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Dymola
Dassault Systèmes
Dymola, dynamic modeling laboratory, is a complete tool for modeling and simulation of integrated and complex systems for use within automotive, aerospace, robotics, process and other applications. Rapidly solve complex multi-disciplinary systems modeling and analysis problems, using Dymola's best-in-class Modelica and simulation technology. Dymola is a complete environment for model creation, testing, simulation and post-processing. Dymola, Dynamic Modeling Laboratory, is a complete tool for modeling and simulation of integrated and complex systems for use within automotive, aerospace, robotics, process and other applications. Developed by domain specialists, these libraries are used in conjunction with Dymola or 3DEXPERIENCE Dymola Behavior Modeling to quickly and easily model and simulate the behavior of complex systems that span multiple engineering disciplines. FMI allows any modeling tool to generate C code or binaries representing a dynamic system model. -
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Altair Inspire
Altair
Applied early in the product development lifecycle, Inspire accelerates the creation, optimization, and study of innovative, structurally efficient parts and assemblies through collaboration. Inspire's award winning user experience for geometry creation and modification can be learned in just a few hours, and delivers dependable Altair solver power. Structural analysis with the speed and accuracy of Altair® SimSolid®, as independently validated by NAFEMS, provides the ability to analyze large assemblies and complex parts. Dynamic motion simulation, including loads extraction, using the reliable multi-body systems analysis of Altair® MotionSolve®. The industry standard for structural efficiency, topology optimization by Altair® OptiStruct®, for the generative design of practical, viable, and manufacturable geometry. Inspire enables both simulation analysts and designers to perform what-if studies faster, easier, and above all earlier, encouraging collaboration. -
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SolveSpace
SolveSpace
SOLVESPACE is a free (GPLv3) parametric 3d CAD tool. Modeling 3d parts, drawing with extrudes, revolves, helixes and Boolean (union/difference/intersection) operations. Modeling 2d parts, draw the part as a single section, and export DXF, PDF, SVG; use 3d assembly to verify fit. 3D-printed parts, export the STL or other triangle mesh expected by most 3d printers. Preparing CAM data, export 2d vector art for a waterjet machine or laser cutter; or generate STEP or STL, for import into third-party CAM software for machining. Mechanism design, use the constraint solver to simulate planar or spatial linkages, with pin, ball, or slide joints. Plane and solid geometry, replace hand-solved trigonometry and spreadsheets with a live dimensioned drawing. Sketch sections using lines, rectangles, datum lines and points. Sketch circles, arcs of a circle, datum circles, cubic Bezier segments, C2 interpolating splines, and more. -
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Moldflow
Autodesk
Moldflow® simulation software lets you troubleshoot problems with plastic injection and compression molding. Advanced tools and a simplified user interface help you address manufacturing challenges, such as part warpage, cooling channel efficiency, and cycle time reduction. Connect product design teams, minimizing delays and rework costs. Autodesk Drive and shared view enable content collaboration. In-product Fusion 360 push for quick geometry changes. Automation tools reduce setup and post-processing. Expand solver flexibility to improve capacity. Minimize solver hardware limitations by using Moldflow Insight. Mesh and solve Insight jobs with local, remote, and secured cloud server options. Run multiple simulations concurrently with remote server and cloud solving. Securely store, preview, and share design data. Quickly and securely share work with stakeholders. Upload a .csv file to add and assign a large number of users at once. -
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OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM is the free, open-source CFD software developed primarily by OpenCFD Ltd since 2004. It has a large user base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and academic organizations. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to acoustics, solid mechanics and electromagnetics. OpenFOAM is professionally released every six months to include customer-sponsored developments and contributions from the community. It is independently tested by ESI-OpenCFD's application specialists, development partners and selected customers, and supported by ESI's worldwide infrastructure, values and commitment. Quality assurance is based on rigorous testing. The process of code evaluation, verification and validation includes several hundred daily unit tests, a medium-sized test battery run on a weekly basis, and a large industry-based test battery-run. -
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Ansys Vista TF
Ansys
2D throughflow simulation is a critical step in the rotating machinery design process. Vista TF provides you with quick answers and can grant a better insight to your design or expose unexpected issues. Perform initial design iterations in 2D before moving to detailed 3D analysis to reduce development time and engineering resources. Achieve stronger insight to your rotating machinery design with Ansys Vista TF. This software provides detailed 2D flow simulation and enables you to refine product performance in early design stages. A high-performance turbocharger is a critical component for engine performance. The engineers at PCA were looking for a way to optimize turbocharger performance while simultaneously finding the most efficient approach to their problems. Ansys Vista TF quickly proved to be the best answer, as it offered fast, high-quality answers contained in a streamlined workspace. -
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BoltsEtAl
Scimulate LLC
BoltsEtAl identifies every hole in your 3D CAD assembly. Users can specify fastener configurations for each hole, after which the software automatically builds corresponding nuts, bolts, and washers. All parts are oriented and packaged neatly into one STEP file, eliminating manual part placement, and the newly-constructed bodies are automatically tallied in a Bill of Materials PDF, eliminating manual part counting. BoltsEtAl integrates with all major CAD programs.Starting Price: Varies by Organization Size -
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Luminary Cloud
Luminary Cloud
Luminary Cloud is the world’s first modern computer-aided engineering SaaS platform that provides engineers insights in minutes, allowing for quick simulation, analysis, and iteration that were once impossible. Experience the magic of running simulations in minutes on the most advanced GPUs in the cloud. Securely store, access, and analyze all your raw simulation data to discover insights and optimize engineering designs. Run experiments faster for better product design and quality while reducing the chance of defects. Accelerate time to market by optimizing engineering efficiency and dramatically lower hardware, prototyping, and physical testing costs. Empower your team to create their best designs with faster insights and results, with the most accessible simulation platform. Run fast simulations at any scale, collaborate around the world with project sharing, and start analyzing results instantly.Starting Price: $5 per credit -
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Bolt Analytics
S.A. RAPPRESENTANZE
Bolt Analytics is an intuitive and easy to use Windows software for engineers and technicians able to run a very detailed bolted joint analysis in seconds with the goal to assist users in dimensioning safe and reliable bolted joints.Starting Price: €96/year -
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Simpack
Dassault Systèmes
Simpack is a general multibody system simulation (MBS) software enabling analysts and engineers to simulate the non-linear motion of any mechanical or mechatronic system. It enables engineers to generate and solve virtual 3D models in order to predict and visualize dynamic motion, coupling forces and stresses. Simpack is used primarily within the automotive, engine, HIL/SIL/MIL, power transmission, railway, and wind energy industrial sectors, but can be applied to any branch of mechanical engineering. Simpack simulation software is particularly well-suited to high frequency transient analyses, even into the acoustic range. Simpack was primarily developed to handle complex non-linear models with flexible bodies and harsh shock contact. -
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Site3D
Site3D
Comprehensive facilities include tools for road placement in horizontal and vertical, automated junctions and roundabouts, varying carriageway width, spiral curve transitions, super-elevation, interface grading, building pads, earthworks, ponds and drainage. Site3D works from the engineers' point of view. Having been developed within a civil engineering consultancy, the software works in the way that engineers think. The software is so intuitive that engineers often require no training in Site3D to deliver complex design schemes. The powerful interactive features in Site3D empower the engineer to deliver projects in a fraction of the time of traditional systems. Using Site3D allows engineers to get through more work and to produce more refined designs. Because Site3D makes it so quick and easy to modify any aspect of the design model, the engineer is able to try out many what if scenarios. This allows for a more honed and refined final design.Starting Price: $5,509 -
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EVOLVE Mechanical
EVOLVE
EVOLVE Mechanical is easy to use and will feel familiar to CADmep users. As an extension of Revit Fabrication, you can use EVOLVE Mechanical with your existing CADmep database. Additionally, our customized Revit Fabrication training course has helped hundreds of companies and thousands of users make the transition. The end result? On average, our customers are up and running on EVOLVE Mechanical in three days.Starting Price: $3,500 -
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ICEM Surf
Dassault Systèmes
Often described as the reference system for the creation of Class-A surfaces, ICEM Surf is the industry-leading curve and surface explicit geometry modeling tool for defining, analyzing and performing high-end visualization of complex free-form shape CAD surface models to the highest quality. Used in product design processes throughout automotive, aerospace, consumer goods and press-tool design industries, providing solutions for direct surface modeling, refinement, reconstruction and scan modelling. Advanced tools such as Global modelling and industry-defined analysis tools enable designers to detect subtle surface problems and check for compliances with regulations, whilst simultaneously performing high precision surfacing and experiencing real-time 3D visualization. With the core module you can define complex free-form shapes of a desired aesthetical high end Class-A quality, create, modify and diagnose surfaces and existing designs. -
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Abaqus
Dassault Systèmes
Today, product simulation is often being performed by engineering groups using niche simulation tools from different vendors to simulate various design attributes. The use of multiple vendor software products creates inefficiencies and increases costs. SIMULIA delivers a scalable suite of unified analysis products that allow all users, regardless of their simulation expertise or domain focus, to collaborate and seamlessly share simulation data and approved methods without loss of information fidelity. The Abaqus Unified FEA product suite offers powerful and complete solutions for both routine and sophisticated engineering problems covering a vast spectrum of industrial applications. In the automotive industry engineering work groups are able to consider full vehicle loads, dynamic vibration, multibody systems, impact/crash, nonlinear static, thermal coupling, and acoustic-structural coupling using a common model data structure and integrated solver technology. -
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CADdy++
DataSolid
All the needs of professional designers. A professional 2D/3D-Mechanical Design solution for the highest requirements. All basics for the CAD-beginner or semi-professional user for an unbeatable price. All three performance levels are based on the identical data structure and so the user is certain that there will always be an unbroken link between 3D models and 2D drawings when they are worked on and processed. Even at the lowest performance level CADdy++ Mechanical Design basic the further processing of fully parametric 3D models and 2D drawings completed either with the economy or the professional version, is guaranteed without loss of data or information. Shaded 3D models can be displayed more quickly in CADdy++ Mechanical Design by using a high-performance graphics card with Open GL interface 1280 x 1024 pixels and 32768 colours, for example the PNY graphic boards. -
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Direct modeling allows you to quickly and easily create one-off designs or radically repurpose existing designs—even if you don’t know how they were made. In fact, most companies add 3D modeling to their product design process to help them shorten time to market, meet customer demands for new products, and satisfy increasingly complex customer requirements. With direct modeling, even those who are infrequent CAD users can make changes to geometry quickly and easily, while CAD experts appreciate the direct modeling flexibility to design large assemblies in record time. Creo Elements/Direct Modeling is the most comprehensive direct modeling system on the market, with a full range of extensions to meet your specialized needs. So, bring on your most radical design change or that one-off product: the software is intuitive, robust, and up to the task even with massive assemblies. Moreover, you or anyone on your team can pick up and work on a direct 3D product with minimal ramp-up time.
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AMOB 3D Curving
AMOB
EL SOFTWARE DE CURVADO AMOB 3D se encuentra en la vanguardia de aplicaciones informáticas. Muy fácil de manejar, permite la programación directa con coordenada XYZ y LRA o la importación de ficheros CAD. Entre otras funciones permite la compensación automática de elasticidad del tubo, biblioteca de utillajes y su configuración. Realiza test de anti-colisión para ver la viabilidad de producción, sin necesidad de pruebas y desperdicio de material. Gracias a su interface intuitivo, este software de programación secuencial y extremadamente fácil de usar, incluso por operadores sin gran experiencia. -
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Vention
Vention
Vention MachineBuilder is the fastest and easiest way to design and order factory equipment. Loaded with thousands of modular parts, smart design tools, and real-time pricing, automated equipment, robot cells and tooling, can be created in minutes, from anywhere, on any web browser. Create automated equipment, robot cells and tooling in minutes with the only CAD software built exclusively for the factory floor. Don’t spend days learning another CAD software. Smart design tools, in-CAD support and an intuitive interface make equipment design easy for everyone. Access a curated library of industrial-grade, modular automation components. From structural framing, to linear motion and robotics, leverage parts that have been tested for compatibility across Vention and trusted-partner brands. Real-time pricing as parts are added to the design. -
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nanoCAD Mechanica
nanoCAD
Mechanica is nanoCAD’s 2D drafting and 3D mechanical design module. It is based on an advanced parametric engine and works with a large library of standard parts. It enables users to carry out fast development of high-quality mechanical engineering drawings and project documentation. nanoCAD platform provides you with a full set of basic and advanced design tools for creating and editing 2D/3D objects. It offers multiple drawing and editing methods for most geometric elements. nanoCAD platform is the base on which you build a more powerful CAD system to your specifications. Mechanica extends the nanoCAD platform with an array of mechanical drawing and engineering calculation utilities coupled with a vast library of standard and user-defined parts. The synergy speeds up the parametric drafting process. Advanced tools for designing shafts and pipelines. Drawing projections made with engineering standards.Starting Price: $199 per year -
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KeyCreator
Kubotek USA
KeyCreator is the legendary manufacturing-oriented workhorse 3D/2D CAD software that has seen it all and remains the go-to problem-solving tool for leading suppliers and designers. Discover the most compatible, efficient, and agile drafting solution available. Direct read of native drawings from the most comprehensive list of any drafting software; CATIA V5 & V4, PTC Creo, Siemens NX, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, DWG/DXF & CADKEY. Full control to revise drawing views, revision blocks, and add dimensions without the original CAD software. Automated drawing views and custom borders created as layouts in the main file. Comprehensive options to adjust view contents and look. Quickly add section, detail, and shaded isometric views. Easy-to-learn, professional-grade detailing. All style settings in dialogs. No complex set of variables and settings to remember. Import solids from any major CAD program and rotate, slice, and measure. -
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Inventor Nastran
Autodesk
CAD-embedded finite element analysis software. Use a wider variety of study types and materials in your analysis. Inventor® Nastran® delivers finite element analysis (FEA) tools for engineers and analysts. Simulation covers multiple analysis types, such as linear and nonlinear stress, dynamics, and heat transfer. Inventor Nastran is available only in the Product Design & Manufacturing Collection. The Product Design & Manufacturing Collection delivers tools that work right inside Inventor—including advanced simulation, 5-axis CAM, and nesting, plus AutoCAD and Fusion 360. -
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BeckerCAD
SoftMaker
Professional CAD software for architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and much more. Detailed drawing, designing and modeling in 2D and 3D. Powerful, precise and 100% compatible with AutoCAD. May be installed on 3 PCs. Whether you are engaged in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or architecture, BeckerCAD12 3D Pro enables you to design and model detailed 2D and 3D models. The wide range of drawing, editing and labeling tools helps you to accurately create objects ranging from 2D production drawings that are true to size up to rendered 3D visualizations. Complex 3D graphics can be easily imported in order to create impressive presentations. BeckerCAD12 3D Pro has a programming interface with Python and is fully compatible with AutoCAD and CADdy++ Mechanical Design. Realistic scene preview through improved light sources with advanced settings options. Adoption of object colors, material properties, etc., from graphics and saving bills of materials.Starting Price: $12 -
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CAD Pro
CadPro Drafting Software
CAD Pro’s mechanical drafting and design software is powerful and easy-to-use. Get started quickly with symbols and examples that are easy to customize to meet your specific needs. Bring mechanical drawings to life quickly with powerful computer-aided design tools. Quickly create custom symbol libraries to fit your mechanical drafting needs. CAD Pro mechanical drafting software produces presentation-ready results for both the beginner and the expert. Quickly plan and visualize your home design plans with CAD Pro. Homeowners, Contractors, and Architects use Cad Pro home design software to visualize their designs before they’re built. CAD Pro has helped thousands of contractors and custom home builders streamline their workflow while producing professional home designs for clients and colleagues.Starting Price: $99.95 one-time payment
