ANSYS, Inc.(NASDAQ:ANSS) shares closed more than 4% lower yesterday following the company’s announcement, according which it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire OnScale, a cloud simulation platform founded in 2017 that offers a broad spectrum of cloud-based solvers from mechanical, thermal, to parametric sweeps.

According to the analysts at Berenberg Bank, OnScale is a key acquisition that should directly benefit from the industry’s trend to lower the barriers of simulation adoption. The cloud-based simulation will make simulation much more accessible to designers and smaller companies, removing the barriers to hefty license and IT commitments.

The analysts believe that cloud simulation platforms can be a positive gateway for designers to start exploring simulation.