CAE Post-Processing & Dashboards
CFD & CAE Post-Processors
Two BETA CAE post-processing products under Cadence — META for high-performance desktop multi-discipline post-processing, and ANSERS for browser-based dashboards that put sim and physical-test data in front of every stakeholder.
Overview
Two Ways to Turn Results Into Decisions
Post-processing isn't one job — it's two. The analyst needs depth: 3D fields, 2D plots, MAC correlation, custom math on stress fields, automated reports. The stakeholder needs breadth: a dashboard that combines simulation and physical test data, accessible from a browser, no client install.
BETA CAE's family covers both. META is the analyst's desktop workhorse. ANSERS is the stakeholder's web dashboard. Same data spine, two surfaces.
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Post-processing products
Multi-Disc
Structural / CFD / NVH
Desktop+Web
Analyst + stakeholder
All Solvers
NASTRAN, Abaqus, LS-DYNA, Fluent, OpenFOAM
The Family
Two Products, Two Audiences
Each tool is purpose-built for the audience it serves — pick one, or pick both.
META Post-Processor
High-performance multi-discipline desktop post-processing — 3D fields, 2D plots, math on results, MAC correlation, automation, and a built-in report composer. Multi-window, multi-model, multi-solver.
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ANSERS Dashboard
Web-based dashboard for combining simulation and physical-test data — customisable dashlets, role-based sharing, no client install. The "single point of truth" for stakeholders.
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Different Tools for Different Conversations
| Dimension | META | ANSERS |
|---|---|---|
| Audience | CAE analysts and engineers | Stakeholders, managers, distributed engineering teams |
| Platform | Desktop application (Windows / Linux) | Web browser (any device, including handheld) |
| Strength | Deep multi-discipline post-processing & math | Fast dashboarding & cross-team data communication |
| Data | Results files from any major solver | Combined sim + physical test data from multiple servers |
| Best when | Analysing a specific run in depth | Watching a whole programme; comparing test vs sim |
| Output | Reports (HTML / PowerPoint / PDF), images, videos | Live dashlets — auto-updated, role-restricted, shareable |
In the BETA Suite
The Last Mile of the BETA CAE Flow
META and ANSERS sit downstream of the BETA solver stack — taking results from EPILYSIS, ANSA-built models, SPDRM-managed data, and external solvers, then turning them into reports, plots, dashboards, and decisions.
Works with
- ANSA — multidisciplinary pre-processor
- EPILYSIS — BETA CAE FEA solver
- FATIQ — fatigue results
- SPDRM — orchestrated data & processes
- External solvers (NASTRAN, Abaqus, LS-DYNA, Fluent, OpenFOAM)
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Turn Results Into Decisions
Talk to Craftronics about META and ANSERS — depth for analysts, breadth for stakeholders.