SimSolid
About SimSolid
SimSolid Pricing
A units-based subscription model. Pricing details are provided by Altair.
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Most Helpful Reviews for SimSolid
1 - 5 of 33 Reviews
Tom
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2021
SimSolid Upends Traditional FEA Solutions
This comment is NOT about SimSolid, but about the survey. It's too constricted in how questions are to be answered, when drop-down choices don't include what I want to say. Saw this earlier on page 1 and 2.
PROS1) ZERO need to spend time to mesh a model 2) ZERO need to spend time to first simplify a model, and remove small details, features, etc. 3) Ability to import a huge number of neutral file formats, as well as NATIVE CAD file formats 4) Ability to run a simulation in seconds to minutes. That REALLY happens! 5) Small footprint of disk space used, once installed. Surprisingly compact. 6) Ability to handle increasingly more complex types of simulations, as it has evolved over time
CONS1) It will be nice if/when the GUI that is as it was designed (before the acquisition by Altair), can be more similar or eventually the same, as the GUI used with Inspire 2) The Tutorials are very good, but there can never be enough. More examples, videos, tutorials would be welcome.
Reason for choosing SimSolid
I was following SimSolid for 6 months, before Altair acquired them. It was amazing to hear of some of their claims about reducing time for setup/solve of structural, modal or thermal problems. The founders effectively 're-approached' the underlying math that launched the entire FEA field, going back to the 60's and 70's. Then when I learned that Altair bought the whole company, it was very clear then that they really did produce something revolutionary. Because of Altair's long history in the Simulation space, they would not have done that had the product not been everything it was advertised as.
Mathieu
Information Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2020
Lead Time reduction for CAE simulation
I use SIMSOLID to simulate various mechanisms. I do linear, non-linear and modal analysis but the software has over capacities (dynamics and thermal). The mechanisms I work on are complex with a lot of contact between the parts. I can obtain results after few clicks and few minutes, this allows me to test a maximum of solutions in a very short time.
PROSPossibility to import natif CAD format. Type of analyzes that can be performed: linear, non-linear (geometry, materials, contact), modal, dynamic and thermal. It is possible to automatically create weld beads , to detect contacts and to detect scews/bolts. The software is always update with new features. The support can easily be reached
CONSYou can't modify for the moment the CAD in SIMSOLID interface. The import of CAD is a little bit long
Reasons for switching to SimSolid
Simulations are faster The software has a better Value for Money The support is better
George
Verified reviewer
Automotive, 1 employee
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2023
Simsolid
Easy to use geometrically model without mesh. Easy to use local 9n laptop for complex models.
CONSShould be added something related by explicit analysis, but I guess Is not easy. And perhaps in future something related by an interface with a deep learning model.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the feedback!
Replied July 2023
Benjamin
Verified reviewer
Industrial Automation, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2024
With the right care, it's a huge time saver and a great way to enter simulation
It can take the full CAD, right down to the nuts and bolts, and use it add more detail to the analysis. It has a great range of features from linear static to modal and more. I like the the feature where simulations setups can be copied over to new version of the design automatically
CONSIt seems simple but there are some key settings you have to get right in order to get sensible results. Sometimes habdling the number of contacts and joints in an assembly is unwieldy.
Håkan
Higher Education, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2023
Easy to use for our students
Only positiv experience of SimSolid. Easy to use and to learn. As you have to import all geometry, it is a good feature that SimSolid can recognice if it is a simular geometry, BC and other features applies directly and you get many different results in the tree to caompare.
PROSEasy to use, you do not have to mesh the model something that take a lot of time. Wery fast solver, 5 time faster then traditional FE softare. Easy to learn, many features and is still under development.
CONSMaybe to easy to use. Have seen som strange results that I can not explain.
Reasons for switching to SimSolid
We did not switch, we use both FE software and SimSolid
Vendor Response
Thanks for the great review!
Replied July 2023