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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.cadence.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en-US"><title type="html">Physical Systems Simulation (CAE)</title><subtitle type="html">Physical Systems Simulation Blog</subtitle><id>https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/atom</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/atom" /><generator uri="http://telligent.com" version="12.1.4.24841">Telligent Community (Build: 12.1.4.24841)</generator><updated>2026-02-17T11:24:00Z</updated><entry><title>Increasing Passenger Safety with Crash Dummy Test Simulations</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/increasing-passenger-safety-with-crash-dummy-test-simulations" /><id>https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/increasing-passenger-safety-with-crash-dummy-test-simulations</id><published>2026-06-12T03:30:00Z</published><updated>2026-06-12T03:30:00Z</updated><content type="html">The development of automotive safety has come a long way, from the rudimentary use of crash test dummies to the advent of mandatory seat belt laws and now to the innovative application of finite element analysis (FEA) simulations for crash testing. (&lt;a href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/increasing-passenger-safety-with-crash-dummy-test-simulations"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.cadence.com/aggbug?PostID=1363581&amp;AppID=146&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Veena Parthan</name><uri>https://community.cadence.com/members/veena-parthan</uri></author><category term="Crash Testing" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Crash%2bTesting" /><category term="Safety" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Safety" /><category term="ANSA" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/ANSA" /><category term="BetaCAE" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/BetaCAE" /><category term="FEA" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/FEA" /><category term="meta" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/meta" /></entry><entry><title>Fewer FEA Frustrations: A Smarter Way to Debug MSC Nastran Models</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/fewer-fea-frustrations-a-smarter-way-to-debug-msc-nastran-models" /><id>https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/fewer-fea-frustrations-a-smarter-way-to-debug-msc-nastran-models</id><published>2026-05-18T20:50:00Z</published><updated>2026-05-18T20:50:00Z</updated><content type="html">If you&amp;#39;ve spent hours hunting down a mysterious solver error or scratching your head over perplexing results that don&amp;#39;t quite match your expectations, you&amp;#39;re not alone. Debugging FEA models is one of the most time-consuming parts of any simulation wo...(&lt;a href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/fewer-fea-frustrations-a-smarter-way-to-debug-msc-nastran-models"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.cadence.com/aggbug?PostID=1364149&amp;AppID=146&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Cadence MSC Software</name><uri>https://community.cadence.com/members/cadence-physical-systems-simulation-team</uri></author><category term="MSC Nastran" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/MSC%2bNastran" /><category term="PSDA" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/PSDA" /><category term="SDA" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/SDA" /><category term="CAE Software" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/CAE%2bSoftware" /></entry><entry><title>BETA CAE 2025.1HF2 Software Release Available</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-2025-1hf2-software-release-available" /><id>https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-2025-1hf2-software-release-available</id><published>2026-04-06T21:41:00Z</published><updated>2026-04-06T21:41:00Z</updated><content type="html">

Cadence BETA CAE released its 2nd Hot Fix of 2025.1 for ANSA, EPILYSIS, META, FATIQ and KOMVOS with critical bug fixes and selected implementations.
Known Issues Resolved in ANSA
CAD to ANSA Translators

CAD to ANSA might fail for parts that contai...(&lt;a href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-2025-1hf2-software-release-available"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.cadence.com/aggbug?PostID=1364115&amp;AppID=146&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Cadence BETA CAE Software</name><uri>https://community.cadence.com/members/cadence-beta-cae-team</uri></author><category term="Automotive" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Automotive" /><category term="Beta CAE" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Beta%2bCAE" /></entry><entry><title>BETA CAE Team Announces 2025.2HF1 Software Release</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-team-announces-25-2hf1-software-release" /><id>https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-team-announces-25-2hf1-software-release</id><published>2026-04-02T23:52:00Z</published><updated>2026-04-02T23:52:00Z</updated><content type="html">

The first Hot Fix of 2025.2 is now available for ANSA, EPILYSIS, META, FATIQ, SPDRM, KOMVOS and ANSERS with critical bug fixes and selected implementations.
Known Issues Resolved in ANSA
CAD to ANSA Translators

CAD to ANSA process might fail for p...(&lt;a href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-team-announces-25-2hf1-software-release"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.cadence.com/aggbug?PostID=1364118&amp;AppID=146&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Cadence BETA CAE Software</name><uri>https://community.cadence.com/members/cadence-beta-cae-team</uri></author><category term="Automotive" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Automotive" /><category term="Beta CAE" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Beta%2bCAE" /></entry><entry><title>BETA CAE 2025.1.1 Software Release Available</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-2025-1-1-software-release-available" /><id>https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-2025-1-1-software-release-available</id><published>2026-03-01T18:53:00Z</published><updated>2026-03-01T18:53:00Z</updated><content type="html">
The BETA CAE team has released its first Hot Fix of 2025.1 for ANSA, EPILYSIS, META, KOMVOS, SPDRM, ANSERS, FATIQ, and RETOMO with critical bug fixes and selected implementations.
Known Issues Resolved in ANSA
CAD Import / Export

ANSA would cease o...(&lt;a href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-2025-1-1-software-release-available"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.cadence.com/aggbug?PostID=1364126&amp;AppID=146&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Cadence BETA CAE Software</name><uri>https://community.cadence.com/members/cadence-beta-cae-team</uri></author><category term="Automotive" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Automotive" /><category term="Beta CAE" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Beta%2bCAE" /></entry><entry><title>BETA CAE Releases Version v7.3 of its License Manager</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-releases-version-v7-3-of-its-license-manager" /><id>https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-releases-version-v7-3-of-its-license-manager</id><published>2026-02-17T19:24:00Z</published><updated>2026-02-17T19:24:00Z</updated><content type="html">
About this Release
As BETA LM v7.x is a prerequisite for running any BETA Software Suite Product in the latest versions, constantly aiming to provide you with first-class support, we announce the third bug-fix release v7.3 of the License Manager ser...(&lt;a href="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/posts/beta-cae-releases-version-v7-3-of-its-license-manager"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://community.cadence.com/aggbug?PostID=1364127&amp;AppID=146&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>Cadence BETA CAE Software</name><uri>https://community.cadence.com/members/cadence-beta-cae-team</uri></author><category term="Automotive" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Automotive" /><category term="Beta CAE" scheme="https://community.cadence.com/cadence_blogs_8/b/pss/archive/tags/Beta%2bCAE" /></entry></feed>