Top 10 MSC Nastran Alternatives & Competitors

Top 10 Alternatives to MSC Nastran Recently Reviewed By G2 Community

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Inventor
By Autodesk
4.4/5
(437)
Product Description
Inventor® 3D CAD software offers an easy-to-use set of tools for 3D mechanical design, documentation, and product simulation.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Simulation & CAE

MATLAB
By MathWorks
4.5/5
(762)
Product Description
MATLAB is a programming, modeling and simulation tool developed by MathWorks.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Simulation & CAE

Onshape
By PTC
4.7/5
(692)
Product Description
Onshape is a modern CAD system that eliminates design gridlock and helps engineers do their best work. Onshape unites advanced modeling tools and design data management in a secure cloud workspace that has rapidly become the primary CAD system for thousands of companies worldwide.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Simulation & CAE
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Designcenter Solid Edge
By Siemens Digital Industries Software
4.3/5
(558)
Product Description
Solid Edge is a portfolio of affordable, easy-to-use software solutions for product development — 3D design, simulation, manufacturing, data management, cloud collaboration, and more. Solid Edge combines the speed and simplicity of direct modeling with the flexibility and control of parametric design – made possible with synchronous technology.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Simulation & CAE

Autodesk Fusion
By Autodesk
4.5/5
(504)
Product Description
Autodesk Fusion is a comprehensive cloud software platform that integrates various tools for 3D design, manufacturing, electronics, simulation, and generative design. It serves as a collaborative, cloud-enabled CAD (Computer-Aided Design), CAM (Computer-Aided Manufacturing), CAE (Computer-Aided Engineering), and PCB (Printed Circuit Board) software.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Simulation & CAE

MicroStation
By Bentley Systems
4/5
(368)
Product Description
MicroStation is a modeling environment explicitly for the architecture, engineering, construction, and operation of all infrastructure types including utility systems, roads and rail, bridges, buildings, communications networks, water and wastewater networks, process plants, mining, and more. MicroStation can be used either as a software application or as a technology platform.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Civil Engineering Design

ZWCAD
By ZWSOFT
4.6/5
(341)
Product Description
ZWCAD is a powerful, reliable, and DWG-compatible CAD solution that enables you to boost design efficiency without switching cost.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Civil Engineering Design

GeoHECRAS
By CivilGEO, Inc.
4.7/5
(336)
Product Description
GeoHECRAS is an advanced hydraulic modeling software that simplifies HEC-RAS modeling as it accelerates river and floodplain analysis by reducing repetitive GIS and CAD processing. Tasks like merging DEMs, generating elevation profiles, or building HEC-RAS floodplain surfaces are completed in half the time. The software integrates LiDAR surveying data, NLCD Land Cover data, and FEMA Flood maps directly into AutoCAD, MicroStation, or ArcGIS workflows. GeoHECRAS is used for river modeling, 1D and 2D hydraulic modeling, dam breach analysis, and HEC-RAS bridge modeling, along with complex floodplain encroachment studies—all with built-in reporting and reduced external GIS dependency.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Civil Engineering Design

Civil 3D
By Autodesk
4.4/5
(300)
Product Description
Civil 3D civil engineering design software is a civil design and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows.
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Categories in common with MSC Nastran:
Civil Engineering Design

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