in large-scale engineering software systems, such as Altair HyperWorks, the use of floating licenses is often complex and changeable. Due to the large number of departments, different project cycles, and obvious fluctuations in the intensity of design/simulation tasks, how to continuously and accurately grasp the real-time status of software licenses is a common problem faced by most enterprises in IT operation and maintenance and engineering management. Nodexel aims to solve this problem. It takes data visualization monitoring and centralized management as its core to provide enterprises with professional license management solutions that are auditable, traceable, and implementable.

1. Why do HyperWorks users need professional license monitoring?

HyperWorks’ floating license system includes a variety of solvers, pre-processing tools, post-processing tools and industry-specific modules. In actual scenarios, companies often encounter the following typical problems:

1. License peak usage is not transparent Tools such as HyperMesh, OptiStruct, and HyperView are called intensively during peak hours, and the operation and maintenance team cannot determine whether there are resource constraints or potential bottlenecks.
2. Lack of unified monitoring view Each department uses the licensing server independently, and the enterprise cannot assess the overall usage of the HyperWorks suite from a global perspective.
3. Difficulty tracking project and user-dimensional usage data When multiple projects are running in parallel, it is difficult to answer questions such as “Which project occupies how much authorization?” and “Is there any unnecessary occupation?”
4. Increased demand for audit compliance As enterprises pay more attention to software compliance, they must have exportable and traceable real usage records.

The above challenges directly affect the company’s R&D efficiency and tool resource allocation decisions. Nodexel is designed to help companies solve these problems.

2. Combination of Nodexel and HyperWorks

Nodexel supports the common FlexNet (FlexLM) authorization system, and HyperWorks authorization is based on the FlexLM mechanism – this allows the platform to seamlessly connect to the HyperWorks authorization server.

After connection, Nodexel can collect the usage status of common HyperWorks tools in real time, such as:

• HyperMesh
• HyperView
• HyperGraph
• OptiStruct
• Radioss
• AcuSolve
• HyperStudy
• and other modules based on HyperWorks Units (HWUs)

All data can be presented to managers in the form of monitoring charts, historical records, project views, etc.

3. Core Capability 1: Real-time License Monitoring

The most important capability of Nodexel is to build a real-time visual monitoring system authorized by HyperWorks, including:

1. Real-time user/module usage status

• Current online users
• Occupied HyperWorks modules
• Remaining quantity of each Feature
• Peak usage (refreshed in real time)

With this capability, IT administrators can quickly determine:

• Are there authorization tensions?
• Is there any user who has occupied it for a long time but has not actually used it?
• Which high-value solvers are used most frequently

2. High-frequency usage fluctuation monitoring

Nodexel automatically records license changes per sampling point/hour, helping companies understand:

• Typical peak periods (e.g. 9-11 a.m., 2-4 p.m.)
• Cyclical characteristics (such as some Solver peaks at the end of the month)
• Reasons for usage fluctuations (such as batch simulation task submission)

This is especially critical for large simulation teams, which can plan queuing strategies and task scheduling in advance.

4. Core Competency 2: Historical Usage Analysis and Audit Records

As the core design/simulation tool of the enterprise, the data used by HyperWorks itself has important management value. Nodexel supports long-term logging and tracking of all usage.

1. User dimension audit

Available to view:

• List of modules called by each engineer
• Length of use
• when to start/end
• Is there any abnormal occupation?

It is suitable for R&D managers to conduct collaborative evaluation of performance and resources.

2. Project dimension statistics

Enterprises can define groups based on project numbers or teams, statistics:

• How often HyperWorks is used by project
• Overall license consumption
• Resource ratio (such as structural simulation vs. fluid simulation)

This has direct value for project attribution, cost accounting, and capacity planning.

3. Exportable compliance records

For internal and external corporate audits, Nodexel provides:

• Full record export
• Timeline Audit
• Use log tracking

Ensure the use of HyperWorks licenses is fully transparent and auditable.

5. Core Competency Three: Centralized Management of Multiple Authorization Servers

Many enterprises have multiple HyperWorks licensing pools, such as:

• Headquarters + subsidiaries
• R&D Center + Factory
• Project-based team independent authorization server

In the traditional way, administrators must log in to check each device one by one, which is very inefficient.

Nodexel provides a unified and centralized management view:

• Real-time monitoring of multiple servers
• Group management (by region, project, department)
• Global usage statistics
• Authorization pool load comparison

This allows enterprises to stay on top of all HyperWorks usage on a single platform, eliminating the need to frequently switch tools or command lines.

6. Typical enterprise usage scenarios

The following scenarios are all from the actual pain points of enterprises:

Scenario 1: Multiple people submit structural simulation tasks causing the OptiStruct license to be full

Nodexel will immediately alert and prompt the administrator to coordinate resources.

Scenario 2: Multiple project groups share the HyperWorks authorization pool

Management can view the actual proportion through Nodexel to formulate fair and reasonable scheduling strategies.

Scenario 3: Overseas team usage cannot be synchronized with domestic team

Nodexel’s centralized management makes cross-region resources transparent.

Scenario 4: Internal audit requires HyperWorks usage records

Nodexel generates complete traceable logs.

7. Build a professional license management system for HyperWorks users

As a high-value CAE platform, the effective use of HyperWorks authorization is related to the overall efficiency of enterprise R&D. With its rigorous monitoring capabilities, comprehensive data recording and centralized management perspective, Nodexel provides enterprises with a robust software resource management system, enabling managers to:

• Known in real time
• Traceable history
• Globally controllable

For companies that rely on HyperWorks for product design and simulation, Nodexel can significantly increase R&D transparency and enhance IT management.