--- title: Altair SimSolid Reviews meta\_title: 'Altair SimSolid Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 197 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: 197 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: CAD & PLM url: https://www.g2.com/categories/cad-plm --- # Altair SimSolid Reviews & Product Details Visit Website 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. * * * Product Website Altair SimSolid Seller [Altair](https://www.g2.com/sellers/altair-186799f5-3238-493f-b3ad-b8cac484afd7) Discussions [Altair SimSolid Community](https://www.g2.com/products/altair-simsolid/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Christine Barrett (I love lead generation and marketing operations!) Show More ## Altair SimSolid Integrations (6) What do users say about integrations? Verified by Altair SimSolid [ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Altair Inspire ](https://www.g2.com/products/altair-inspire/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Altair OptiStruct ](https://www.g2.com/products/altair-optistruct/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") CATIA ](https://www.g2.com/products/catia/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Onshape ](https://www.g2.com/products/onshape/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") SolidWorks Product Designer ](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks-product-designer/reviews)[ ![Product Avatar Image](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Product Avatar Image") Teamcenter ](https://www.g2.com/products/teamcenter/reviews) Show More ![Verified User in Consulting](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Consulting") CC Verified User in Consulting Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/24/2024 "Structural design in record time with true automation" 5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10046023/official_response/edit) 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. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite VM vishal M. Vehicle integration Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/27/2025 "Quick Design Review" 4/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid? Feature enhancements could be done to simulate the complex structure involving different type of contact. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you? Root cause analysis for Header field failures by simulating dynamic loading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10892306/official_response/edit) 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. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 2/21/2025 "Refreshing after using Inspire, I'm glad this is in Altairs portfolio" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Altair SimSolid? Great for imperfect geometry. Great control over contacts. Fast solving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you? FEA / structural validation for vehicle design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10872524/official_response/edit) 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. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Eduardo T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Eduardo T.") ET Eduardo T. Doctoral Student Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 8/27/2024 "SimSolid - facilitated workflow" 4.5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10055098/official_response/edit) 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. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite AK Abhishek K. Design Analyst Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 2/27/2025 "Reduced Product Development Cycle Time" 4.5/5 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid? Non- linear capability can be enhanced to improve accuracy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you? Bolt Stress evaluation in Compact Wheel Loader due to Bucketload Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10892309/official_response/edit) 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. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite DI David I. Engineering Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/25/2024 "Analysis of Large Assemblies" 4/5 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you? Heavy equipment stresses and deflections Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10048101/official_response/edit) 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. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite SD SENTHILKUMAR D. Sr.Manager Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 2/14/2025 "Our experience with SIMSOLID" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Altair SimSolid? Simple to use. Mesh free solution. Ease of use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid? Results don't match with ANSYS. Assembly level simulation with contacts, its a challenge Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10842198/official_response/edit) 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. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite GG Gabriele G. Team Leader R&D and FEM Analysys Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/1/2024 "Reliability and speed in the hands of an engineer" 4.5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Altair SimSolid solving and how is that benefiting you? Creation of models with a high number of components. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10324836/official_response/edit) Hello Gabriele, thank you for your feedback about the possibility of modifying component geometry. We will take this into consideration for future improvements. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite OZ Oscar Z. Academic researcher Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/23/2024 "Surprising meshless FEA software" 5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Altair SimSolid? There are no CAD tools for quick remodeling or editing parts. More analysis types needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10043716/official_response/edit) 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. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 8/25/2024 "I have been working in R&D, focusing on the design and development of automotive components" 4/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Sarthak Kumar of Altair SimSolid [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/altair-simsolid-review-10047215/official_response/edit) 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. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: Seller invite ## Questions about Altair SimSolid? 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