaches aim to represent bulk flow, impact behavior and high-temperature effects more accurately. Python automation speeds discrete element method workflows, while coupled solvers support studies of battery safety and material response.
Intuitive design and motion exploration
A more unified workspace supports motion exploration and geometry refinement. Real-time updates across multi-window views reduce setup time. Implicit modeling and direct surface editing simplify geometry changes, and side-by-side comparisons help teams evaluate alternatives more quickly.
Altair HyperWorks 2026 is available now.
To learn more, please visit altair.com or sw.siemens.com.