--- title: Altair SimSolid Reviews meta_title: 'Altair SimSolid Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 196 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Altair SimSolid works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.3 review_count: 196 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-08-07' parent_category: name: CAD & PLM url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-plm --- # Altair SimSolid Reviews **Vendor:** Altair **Category:** [Simulation & CAE Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/simulation-cae) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 196 ## About Altair SimSolid By performing structural analyses on fully-featured CAD assemblies within minutes, SimSolid is the game-changing simulation technology for designers, engineers, and analysts. It eliminates geometry preparation and meshing: the two most time-consuming, expertise-extensive, and error-prone tasks performed in a conventional structural simulation. Multiple design scenarios can be simulated quickly under real-life conditions. Early CAD models, in any common format, can be used. SimSolid tolerance of imprecise geometry means that, unlike CAD-embedded simulation tools, there is no need to simplify complex geometries before analyzing designs. SimSolid supports all typical connections (bolt/nut, bonded, welds, rivets, sliding) and analysis of linear static, modal, thermal properties, along with more complex coupled, nonlinear, transient dynamic effects. ## Altair SimSolid Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users commend the **user-friendly interface** of Altair SimSolid, enhancing navigation and simplifying design evaluations. (26 reviews) - Users value the **meshless simulation capability** of Altair SimSolid, enabling quick and accurate first-cut modeling without hassle. (21 reviews) - Users commend the **high accuracy** of Altair SimSolid, ensuring reliable structural results in a user-friendly interface. (12 reviews) - Users appreciate the **time-saving capabilities** of Altair SimSolid, allowing quick simulations to focus more on design. (12 reviews) - Users praise the **speedy meshing techniques** of Altair SimSolid, enabling rapid analysis of complex assemblies without hassle. (11 reviews) - Users commend Altair SimSolid for its **efficient analysis speed** , enabling quick evaluations and seamless integration into workflows. (10 reviews) - Users value the **setup ease** of Altair SimSolid, allowing quick simulations and effortless model integration. (10 reviews) - Features (9 reviews) - User Interface (9 reviews) - Multiphysics Simulation (7 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find the **licensing costs very high** , which can be a barrier for accessing Altair SimSolid's capabilities. (5 reviews) - Users find the **learning curve steep** , requiring a thorough understanding before becoming proficient with Altair SimSolid. (5 reviews) - Users find Altair SimSolid **not user-friendly** , struggling with unclear guidelines and challenging license management for collaboration. (5 reviews) - Users find the **complex interface** of Altair SimSolid challenging, especially with meshing tools and navigation difficulties. (4 reviews) - Users face challenges with **complex modeling** , as larger models often lead to functionality issues and uncertainty in results. (4 reviews) - High System Requirements (4 reviews) - Users face **meshing issues** with Altair SimSolid, impacting accuracy for small shapes and local studies. (4 reviews) - Users face **missing features** , such as CAD tools and support for composite materials, limiting overall functionality. (4 reviews) - CAD Limitations (3 reviews) - Complex Geometry (3 reviews) ## Altair SimSolid Reviews ### 1. The concept itself is really good, however further development is required. **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mining & Metals | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** The concept itself is promising, and it can already be used for smaller models. The classic products, like Hypermesh, Optistruct, Motionsolve, Radioss, etc., are amazing packages. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** As of 2025, based on my real-life experience in the mining industry, dealing with welded steel structures, it works only with smaller models. As soon as the model becomes more complex or larger, it fails to function. I diligently try every release, always involve Altair support, but the conclusion is so far the same: for serious tasks, I need to go back to Hypermesh and a proper solver. Also, the UI is overly simplistic and lacks professional functions. Unfortunately, a very high token requirement is paired with the lack of robustness. As the concept itself is promising and the development is continuous, I hope it will be a daily tool in the future. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** It should help solve real-world problems with the meshless concept. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, we understand your concerns about the limitations of Simcenter SimSolid, particularly with larger and more complex models, as well as the high token requirement and the UI functionality. We are committed to enhancing the software to better meet the needs of users in various industries. Your feedback helps us prioritize the areas for improvement and development. ### 2. Quick Geometry Automation, But Too Frustrating to Use **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 12, 2026 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Quick automated way to process the geometry and get some results quickly **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** I had so much trouble with it that I gave up and I had some help with the Altair support. Not a good experience for me. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** IT is good to use with an existing geometry that needs assessing quickly **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for sharing your experience. We understand the importance of a smooth and efficient user experience, and we will use your feedback to make necessary improvements to our product and support services. ### 3. Simsolid Cloud **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chris P. | Head of Drawing Office, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** It is brilliant to have a reliable FEA alternative in the cloud which frees up my PC for other tasks, and solves large assemblies quickly. It is great that if I upload new STEP files to the same project, the software copies the analysis settings to the new files. Great that there are no installs to deal with. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Simsolid Cloud is too restrictive on the number of bodies/facets it can handle, which means I often have to simplify the geometry- a task that shouldn't be required with this software! I understand the cloud version might need some restrictions here, but if I could double the amount of bodies or facets, this would make analysis of large frames much more usable. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Analysis of large assemblies and frames which mix traditionally shell, beam and solid idealisations, which are time consuming to set up with traditional FEA. With this software I can run multiple iterations early in the design process. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Chris, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid Cloud! We're glad to hear that it has been a reliable FEA alternative for you and has helped to free up your PC for other tasks. We appreciate your feedback about the restrictions on the number of bodies/facets, and we will certainly take this into consideration for future improvements. ### 4. Good tool **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 28, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** User friendly and meshless method is good. Supports various CAD formats. Good for estimation. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** It supports Windows only and it's license is costly. Requires high performance workstation. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** As we can get 3D modelling so detailed analysis can be easily done by engineers before manufacturing is done. It lets us put multiple parts virtually. It can convert 3D to 2D drawings and helps save lot of time. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for sharing your feedback! We're glad to hear that you find Simcenter SimSolid user-friendly and appreciate its meshless method and support for various CAD formats. We understand your concerns about the Windows-only support and licensing cost, and we are constantly working to improve our offerings. We appreciate your input and will take it into consideration for future developments. ### 5. A very simple and easy - but still accurate calculations/simulations program (FEA) **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Daniel K. | Designer, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** That it is so simple and easy to learn how to use, no unneccessary functions. It is working very well to add files for simulation/calculation to SimSolid, when it approves files such as Parasolid, STL and Inventor, which I usually work with. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** I really dislike that you can not Undo and Redo (Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+Y) in Altair SimSolid. This is really frustrating many times, especially if I accidentally delete something. I do not like how difficult it is to find support and answers on my questions related to Altair SimSolid online, searching on the internet. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Altair SimSolid is making it possible for more of our Designers to work with calculations and Simulation, when it is so simple to learn how to use, because of the few steps one needs to take to make an enough accurate simulation/calculation. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Daniel, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We understand the frustration with the lack of Undo/Redo function and will take this feedback into account for future updates. We are also committed to enhancing our online support resources to make it easier for users to find answers to their questions. ### 6. Very intuitive and easy to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Pedro M. | Product Designer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** It's very intuitive and there's plenty of resources online to learn. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** I would like to be able to save my probe locations for reuse. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimSolid help's with simulations that have a lot of components and diferent contacts. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Pedro, we're happy to hear that Simcenter SimSolid is helping you with simulations involving multiple components and contacts. Your feedback about saving probe locations is noted and will be considered for future enhancements. ### 7. Nice tool for initial simulation **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Maulik P. | Project Engineer - CAx Automation , Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 18, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** It is good especially meshless method and it is good precision and provide good structural result. Also it is user friendly and easy to learn **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Not as much mostly it is not industry standards it is great for rough estimate but to do convergence study it is hectic we have to do all over from start. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mainly structural analysis through meshless techniques. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hi Gomez, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We're glad to hear that the tool has been seamless for you and has helped in reducing time wastage and promoting fast and accurate simulation. ### 8. Altair SimSolid Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** saikumar B. | Senior Analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Fast simulation speed and handling complex assemblies **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Not suited for dynamic and transient or vibrational analysis and also the cost **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Yes helping in time-Consuming Meshing and Geometry Clean up is quick **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hi Sai, we appreciate your positive feedback on the fast simulation speed and handling of complex assemblies. We understand your concerns about its limitations in dynamic and transient analysis as well as the cost. Your input will be taken into consideration as we strive to enhance our product. ### 9. Really unique simulation package **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Industrial Automation | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** It is very capable as it can handle levels of detail and number of parts that other traditional softwares just wouldn't be able to. It is really qucik to solve so feedback loop is short. It also has some really great features and depth of analyses such as the random vibration and thermal. Interface is pretty simple to use and it has a relatively easy flow. PDM link to Onshape is great and I want more of this please! **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** It can struggle on some geometry, quality of CAD seems to be indicative of qaulity of results. It is getting to be quite a lot of tokens to run but the basic package is still helpful. Would be amazing to link to other HM tools. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Complex cad geometry that would normally need a really fine mesh and iterating design concepts quickly through pretty ocmplex simulations **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, we're glad to hear that you find SimSolid to be simple and that the results correlate well with FEA. We appreciate your feedback on the error prompts and default actions, and we will pass this along to our development team for consideration. ### 10. Simsolid review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stéphane B. | Senior mechanical engineer and analyst, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Easy to use, it allows quick iterations to support designers. A lot of tutorials are available on the web and the support, for quite tricky models (dynamic ones), is very helpfull and reactive. The way the welds can be analysed allows very efficient post-treatment. The software installation and maintenance is easy to manage. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** The main issue is that Simsolid, whatever the benchmarks results, is not yet knowned sufficiently. That can be an heavy task to convince customers and partners to be confident in the results of the analysis. It can be seen as a project risk. Another point is the licence management (nominative) that make difficult to share the tool with colleague. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Welded structure mainly (static and fatigue with constant stress amplitude). The results for stresses in welds is straight forward. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Stephane, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We are pleased to hear that the software has been beneficial for analyzing welded structures and providing straightforward results for stress analysis. We understand the challenges with software recognition and license management, and we are actively working to improve these aspects. ### 11. Almost immediate Design Exploration **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** N I. | Engineering Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Simple to use, adding more and more functions, includingbthermal, sunlight exposure, etc **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Full blackbox, missing mesh import/ fem native as file, apart of CAD **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Design exploration + supporting CAD department **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for your feedback! We're constantly working on enhancing Simcenter SimSolid to provide a better user experience. We'll take your comments about the blackbox nature and missing mesh import into consideration for future updates. ### 12. A Balanced experience with Simsolid **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yash M. | CAE Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 16, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** 1) Extremely simple to use, quick customer support, and easy to pick up and apply. 2) The Solving time is quite impressive in simple static simulations with linear/non-linear materials. 3) Modal Analysis results are quite good and fast. 4) Very ease to setup boundary conditions, and loading force. 5) Very good features of bolted connection and spot weld joints, which make it quick and simple to apply. 6) Very usefull for analysing 3D printed components. 7) Perfect for complicated Geometry, large assemblies undergoing only remote loads with simple contacts like Bonded , frictional. 8) Auto arranging of Assembly and connections geometry is good, defining the contacts region is so simple and speedy. 9) Easly integrated with other CAD softwares for importing the models. 10) Performed well in case where traditional FEA have mesh sensitive results. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** 1) Non-linear with separating contacts are not yet supported. 2) After certain number of steps, when the geometry starts showing large deflection, the SimSolid starts showing errors and distortion. 3) Very Limited connections options. 4) Cannot add desired incremental test points, have to create induvial studies. Also, cannot plot specific required results graphs like force vs displacement for these specific points. 5) Does not have option constrain a specific Axis DOF. 6) Cannot justify the solution settings of Max. number of passes and refinement option. Changing these settings results in significant change in results so it is not reliable option to have. Need more robust guidelines of using these features. 7) Seperating contacts with non-linear geometry is still not supported yet. 8) Cannot request desired output graphs, like Reaction force vs Displacement. Have to manually record results for each point. And also, cannot assign Displacement Vs Time graph as well for input. 9) Contacts names can have more justified name like separating contacts and separating/closing are difficult to use according to their usability. 10) The GUI and viewing the geometry experience like Pan, rotate can be improved. While pan-ing and rotating the model, sometimes the animations will stick in the process. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Used where tradinational FEA shows mesh convergence and even fine mesh results in inaccuracy and take significant time to solve. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Yash, Thank you for sharing your detailed experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We're pleased to hear that you find it useful for analyzing 3D printed components and for handling complicated geometry. We appreciate your feedback on the limitations with non-linear contacts and the need for more robust guidelines on solution settings. Your input on the GUI and viewing experience is noted and will be taken into consideration for enhancements. We value your feedback and are committed to improving the user experience with Simcenter SimSolid. ### 13. Software that provides very fast responses to large models and structures with many components. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rodolfo N. | Analista CAE, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** The ease of creating large models with several components quickly and which provides very fast responses due to the fact that it does not work with finite elements. I also recently didn't like to know that Altair is changing the AU policy for using SimSolid. The 2024 version will have to have more AU than I purchased and paid for maintenance, making it impossible to use the software in the 2024 version. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** It needs to improve the response and post-processing options, with more configuration options for the interface and the items that make up the post-processing window. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** For modal analysis and linear structural analysis. SimSolid helps me with modal analysis to check resonance frequencies in conjunction with many components and complex geometry. In other CAE software, I would spend about 16 hours generating finite element meshes, but in just 2 hours I can do a complete analysis and read the results. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Rodolfo, we're glad to hear that you find Simcenter SimSolid to be efficient in creating large models and providing fast responses. We understand your concern about the changes in the AU policy and will take your feedback into consideration. ### 14. Strong Reason to Choose Altair Simsolid!!! A Meshlesh Era! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Guru Sathya Prasadh N. | Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Altair SimSolid is a highly efficient structural analysis tool that eliminates the need for traditional meshing, significantly speeding up the simulation process while maintaining high accuracy. Its user-friendly interface and ability to handle complex assemblies make it accessible and versatile, supporting a wide range of analysis types. With seamless CAD integration and cloud-enabled performance, SimSolid enhances productivity by delivering reliable results quickly, without the need for extensive infrastructure. These features collectively make it an invaluable asset for design engineers looking to streamline their workflows and improve overall efficiency. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** While Altair SimSolid excels in speed, efficiency and ease of use, it has some drawbacks,has high licensing costs, and offers limited tutorials, which can hinder new users. Despite these cons, it remains a powerful tool for many structural analysis applications. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Most of the structural simulations we are performing by using Simsolid. The major advantage of meshless concept saves a lot of time to us and able to get the validation reults in a short period. It is comparatively very quicker than traditional FEA approach. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Guru, we're glad to hear that Simcenter SimSolid has been a valuable asset for your structural analysis needs, providing efficient and accurate results without the need for traditional meshing. ### 15. Good tool for structures involving heavy plate work **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Andrew O. | Design Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Welds and contact conditions are much easier to define in SimSolid than other FEA codes that I have used in the past. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Not being able to edit geometry in SimSolid. It would be extremely helpful to be able to increase or decrease the thickness of plate elements directly in the software based on the results. As it stands right now, these changes need to be made on the original CAD model then re-imported for reanalysis. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Recently I designed permanent formwork for a mine's underground grizzly pocket. This formwork was to remain in place as a permanent liner after the concrete was placed. SimSolid allowed me to perform the analysis directly on what my designer had modeled. Previously I would have had to go through the process of simplifying the geometry and creating a seperate FEA model. Coupled with Inspire, I could also tweak the design and learn where stiffeners would best reduce the stresses. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Andrew, thank you for sharing your experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We understand the importance of being able to make changes to the geometry directly in the software, and we will take your feedback into consideration for future updates. ### 16. Best Design Softwares **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Latest features that Altair SimSolid software had attracted me to write this review **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Nothing to dislike in this Altair SimSolid Software **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Altair SimSolid is solving a big pain point in traditional structural analysis — the time and complexity of meshing — and it’s benefiting engineers in a few key ways. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, Thank you for your feedback! We're happy to hear that you have not found anything to dislike about Simcenter SimSolid. ### 17. Senior Simulation Expert review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Antti M. | Senior expert, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Designers can make more simulations themselves to save time of simulation experts. Relatively big models can be solved ny using their laptop. Also for simulation expert it saves time when simulating thin structures natural frequencies. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** FEM solvers like Optistruct are faster when used in large server as simulation expert. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Natural frequencies especially for thin structures where FEM would need midplane meshing. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Antti, thank you for your review! It's great to hear that Simcenter SimSolid is addressing the need for natural frequencies in thin structures without midplane meshing. We understand your feedback about the speed of FEM solvers on large servers and will strive to improve the performance of Simcenter SimSolid for simulation experts. ### 18. I liked simsolid to first do multiple initial design iteration before doing fea in optistruct **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 15, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** I like the simplicity of SimSolid. Also, the results are quite correlate with fea results so I go on use the simsolid for first couple of iteration until i am confident that design can go ahead for fea. I also like the simplicity of how it captures the weld. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Some error prompts it can improve to let user know where it has made mistake. Or some default actions which user must do before firing simulation by making those option by default appeared **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use it for vehicle design. Currently on the scale of 10-20 parts. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, we're glad to hear that you find SimSolid to be simple and that the results correlate well with FEA. We appreciate your feedback on the error prompts and default actions, and we will pass this along to our development team for consideration. ### 19. Simulation without meshing **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Łukasz F. | Sales Director Altair, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** I like SimSolid because it is fast, and I can simulate without simplifying geometry or using meshing. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** I am not a fan of graphic interface. GUI looks a bit old. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** SimSolid can simulate fast. I can receive an answer in minutes to seconds. I can use it at early stage of my designs. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Lukasz, thank you for sharing your positive experience with SimSolid. We understand your concerns about the graphic interface and will take your feedback into account as we continue to enhance the user experience. ### 20. Exceptional Speed and Efficiency in Complex Simulations **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Murilo R. | Chief Techology Officer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** I am thoroughly impressed with SimSolid's speed and low processing power consumption, even when solving complex problems. The interface is well-organized, providing a clear workflow that is easy to follow. Additionally, the software is easy to install and quickly ready for use, making it a highly efficient tool when combined with its rapid processing capabilities. The availability of online training for new users is also a significant advantage, as it greatly aids in onboarding within the company. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** So far, I have not identified any negative aspects to mention about SimSolid. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Altair SimSolid is helping us solve structural problems, particularly in components with complex geometry where the weight-to-stiffness ratio is crucial for meeting overall system requirements. Using SimSolid provides us with greater confidence in the design and sizing of these components, which are critical to our product's success. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Murilo, thank you for highlighting the ease of installation and the availability of online training for new users. We are committed to ensuring a seamless onboarding process and providing the necessary resources for our users to maximize the benefits of SimSolid. ### 21. Redesign made easy **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sandeep M. | Design Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** -Quick simulation -No or zero pre processing **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** -Reliability -Large deformation results can be improved **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Motor design based on induced torque, load application due to operation can be used to design motor size and simsolid help to achieve faster results **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Sandeep, thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand the importance of reliability and accurate large deformation results. We're continuously working to enhance these aspects of Simcenter SimSolid to better meet your needs. ### 22. Fast, meshless structural simulation **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 15, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Much quicker without sacrificing on accuracy compared to FEA **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** No CFD coupling can be executed limiting the software usefulness **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helpful with early design validation and generating what if studies **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Thank you for sharing your experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We understand the importance of CFD coupling and will continue to work on enhancing the software's capabilities to better meet your needs. ### 23. Fast Preload Effect on Assembly Calculation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** VIKRAM R. | Durability Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 28, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** -User Friendly GUI -Complex Assembly Operation like Pretension and Interference fit can be performed -Faster Linear Analysis Capability **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** -Contact Formulation -Geometric Non Linearity **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Bolt Pretension calculation and its Impact on Assembly due to prestress condition **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Vikram, we appreciate your feedback on the contact formulation and geometric nonlinearity. We are continuously working to improve our software and will take your comments into consideration. ### 24. Simsolid is robust and easy for a preliminary analysis. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 25, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** The tool bar position and its process are user friendly. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** If its accuracy level in terms of analysis results could be improved in comparison with conventional analysis method will be a game changer. And FRF analysis could be incorporated for a preliminary analysis result. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** In conventional method of mesh analysis, it consumes a lot of time and delays the results. Simsolid is the best now which I use for preliminary faster analysis results. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We understand your suggestions for improving accuracy and incorporating FRF analysis, and we will definitely consider these for enhancing the tool in the future. ### 25. Comparative Study for Large deformation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dimple S. | FD Durability Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 28, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** -Easy model setup -Meshless Application -Less preprocessing time **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** -Large deformation is supported till 5% of strain **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Comparative study to predict strain in large deformation application. Quick setup and solving time enhances design capability **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hi Dimple, we're glad to hear that you like the easy model setup and the less preprocessing time with Simcenter SimSolid. We're constantly working on improving our software and your feedback is valuable to us. ### 26. The simulation is very quikly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rodrigo C. | Engenheiro de desenvolvimento de produto, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Don't need to prepare the model, to eliminated the edges and create a mesh. I think this version is good to do initiate analysis, and you can view the way of the project, the local of possibles problem. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** For a local study, with non-linearity of material and geometric, do you need to use a hypermesh. it's have more accuracy **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** The timing of primary results and shows the overall condition of the product. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Rodrigo, thank you for sharing your feedback on Simcenter SimSolid. We're glad to hear that you appreciate the quick simulation and the ability to view potential project issues. We understand your concerns about non-linearity and accuracy, and we are constantly working to improve our software to address these issues. ### 27. Quick turnaround but confidence with management needs evolve **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Quick and easy to use, you can generate a quick model in just minutes and the solution time is fast, no need to mesh **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** There is not intutive or guidelines for some of the modeling elements it use, sometimes the restrictions are difficult to set if the constraints elements do not have a clear definition or how they are being used **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Structural Analysis most linear, and stifness analysis **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for sharing your experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We understand the importance of intuitive modeling elements and clear constraints, and we will work on enhancing these aspects to better meet your needs. ### 28. Suitable for Concept Design Iteration **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vikram R. | FEA Structural Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 20, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** -Quick simulation time provide opportunity to do multiple iteration hence improving product time to market -Pre-Processing time is very less as there is no need to setup contacts -Customer support can be availed at any stage **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Non-linear Capability is still evolvinng **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Lattice structure evaluation is being carried out for warranty failure Simsolid lead time is very less as compared to conventional softwares with equivalent accuracy **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hi Vikram, we're glad to hear that you find Simcenter SimSolid's quick simulation time and minimal pre-processing beneficial for concept design iteration. We appreciate your feedback on the evolving non-linear capability and will continue to work on improving this aspect. ### 29. SIMSOLID Software Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mining & Metals | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 26, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** I have been using SIMSOLID for over two years, and its advanced meshless modeling capabilities have proven invaluable in expediting the analysis of complex geometries. This software has significantly enhanced my ability to provide rapid results to my CAE team, enabling them to make timely decisions and implement appropriate design modifications. SIMSOLID has been particularly beneficial during the conceptual design phase of several projects, including the design of lifting devices, steel structures, rail structures, heavy mining equipment, and various general mechanical systems. The efficiency of the software has allowed me to assess the reliability of multiple design iterations quickly and effectively, thus saving considerable time during the early stages of development. Once a mature design is reached, I conduct further validation using more detailed finite element analysis (FEA) tools, such as HyperMesh, to obtain more precise stress values. The ability to extract reaction forces, apply contact interactions swiftly, assign various joint properties, and conduct a range of analyses—from linear static to fatigue and complex vibration analysis—are some of the key features that make SIMSOLID highly efficient for preliminary evaluations. This versatility has been instrumental in providing swift insights into design iterations and offering informed recommendations. In summary, SIMSOLID has been a crucial tool for my team during the conceptual phase of design, allowing for the timely selection of appropriate design modifications and significantly reducing the time required to achieve a mature model. Once the design has reached this stage, detailed FEA software is employed for final validation. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** While SIMSOLID offers significant advantages in rapid conceptual analysis, there are a few areas where it falls short. First, the accuracy of stress values can sometimes be a concern, especially when compared to more detailed finite element analysis tools. While it serves well in the early stages of design, the stress results often require further validation through more robust FEA software to ensure precision. Additionally, the running time can be significantly impacted when dealing with multiple contact interactions, which detracts from the software's otherwise efficient performance. This issue becomes particularly noticeable in complex assemblies where multiple joints or contacts are involved, leading to longer computation times. Finally, the lack of geometry editing features within the software is a limitation. Users must often rely on external CAD tools for modifications, which can interrupt the workflow and lead to inefficiencies. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** SIMSOLID has been instrumental in assisting me across a wide range of design projects, including but not limited to: Lifting device design Rail structure design Steel structure design Heavy mining equipment design Marine structure design General mechanical design The software’s capabilities have proven invaluable in streamlining the conceptual phases of these complex engineering projects. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for sharing your positive experience with SIMSOLID! We're thrilled to hear that the software has been instrumental in expediting the analysis of complex geometries and enhancing your ability to provide rapid results to your CAE team. Your feedback about the advanced meshless modeling capabilities and the efficiency of the software is greatly appreciated. ### 30. Structural design in record time with true automation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consulting | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 24, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Altair SimSolid is an unparalleled tool, allowing you to evaluate design concepts in seconds until you find the one that performs best and meets the specific requirements of each project. The learning curve of Altair is very fast, with short, intuitive, and sufficient training sessions to get you started working on your own projects. There are two aspects of Altair SimSolid that I find most noteworthy: (1) Automation of preprocessing, and (2) the evaluation of new models. (1) Reading complex assemblies is very fast, and the software is extremely capable of correctly recognizing contacts, welds, and even bolts/nuts, without requiring CAD simplification. (2) Once a simulation model is created, it is very simple to duplicate it and apply it to a new geometry without making major adjustments. I use Altair SimSolid in my projects because it allows me to evaluate the performance of complete assemblies at a very low computational cost, speeding up my design processes. Finally, it is worth noting its compatibility with other Altair products, enabling the verification of models with traditional finite elements (with mesh), complementing the analysis with topology optimization, or even evaluating multiphysics with EDEM. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** It's not a problem specific to Altair, but once you've experienced simulating without a mesh and getting results in such a short time, you feel that it would be great to have an equivalent tool for other physics, such as CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Providing solutions for problems that cannot be addressed through traditional finite element analysis (with mesh) without a lot of preprocessing. Altair SimSolid is perfect for dealing with complex assemblies, high number of components, hundreds/thousands of weldings or fasteners, non-linearities, and transient phenomena. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Salvatore, we're glad to hear that you find Simcenter SimSolid versatile and easy to use for understanding structural performance. We understand your desire for composite material support and are constantly working to improve our software to meet our users' needs. ### 31. Quick Design Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** vishal M. | Vehicle integration Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** User friendly GUI, Low learning curve, optimal approach, As a designer it gives me freedom to simulate design to forecast future failures by executing thermal & structural simulations. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Feature enhancements could be done to simulate the complex structure involving different type of contact. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Root cause analysis for Header field failures by simulating dynamic loading. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hi Vishal, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We value your feedback about the need for feature enhancements to simulate complex structures involving different types of contact, and we will take this into account for future improvements. ### 32. Refreshing after using Inspire, I'm glad this is in Altairs portfolio **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 21, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Great for imperfect geometry. Great control over contacts. Fast solving. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Hard to understand how to optimize solves for accuracy - unclear UI. Documentation on advanced features is unclear, there are several features I have not been able to work out how to use. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** FEA / structural validation for vehicle design. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for your review! We're pleased to hear that Simcenter SimSolid has been a great fit for your needs. We appreciate your feedback on the areas that need improvement and will work on providing clearer guidance for optimizing solves and utilizing advanced features. It's great to know that SimSolid is helping solve FEA and structural validation challenges in your vehicle design process. ### 33. SimSolid - facilitated workflow **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eduardo T. | Doctoral Student, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 27, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** The most helpful feature about simsolid is its quickness in pre-processing a model. When in need of a quick simulation for verfifying things, Simsolid is the best because you can quickly generate the model. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** There are few downsides related to it. If I were to find some disadvantage, I would say it is the hard time you will have when trying to track down the incertanties inside the model. But honestly, if you got to this point you should just use Hypermesh... **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** It solves the time-consumming process a CAE engineer has to go through when setting up a model. Sometimes a model must be done quickly and in traditional FEA softwares this is hard due to many details needed to be inserted during pre-processing. Simsolid makes this process easier and faster. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Eduardo, thank you for your feedback! We understand the importance of quick model generation, and we're pleased to hear that Simcenter SimSolid has been beneficial for your needs. ### 34. Reduced Product Development Cycle Time **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Abhishek K. | Design Analyst, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 27, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Better GUI, Better Integration with CAD Different type of simulation can be done like structural, heat transfer in single window page **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Non- linear capability can be enhanced to improve accuracy **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Bolt Stress evaluation in Compact Wheel Loader due to Bucketload **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Abhishek, we're glad to hear that you appreciate the improved GUI and integration with CAD in Simcenter SimSolid. We're constantly working to enhance our software's capabilities, including non-linear analysis, to improve accuracy. ### 35. Analysis of Large Assemblies **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David I. | Engineering Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 25, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** There are two major advantages. First, you can bring in large assemblies like an dozer or excavator frame and it will easlily connect or determine the contact between items that are not contacting or that are interfering. This allows one to bring in files or components that are designed for manufacturing like large weldments without having to alter them first to have exactly face to face contact. The other is that after bringing in the large assembly, you do not have to mesh it to be able to do contact analysis. Also, even with contact, the analysis runs extremely quickly for the complexity of the model **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** It would be nice to be able to have more options for loading for points and lines especially prescribed displacement. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Heavy equipment stresses and deflections **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello David, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We understand the importance of being able to analyze large assemblies without the need for extensive pre-processing. We'll definitely consider your input regarding additional loading options for future enhancements. ### 36. Our experience with SIMSOLID **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** SENTHILKUMAR D. | Sr.Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Simple to use. Mesh free solution. Ease of use. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Results don't match with ANSYS. Assembly level simulation with contacts, its a challenge **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** For simple problems of part level analysis, it is great. But conducting an assembly level simulation is a challenge. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Senthil, we understand your concerns about the results not matching with ANSYS and the challenges with assembly level simulation. We appreciate your feedback and are constantly working to improve our software. ### 37. Reliability and speed in the hands of an engineer **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gabriele G. | Team Leader R&D and FEM Analysys, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 01, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** It gave me the ability to create simulations managing very large assemblies (several hundred components) in a short time with very good accuracy of results. This has speeded up the design workflow without losing quality. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** The possibility of modifying the geometry of components (even if only small changes or component displacement) would make the instrument truly perfect **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creation of models with a high number of components. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Gabriele, thank you for your feedback about the possibility of modifying component geometry. We will take this into consideration for future improvements. ### 38. Surprising meshless FEA software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Oscar Z. | Academic researcher, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** I teach FEA for graduate students and they were very surprised by the user friendly interface, no mesh required even for very complex geometries. Solution times also were relatively fast compared with traditional FEA competitors. Setup for assemblies also were very easy. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** There are no CAD tools for quick remodeling or editing parts. More analysis types needed. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use simsolid for academic teaching, mainly graduate students. We are planning to solve structuctural, thermal, modal analysis focused on automotive engineering. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Oscar, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We understand the importance of CAD tools and a variety of analysis types, and we are continuously working to enhance our software to better meet the needs of our users. ### 39. I have been working in R&D, focusing on the design and development of automotive components **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 25, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** In one project, I used SimSolid to analyze a complex automotive part that needed to handle high impacts. SimSolid’s ability to directly import CAD files saved a lot of time. Unlike traditional FEA, which requires hours of meshing, SimSolid allowed me to skip that step and still get accurate results. Setting up the analysis was simple, and the software processed results quickly, enabling me to make design improvements faster. I could test and refine designs without long wait times. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** SimSolid provides rapid results and streamlines numerous steps, leading to a significant increase in our workload. However, there are still points that need improvement, such as the display resolution, which lacks detail, and the inability to show sectional views. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Altair SimSolid solves the problem of lengthy and complex structural analysis by eliminating the need for traditional meshing. This allows me to quickly and accurately simulate the performance of automotive parts, significantly speeding up the design and development process. As a result, I can bring high-quality products to market faster while reducing costs and time spent on testing. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We're pleased to hear that the software has helped you streamline the analysis process and make design improvements faster. We understand your concerns about display resolution and sectional views, and we will work to address these areas to enhance the user experience. ### 40. Fast & simple **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consulting | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** We have found SimSolid to be an extremely fast way of evaluating the displacements and stresses in parts, only taking minutes to get the results. Together with the simplicity of use and lack of need for meshing, it allows our design engineers to perform a basic check themselves, so reducing demand on the stress team. Tsis means SimSolid sees regular use within our engineering teams. We have also seen an overall reduction in use of our licence units due to the reduced run times involved. Implementation is easy due to it's quick and easy to install for users who don't require the full functionality of other larger software. Engineers have found SimSolid easy to integrate into their workflow. Have always found the support from Altair to be excellent. Knowledgable and responsive staff. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Nothing. We haven't received any negative feedback from our engineers regarding this software **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Time taken on production of designs. Ability to provide an efficient and cost effective soluton to our engineering teams. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, we're thrilled to hear that Simcenter SimSolid has been able to provide fast and efficient results for evaluating displacements and stresses in parts. We're also glad to hear that the simplicity of use and lack of need for meshing has reduced demand on your stress team and allowed for easy integration into your workflow. Thank you for your positive feedback! ### 41. Fast end reliable **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Fast analysis without meshing, high accuracy **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** In some case, could be interesting to have a mesh **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Static analysis during offert phase **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We're pleased to hear that you find it fast and reliable for analysis without meshing, providing high accuracy. We understand that in some cases, having a mesh could be beneficial, and we appreciate your feedback on this. Simcenter SimSolid is designed to solve static analysis problems, particularly during the offer phase, and we're glad to hear that it's benefiting you in this way. ### 42. SimSolid: Fast & Accurate **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hyder P. | IT Support Executive, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Our experience with SimSolid has excellent. It handles complex shapes and large modules with speed and efficiency by skipping the traditional meshing step, allowing us to test designs and make decisions faster. The best part is that SimSolid integrates seamlessly with our CAD software, including Creo Parametric, UG NX, CATIA, and others. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Our experiance with SimSolid is Limited Detailed Mesh Control. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Simsolid allowing us to test designs and make decisions faster. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Hyder, we're thrilled to hear that you've had an excellent experience with Simcenter SimSolid! Skipping the traditional meshing step and seamless integration with CAD software are indeed some of its standout features. ### 43. SimSolid rapid design checks. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Trevor F. | Principal - Senior Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 23, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** The software allows for quick analysis using exisitng 3d models. Allows us to check details which we can't model accurately in our traditional strucutral software with out having to invest time into full FEA modelling. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Bit of a learning curve translating models from Autocad based 3d and implementing boundary conditions and loading. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helping to analyze specific framing issues at complex joints to ensure design intent is being met. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Trevor, thank you for sharing your experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We're pleased to hear that the software is helping you analyze complex joints and ensure design intent. We understand that there may be challenges in translating models from Autocad, and we appreciate your feedback. ### 44. Good for analysis **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Suraj A. | Mechanical / Project Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 22, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Simsolid is easy to use and also cuts off a lot of time that is required to set up a model for FEA in other softwares as it doesnot use mesh. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** The user interface could improve as the icons can be little confusing. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** We tried simsolid for doing stress analysis on some models and the results were fast and accurate. So this software is basically saving time. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Suraj, we're glad to hear that you find Simcenter SimSolid easy to use and time-saving for FEA model setup. We appreciate your feedback about the user interface and will take it into consideration for future improvements. ### 45. SimSolid has the tools for success in FEM. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Darius S. | Owner - Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 28, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** The embedded modeling tools create an easy to use workspace to render the results for FEA and Fatique. While there are some areas that have room for improvement, our engineering productivity has increased with the use of this software. The subscription element which permits the use of more than one software and floating license capabilty is attractive. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** SimSolid can add a bit more explanation on the use of the tool to make workflow more effecient and less dependant on support. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** FEA and fatigue analysis training would be helpful. Existing material requires support from the technical team. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Darius, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We are pleased to hear that the subscription element and floating license capability are attractive to you. We understand your feedback on the need for more training material and will work to provide additional resources to support your FEA and fatigue analysis needs. ### 46. Use of SimSolid - a tool for designers as well as experienced analysts **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Adam T. | Senior Principal Simulation and Assessment Engineer / Head of Discipline (S&A), Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 05, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** The prime advantage is of course the speed and accuracy. The ability to, within literally a few minutes, understand the complex mechanical or thermal behaviour of an assembly is literally a game-change. Yes, that term is overused, but in 30 years of performing and leading teams undertaking CAE, this is the most amazing and revolutionary tool I've ever seen. For use by designers: you get to see the performance of your part at times chosen by you, without having to engage specialists (although as a specialist I would recommend having them help set up the problem, boundary conditions etc!). For use by experienced analysts: whilst planning your analysis using traditional FEA tools, why not spend 2 minutes more with SimSolid and find the answer that you will get to in hours / days / weeks? Why would you not want to invest thoat trivial amount of time to get your result? It's also perfect for a V&V perspective, as it's an entirely differnet technical approach to traditional FEA, different software, and you won't have to perform all those defeaturing tasks that you get asked questions about later: "does removing that notch in your FEA mesh hide a fatigue hotspot?". **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** It is honestly hard to think of an issue with the software itself. Frankly, the difficulty I am having is getting people to use it as it is intended to be used ~ leading the horse to water is one thing, getting them to use it as part of daily life is proving to be quite another. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Mechanical, thermal and dynamic behaviour of structures and components. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Adam, Thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We're glad to hear that the tool has been instrumental in providing quick and accurate insights into the performance of assemblies, as well as streamlining the analysis process for experienced analysts. Your feedback on its V&V perspective and benefits for designers is valuable to us. ### 47. very efficient and satisfactory tool **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** stefano d. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Personally, I use it a lot in tradeoff studies, when it is necessary to model contacts / preloads, so that I can get a feeling about the adequacy of the local design solution without having to apply modifications on bigger models. Also, it is vey handy for analyzing complex shapes quickly, and to apply design tradeoffs while assessing the impact of such tradeoffs quickly. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** So far, not many drawbacks. Sometimes, it is a bit difficult to manage the large number of automatically generated contacts and related properties, however I feel that it is more a user issue I have due to the fact that I use the code sporadically, rather than on a daily basis. In the end, advantages are largely outnumbering drawbacks. The fact that SimSolid engine is now available as an option inside Altair Inspire is also very handy. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** it provides an excellent support both in the design / pre-design phase and in the detailed verification of small parts **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Stefano, thank you for sharing your positive experience with Simcenter SimSolid. We're pleased to hear that it is providing excellent support in both the design and verification phases, and that the advantages outweigh any drawbacks you've encountered. ### 48. Fastest way to validate steel structures **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** EDUARDO C. | Development Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 27, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** The gain in time and agility in obtaining results compared to standard FEA is the biggest difference. It allows for more fluidity between design and structural optimization. Structural analysis becomes part of the development process, thanks to its ease of use, instead of being a powerful and costly tool. USER FRIENDLY. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** Lack more powerful tools compared with FEA counterpart. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Cost. With the practicality of use, the occasions when structural calculation is deemed valid are widely feasible, allowing for cost reductions in more products. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Eduardo, we're glad to hear that Simcenter SimSolid has provided you with a gain in time and agility in obtaining results compared to standard FEA. We appreciate your feedback about its ease of use and practicality. ### 49. SIMSOLID, smart engineering **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Salvatore M. | CAE Specialist Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 25, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** His versatility and approach, with a few steps I can understand if a structure works or not. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** I can't use composite materials, I hope they will be implemented in the future. **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am able to give the customer quick and reliable answers. **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Salvatore, we're glad to hear that you find Simcenter SimSolid versatile and easy to use for understanding structural performance. We understand your desire for composite material support and are constantly working to improve our software to meet our users' needs. ### 50. Experience of Simsolid from CAE Analyst view **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jay c. | Senior CAE Analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 27, 2024 **What do you like best about Altair SimSolid?** Ease of use and the speed it produces results. **What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid?** The Interface looks old and not user friendly **What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you?** Been able to demostrate to engineers on how quickly they can perform analysis without the support of an experience CAe analyst **Official Response from Sarthak Kumar:** > Hello Jay, we're glad to hear that you find Simcenter SimSolid easy to use and appreciate its speed in producing results. 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