CarSim Alternatives

CarSim is described as 'Computer simulation of vehicle dynamics for ride, handling, braking, and acceleration of cars, trucks, motorcycles, and motorsports with Windows OS and real-time systems' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to CarSim for Windows and Linux. The best CarSim alternative is QuickField, which is free. Other great apps like CarSim are RoboAnalizer, RecurDyn, MBDyn and mbsim-env.

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    QuickField is a Finite Element Analysis package for electromagnetic, thermal, and stress design simulation with coupled multi-field analysis.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • QuickField is the most popular Windows alternative to CarSim.

    • QuickField is the most popular free alternative to CarSim.

    • QuickField is Freemium and ProprietaryCarSim is Paid and Proprietary
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    RoboAnalyzer is a 3D model based software that can be used to teach and learn the Robotics concepts. It is an evolving product developed in Mechatronics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India, under the guidance of Prof. S.K.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • RoboAnalizer is the most popular Linux alternative to CarSim.

    • RoboAnalizer is Free and ProprietaryCarSim is Paid and Proprietary
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    RecurDyn is Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software that is focused on Multibody Dynamics (MBD), while offering multiphysics solutions. The technology behind RecurDyn has superior calculation efficiency because it is based on recursive formulation.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • RecurDyn is the most popular commercial alternative to CarSim.

    • RecurDyn is Paid and ProprietaryCarSim is also Paid and Proprietary
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    MBDyn is the first and possibly the only free* general purpose Multibody Dynamics analysis software, released under GNU's GPL 2.1 (get a cached copy here).

    8 MBDyn alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • MBDyn is the most popular Open Source alternative to CarSim.

    • MBDyn is Free and Open SourceCarSim is Paid and Proprietary
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    MBSim is a multi-body simulation software. Its purpose is the simulation of the dynamics of mechanical systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    SIMPACK is a general purpose Multi-Body Simulation (MBS) software which is used for the dynamic analysis of any mechanical or mechatronic system.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    MADYMO is the worldwide standard software for analysing and optimizing occupant safety design

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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