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What is Simcenter S-Frame?

Simcenter S-Frame is a Siemens structural analysis and design solution created for engineers who need to evaluate buildings, industrial structures, energy facilities, and other complex projects. It allows users to model, analyze, and design structures regardless of geometric complexity, material type, loading condition, nonlinear behavior, or design code requirement. The software helps reduce modeling time through automated framework generators, standard and custom truss creation, model cloning, and BIM or DXF import capabilities. Engineers can use its advanced meshing tools to focus detailed analysis on specific areas of interest and convert members into multi-shell models with equivalent shell loading. Simcenter S-Frame supports a comprehensive list of analysis types, including linear static, vibration, response spectrum analysis, equivalent static and lateral force procedures, time history, P-Delta, buckling, staged construction, moving load, nonlinear static, quasi-static, and nonlinear time history analysis. Its finite element library supports trusses, cables, beams, membranes, plates, shells, solids, linear and nonlinear springs, link beams with nonlinear hysteresis behavior, and tension or compression-only members. The platform includes integrated steel design tools for strength and serviceability checks, composite beam design, camber calculations, shear stud layouts, member optimization, and custom steel design reporting. It also includes integrated concrete design capabilities for beams, columns, walls, continuous beams, code checks, utilization ratios, governing load cases, and design clause references. Simcenter S-Frame can connect with other tools such as Simcenter S-Frame Timber and Simcenter S-Frame Foundation for timber design and foundation analysis. Bidirectional BIM links with Revit and TEKLA Structures, along with AutoCAD DXF import, help teams collaborate more effectively and streamline model creation.

What is Simcenter Compose?

Simcenter Compose is a Siemens numerical computing platform built to help engineers develop, automate, and perform custom mathematical operations for simulation and analysis workflows. It is especially useful for CAE pre-processing, post-processing, and working with test result data in system simulation environments. The software supports a broad range of engineering math functions, including linear algebra, matrix manipulation, statistics, differential equations, signal processing, control systems, polynomial fitting, and optimization. Engineers can use it to perform one-time calculations or build reusable scripts for recurring tasks and standardized processes. Simcenter Compose helps users make better engineering decisions by allowing them to calculate, visualize, and interpret results from first principles or imported data. Its native CAE and test result readers make it easier to understand complex systems and support model-based development across multi-domain simulations. The platform includes a user-friendly integrated development environment that combines all major capabilities in a single tool without requiring extra toolboxes. Users can rapidly develop algorithms and explore different approaches more efficiently than they might with spreadsheets or lower-level programming languages. Simcenter Compose is based on Open Matrix Language and also offers compatibility with Octave and Python, which helps teams connect it with broader mathematical and engineering workflows. The software includes useful debugging capabilities and automation features that streamline repeated calculations and common processes. Its 2D and 3D plotting tools allow users to visualize data more clearly and gain stronger insight from calculations, simulations, and test results.

Media

Media

Integrations Supported

AutoCAD
Check Point IPS
Check Point Infinity
Oracle Big Data Discovery
Revit
Tekla Structures

Integrations Supported

AutoCAD
Check Point IPS
Check Point Infinity
Oracle Big Data Discovery
Revit
Tekla Structures

API Availability

Has API

API Availability

Has API

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided.
Free Trial Offered?
Free Version

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided.
Free Trial Offered?
Free Version

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Company Facts

Organization Name

Siemens

Date Founded

1847

Company Location

Germany

Company Website

www.siemens.com/en-us/products/simcenter/mechanical-simulation/s-frame/

Company Facts

Organization Name

Siemens

Date Founded

1847

Company Location

Germany

Company Website

www.siemens.com/en-us/products/simcenter/systems-simulation/compose/

Categories and Features

CAD

2 1/2-Axis Milling
2D Drawing
3-Axis Milling
3D Modeling
4-Axis Milling
5-Axis Milling
Civil
Collaboration
Database Connectivity
Design Analysis
Design Export
Document Management
Electrical
Hole Making
Mechanical
Mechatronics
Presentation Tools
Simulate Cycles
Spiral Output
Structural Engineering
Toolpath Simulation
User Defined Cycles

Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE)

CAD/CAM Compatibility
Finite Element Analysis
Fluid Dynamics
Import / Export Files
Integrated 3D Modeling
Manufacturing Process Simulation
Mechanical Event Simulation
Multibody Dynamics
Thermal Analysis

Data Visualization

Analytics
Content Management
Dashboard Creation
Filtered Views
OLAP
Relational Display
Simulation Models
Visual Discovery

Statistical Analysis

Analytics
Association Discovery
Compliance Tracking
File Management
File Storage
Forecasting
Multivariate Analysis
Regression Analysis
Statistical Process Control
Statistical Simulation
Survival Analysis
Time Series
Visualization

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