SimScale vs Ansys Discovery: Which is a better fit?

Erica: Hi, I'm Erica. I am a founder of a startup company, and I would give some scale, a rating of a 4 out of 5, for more reviews like this click below. We were just doing all of our fluid analysis analytically through equations, through looking at models that other people had done to get baseline estimates, but we hadn't actually run our own models. And so, SimScale was a really easy way to spin up on how to do that and provide a great training, and took us to the next level for what we needed. I think there were a few reasons that we chose SimScale at the phase that we were at when we were really just learning. One, is that it was easy to spin up on. Another, is that we were using Onshape for our 3D modeling and SimScale had a really tight integration with Onshape. The other thing that was really attractive was that we didn't have a lot of computing capacity, but SimScale let you run all of your simulations on the cloud, so you actually used their computing capacity, so we didn't have to buy expensive computers to run things affordably. So, it made a lot of sense when we were just spinning up and learning what we were doing. The provided training right off the bat, our subscription came with, I think about a week's worth of training in FEA, CFD and thermal analysis. And, so we went through that and then they also have a pretty great Support team. So they have a Chat feature, and if they can't help you through the Chat, then they'll even jump on a video call with you to help you if you're having issues with the software. And so, we got direct access at the time to PhDs in fluid dynamics to look at what we were doing, and make sure that we weren't running anything improperly and so that really helped us a lot. I think SimScale is a great product for people who are really getting started, want to learn from other people. Another thing I haven't mentioned is that a lot of the models that are made on SimScale are published publicly, especially if they're made on free accounts. And so you can look at what other people have done, and try to learn from that. And so that's really great, If you're looking for something to do some really serious customizable modeling with, which we moved to eventually, it's probably not the solution. You have to use their code as it is and it does change over time. And so, if you're really looking to have tight, fine control, then I would look at something else. But if you're looking for something with a lot of support where you don't have to use your own computing capacity, then it's a great solution.