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What do you like best about HEEDS?

HEEDS stands as a robust software tool for delving into design possibilities and refining them for optimal outcomes. It seamlessly connects with various computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools, propelling product innovation to new heights. By automating analysis sequences (Process Automation), making the most of computational resources (Distributed Execution), and efficiently navigating the design landscape for inventive solutions (Efficient Search), HEEDS expedites the product development journey. It also scrutinizes new concepts, ensuring they meet performance benchmarks (Insight & Discovery). HEEDS simplifies automated workflows, streamlining the product development process. With its extensive range of interfaces to commercial CAD and CAE tools, HEEDS effortlessly integrates diverse technologies without the need for custom scripting. The seamless sharing of data between different modeling and simulation products facilitates the evaluation of performance trade-offs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

While HEEDS is undoubtedly a powerful tool, some users may find a few aspects less favorable. One potential drawback is its learning curve, as mastering all its features and capabilities may take some time. Additionally, the software's pricing model could be perceived as a downside, especially for smaller businesses or individual users with budget constraints. Some users may also wish for more user-friendly documentation and tutorials to enhance the onboarding experience. Lastly, the need for occasional updates and compatibility checks with other CAD and CAE tools can be a bit cumbersome for users seeking a seamless and hassle-free experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

HEEDS solves critical challenges in product development by automating analysis workflows, maximizing computational resources, and efficiently exploring design possibilities. It accelerates the development process, ensures optimal resource utilization, and leads to innovative, high-quality solutions. In essence, HEEDS streamlines and enhances the entire product development lifecycle. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

Thank you for highlighting the success you've seen with HEEDS! Your insights about the seamless connection with CAD and CAE tools and the expediting of product development are truly valuable. If you're open to it, we'd like to invite you to join our community. We appreciate your support and look forward to having you share your insights with us! https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/topic/0TO4O000000Ya60WAC/simcenter-heeds

HEEDS Overview

What is HEEDS?

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.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

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 HEEDS usable by all in product development

Distributed Execution:
• 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
• 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 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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4.5 out of 5
"Powerful design space exploration and optimization software"
A powerful design space exploration and optimization software interfacing with CAD and CAE tools to drive product innovation.
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Natalie C.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Using HEEDS for optimizing process simulations"
HEEDS is relatively easy to set up and saves a lot of time by automating the optimization process.
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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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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.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

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

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.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

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.

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.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

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.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

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

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.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

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!

Dev S.
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

The time taken to perform analysis on the design is drastically reduced and much more easier compared to conventional options.

Works effectively even on average hardware, high processing power is not necessary.

A high variety of tools and are available to explore all concepts and areas, to come up with innovative solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

To utilise the complete potential of the software, the user may require some time and additional assistance in some cases and the software is quite vast Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Heeds helps me in reducing the time taken to draft my design by almost 50%, along with with making the analysis process much smoother and effective through automation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

We're glad to hear that HEEDS has been able to significantly reduce the analysis time and make the process easier for you. We understand that the software may have a learning curve, but we offer various resources and support to help users maximize its potential.

PG
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

As a Engineer I loved heeds because of its automation in repetitive tasks,and its ability of Novel AI integration enhanced our design exploration capabilities.

As a new member I had a I learned so many skills and knowledge. Thanks to heeds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

Heeds doing a very fantastic job in helping so many modern world design technologies, from my point of view no dislikes at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Heeds helped me in one of our clients automation project like safe cars by optimizing vehicle components such as Aerodynamic, suspension system and crash structure. So from this we are able to meet production requirement on time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

Prasanna, thank you for sharing your positive experience with HEEDS. We're glad to hear that it has been instrumental in enhancing your design exploration capabilities and contributing to your learning. We appreciate your support!

Nuv A.
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

I like their software and services and how they exceed expectations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

Limited capacity with sensor nodes and with computational abilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

HEEDS allows me to explore design scenarios in the most efficient ways possible while also implementing a design optimization approach to its process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

Nuv, we're thrilled to hear that you are satisfied with our software and services, and that we have exceeded your expectations. We appreciate your feedback about the limitations with sensor nodes and computational abilities, and we will take that into consideration for future improvements. It's great to hear that HEEDS is helping you explore design scenarios efficiently and implement design optimization approaches.

Hau N.
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New Product Introduction Engineer
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

It makes me feel what I need to see visually appeared all with ease of ways to operate and usage, fully features and I can learn based on familiar procedures from other application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

It's quite hard in package of purchasing, if possible please support to install it conveniently next time for users, especially make more easier in student objects who need this app to stimulate what they wanna see in design and concepts buiding stage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

stimulate a structure and strength of mechanism I have desgined in space and external impact, it brings to me what all I need to see Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

Hau, thank you for your positive feedback on the ease of use and features of HEEDS. We understand your concerns about the purchasing process and will work on making it more convenient, especially for students. Your input is valuable to us, and we appreciate your support!

Chetan S.
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What do you like best about HEEDS?

Learned about this tool during my post graduation diploma in CAD from Delhi India. This is very powerful tool to optimise the design configuration of particular product. It is able to design, simulate and manufacturing of different types of components or products. It was able to work on top to bottom or bottom to top approach of designing the machinery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about HEEDS?

Nothing as it was very powerful tool but needs to work on the interface of the software is required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It was able to design, simulate and also able to generate the codes required for manufacturing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Yolanda Dong of HEEDS

Chetan, we're glad to hear that HEEDS has been a powerful tool for optimizing design configurations and supporting your work in CAD. We appreciate your feedback about the interface, and we'll take it into consideration for future improvements.