The CAE Automation Playbook
Solver time has collapsed. The hours have moved to geometry cleanup, meshing, model setup, and reporting.
This playbook shows how engineering teams automate each stage with the ANSA pre-processor and META post-processor, backed by measured results from production programs. Not a product tour, a practical guide to shorter time from CAD to decision.
What is inside
- Where simulation project time really goes, and why repeatability matters more than raw solver speed
- How to automate geometry cleanup, part detection, midsurface extraction, and meshing with repeatable recipes
- How to automate connections, loads and boundary conditions, checks, and solver-file export
- How to automate report generation when simulation results change
- How the same approach extends to CFD
Measured on production programs
- Stellantis: Crash-analysis reporting reduced from a full day to under 30 minutes
- Toyota Motor Europe: External-aerodynamics CFD pre-processing time reduced by 91%
- Honda: Cabin-space geometry preparation reduced from about a week to about an hour
- Volvo Cars: Fastener replacement for a new release model reduced from hours to about 5 minutes