Simulation Tools Directory

FANUC

Offline programming and cell simulation for FANUC industrial robots

Open Robotics

Open-source robot simulation tightly integrated with ROS

NVIDIA

GPU-accelerated robot simulation with photorealistic synthetic data generation

Altair (Siemens)

CAE platform for structural optimization, meshing, and multiphysics

The AnyLogic Company

Multimethod simulation combining agent-based, discrete-event, and system dynamics

Rockwell Automation

Discrete-event simulation for manufacturing and business processes

FANUC

Offline programming and cell simulation for FANUC industrial robots

FlexSim Software Products (Autodesk)

3D discrete-event simulation with drag-and-drop modeling

Siemens Digital Industries Software

Tecnomatix discrete-event simulation for production systems and logistics

Siemens Digital Industries Software

Integrated simulation and test portfolio spanning 3D CAE, systems, and physical testing

NIST

Open-source Python discrete-event simulator for manufacturing systems

The AnyLogic Company

Multimethod simulation combining agent-based, discrete-event, and system dynamics

German Aerospace Center (DLR) / Eclipse Foundation

Open-source microscopic traffic simulation at city scale

MATSim community (TU Berlin / ETH Zürich)

Large-scale agent-based transport simulation for metropolitan planning

PTV Group (Umovity)

Microscopic multimodal traffic simulation for intersections and corridors

FlexSim Software Products (Autodesk)

3D discrete-event simulation with drag-and-drop modeling

MathWorks

Technical computing and model-based design for dynamic and embedded systems

U.S. Department of Energy / NREL

Whole-building energy simulation engine for heating, cooling, and daylighting

ETAP (Schneider Electric)

Electrical power system analysis: load flow, short circuit, arc flash, protection

KBC (Yokogawa)

Refinery-focused process simulation and AI-integrated digital twin platform

OpenCFD (ESI Group) / The OpenFOAM Foundation

The leading open-source CFD toolbox for industrial and academic flows

Fraunhofer IEE / University of Kassel

Python power system analysis built on pandas: power flow, short circuit, OPF

PyPSA developers (open-source community)

Python toolbox for sector-coupled energy system optimization

Ansys (Synopsys)

Industry-standard multiphysics simulation portfolio: structures, fluids, electromagnetics, and systems

Cadence Design Systems

Analog and mixed-signal IC design and simulation environment

Cadence Design Systems

Parallel logic simulator for SoC functional verification

MathWorks

Technical computing and model-based design for dynamic and embedded systems

Siemens EDA

HDL simulation and debug standard for FPGA verification

AspenTech

Steady-state chemical process simulation and optimization

KBC (Yokogawa)

Refinery-focused process simulation and AI-integrated digital twin platform

Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA

Nonlinear finite element analysis for advanced structures and materials

COMSOL

Tightly coupled multiphysics modeling with equation-level control

Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA

Nonlinear finite element analysis for advanced structures and materials

Altair (Siemens)

CAE platform for structural optimization, meshing, and multiphysics

Ansys (Synopsys)

Industry-standard multiphysics simulation portfolio: structures, fluids, electromagnetics, and systems

COMSOL

Tightly coupled multiphysics modeling with equation-level control

MathWorks

Technical computing and model-based design for dynamic and embedded systems

OpenCFD (ESI Group) / The OpenFOAM Foundation

The leading open-source CFD toolbox for industrial and academic flows

Siemens Digital Industries Software

Integrated simulation and test portfolio spanning 3D CAE, systems, and physical testing

SimScale

Cloud-native simulation platform: CFD, FEA, and thermal in the browser

GAMA community (IRD/UMMISCO)

Spatially explicit agent-based modeling with first-class GIS integration

CCL, Northwestern University

Agent-based modeling environment for simulating natural and social phenomena

OpenCFD (ESI Group) / The OpenFOAM Foundation

The leading open-source CFD toolbox for industrial and academic flows

PyPSA developers (open-source community)

Python toolbox for sector-coupled energy system optimization

German Aerospace Center (DLR) / Eclipse Foundation

Open-source microscopic traffic simulation at city scale

U.S. Department of Energy / NREL

Whole-building energy simulation engine for heating, cooling, and daylighting

GAMA community (IRD/UMMISCO)

Spatially explicit agent-based modeling with first-class GIS integration

MATSim community (TU Berlin / ETH Zürich)

Large-scale agent-based transport simulation for metropolitan planning

PTV Group (Umovity)

Microscopic multimodal traffic simulation for intersections and corridors

SimScale

Cloud-native simulation platform: CFD, FEA, and thermal in the browser

MathWorks

Technical computing and model-based design for dynamic and embedded systems

The AnyLogic Company

Multimethod simulation combining agent-based, discrete-event, and system dynamics

GAMA community (IRD/UMMISCO)

Spatially explicit agent-based modeling with first-class GIS integration

George Mason University

High-performance Java library for large-scale agent-based simulation

Project Mesa (open-source community)

Python-native agent-based modeling framework with browser visualization

CCL, Northwestern University

Agent-based modeling environment for simulating natural and social phenomena

Ansys (Synopsys)

Industry-standard multiphysics simulation portfolio: structures, fluids, electromagnetics, and systems

U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory

Semi-empirical aerodynamic coefficient prediction for missile configurations

Siemens Digital Industries Software

Integrated simulation and test portfolio spanning 3D CAE, systems, and physical testing