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Ansys Twin Builder

Create and Deploy Digital Twin Models

Ansys Twin Builder is an open solution that allows engineers to create simulation-based digital twins with Hybrid Analytics

Build and validate, deploy and scale Hybrid Digital Twin Models

Build, Validate, Deploy and Scale Hybrid Digital Twin

An analytics-driven, simulation-based digital twin is a connected, virtual replica of an in-service physical asset — in the form of an integrated multidomain system simulation —that mirrors the life and experience of the asset. Hybrid digital twins enable system design and optimization and predictive maintenance, and they optimize industrial asset management. By implementing Ansys Twin Builder, you can improve top-line revenue, manage bottom-line costs and both gain and retain a competitive advantage.


Quick Specs

Ansys Twin Builder enables you to quickly create a digital twin–a connected replica of an in-service asset. This allows for enhanced lifecycle management and true predictive maintenance, saving costs to help maintain a competitive advantage.

  • Build and Validate System Models and Digital Twins
  • Deploy Digital Twins on IIoT Platforms
  • Easily Scale Deployment with IIoT Platforms
  • Flexible Licensing
  • Hybrid Analytics

January 2024

What's New

Ansys 2024 R1 enhances digital twin capabilities with simpler optimization algorithms, improved fusion workflow, transient response visualization, and support for new mechanical applications.

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Unleash the Potential of Digital Twin with Hybrid Analytics
  • New simpler optimization algorithms for parameter calibration 
  • Improved usability for fusion workflow 
  • Twin Deployer composer workflow improvements
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Automation, Speed, and Accuracy for ROM creation
  • Parametric field history in Static ROM Builder
  • New LS-OPT/LS-DYNA ROM extraction and export 
  • Other ROM improvements
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Enhanced Solver and Model Library and User Experience
  • PSPICE performance improvements
  • HPPC fitting error display in Battery Wizard
  • Using conservative pins to connect thermal LTI-ROMs

Applications

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Battery management systems for electric vehicles

Battery Management Systems

Ansys offers an integrated solution for battery management system (BMS) design and development that allows for risk-free virtual testing.

Electrified powertrain system integration

Vehicle Powertrain Simulation Software

Integrate highly complex, electric vehicle and hybrid-electric vehicle powertrains and their subsystems and components with Ansys simulation software.

Industrial Flow Networks

Industrial Flow Networks

Leverage Ansys Digital Twin for your industrial flow network. Integrate model-based design, simulation, and actual asset performance.

Digital twins lab simulation

Case Studies

KTM motorcross

KTM Goes Wide Open on Thermal Management of its E-Ride Traction Battery Design with Help from Ansys

In the spirit of no-trace off-road adventure, KTM, a European motorcycle manufacturer, is focused on taking electrification to the trails with its E-Ride dirt bike. 

infographic Twin Builder

Unlocking the Value of Digital Twins with Ansys Twin Builder

This infographic details the amount of time and money you can save, along with new revenue streams you can generate, using Ansys Twin Builder.

Battery Systems ansys

Managing Large-Scale Battery Systems

Battery management systems (BMS) are essential components that leverage embedded software for real-time monitoring and control of rechargeable batteries in complex applications.

digital twins white paper

Digital Twins: Making the Vision Achievable

Learn about Ansys' best-in-class solution for creating, validating, and deploying digital twins in this white paper.

ansys battery pack

Digital Twin Prevents Drain on Battery Pack Simulation Time

See how working with Ansys tools such as Twin Builder can reduce the amount of time battery pack and thermal management simulation takes.

cfd model battery module

Complex Battery System Storage Modeling

Learn how Twin Builder’s ROM technology also enables Wärtsilä to reduce simulation time from one day to 10 minutes with a high-fidelity representation of the CFD model, resulting in faster product development.

Ansys Twin Builder creates connected, virtual replicas of an in-service physical asset

Ansys Twin Builder is a uniquely open solution that allows engineers to create digital twins–connected, virtual replicas of in-service physical assets. Digital twins enable true predictive maintenance, allowing for cost savings, and the proactive optimization of an asset’s operation. Ansys Twin Builder lets you build, validate and deploy the twin, potentially cutting the time required to create an accurate product model in half. Once deployed, users can expect a 25% increase in product performance, and maintenance cost savings of up to 20% over the product’s lifetime.

 

Key Features

Ansys Twin Builder features a wide range of capabilities for modeling and simulation of in-service assets.

  • Multidomain Systems Modeler
  • Extensive 0D Application-Specific Libraries
  • Third-party Tool Integration
  • Reduced Order Models (ROMs)
  • Embedded Software Integration
  • Multidomain Systems Solver with Integrated Post-Processing
  • Rapid HMI Prototyping
  • System Optimization Tools
  • XIL Integration
  • IIoT Connectivity and Twin Verification and Validation (V&V)
  • Twin Deployer
  • Hybrid Analytics
  • Export Web App from Twin Deployer

Create hierarchical schematics of complex power electronic circuits and multidomain systems. Model with standard languages and exchange formats.

Twin Builder models are easily parameterized to replicate physical component behavior. They include analog and power electronics components; control blocks and sensors; mechanical components; hydraulic components; digital and logic blocks; application-specific libraries for aerospace electrical networks, electric vehicles and power systems; and characterized manufacturers' components. Twin Builder supports the Modelica Standard Library and Modelica libraries offered by Modelon AB, including libraries for hydraulics, pneumatics, liquid cooling, heat exchangers and thermal power.

With over 100 tools now officially supporting FMI model export and cosimulation, including GT-SUITE, CarSim, Amesim and Dymola, full-system models can be assembled in Twin Builder to take advantage of its high-performing solvers and links with Ansys 3D physics. Additional interfaces allow the direct integration of C/C++ code and MathWorks Simulink models. Twin Builder models can also be exported for use in FMI-compliant environments.

Twin Builder uses ROMs produced from Ansys structural, fluids, electromagnetics and semiconductor products to model mechanical assemblies; electromagnetic actuators and machines; circuit and cable parasitics; thermal networks; and signal integrity. 3D ROMs can be created in Workbench and imported into Twin Builder. ROMs can also be imported from a variety of third-party tools, such as optiSLang. Co-simulation with 3D physics solvers preserves the full accuracy of FEA and CFD for modeling fluid components and flow networks, rigid and flexible-body mechanical assemblies, and electric machines and actuators. Get an easier access to all ROMs in one easy place with the ROM ribbon and gallery.

Tight coupling with Ansys SCADE Suite and SCADE Display permits interactive monitoring and debugging during software execution. Custom code and third- party controls can be incorporated into a Twin Builder system model through standard interfaces (e.g., FMI) or a robust API.

With adaptive time-step controls and sophisticated solver synchronization capabilities, Twin Builder performs efficient and accurate simulation of continuous-time, discrete-time and analog/mixed-signal behaviors. Twin Builder simulations can be executed on high-performance compute resources, and multi-run analyses can be executed in parallel to increase simulation throughout.

This enables you to create interactive panels using predefined widgets (buttons, sliders, etc.) to interact with the application under test. It empowers model simulation. Early requirements validation is made possible through a variety of features.

Twin Builder provides a full environment for testing system behavior, allowing basic simulation experiments to be performed in the steady-state, time and frequency domains.

Twin Builder provides links with popular embedded control design tools, including the Ansys SCADE tool suite and MathWorks Simulink.

Twin Builder's built-in APIs provide seamless connection to Microsoft® Azure® IoT, Microsoft Azure Digital Twins , PTC ThingWorx®, SAP Predictive Asset Insights, Rockwell Automation Emulate 3D and  Rockwell Studio 5000. Twin Builder can also connect to all other IIoT platforms, including homegrown varieties, allowing you to perform predictive maintenance on your physical asset. You can also easily deploy digital twins with Ansys Twin Deployer. Twin Deployer helps you significantly reduce deployment time by performing V&V on twins, and easily deploying the twin using cloud, edge or offline computing resources. Twin Builder also supports generating images from deployed twins.

User can build their dedicated library in Twin Deployer to easily reuse and manage your most common components. Easily perform parametric sweeps studies on twin and FMUs in Twin Deployer. With Ansys Twin Deployer,  Inspect 3D visualizations with ROM Viewer during simulation, thanks to ROM visualization generation capability. 

Fusion Modeling, a new capability to Twin Builder Hybrid Analytics, accurately models the residual between model and prediction, allowing users to capture and include any remaining or missing physics into the digital twin.

  • View and interact with simple web application to run simulation on a browser
  • View embedded 3D images and ROM visualizations on a browser
  • Easily scale web application to production by refining available source code

TWIN BUILDER RESOURCES & EVENTS

Featured Events & Webinars

Webinar Series
Digital Twins Webinar Series
Digital Twins Webinar Series

Build, Validate and Deploy Simulation-Based Digital Twins

During these 60-minute sessions, our experts will demonstrate the power of Ansys Twin Builder to Build, Validate and Deploy Simulation-Based Digital Twins in various Industries and Applications.

On Demand Webinar
Ansys Fluid Power
Harnessing the Power of The Twin Builder Fluid Power Library to Quickly Build Systems Models and Digital Twins

Learn about the ANSYS Twin Builder Fluid Power Library for industrial applications from drills and gearboxes to automotive suspension systems and aircraft landing gear.

On Demand Webinar
Ansys Building Digital Twins
Building Digital Twins with an End-to-End Workflow

This webinar spotlights how Ansys Twin Builder’s unique workflow helps you build, validate and deploy simulation-based digital twins with a real-world industrial application.

On Demand Webinar
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Boost Simulation with Reduced Order Models using Ansys Twin Builder

Ansys Twin Builder, a cutting-edge platform for digital twin development, offers a robust framework for creating, deploying, and managing digital twins of physical systems. However, the computational demands of high-fidelity simulations can be daunting, often consuming substantial time and resources.

On Demand Webinar
OG 2023 R2 Ansys Digital Twin What’s New
Ansys 2023 R2: Ansys Digital Twin What’s New

Discover the new features of Ansys Digital Twin in Ansys 2023 R2, which continues to provide our customers with more digital twin prediction accuracy. 


Case Studies

Ansys Case Study pump

Creating a Digital Twin for a Pump

Technologies now make it possible to integrate simulation with products as they exist and operate in the real world. This enables companies to optimize operations and maintenance, as well as further accelerate the new-product development process.

Ansys Case Study iot

Ansys Wins Prestigious Industrial Internet of Things Award

Fourth annual Internet of Things Breakthrough Awards recognizes Ansys’ digital twin simulation solution.

Ansys Case Studies twin-builder

Unlocking the Value of Digital Twins with Ansys Twin Builder - Infographic

This infographic details the amount of time and money you can save, along with new revenue streams you can generate, using Ansys Twin Builder.

Ansys case study digital twin

How to Create a Digital Twin

Learn how Ozen Engineering used Ansys Twin Builder to create a digital twin of the Golden Gate Bridge.

cfd model battery module

Complex Battery System Storage Modeling

Learn how Twin Builder’s ROM technology also enables Wärtsilä to reduce simulation time from one day to 10 minutes with a high-fidelity representation of the CFD model, resulting in faster product development.

Ansys Case Study Battery Pack

Digital Twin Prevents Drain on Battery Pack Simulation Time

See how working with Ansys tools such as Twin Builder can reduce the amount of time battery pack and thermal management simulation takes.

KTM motorcross

KTM Goes Wide Open on Thermal Management of its E-Ride Traction Battery Design with Help from Ansys

In the spirit of no-trace off-road adventure, KTM, a European motorcycle manufacturer, is focused on taking electrification to the trails with its E-Ride dirt bike. 

Electrospindle 4.0 project

Putting a New Spin on Innovation: HSD Looks Toward the Future, with Support from Ansys

By implementing Ansys Motor-CAD, Ansys Maxwell, and Ansys optiSLang, Grundfos streamlined their electric machine design process and accelerated development.

ZF Exciter

ZF Leverages Ansys Toolchain to Produce a Competitive, Power-dense Electric Motor Design Running at 95% System-level Efficiency

Discover how ZF is using simulation frameworks and workflows with help from Ansys to support electric motor technology development.


White Papers & Articles

edge computing digital twin

edge computing: New Support for Digital Twins

As edge computing and other emerging technologies continue to increase the global adoption of digital twins, Ansys can help customers make the right choices as they embark on the digital twin journey. 


Videos



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