IBM Rational Rhapsody Architect for Systems Engineers Reviews & Product Details

User interface is good, Intuitive, easy to understand Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Uses lots of pc resources hence a high configuration pc is necessary Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the executable modelling capability the best. This capability is unparalleled by other modelling tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is very expensive, and kind of clunky. It has a lot of functionality, but is complex to use. Sometimes it is hard to find the capability you're looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is organized in a way that no matter how many updates it still feels the same and familiar. Things work, and their product team is ready to assist if there are any issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

However there is still features that it lacks and or is hard to find. It doesn't take too much time to get started but it takes a lot of time to really get used to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rhapsody provides an elaborate GUI for Systems modelling.

I have been a user for last 4 years and the following aspects interest me:

1.Harmony SE process : we can trace a requirement from concept to code using the exclusive profile meant for SysML

2.Simulink Integration : We can import a simulink model in rhapsody and generate the code from it.

3.Rhapsody Eclipse Integration : Probably the best feature of Rhapsody is that it can be used inside eclipse as a perspective. We can Know the code behind every Model element.

4. Java APIs : Another best aspect is that we can automate practically everything using Rhapsody Java APIs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would say I suggest nothing to improve in it.( read "its costly" ) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything flows well when trying to put things together. The connections you can make when analyzing systems if clear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It feels outdated for what is needed from it. It is like and html style that could be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ability to drag IER type objects (i.e. messages) from the hierarchy view onto a sequence diagram; requirements diagrams for legacy teams are also very useful. Additionally, importing information from external files is fairly straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The product is extremely dated; Rational Rhapsody Designer is much a better IBM product for modelling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not only does the tool suite provide all things needed for the SysML architecture definition, it provides a compatibility (well, yes, IBM tools such as RTC, DNG) which makes development a more structured approach. Additionally this allows interfacing as an MBD tool ahead too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Help needs work on. Starting out and being new to SysML/UML, the tool might not be the best tutorial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

1. Great ease and automation available

2. Supports custom definition of artifacts

3. Highly scalable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not a user friendly software for entry level engineers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the fact that you can put action language behind activities to auto generate sequence diagrams. Tool offers ability to create an executable model. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tool is able to generate XMI but the XMI does translate well with other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Quick realisation of requirment into a executable driven requirment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Code generation & cross platform or technology usability Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.