Ansys Sherlock is a reliability physics-based engineering simulation software that provides fast and accurate life predictions for electronic hardware at the component, board and system levels in early design stages. Among its many capabilities, Sherlock can translate ECAD files to FEA files in minutes, predict time-to-failure for an entire PCBA– down to each component and connection, and turn stresses (electrical, thermal and mechanical) into a prediction of product lifetime. Sherlock integrates seamlessly with Ansys Workbench, Ansys Icepak, and Ansys Mechanical.
The following links provide the information you need to start using Sherlock:
Read the Sherlock Release Notes on the Ansys Help website.
For detailed information on licensing, see the Ansys Licensing Guide on the Ansys Help website.
For detailed information on software installation, see the following sections of the Ansys Installation Guide:
If you are running Sherlock on Linux, see the section below, For Linux Users.
A list of third-party software used by Sherlock has been packaged with your Ansys installation. For standard installations, you will find the list in the following location:
C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v242\sherlock\Open Source A complete software bill of materials is available upon request.
Tutorials designed to introduce you to Sherlock's capabilities: