ANSYS Workbench AlternativesOnly apps categorised as CAD Software

The best CAD alternative to ANSYS Workbench is SOLIDWORKS. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to ANSYS Workbench and five of them are CAD Software so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting CAD Software alternatives to ANSYS Workbench are Autodesk Inventor, Catia, Solid Edge and Altair SimSolid.

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  1. SOLIDWORKS icon
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    Leading 3D CAD software for design, analysis, and product data management, developed by Dassault Systèmes. Enhances productivity, fosters collaboration, and accelerates time to market. Features include parametric modeling, photorealistic rendering, and strong PLM process support.

    102 SOLIDWORKS alternatives

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    Solidworks is CAD software with various tools such as basic simulation. Ansys Workbench is a simulation software with various tools such as basic CAD modeling. So they are completely different in basis.

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    • SOLIDWORKS is Paid and ProprietaryANSYS Workbench is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Software for 3D mechanical design, simulation, and visualization. Provides parametric, direct, and freeform design options, along with integrated simulation, CAM tools, and advanced rendering up to 16K resolution. Features include section views and customizable rendering environments.

    60 Autodesk Inventor alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  3. Catia icon
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    CATIA (Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application) (in English usually pronounced /k?'ti?/) is a multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes.

    57 Catia alternatives

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    • Windows
     
  4. Solid Edge icon
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    Solid Edge is an industry-leading mechanical design system with exceptional tools for creating and managing 3D digital prototypes. With superior core modeling and process workflows, a unique focus on the needs of specific industries, and fully integrated design management, Solid...

    43 Solid Edge alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
    • iPad
     
  5. Altair SimSolid is a simulation software application which performs statics, dynamics and thermal, analyses of structural systems. SimSolid always uses fully featured, not simplified, solid geometry models in the analysis and does not use a mesh.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
     
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