Nonlinear FEA software with a reasonable price tag
June 16, 2022

Nonlinear FEA software with a reasonable price tag

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SimScale

We use SimScale to extend our FEA capability to include non-linear analysis. When we were evaluating different software what set SimScale apart was the lower capital cost of a subscription cloud-based software. It eliminated the upfront cost of purchasing a more conventional FEA software as well as the hardware to properly run it. We use SimScale for product failure analysis. The products are pushed to the limit and we need to know how the products will act when they are pushed past the elastic region.
  • Material non-linear analysis.
  • Geometric non-linear analysis.
  • Meshing.
  • Contact non-linear analysis.
  • Cylindrical based boundary conditions.
  • Automatically generated reporting.
  • Non-linear FEA.
  • Cloud based.
  • Great support.
  • It has allowed us to increase our service offering which has lead to additional work.
We chose to go with SimScale based mostly on capital cost. Competitors have a large upfront cost and also require expensive hardware to properly run them. Even their subscription cost is competitive with the annual cost of others.

Do you think SimScale delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SimScale's feature set?

Yes

Did SimScale live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SimScale go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SimScale again?

Yes

SimScale handles analysis with material and geometric types of non-linearity very well. Even large problems are not an issue with the ability to select the size of machine that will solve. The user interface is very user-friendly and the support SimScale provides is unparalleled. It seems like it could improve how it handles problems with multi-body contacts and friction. I often have trouble getting problems like that solved.