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What is HEEDS?

Simcenter HEEDS is a multi-disciplinary design analysis and optimization (MDAO) software solution designed to assist users in automating workflows, conducting design space exploration, and optimizing product designs. This powerful tool is specifically tailored for engineers and designers who aim to enhance their product development processes by identifying improvements in existing designs or discovering innovative solutions that meet performance requirements efficiently. The primary target audience for HEEDS includes engineers and designers across various industries, such as aerospace, automotive, consumer products, and manufacturing. These professionals often face challenges related to time constraints, resource limitations, and the complexity of design requirements. HEEDS addresses these challenges by providing a platform that facilitates the exploration of design alternatives and automates repetitive tasks, allowing users to focus on higher-level design decisions and creative problem-solving. Key features of HEEDS include its robust optimization algorithms, which enable users to evaluate multiple design variables simultaneously, and its ability to integrate with existing simulation tools. This integration allows for seamless data exchange and enhances the overall design workflow. Additionally, HEEDS offers advanced visualization capabilities, enabling users to analyze and interpret results effectively. The software supports various optimization methods, including gradient-based and evolutionary algorithms, catering to a wide range of design scenarios. By utilizing HEEDS, users can significantly accelerate their product development timelines while reducing costs associated with prototyping and testing. The software's ability to identify optimal design solutions quickly leads to improved product performance and innovation. Furthermore, HEEDS empowers teams to make data-driven decisions, ensuring that all performance requirements are met without compromising on quality or functionality. This combination of features and benefits positions HEEDS as a valuable asset for any organization looking to enhance its design processes and achieve competitive advantages in the marketplace.

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HEEDS automates and accelerates the engineering design space exploration process. Whether you need to improve performance of a simple component or a complex multidisciplinary system, HEEDS is flexible enough to find the design configurations that best satisfy your requirements.

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Process Automation:
• Easily interfaces, with over 60 direct portals and templates, to commercial CAD and CAE tools as well as internal software
• User-friendly and intuitive interface makes Simcenter HEEDS usable by all in product development

Distributed Execution:
• Simcenter HEEDS can easily distribute computations across hybrid compute resources (Windows, Linux, and Cloud)

Efficient Search:
• Modern Approach to Optimization allows for ease-of-use – no need to be an optimization expert
• Simcenter HEEDS uses a unique hybrid/adaptive search framework – finding better designs, faster with no limitation on the number of variables.

Insight & Discovery:
• Visualize design performance tradeoffs between competing objectives and constraints, with various plots, tables, graphs, and images, organized on one screen
• Dedicated global team of Simcenter HEEDS experts are readily available to guide users toward innovation

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Siemens Digital Industries Software is driving transformation to enable a digital enterprise where engineering, manufacturing and electronics design meet tomorrow. Our solutions help companies of all sizes create and leverage digital twins that provide organizations with new insights, opportunities and levels of automation to drive innovation.

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Mohammad U.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Heeds for optimization"
Design space exploration and structural optimization
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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"HEEDs for NX CAD"
Easy to use, allows large scale testing for CAD stability
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Bradley V.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"True optimization for any design"
Interfaces with many different types of software
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HEEDS Demo - HEEDS Process Automation
HEEDS enables automated workflows for the ease of driving product development processes. With an extensive list of developed interfaces to commercial CAD and CAE tools, HEEDS quickly and easily integrates many technologies without the need for custom scripting or manual manipulation.
HEEDS Demo - HEEDS Distributed Execution
HEEDS leverages existing hardware investments which allows for the efficient use of all available hardware resources. These include Windows and Linux based workstations or clusters either on-site or abroad, as well as cloud computing resources to accelerate innovative product development.
HEEDS Demo - HEEDS Efficient Search
HEEDS includes proprietary design space exploration functionality to efficiently find design concepts that meet or exceed performance requirements. HEEDS automatically adapts its search strategy as it learns more about the design space to find the best possible solution within the allotted timefr...
HEEDS Demo - HEEDS Insight and Discovery
HEEDS helps users visualize design performance tradeoffs between competing objectives and constraints, with various plots, tables, graphs and images, organized on one screen to gain insight and discover innovative solutions.
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

The power that HEEDS has for optimization and interoperability with multiple CAD and CAE softwares. The workflow can be set up and then DOEs or optimization runs can be made using the software, with minimal learning curve. Customer service is also fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

The only challenging part is how broad the software is; it can be difficult to understand all the capabilities without expert guidance. Siemens AI Chat could be helpful here. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Optimizing engineering problems, to explore the design space with minimal user direction of the algorithm / software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Interfaces with many different types of software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

Takes a little of work to get everything working the first time, but once you have it set up, it works great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

We can automate our design solutions to get the best possible design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about HEEDS?

Design space exploration and structural optimization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

It needs be more stronger in multi-objective optimization and generative design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Structural optimization of components and sub-system optimization. Also use for design exploration based on geometry and the manufacturing process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about HEEDS?

Ability to setup Workflows. Integration with NX, Simcenter. Optimization algorithms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

Not much scripting ability to setup workflows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Optimizing Aero, Thermal and Structural for turbine blades. Reducing design cycle time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Easy to use, allows large scale testing for CAD stability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

Slightly different workflows for different versions. Sometimes requires Tagged response, other versions it does not Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Test NX CAD model stability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Adarsh S.
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

The automation of workflows that simulate designs, Integration of Cost estimattion tools is an added bonus indeed. The AI assistance helps to wa Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

It would be really great if support is provided over a phone call for technical snags. Its the best and fastest way to resolve things Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

The integration od CAD and CAE is the best thing I have ever seen, and the automated workflows is an additional gift and out of the box thought. The Integration between the design team and the simulation teams have always been a painstaking task. Bringing those two teams together is one challenge. But thanks to Heeds this has been solved effectively. It expediated the product development lead time. Distributed execution is one thing I loved in Heeds through multiple prallelization the lead time has come down considerably Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Adarsh, we understand your preference for phone support for technical issues and will take this into consideration for future improvements.

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AYUSH R.
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

One of the best thing is provide both things CAD and CAE in same software like solidworks, with better UI and one of the best user manual and for simulation much better than solidworks and no words for automation uses its amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

Max time i faces a problem that less resourses (like video tutorial) and less uses in industry mainly in india so as customers increases all things go good as comparison like Solidworks, ansys, Autodesk etc and also can improve customer support.

also also takes some time or lag tha i face and customization of tools can be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Actually it works easily with best UI and also decrease the simulation complexity as compared to others software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Ayush, we're glad to hear that you find HEEDS to be a comprehensive solution for CAD and CAE with a user-friendly interface and helpful user manual.

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Suyash S.
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

A powerful design space exploration and optimization software interfacing with CAD and CAE tools to drive product innovation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

It has a complex algorithm to understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

HEEDS provides me with the ability to

easily compare performance over a wide

spectrum of designs and find feasible

design families that exhibit desirable

characteristics and robustness. The

software can help me understand design performance over any number of

competing objectives and constraints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS
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Suyash, we're glad to hear that you find HEEDS to be a powerful tool for design space exploration and optimization, interfacing with CAD and CAE tools to drive product innovation.

We invite you to join the HEEDS user forum and share your experience: https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/question/0D54O00006mgWftSAE/read-this-first-welcome-to-the-simcenter-heeds-users-forum

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What do you like best about HEEDS?

HEEDS is relatively easy to set up and saves a lot of time by automating the optimization process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

Multiple HEEDS studies varying the responses needs to be created in order for HEEDS to find multiple solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

HEEDS is optimzing my process simulations by varying different process variables in order to meet certain target specifications. By having HEEDS do the optimization for me, it saves time and due to HEEDS SHERPA method, HEEDS can make more educated guesses for varying the process variables. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS
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Natalie, we love to here that HEEDS is helping you optimize your process simulations and make more educated guesses for varying process variables! We extend an invitation for you to join our community. Your contributions would be invaluable. https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/topic/0TO4O000000Ya60WAC/simcenter-heeds

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Raghav V.
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

The user-friendly portal is intuitive and easy for my employees to navigate. The speed and quality of support is excellent. The features and functionality of the platform are excellent and improving all the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

The only thing I do not like about Electric is when one of my staff wants to get immediate support over the phone.

Some of my staff are comfortable getting support directly through Slack, but others prefer the traditional way of talking to someone live right away when/if there is an issue.

My recommendation for others considering Electric would be to consider whether your culture is willing/able to integrate Slack/MS Teams as your main form of support engagement.

If your team is comfortable and/or actively using Slack/MS Teams, then there shouldn't be a problem with adoption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is HEEDS solving and how is that benefiting you?

HEEDS is a powerful design space exploration and optimization software package that interfaces with all commercial CAD and CAE tools. IT is easy to use and easy for implementation. It provide good customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS
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Thank you for your positive feedback, Raghav! Your recognition of the excellent features and functionality, with a commitment to continuous improvement, is valued. Your insights are appreciated, and we're glad you've had a positive experience with HEEDS!

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