Faster Time to Market
Dramatically reduce development time by up to 90%, from months to weeks.
Connect design and analysis through a shared data model to innovate, validate, and optimize products seamlessly within one collaborative platform.

MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform unites modeling and simulation within one collaborative environment. Engineers can design, analyze, and validate products using a single shared data model that keeps every step connected and current.
Unlike traditional CAE workflows, MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform runs in a continuous loop. Teams can clean geometry, create meshes, define connections, and apply simulation conditions without exporting data. When a design changes, simulations update automatically, improving speed and accuracy.
Parametric design exploration allows engineers to run what-if studies, optimize performance, and increase efficiency.
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform integrates data, systems, and teams into one source of truth, linking program management, product management, and test management with MODSIM for a seamless digital engineering process.
Dramatically reduce development time by up to 90%, from months to weeks.
MODSIM enables a simulation-empowered shift-left strategy that pulls verification and validation upfront in the design concept stage and reduces the risk of late-stage failures and reworks.
By embedding simulation within the design process engineers can accurately predict product behavior. Automating the design exploration space with multiple iterations reduces uncertainty.
See significant improvement in product efficiencies of up to 40%, achieve weight savings of up to 20%, and reduce the capex cost of up to 8%.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform connects advanced simulation tools like Abaqus, PowerFLOW, and CST Studio Suite to familiar design environments like CATIA and SOLIDWORKS to let engineers design, simulate, and validate without leaving their familiar workspace.
With MODSIM processes, teams can embed requirements, design intent, and decision logic directly into the model, making it easy to capture, reuse, and refine both design and simulation workflows. By unifying CAD and CAE data, MODSIM removes the need to export or convert models for analysis.
It also integrates with PLM systems, supporting smooth collaboration across partners, suppliers, and consultants. This unified approach transforms productivity, replacing outdated, disconnected systems with seamless collaboration.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform connects design and simulation across every engineering discipline. It enables fully integrated multiphysics simulations that bridge structural, fluid, electromagnetic, acoustic, and motion analyses. With the SIMULIA portfolio, teams can model real-world interactions and understand how different physical behaviors influence each other.
SIMULIA also provides powerful project management tools that enhance visibility and control throughout development. Engineers can track issues, manage design changes, and monitor progress in real time. By using MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, teams can validate designs as they work, improving accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration across projects.
MODSIM enables a simulation-empowered shift-left strategy that pulls verification and validation upfront in the design concept stage and reduces the risk of late-stage failures and reworks.
Concept Structure Engineers allow designers to run simulations as the product develops. The lattice designer creates simulation-aware geometry, moving away from traditional geometry into something that is ready for simulation upfront. These concepts help achieve massive efficiency gains and deliver innovative products on time at a lower cost with less prototyping.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform makes advanced simulation accessible to everyone. Designers and non-experts can run complex simulations directly within their familiar environment, accelerating design and validation.
Teams can standardize proven workflows into reusable templates, ensuring consistent, high-quality results across projects. By simplifying routine tasks, simulation experts gain more time to focus on innovation and advanced analysis.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform introduces a smarter way to connect design and simulation. By bringing both into a single, collaborative environment, engineers can move seamlessly from concept to validation without losing data or context.
Learn more about MODSIM for EngineersEngineering leaders often manage disconnected workflows, limited visibility, and competing priorities across disciplines. MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform removes these barriers by connecting every role, including experts, designers, and managers, within one collaborative environment. This unified approach gives teams real-time access to shared data, enabling faster decisions and more innovative results.
Learn more about MODSIM for TeamsMODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform helps businesses accelerate product development by integrating simulation early in the design process. This approach reduces prototyping costs, minimizes risk, and improves design accuracy from the start. By validating performance early, teams avoid costly redesigns, achieve certification more efficiently, and bring products to market faster.
Learn more about MODSIM for BusinessesMODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform elevates CATIA from traditional 3D CAD to an intelligent design environment that combines modeling and simulation. By capturing engineering knowledge and proven methods, CATIA automates design tasks and supports performance-driven development from concept to production. This integration helps businesses innovate with confidence, streamline design decisions, and create sustainable, high-performing products that lead in competitive markets.
Learn more about MODSIM for CATIAThe design and engineering landscape is evolving quickly, and CATIA V5 remains a powerful tool for product development. By applying the MODSIM approach, teams can connect modeling and simulation to accelerate innovation and improve design accuracy. Cloud services extend CATIA V5 capabilities, enhancing collaboration and speeding up time to market while maintaining existing workflows. This integration brings the advantages of MODSIM to familiar design environments without disruption.
Learn more about MODSIM for CATIA V5MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform automates design updates, allowing teams to reuse proven models and quickly develop new product variants. When requirements change, the system automatically updates the associated models, simulations, and test results, keeping every stage of development aligned. Each design iteration flows through connected parameters and simulations that feed back into the overall process. This creates a continuous improvement loop where performance insights directly inform design decisions. Built-in simulation templates simplify complex analyses, enabling engineers to apply best practices efficiently and maintain consistency across projects.
As products grow more complex, rapid simulation becomes essential to finding the best technical solution. MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables advanced parametric design space exploration, allowing engineers to optimize performance through automation. By defining design variables and setting boundaries, teams can let the system autonomously generate and simulate multiple configurations.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform delivers the most efficient approach to modeling and simulation. It extends beyond traditional CAD-CAE associativity by connecting every stage of analysis within a single, collaborative environment. This integration covers the entire simulation process, including pre- and post-processing, and keeps all data centralized for faster access and better traceability. Engineers can connect simulation directly to the engineering bill of materials, ensuring accuracy and consistency across the product lifecycle.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform speeds up product development by automating complex, manual tasks. This integrated approach allows engineers to complete design iterations faster and move from concept to validation without interruption. By using parametrized system models and advanced applications such as Layered Product Design, Material Homogenization, Concept Structure Engineering, and Visual Scripting, teams can efficiently develop products across multiple platforms and configurations.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform empowers designers to explore ideas with greater creativity and confidence. Using CATIA and SIMULIA, teams can model, simulate, and validate designs directly in the concept phase. When paired with intuitive simulation apps, designers can quickly test feasibility, study aerodynamics, and analyze structural performance. By combining creativity with early-stage validation, MODSIM helps teams design innovative, reliable products that meet performance goals from the start.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables designers and engineers to work collaboratively on the same data within a shared environment. Teams can seamlessly share, validate, and verify designs while maintaining full traceability and version control. This systematic approach scales to thousands of processes through automated model creation, updates, and lifecycle management. A connected widget driven by the engineering bill of materials standardizes simulations across departments, ensuring consistency and reducing rework.
MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform creates a single source of truth for design and simulation data. The platform connects multidisciplinary tools for modeling, simulation, and optimization within one environment. Engineers can perform multiphysics analyses while keeping full associativity with the original CAD data.
This integration ensures accuracy, consistency, and version control across teams. Users always work with the latest design, access previous simulation results, and maintain complete visibility over performance metrics and KPIs.
Simulation templates within MODSIM capture proven methods, best practices, and simulation expertise developed by your engineering teams. These templates democratize simulation by making it accessible to all users, including designers with limited simulation experience.
By applying standardized workflows and parametric design exploration, teams can evaluate multiple design variations quickly, identify optimal solutions, and significantly shorten development cycles.
At Mecanica, we help companies integrate MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform based on their specific design and simulation goals. Our experts work with your team to identify current capabilities, streamline your modeling and simulation workflows, and build a strategy tailored to your product development needs.
Contact Mecanica to begin your MODSIM journey and accelerate your digital transformation.
If your organization already uses the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, you’re ready to take the next step. Mecanica can help you implement MODSIM processes that connect modeling, simulation, and product data within a unified data model.
We’ll guide you through integrating MODSIM across departments, ensuring that design, analysis, and business functions all operate on a shared, connected platform.
Yes. MODSIM processes are compatible with a wide range of tools, including SIMULIA applications such as Abaqus, PowerFLOW, CST Studio Suite, and CATIA V5. Transitioning to MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform brings all your tools into a connected ecosystem, improving collaboration and data continuity.
Reach out to Mecanica to learn how you can connect your existing tools and start benefiting from an integrated modeling and simulation environment.
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