Helius:MCT

Build lighter, stronger, more efficient designs with the power of Multiscale Composite Analysis

Helius:MCT delivers a powerful analysis capability to the composite engineer. Developed specifically for composite materials, Helius:MCT replaces traditional analysis technologies with a multiscale approach that is unsurpassed. The MCT approach offers advanced technology – but is also efficient and easy to adopt. With Helius:MCT, you can achieve optimal results in composite analysis and design simply with an extension to your FEA investment.

Features
•    Vastly improved failure predictions based on fiber and matrix behavior
•    Customizable material nonlinearity that can be tailored to specific problem needs
•    Pressure induced strength modification of matrix material for low/high pressure applications
•    Proven Results
•    Supported in both Abaqus and ANSYS

Benefits
•    Easy to adopt
•    Extremely efficient
•    Uses industry-standard material data
•    Robust convergence
•    Can be used on legacy models
•    Clear, comprehensive, easy to understand documentation
•    Responsive, real-time support from development team

Product Features

Now offering the power of multiscale analysis for
 WOVEN COMPOSITES!

Other features in 3.0:
•    Auto calculation of extraneous stiffness parameters for Abaqus users
•    Ability to include the effects of cures stress for unidirectional composites

Easy To Adopt

Helius:MCT is an enhancement to commercial analysis software developed for improving the accuracy of composite structures analysis. Requiring only industry standard material data, Helius:MCT is easily employed via a graphical user interface (GUI) within the Abaqus or ANSYS Simulation environment.

Material Inputs Made Easy

The Helius:MCT package comes equipped with a material library that is pre-populated with multiple sets of composite lamina material properties that are fully characterized for a Helius:MCT analysis. Also included with the Helius:MCT package is the Helius Material Manager. The Helius Material Manager provides a convenient graphical user interface (GUI) for creating a material file required to execute a Helius:MCT analysis. This file is referred to as a material data (or "mdata") file and when saved, will have an .xml extension.

Supported Platforms

Helius:MCT v3.0 supports the following platforms:

	Microsoft Windows
	XP		Vista
	32-bit	64-bit	32-bit	64-bit
Abaqus 6.8-1
Abaqus 6.8 EF-1
Abaqus 6.9-1
ANSYS 12