Product Comparison

Comparison of functions available in SimSolid Basic, SimSolid Standard, SimSolid Advanced, and SimSolid Cloud.

Capacity

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Limits on assembly face facets No limits No limits No limits 500k facets 500k facets
Limits on parts in the CAD assembly No limits No limits No limits 250 parts 250 parts

Simulation Types

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Structural Linear Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Structural Non-Linear No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Incremental Structural Non-Linear No No Yes No No
Linear buckling No No Yes No No
Structural sequential No No Yes No No
Structural thermal No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multi-Loadcases No Yes Yes No No
Thermal steady state No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thermal Transient No No Yes No No
Thermal Imported No Yes Yes No No
Modal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Modal Prestress No No Yes No No
Linear dynamics (time, frequency, random response) No Yes Yes No No
Frequency multi-loadcases No No Yes No No
Squeak and rattle No No Yes No No
Fatigue No No Yes No No

Geometry Sources

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Autodesk Fusion 360 direct integration Yes Yes Yes No No
Onshape direct integration Yes Yes Yes No Yes
STL files Yes Yes Yes No No
ACIS files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
CATIA (V4, V5, V6) files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
CGR files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Inventor files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
JT files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
NX files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Parasolid files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
PTC/Creo files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
SolidWorks files Yes Yes Yes Yes No
STEP files Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Material Properties

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Isotropic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Orthotropic Yes Yes Yes No No
Rigid Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Non-linear table driven stress- strain curves No Yes Yes No No

Assembly Connections

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Bonded Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sliding Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Separating contact with friction No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bolted Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual connectors Yes Yes Yes No No
Spot welds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Laser welds Yes Yes Yes No No
Fillet/seam welds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Adhesives Yes Yes Yes No No

Boundary Conditions

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Immovable contstraint Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sliding constraint Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hinge constraint Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spring support (elastic foundation) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Prescribed displacements Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pressure Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Force Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Gravity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Temperature Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Heat flux Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Convection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Volumetric heat Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Remote Force/moment Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bearing load Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bolt/nut preload Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hydrostatic load Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Translational Inertia load Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rotational Inertia load Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Distributed mass Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Inertia relief Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Table driven dynamic loads No Yes Yes No No
Dynamic base excitation No Yes Yes No No

Results Output

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Contour plots Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Animation (static and modal) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Max/min locations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Point value probes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
XY plots No Yes Yes No No
Reaction/contact forces Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Safety factors Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Frequencies and mode shapes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bolt/nut resultant forces Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spot weld resultant forces Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

User Productivity

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Bookmark browser Yes Yes Yes No No
Save animation (as .mp4 files) Yes Yes Yes No No
Save images (as .png files) Yes Yes Yes No No
Units manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Default materials Yes Yes Yes No No
Custom graphics labels Yes Yes Yes No No
Standard views Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
User defined views Yes Yes Yes No No
Measurement tool Yes Yes Yes No No
Spot regions for custom load application Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Command Line Execution

Desktop Cloud
Basic Standard Advanced Altair One Onshape
Installation Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A
Invocation Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A
Batch mode No No Yes No No