ADINA Licensing and Tiers

The ADINA System is now licensed in three tiers or editions, and now licensed through the Bentley Subscription Entitlement Service (SES) so there is no longer a specific need for a floating license.

ADINA Standard Edition authorizes use of the ADINA User Interface (ADINA AUI) and ADINA Structures. It also includes the ADINA-M Open CASCADE interface unless the ADINA Parasolid modeler option below is selected.

ADINA Advanced includes all standard edition functionality as well as the ADINA Thermal (ADINA-T) and ADINA Thermo-Mechanical Coupling (ADINA-TMC) solutions.

ADINA Ultimate includes all ADINA solver functionality. This includes, but is not limited to, ADINA Computational Fluid Dynamics (ADINA CFD), ADINA Fluid-Structure Interaction (ADINA FSI), ADINA Electromagnetics (ADINA EM) and other multi-physics coupling such as ADINA FSI/EM.

ADINA Parasolid Modeler is an optional Parasolid modeling module for advanced solid modeling capabilities. This requires a separate license.

The other CAD Interfaces are free with a current Bentley Systems subscription. This is activated through a license called Structural SELECT Entitlements.

The Table below compares the legacy ADINA R&D Products with the equivalent Bentley ADINA Tier

1. Some thermal capabilities are available in ADINA standard but ADINA Advanced is required for heat transfer or thermo-mechanical coupling.
2. A current Bentley Subscription such as SELECT, Virtuosity subscription, or Enterprise License Agreement is required for CAD interfaces.
3. All Bentley tiers allow for the use of unlimited cores or threads.

See Also

Changes after Bentley’s Acquisition of ADINA R&D

ADINA Licensing Tiers Table