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SimScale

Cloud-basierte CFD, FEM und Wärmetechnik-Simulation

4.3/5 (47 Bewertungen)

SimScale Übersicht

SimScale ist ein Web-gehosteter Softwareservice, der Konstrukteuren sowie großen und kleinen Unternehmen spezielle CAE-Tools (Computer-Aided Engineering) zur Verfügung stellt. Die vollständig Cloud-basierte Plattform erlaubt die Durchführung verschiedener Simulationen an CAD-Modellen und unterstützt umfassendes grafisches Feedback sowie Visualisierungen innerhalb des Webbrowsers. SimScale unterstützt eine Reihe wichtiger Simulationstypen, darunter Funktionen für Fluiddynamik (CFD), Finite-Elemente-Analysen (FEA) und Thermodynamik. Strömungssimulationen ermöglichen die Modellierung von Laminarströmungen und Turbulenzen, Massentransport sowie Unterstützung für mehrphasige, stationäre oder transiente Konfigurationen. FEA-Funktionen erlauben beim Testen auf Stress lineare, nichtlineare, statische, dynamische, Modal- und Frequenzanalysen, während Thermodynamics das Modellverhalten unter extremen Temperaturbedingungen vorhersagt.

Neben einer reichhaltigen grafischen Rendering- und Modellierungsumgebung bietet SimScale Zugang zu einer breiteren öffentlichen Community. Simuliere, teile und arbeite mit einem Benutzerstamm von über 70.000 technischen Experten zusammen und nutze vorhandene öffentliche Vorlagen für die Durchführung neuer Simulationsprojekte.

Preis

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Kostenlose Testversion
Freemium
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Geräte

Unternehmensgröße

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Märkte

Asien, Australien, Brasilien, Kanada, China und 5 weitere , Europa, Deutschland, Indien, Japan, Lateinamerika

Unterstützte Sprachen

Englisch

SimScale Bewertungen

Gesamtbewertung
4.3/5
87% Positive Bewertungen
22
Ausgezeichnet
19
Sehr gut
5
Durchschnitt
1
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0
Schlecht
Mit Google übersetzen

Excellent platform

Wöchentlich für Mehr als 1 Jahr genutzt
Bewertet am 6.10.2016
Quelle der Bewertung: Capterra

I have tried several simulations - ranging from solid, fluid, particles etc. The platform is extremely well built and robust. I liked that it was extremely easy to use. The aspect I liked the most was that there is a community version that students and learners could use. In addition, I think the professional version serves best for more advanced users who would use simulations for design in a more pronounced manner and on an everyday basis.

The forums are extremely helpful and I am really glad regarding the speed at which one receives replies both from the people working in the company and also other users. In addition, the blogs and help files definitely make it really easy to use the platform.

One of the aspects I also liked is the fact that it is based on open-source codes. So it is not a black box. I could go to openFOAM and check out how things work. The codes are all well parallelized that I have never faced any issues. Issues with parallelization are a general problem in this line of work but with SimScale this was really handy.

There are definitely some aspects where they can improve:
1. Providing structural elements like shells, beams, and plates. Most of the large aspect ratio structures are very time consuming to model using 3D FEM

2. Allow users to use custom material models. Most often, in both industry and academia, we do not use material models given in the software but would like to input our own material model. This is what drives most of the R&D centres.

3. There are no ad-hoc algorithms that allow hexahedral mesh generation for all geometries. I can think this as one of the reasons why SimScale might not have hexahedral mesh generator. But this can be significantly useful for many applications.

I am sure this is a platform with great potential for the future & I will look forward to upcoming features.

Vorteile

I have tried several simulations - ranging from solid, fluid, particles etc. The platform is extremely well built and robust. I liked that it was extremely easy to use. The aspect I liked the most was that there is a community version that students and learners could use. In addition, I think the professional version serves best for more advanced users who would use simulations for design in a more pronounced manner and on an everyday basis.

The forums are extremely helpful and I am really glad regarding the speed at which one receives replies both from the people working in the company and also other users. In addition, the blogs and help files definitely make it really easy to use the platform.

One of the aspects I also liked is the fact that it is based on open-source codes. So it is not a black box. I could go to openFOAM and check out how things work. The codes are all well parallelized that I have never faced any issues. Issues with parallelization are a general problem in this line of work but with SimScale this was really handy.

Nachteile

There are definitely some aspects where they can improve:
1. Providing structural elements like shells, beams, and plates. Most of the large aspect ratio structures are very time consuming to model using 3D FEM

2. Allow users to use custom material models. Most often, in both industry and academia, we do not use material models given in the software but would like to input our own material model. This is what drives most of the R&D centres.

3. There are no ad-hoc algorithms that allow hexahedral mesh generation for all geometries. I can think this as one of the reasons why SimScale might not have hexahedral mesh generator. But this can be significantly useful for many applications.

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Weiterempfehlungsquote

10.0/10
Mit Google übersetzen

CFD + Customer Service need work

Täglich für 1-5 Monate genutzt
Bewertet am 10.7.2017
Quelle der Bewertung: Capterra

Vorteile

Speed
Ease of use/understanding
Complete control; SimScale has built-in options that allows more advanced users better control
Customer support responds quickly

Nachteile

I worked on a project evaluating SimScale for use in a professional setting and the software was unable to provide accurate results for a simple CFD simulation that I worked on with customer support for quite some time. They were responsive, but seemingly unable to find any issue with my solution that would only converge with unreliable results, if at all. Soon, they stopped responding. It just looks like the implementation of OpenFoam for CFD and the support staff are not at the level they need to be for SimScale to work for us right now. Hopefully things will improve in the future!

Antwort von SimScale

Dear Mark,

Thanks a lot for your feedback! I am sorry to hear that you didn¿t have a positive support experience. We treat the success of our customers as our success. So we aim at answering all user questions with effective solutions that help them get the job done faster. It seems like we didn¿t achieve that in your case. After a review of the support logs, it looks like this is what happened: Our support team answered via the live chat but you were already offline. Then the automatic follow-up email that is sent in case a user doesn¿t read the chat message wasn't sent out. This is currently being investigated to ensure it doesn¿t happen in the future.

In case you¿re willing to give SimScale a second chance, our support team would love to help you be successful with your next CFD project. If there is anything in addition we can do to help remedy your experience, feel free to reach out to me directly.

All the best,

David Heiny
Managing Director and Co-Founder of SimScale

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3.0/10
Mit Google übersetzen

Cloud Simulation Really Works

Bewertet am 25.5.2016
Quelle der Bewertung: Capterra

I have used a lot of simulation packages over the past twenty five years including Nastran, Ansys, Solidworks, and a host of others.

I have been using Simscale for about nine months now and it has become my goto simulation tool. The cloud concept provides a lot of benefits and one of my favorite is the convenience it allows. I am no longer tied to my Windows workstation, now I perform most of my analysis on a $250 chromebook. I can work on my simulations anywhere and I no longer have to worry about my ram or graphics drivers or versions of Windows.

While the convenience of a browser based simulation tool is great, it has also allowed me to run models larger than I have ever conceived on my own workstation. I can run a static analysis with over 20 million DOFs and it will solve in a couple of hours.

The value proposition is another huge benefit. The annual subscription rate is less than the maintenance fee I paid on my Solidworks Simulation with only linear static capability. Simscale includes linear and nonlinear structural analysis as well as thermal and CFD. I am also saving money because I do not have to worry about updating my workstation or Windows.

Simscale is not a perfect tool, the two biggest areas of pain for me are the element types and the post processing. Right now Simscale does not support shells, beams, or springs. They are limited to primarily to tet elements so you have to use workarounds to accomplish some things. Also, the online post processor works well for small and medium jobs but for really large jobs you will need to postprocess locally.

One other noteworthy area is customer service. Simscale probably has the most responsive customer service of any of the simulation companies I have work with.

Antwort von SimScale

Thanks for such a great feedback, Christopher!

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Mit Google übersetzen

Amendment in model tree

Bewertet am 4.11.2016
Quelle der Bewertung: Capterra

Simscale is good simulation software and also your efforts toward beta version of post processing is really great but whenever I hover mouse arrow over some of the items of value editing interface such as Details of load Boundary conditions I do not feel that there is something related to properties after type option because some time it does not show expanded mode of details so as a result one can get confused where to fill up force properties.For this I advice you, Tell your front end web interface developer of software that Detail portion should be highlighted by some outlining so that One can easily find that something in this particular portion without reading details or you can write something easy their like ADD THE VECTORS etc. Instead of Only writing just DETAILS. and Same thing happens with hovering arrow over simulations tree,Indication of selecting particular term in this just highlighted by switching arrow in hand but efficient way to turn it highlighted or emphasized by changing color of terms ,Last one and very important ,You should add search engine to scene tree so that one can easily select search particular surface or entity so that Time of searching manually reduced Because It is very difficult search a entity from hundreds If you want to take look you can look over MSC FOOSA model tree search type .You Will get lot of help from that. Thank you

Antwort von SimScale

Thank you for your feedback, Amrit! We will look into it. We are working on improving the platform for our users on a constant basis, so your comments are very much appreciated!

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Advertisement technique isn't upto the mark and simscale should collaborate with cloud based cad

Bewertet am 11.10.2016
Quelle der Bewertung: Capterra

As you know that your simscale platform is a great platform performing simulation on cloud and if you will perform a serve there are many regions on earth where internet speed is really great but In that region people buy moderate laptops and those can't perform simulation on 2 to 4 core laptops even though colleges have also low core configuration computers however if they use your platform with integration cloud based cad software and I believe if you take one step ahead with two advancements in your simscale ,first Collaborate your simscale with cloud based cad software and Second Spend more money on advertisement specially in colleges & schools. I realized it in my NORTH region of PUNJAB (INDIA) what I have written above. However if you give me official rights to advertise your product in my region then I can prove that I am right and your product will get more attention. THANK YOU for giving me chance to ignite your simscale improvements with my words.

Vorteile

I like the most about this software is background computation in mesh and simulation.

Nachteile

It should integrate with cloud based cad

Antwort von SimScale

Thank you for your feedback, Amritpal. Do you know about our integration with the cloud-based CAD solution Onshape? I think you would be interested to give it a try: https://www.simscale.com/blog/2015/12/introducing-simscale-connector-app-for-onshape/

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Weiterempfehlungsquote

7.0/10

SimScale Preis

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SimScale Funktionen


  • API
  • Aktivitäts-Dashboard
  • Aktivitäts-Verfolgung
  • Anpassbare Berichterstellung
  • Audit Trail (Prüfpfad)
  • Automatische Benachrichtigungen
  • Benutzerdefinierte Felder
  • Berichterstattung und Statistik
  • Bestandsverfolgung
  • Compliance Management
  • Daten-Import / -Export
  • Dokumentenspeicher
  • Echtzeit-Daten
  • Integration von Dritten
  • Inventarverwaltung
  • Mehrere Standorte
  • Rechnungsmanagement
  • Wirtschaftsprüfung
  • Workflow-Management
  • Überwachung

Zusätzliche Informationen für SimScale

Schlüssel-Features von SimScale

  • 3D-Simulation
  • AES verschlüsselte Speicher
  • Aerodynamik-Simulation
  • Bewegungsmodellierung
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Design-Analyse
  • Design-Management
  • Dynamische Modellierung
  • Finite-Elemente-Analyse (FEA)
  • Interaktiver Ergebnisvergleich
  • Kontinuierliche Modellierung
  • Mathematische Modellierung
  • Simulation
  • Thermoanalyse
  • Thermodynamik
  • Turbulenzen-Modellierung
  • Visualisierung
  • Windmodellierung
  • Öffentlich verfügbare Simulationsvorlagen

SimScale Häufig gestellte Fragen

Weiter unter folgen häufig gestellte Fragen über SimScale.

F. Welche Preispläne bietet SimScale an?

SimScale bietet folgende Kostenpläne an:

Preismodell: Freemium, Abonnement

Kostenlose Testversion: Verfügbar

F. Was sind die Hauptfunktionen von SimScale?

SimScale bietet die folgenden Funktionen:

  • 3D-Simulation
  • AES verschlüsselte Speicher
  • Aerodynamik-Simulation
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Kontinuierliche Modellierung
  • Design-Analyse
  • Design-Management
  • Dynamische Modellierung
  • Finite-Elemente-Analyse (FEA)
  • Interaktiver Ergebnisvergleich
  • Mathematische Modellierung
  • Bewegungsmodellierung
  • Öffentlich verfügbare Simulationsvorlagen
  • Simulation
  • Thermoanalyse
  • Thermodynamik
  • Turbulenzen-Modellierung
  • Visualisierung
  • Windmodellierung

F. Wer sind die typischen Nutzer von SimScale?

SimScale hat die folgenden typischen Kunden:

Freie Mitarbeiter, Großunternehmen, Mittlere Unternehmen, Kleine Unternehmen

F: Welche Sprachen werden von SimScale unterstützt?

SimScale unterstützt die folgenden Sprachen:

Englisch

F. Welche Preispläne bietet SimScale an?

SimScale hat folgende Preismodelle:

Freemium, Abonnement

F. Unterstützt SimScale mobile Geräte?

Wir haben keine Informationen darüber, welche Geräte SimScale unterstützt

F. Mit welchen anderen Applikationen integriert SimScale?

SimScale kann in folgende Anwendungen integriert werden:

Onshape

F. Welche Varianten der Kundenbetreuung bietet SimScale an?

SimScale bietet folgende Optionen für Kundensupport:

Häufig gestellte Fragen, Forum, Wissensdatenbank, Online-Support, Telefon-Support, Video-Anleitungen