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Ansys Granta Selector

Ansys Granta Selector

4.5 (14)
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What is Ansys Granta Selector?

Ansys Granta Selector combines extensive, relevant materials data with a range of versatile tools to implement powerful, logical materials selection. Rapidly search and filter materials based on an unlimited number of property requirements in our data. Selections can be plotted and easily visualized for optimal performance. Comparative tools let you compare different materials side-by-side with significant differences clearly highlighted. Whether you are looking to reduce cost, lower your enviro

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How much is Ansys Granta Selector?

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$1 One Time
Pricing Model: Flat Rate
  • Yes, has free trial
  • No free version
Pricing Details (Provided by Vendor):
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Ansys Granta Selector Reviews

Showing 5 of 14 reviews
Overall
4.5
Ease of Use
4.4
Customer Service
4.4

Pros

  • It has a wide range of materials that can be imported into other ansys software, and make the simulations more reliable. In addition, it has tools that allow you to make a good choice of material.

  • My experience was good, as I was able to perform more reliable simulations by importing all the properties of a material into ansys fluent, instead of having to write all the properties by hand.

  • The main benefit is the freedom to create without having to think too much about the technicalities of using the software.

Cons

  • Despite the existence of several materials, there is still room to add new materials and missing properties to existing materials in the database.

  • Some things are a little difficult to do in SpaceClaim. For example editing of curved surfaces and other none uniform surfaces can be tricky.

  • Occasionally has trouble when handling large asssemblies. Software's way of handling imported parts/constantly resourcing them can be tedious.

Most Helpful Reviews for Ansys Granta Selector

Eduardo R. avatar
Eduardo R.
Student
Higher Education, Self-employed
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
October 25, 2022

"From abstract to tangible thanks to Ansys Granta Selector "

Overall: Granta Selector is a must for any mechanical designer, or any type of designer. Ansys Selector is the gateway to make your abstract thoughts into tangible creations. A great idea can massively fail if the material is not the appropriate one. That is why you need Granta Selector to maximize the potential of your creations.

Pros: The extensive materials and processes library is just mesmerizing. Materials can be found with a very straightforward explorer or if you are not sure of the material you are looking for you can have Ansys find it for you, depending on your search parameters. For example, if you know your material should withstand a certain stress, temperature of operation, elongation limit, electrical/thermal conductivity, stiffness, etc. you can have Ansys give you options with those attributes. Material indices are available which simplify searches, Ashby graphs for comparisons between your prospect materials, you can also search in terms of manufacturing processes if you have a manufacturing restriction, so your material search is compatible with the process. It is great.

Cons: I have not found any negative attributes for this software, the only thing I could say is that the library may be very extensive and searching at first may be overwhelming but with few hours of use and tutorials provided by the creator you can handle the software with ease.

Turan A.
General Manager
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 11-50 employees
Used the software for: 1-2 years
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
5.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
September 4, 2019

"For Designers"

Pros: Direct Modeling, Easy of use. Part programming and automation

Cons: There is not fundamental cons. Some functionalities need improvents like drawting etc

Switched From: SolidWorks Premium
Reasons for Switching to Ansys Granta Selector: SpaceClaim is designer oriented software. You just need to concentrate to your model. I think this is very powerful
Hanna W.
Engineer
Aviation & Aerospace, 10,001+ employees
Used the software for: 6-12 months
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
3.0
Customer Service
4.0
Features
3.0
Value for Money
3.0
Likelihood to Recommend
6/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
August 9, 2018

"Spaceclaim Review"

Overall: Overall, the software is good but I prefer other software with better assembly features.

Pros: I like that this software has features that allows for easy deletion of model parts. With other modeling software I have used in the past, problems arise when a component is changed or deleted. This software does not have this issue because it is not as strict. It is user friendly and easy to learn.

Cons: I don't like certain aspects of this software, the mating in the assembly section is sub-par. I also do not like that you have to undo a bunch of steps to change a component of the part being modeled.

ARAVINDA M.
Design Manager
Design, 1-10 employees
Used the software for: Less than 6 months
Overall Rating
4.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Features
2.0
Value for Money
2.0
Likelihood to Recommend
7/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
July 21, 2020

"Easiest CAD software. But limited."

Overall: Its a great software for quickly visualizing a part/assembly. But I need to create many variations of the designs as I am in full time development, which was not easy with this software.

Pros: Ease of learning and implementing. Probably the easiest CAD software in the market.

Cons: Not history based. Creating variations of a design is difficult.

Switched From: Alibre Design
Reasons for Switching to Ansys Granta Selector: There does not seem to be continuous development of Alibre software.
Verified Reviewer
Global IT Director
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 10,001+ employees
Used the software for: 2+ years
Overall Rating
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Features
4.0
Value for Money
5.0
Likelihood to Recommend
10/10
Reviewer Source
Source: Capterra
February 8, 2018

"Simplest, easiest to use direct modeler with compatibility to all other mainstream CAD tools"

Overall: The most 'non obvious' benefit was the ability to import a CAD file from multiple sources and save back out as a JT file in different JT standard release formats. This is FAR simpler than using many of the various translation tools we have to translate from CAD to a neutral format to JT.

Pros: SpaceClaim is so easy to use, even a lowly manager with no recent design experience can utilize it to produce rudimentary designs in record time. Direct modeling, and the ability to import from a wide range of CAD tools, as well as export in many of those same formats, makes reuse of existing designs a snap. With four basic sets of commands, almost anything you can imagine can be layed out in at least a preliminary state for your 'real' designers to complete using the tool of their choice. Or better yet, they can use SpaceClaim to finish the design in an extremely short time.

Cons: The interface and command set is so simple, I always feel like I am missing something. If you can't think in 3D, this my not be the tool for you. Drafting is NOT a strong suit, because SpaceClaim is all about design.