Abstract
It has been known that using CAE tool is very effective to improve product quality, reduce development cost and time. The general purpose CAE tool is sophistical for CAE professionals, but is too complex for design engineers. Ansys Inc. introduced a CAE application development platform named as AI^*Workbench. AI^*Workbench is based on industry standard technologies and is an open and flexible development tool for vertical application. Key functions and basic features of AI^*Workbench are described, 2 example applications are also introduced. The First Order Analysis concept introduced by Toyota Central R&D, targeting for automotive designers, is realized using AI^*Workbench. Development of a tool for thermal stress analysis in electronic package is reviewed. Some futur directions to CAE application development platforms are also discussed.
