Autodesk Simulation is a general-purpose multiphysics finite element analysis software package initially developed by ALGOR Incorporated and acquired by Autodesk in January of 2009.It is intended for use with Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.It is distributed in a number of different core packages to cater to specific applications, such as mechanical event simulation and computational fluid dynamics.Under the ALGOR name the software was used by many scientists and engineers worldwide.