The High-Performance Multidisciplinary CAE Post-Processor

META Post-Processor

A thriving multi-purpose post-processor meeting diverging needs from structural, CFD, and NVH disciplines. Impressive performance, innovative features, and seamless interaction between animations, plots, videos, reports, and other objects — all in one tool.

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Overview

One Tool for 3D, 2D, and Everything Between

META is a thriving multi-purpose post-processor meeting the diverging needs of structural, CFD, and NVH work. Its success comes from impressive performance, innovative features, and seamless interaction between animations, plots, videos, reports, and other objects in the same environment.

One tool. All disciplines. From day one — high performance, low memory footprint, short learning curve.

All

Major solvers supported

3D + 2D

In one tool

Low Memory

Even on large models

Auto

Reports & sessions

Supported Results

Reads From Every Solver You Run

META addresses even the most demanding post-processing requirements for structural and CFD analyses. Supports results from all popular structural solvers, CFD results from Fluent and OpenFOAM, and neutral file formats including ASCII column, Universal, and ASCII Patran.

Supported solvers / formats

NASTRAN
Abaqus
LS-DYNA
PAM-CRASH
RADIOSS
ANSYS
EPILYSIS
Fluent
OpenFOAM
ASCII column / Universal / Patran neutral formats

Core Capabilities

3D Fields, 2D Plots, and the Math Between

Flexible User Interface

Fully customisable interface — dock toolbars anywhere or create new ones. Multi-window environment with window-dependent model attributes and smart entity-visibility handling.

3D Field Post-Processing

Top-quality graphics, high performance, efficient handling of large multi-model data. Tree-structure hierarchy group tool mirrors the ANSA Part Manager.

2D Plot Post-Processing

Comprehensive integrated graph tool — no separate program needed. Multiple 2D plot windows; speed in interactive handling of large numbers of curves.

Calculations on Results

New stress fields from linear combinations or any math op. Section-force calculation from NASTRAN / Abaqus / LS-DYNA / PAM-CRASH results.

Advanced Filtering

Interactive part- and element-level filtering. Annotate hot-spots; iso-contour lines and surfaces; statistics tables for hot-spot overviews.

Output Options

Native binary format with free viewer. Geometry → NASTRAN / PAM-CRASH; images → TIF/JPG/PNG/PostScript; video → AVI/MPEG/GIF.

NVH Strength

NVH Analysis, Accelerated

NVH analysis is accelerated by fast calculation of 3D and 2D structural and acoustic responses, generation of structure-fluid coupling data, and modal correlation via MAC calculation.

Hybrid modelling is also supported for NVH analysis — modal models plus an FRF assembly tool with an embedded genetic optimiser for optimising connectors' properties.

3D & 2D Responses
Structure-Fluid Coupling
MAC Correlation
Hybrid Modelling
FRF Assembly
Genetic Optimiser

Automation & Tools

Tools That Reach Beyond the Standard

Process Automation

Scripts in the same language as ANSA, custom toolbars, session files. Automated reports for crash safety regulations (pedestrian, IIHS), bore distortion analysis.

Multi-Clipping & Explode

Multiple clipping-plane cuts with advanced functionality; explode feature with numerous options for parts and models.

Camera Tool

Accurate management of the model's perspective view — essential for review-and-compare workflows.

Video Correlation

Specially developed embedded tools for correlating simulation results with physical test video — match perspective, synchronise animation, trace features.

Report Composer

From Results to a PPT in One Click

The embedded report composer generates template-based reports in HTML, PostScript, or MS PowerPoint (.pptx) directly. Interactively via the complete text editor and interoperability between META tools, or automatically through session files — no more manual figure exports and copy-paste cycles.