Simscale is a very powerful CFD software for architects. They have built in feature allow us to study pedestrian wind comfort and thermal comfort to help effectively inform the design.

In addition, simscale is pretty forgiving in term of accepting different types of geometries.

You can also expand the capability through their API and SDK package.

In addition, Simscale team is very helpful in and very responsive in communication to help troubleshoot and answering questions about their platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Graphic and view control is something that Simscale could improve.

It's quite cumbersome to navigate and control view inside Simscale webapp, especially when you want to align view from different simulations.

In addition, there are now limited color options for color legend. It would be more useful to have an option to build your own color scheme. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Intuitive UX and logical work flows.

Great and quick support.

Perfect for a novice CFD'er such as myself

Quick simulation run times

Compare function is very useful

Robust sim engine

Automatic fault detention pre-sim Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

would like to model HVAC diffuser parameters more easily

additional features for external air deparion modelling (flues, vents, toxic gases) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to assess designs with many sim options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Making small changes to geometry is cumbersome since I need to upload new files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Best about simscale is the simple ui/ux design to help newcomers to CFD and simulations, which can be intimidating when using more raw options like APDL or raw OpenFoam Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it can be too simplistic, sometimes I could not find mathematical explanations for some of the calculation options, like the rotation zone in an incompressible axial fan analysis. Thankfully I could ask a teacher about it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very easy to use and good looking user interface. The manual makes the interpretation of the data clear. The ability to import from Onshape is useful as it is what is used most at my univeristy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In the modal analysis there isn't an option to do a free body. Quite alot of the tutorials online are outdated and aren't relevant or aren't as easy to translate into the new user interface/ features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SimScale has a user-friendly interface which makes it very conveniently for those who are relatively new for simulations. The fact that users can perform simulations entirely within their web browser and it doesn't require any local installation or dedicated hardware makes it amazing. Besides, detailed documentations and several tutorials are available for additional assistance to users; and, their customer support is excellent too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything looks great and there is really nothing I dislike so far! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Wide range of simulation can be performed, user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Requires development in CAD edit features, advanced editing options should be made enable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is simple and very intuitive to use. There is plenty study material you can use to learn, and chat assistant is wonderful (I got to speak with an actual person in a matter of minutes). The way everything is layout is perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The CAD features are bit limited. If you are needing to any conplex regions to test non-uniform geometries it is easier to simplify important them along with your model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using Simscale has to basic advantages: easy to import CAD and create a valid computational model in very short time. Runtime is handled transparently without much worries about computational resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In general the issues are not from SimScale platfom, but for the lack of modeling capabilities from OpenFoam, or maybe certain options have not yet been completely integrated. For instance it would be helpful to turn on an off certain features (MRF, Heat Source) using temperature sensors point in the field. This feature is quite important in Heat Transfer analysis. Also Transient flows are extremely slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is great to be able to use SIMSCALE as a novice (Community Plan). Using it for simulating the wind around traditional windmills. As a novice I have questions, and the SIMSCALE support team is patient and helps you forward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a pity that the Pedestrian Wind Comfort (PWC) is not available from the Community Plan (I can understand that, but still a pity). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.