MF-Tyre/MF-SWIFT Modeling

Altair HyperWorks integrates MF-Tyre and MF-SWIFT tire models from Siemens (branded by Siemens as Simcenter Tire).

Altair HyperWorks customers may use MF-Tyre with no additional license or fees, however the following features must be licensed at an additional cost from Siemens (contact your Altair Representative for more information):
  • Turnslip
  • MF-Swift tire model with Rigid Ring
  • Enveloping Tire/Road Contact
  • Temperature and Velocity (MFSwiftTV)
For more information about MF-Tyre/MF-SWIFT see the SIEMENS MF-SWIFT/MF-TYRE User Manual.
Important: The preceding link is active only if you download and install the HyperWorks online help locally. The link does not work when accessing the online help via the Altair HyperWorks website.

To use MF-Tyre/MF-SWIFT with your MotionView model, add an AutoTire entity from the MBD-Vehicle Dynamics Tools to your model. See Accessing Auto Entities in MotionView and AutoTire - Auto Entity for more information. Once you have added an AutoTire, select an MF-Tyre/MF-SWIFT property file. You can find example property files in the Altair HyperWorks installation here:

…\hwdesktop\hw\mdl\autoentities\properties\Tires\MF_SWIFT

To learn what MotionSolve statements are used to interface MF-Tyre/MF-SWIFT with MotionSolve, see the MF-SWIFT/MF-Tyre Integration with MotionSolve topic.