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About Are you looking for an engineering tool that will resolve design problems, reduce failures and warranty costs, turn around designs faster, and work either with your existing Windows-based 3D CAD system or as a standalone application? SimWise 4D is for design and engineering professionals developing products involving assemblies of 3D parts. By simulating your assemblies in this unique virtual environment, you will produce more creative, robust designs and reduce cycle time. With SimWise 4D, you can simulate the rigid body dynamics of an assembly, size components, determine part interferences and collision response, identify stresses induced by motion, produce physics-based animations, and test your control systems. Professional Engineers use our Working Model 2D, Dynamic Designer Motion, and SimWise 4D products to build virtual prototypes of their mechanical designs and use these prototypes to evaluate performance.	About VariCAD is 3D / 2D CAD software primarily intended for mechanical engineering design. The comprehensive CAD software enables designers to quickly create, evaluate, and modify their models. The software is sold as one "fully loaded" package, with all features and functions, for one affordable price. VariCAD delivers an excellent performance-to-price ratio, making it one of the smartest choices on the market today. VariCAD is compact, fast, easy to use, and provides everything necessary for mechanical design. The system contains: 3D Modeling 2D Drawing and Editing Optional Support of Parameters Optional Support of Geometrical Constraints Shells Modeling, Pipelines, Wires Crash Tests (Interferences) 3D Assemblies and Groups Surface Development (Sheet Metal Unbending) Mechanical Part Libraries and Symbol Libraries Calculations of 3D Objects or 2D Sections BOM and Title Blocks
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Manufacturing companies in need of a solution to streamline operations, leverage resources and increase profit margins	Audience VariCAD is software primarily intended for mechanical engineering design
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $2000.00/year/user Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing 989 €/user VariCAD Viewer 20 €/user Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Design Simulation Technologies Founded: 2005 United States www.design-simulation.com	Company Information VariCAD Founded: 1994 Czech Republic varicad.com
Alternatives RecurDyn FunctionBay	Alternatives FreeCAD
Ansys Motion Ansys	Inventor Autodesk
Simcenter Motionsolve Siemens	ActCAD Software Jytra Technology Solutions
Visual Components	TurboCAD IMSI Design
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Categories CAD Supported Engineering Supported	Categories CAD Supported CAD Viewers Supported
CAD Features 2 1/2-Axis Milling Not Supported 2D Drawing Supported 3-Axis Milling Not Supported 3D Modeling Supported 4-Axis Milling Not Supported 5-Axis Milling Not Supported Civil Supported Collaboration Supported Database Connectivity Not Supported Design Analysis Supported Design Export Supported Document Management Supported Electrical Supported Hole Making Not Supported Mechanical Supported Mechatronics Supported Presentation Tools Supported Simulate Cycles Supported Spiral Output Not Supported Structural Engineering Not Supported Toolpath Simulation Not Supported User Defined Cycles Supported Show More Features Engineering Features 2D Drawing Not Supported 3D Modeling Not Supported Chemical Engineering Not Supported Civil Engineering Not Supported Collaboration Not Supported Design Analysis Supported Design Export Not Supported Document Management Not Supported Electrical Engineering Not Supported Mechanical Engineering Not Supported Mechatronics Not Supported Presentation Tools Not Supported Structural Engineering Not Supported	CAD Features 2 1/2-Axis Milling Not Supported 2D Drawing Supported 3-Axis Milling Not Supported 3D Modeling Supported 4-Axis Milling Not Supported 5-Axis Milling Not Supported Civil Not Supported Collaboration Not Supported Database Connectivity Not Supported Design Analysis Not Supported Design Export Supported Document Management Not Supported Electrical Not Supported Hole Making Not Supported Mechanical Supported Mechatronics Supported Presentation Tools Supported Simulate Cycles Not Supported Spiral Output Not Supported Structural Engineering Not Supported Toolpath Simulation Not Supported User Defined Cycles Not Supported Show More Features CAD Viewers Features Annotate Not Supported Batch Conversion Supported Collaboration Tools Not Supported Editing Not Supported Track Changes Not Supported View .DWF Files Not Supported View .DWG Files Supported View .IGES Files Not Supported View .STEP Files Supported View .STL Files Supported View 2D Files Supported View 3D Files Supported
Integrations VariCAD Viewer Not Supported	Integrations VariCAD Viewer Supported View All 1 Integration
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