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Great for people who are new to CFD
What do you like best about the product?
It is a great option for persons that are not familiarized with FEA and CFD simulations. Is very simple to use, even if you are not a "tech-y" person. If you were to start your own engineering design firm, it would be a great option to invest in a simulation software such as SimScale, because the licensing can be obtained for a cheaper prize as compared to other FEA/CFD softwares.
What do you dislike about the product?
It would be helpful to somehow be able to do parametric studies not only by changing boundary condition values but also changing geometry dimensions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Engineering firm that I worked for was interested in obtaining CFD software for a relatively affordable prize. Simscale is able to deliver solutions that benefit not only us, but also our clients.
Easy to Use Simulation Tool with Wide Functionality
What do you like best about the product?
I have run a number of different types of simulations using SimScale, and in every case the interface has been easy to use and understand. SimScale provides a ton of functionality to refine simulations, so I never feel limited to only simulating overly simplified cases. SimScale integrates smoothly with my CAD program Onshape.
What do you dislike about the product?
Meshes and simulations seem to take longer to run in SimScale than in other programs I have used. SimScale is also less widely known than other programs and is not considered the industry standard for high fidelity results, so for truly critical simulations with a thin margin for pass vs failure, I have some skepticism for the results.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
refinement and validation on mechanical designs
Intuitive, accurate and useful, some important functions are missing.
What do you like best about the product?
It's scalable, cloud-based multi-physics FEA/CFD; great for fast iteration and teamwork due to its tools for PDM and version control. Doesn´t rely on high performance computers for the analysis.
What do you dislike about the product?
Needs internet (stable and fast), lacks CAD tools, less intuitive for advanced mechanical simulations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It´s assisting in the design of the mechanical components of the project through static analysis of stresses and deformations.
First Steps in CFD with SimScale: A New User’s Perspective
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about SimScale is the customer support, that’s always readily available to help with projects. It really makes a difference, especially when you're just starting out. The platform is also easy to use and runs entirely in the cloud, so it doesn’t slow down my computer at all—that’s a huge plus!
What do you dislike about the product?
The platform is powerful, but for beginners, setting up simulations correctly can be a bit overwhelming without deeper guidance, even with tutorials available.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
SimScale is a valuable tool for supporting our clients with simulations related to temperature homogeneity,velocity fields, confort. By using SimScale, we are able to conduct detailed simulations that assess and optimize temperature distribution within various systems or environments. This is crucial for our clients who need to ensure consistent temperature performance, whether it’s in manufacturing processes, product designs, or facility management.
Easy to use and a great support team that's available quickly
What do you like best about the product?
I like that it is cloud based so that I can log in from wherever. It's very easy to use once you understand how to run simulations and the support team does a great job at helping you out with detailed videos and walkthroughs of setting up a simulation as well as troubleshooting where needed.
What do you dislike about the product?
If you have multiple simscale windows open, it faces some issues loading the projects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's helping us run CFD simulations for our products. Saving a lot of time by prioritizing simulations over prototyping.
Electromagnetic Simulation for surgical implants
What do you like best about the product?
I like that it is simple, and I could run 10 free simulations. Being able to take a SolidWorks assembly and just stick it right into the workbench was super helpful. The tutorials were straightforward and taught me everything I needed to get the job done.
What do you dislike about the product?
The flow region was a little bit annoying since after it was added I would have to hide it. Then when closing and opening the projects again, it would become visible again and the project just looks like a cube when the flow region is visible.
Also, I got a lot of emails from SimScale and I usually just ignore them. I do like that when I first signed up, a real person reached out to me. That kind of surprised me, usually it's just a machine when I sign up for stuff
Also, I got a lot of emails from SimScale and I usually just ignore them. I do like that when I first signed up, a real person reached out to me. That kind of surprised me, usually it's just a machine when I sign up for stuff
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I needed to do some quick analyses on magnets to test the viability of a surgical implant. I used the electromagnetics simulations to test the forces of various configurations of magnets. I didn't need to do any heavy simulations; I just needed a general idea of how magnets interact and how I could optimize the forces. SimScale was nice because I didn't want to have to download any new software and allowed me to get quick answers to my own questions and my clients' questions.
Excellent toolchain and support
What do you like best about the product?
Easy and intuitive interfaces for CFD and thermal transport problems. Fast-running simulations and has great flexibility in meshing. Awesome side-by-side comparison view system for comparing two different sets of parameters in the same visualization, color map scaling, etc. But what I've loved most is the extremely quick and helpful support from experts who know a ton about advanced simulation.
On multiple occasions and within 5 minutes of messaging them via the platform, the support guys have literally jumped into an ongoing zoom meeting with me and my colleagues, and helped us setup boundary conditions correctly outside of their working hours. I've never had a better experience with software than I've had at SimScale. Couldn't recommend more! Thank you!
On multiple occasions and within 5 minutes of messaging them via the platform, the support guys have literally jumped into an ongoing zoom meeting with me and my colleagues, and helped us setup boundary conditions correctly outside of their working hours. I've never had a better experience with software than I've had at SimScale. Couldn't recommend more! Thank you!
What do you dislike about the product?
The way the mouse moves the camera in the 3D viewer rotates all axis simultaneously and is difficult to get the angle of a view correct with mouse motion alone. But they will probably fix this eventually, as the UI seems to be improving regularly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are analyzing the limits of conduction in chip scale convective and liquid cooling systems.
SimScale answered almost all of our needs in the most efficient way
What do you like best about the product?
Friendly user interface, no need for computer infrastructure (no need to implement or integrate anything!), and responsive support team
What do you dislike about the product?
At times the analysis takes long to load
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
CFD's integrated with a chemical process
Great technical support
What do you like best about the product?
Simscal has great technical support. I have a dedicated agent that is fantastic to work with. Luis is always willing to help me through some difficult simulations or situations where I need a little extra help. Also, since Simscale is cloud based, I can access it anywhere. There's been many times where I'm at a client facility and need to run a quick simulation. No need to drive 2 hours back to my office. If there's internet there's the ability so run FEAs.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes my work takes to to remote areas where internet is not available. In these cases I do need to be in my office to run some simulations. These times are far and few betweeen.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I solve difficult problems for my clients every day. Simscale is a key part of my work process.
Streamlined workflows but lacking more advanced features
What do you like best about the product?
The entire SimScale workflow is very fast for basic simulations. Personally, I have run over 50 simulations (thermal, CFD, and dynamic structural) in the past couple of months since my company started using this package.
It integrates with OnShape, so importing geometries is very quick if that happens to be your CAD package. Setting up boundary conditions is similarly efficient. Meshing and simulation runs are performed on the cloud and can be run in parallel, making the process even faster. I think SimScale is a great package for quickly gaining an approximate understanding of how a design might perform. I've used the customer support live chat a couple of times and found it helpful—response times have always been within an hour, and the support team has understood and answered my questions well.
It integrates with OnShape, so importing geometries is very quick if that happens to be your CAD package. Setting up boundary conditions is similarly efficient. Meshing and simulation runs are performed on the cloud and can be run in parallel, making the process even faster. I think SimScale is a great package for quickly gaining an approximate understanding of how a design might perform. I've used the customer support live chat a couple of times and found it helpful—response times have always been within an hour, and the support team has understood and answered my questions well.
What do you dislike about the product?
As a relatively new simulation package, it is still missing some more advanced functionality. One downside of being such a streamlined package is that it limits control over certain setup options.
The biggest missing feature that would benefit my workflow is parametric sweeps. If a range of geometries could be imported from different OnShape configurations and then simulated in parallel with the same boundary conditions, it would be a huge improvement for my typical use cases.
Additionally, customising the meshing configuration and extracting data during post-processing could be improved. Greater flexibility in these areas would make SimScale an even more powerful tool.
The biggest missing feature that would benefit my workflow is parametric sweeps. If a range of geometries could be imported from different OnShape configurations and then simulated in parallel with the same boundary conditions, it would be a huge improvement for my typical use cases.
Additionally, customising the meshing configuration and extracting data during post-processing could be improved. Greater flexibility in these areas would make SimScale an even more powerful tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
So far, I've been using SimScale to optimise the themal design of cells and battery modules with thermal conduction simulations and the flow balance of parallel channel coldplates using CFD.
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