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| feature description | Essential | master | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Social & Structured Collaboration Foundations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-discipline Product Engineering Definition Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Part and Assembly Design to Create Advanced Mechanical Products and Parts, from Conceptual to Detailed Phases | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrated CAD & BOM Management on a Single, Unified Product Structure | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time Integrated Deliverable Based Planning with Product Development Data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Planning Engine and Predictive AI capabilities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Business Process Workflow Execution | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Generative Sketch Constraints (AI) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Generative Wireframe and Surface Design | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Functional Design and Advanced Feature-based Approach | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct Modeling Technology | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knowledge Design, Automation and Knowledge Assistance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Update Strategies at Part/Feature Levels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mechanical Systems Design to Manage Motion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D Mock-Up Review and Associative Drawing Generation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streamline Sheet Metal Design & Manufacturing | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-discipline Engineering Definition Lifecycle management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Based 3D Data Visualization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Product Structure Navigation & Cross Highlighting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser-based 3D Visualization and Geometric Analysis Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full Definition of 3D Tolerances & Annotations, Filter and Review Dimensions, Tolerances and 3D Annotations | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Generative 3D Tolerancing | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Complex Mechanism Design (Motion) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Static Simulation to Predict the Structural Behavior of the Mechanical Assembly Under Loads | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Human-centric Design Approach | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Quickly Design Generative Shapes with Wireframe or Surfacic Components | ✓ | ||
| Freestyle Shape for Complex Surface Design | ✓ | ||
| Mechanical Surface Refinement for High-Quality Shapes | ✓ | ||
| Analysis of Freestyle Shapes | ✓ | ||
| Generative Shape Develop to Apply Text on a Shape | ✓ | ||
| Virtual-to-Real Shape Morphing to Optimize Shapes According to Load Conditions or Tooling | ✓ | ||
| Digitized Shape Preparation to Manage Point Cloud for Reverse Engineering | ✓ | ||
| Generative Shape Morphing to Accelerate Complex Tasks on Surface Models | ✓ | ||
| Clean CAD Models via Shape Healing | ✓ | ||
| AI-Driven Generative Functional Surfaces (Mechanical Interfaces) | ✓ |
| Feature | SIMULIA Abaqus | Standard FEA Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Nonlinear Analysis | World-renowned for robustly solving highly nonlinear problems, including complex contact, large deformations, and advanced material models (hyperelasticity, plasticity). | Often limited to linear analysis or possess basic nonlinear capabilities that struggle with convergence and accuracy in complex scenarios. |
| Unified Solvers | Integrates both implicit (Abaqus/Standard) and explicit (Abaqus/Explicit) solvers in a single environment, enabling seamless analysis of static, low-speed dynamic, and high-speed impact events. | Typically, they require separate products or licenses for implicit and explicit analysis, creating a disjointed workflow and potential data transfer issues. |
| Multiphysics Capability | Offers fully coupled multiphysics simulations (e.g., thermal-stress, structural-acoustic) within a unified framework, providing a comprehensive understanding of real-world interactions. | Multiphysics simulations are often limited or require co-simulation with third-party tools, which can compromise accuracy and efficiency. |
| Customization & Automation | Provides a powerful Python scripting API for extensive customization and automation of repetitive tasks, enabling integration into larger, automated design and simulation workflows. | Customization options are often restricted to the graphical user interface, with limited or non-existent scripting capabilities for deep process automation. |
| DraftSight Standard | DraftSight Professional | DraftSight Premium | |
| Comprehensive 2D Drafting, Drawing, Documentation, and Annotation | √ | √ | |
| External Drawing and Image References | √ | √ | |
| Smart Dimensioning | √ |
| Feature | SIMULIA Abaqus | Standard FEA Tools |
| Nonlinear Analysis | World-renowned for robustly solving highly nonlinear problems, including complex contact, large deformations, and advanced material models (hyperelasticity, plasticity). | Often limited to linear analysis or possess basic nonlinear capabilities that struggle with convergence and accuracy in complex scenarios. |
| Unified Solvers | Integrates both implicit (Abaqus/Standard) and explicit (Abaqus/Explicit) solvers in a single environment, enabling seamless analysis of static, low-speed dynamic, and high-speed impact events. | Typically, they require separate products or licenses for implicit and explicit analysis, creating a disjointed workflow and potential data transfer issues. |
| Multiphysics Capability | Offers fully coupled multiphysics simulations (e.g., thermal-stress, structural-acoustic) within a unified framework, providing a comprehensive understanding of real-world interactions. | Multiphysics simulations are often limited or require co-simulation with third-party tools, which can compromise accuracy and efficiency. |