OpenSim Reviews & Product Details

I like how easy it is to use and customize the models within the software making it ideal for beginner and experienced users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dont like how specific the file formats need to be in order to make the software be able to run the analysis Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OpenSim is very capable for complex modeling and ties in well with our 3D motion camera system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

OpenSim interface is a bit clunky and can be challenging to navigate during the learning curve. Once you understand the fundamentals of the process, there are still certain steps in analyzing motion capture data that are hard to find the buttons for. It's definitely a program that requires some 1:1 coaching to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Visualisation of various muscle activations, while a person is standing in a wheelchair. The tug of war competition to get used to the interface and to know all the controls. I attended a very useful webinar that explains the principles behind each operation.

Being an open Source product, It is helpful to know about what others are using the software for. This not only keeps you updated with research trends but also gives the opportunity to know people who are working in similar research areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I started using Opensim while it is transiting from 3.0 to 4.0. It took me a while to get accustomed to the newer version.

I would recommend not to release a newer version until it is completely upgraded. This avoids a lot of confusion among users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Program OpenSim is a great tool that is able to be used to teach others about Biomechanics of the body and it is very fun and easy to use! You must have true understanding of the musculoskeletal system in order to have a successful open simulation. This makes it an even greater learning tool to motivate people to learn about the body through a fun and visual process. The software has a good layout and helps me teach others about how the musculoskeletal system operates. It is easy to use and quick to learn and understand. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes little adjustments can make a huge difference so in the beginning it can take a lot of trial and error. But after you learn the layout, you can quickly create and recreate simulations with ease. I think the most time takes the initial learning and then a lot of tweaking and understanding what effects what Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was helpful to be able to run two different gait cycles at once to compare defects in muscle activation. The coded models on SimTK were certainly helpful because it allows you to apply already coded models for your specific experiment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish there was more help available when downloading and applying coded models. I had issues when downloading some of the models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The degree to which the software can simulate and gather data regarding different muscles in the body and the ability of the software to simulate very complex real-life situations to gather data is impressive. Alos the tutorial provided along with the software are easy to catch up and give a basic gist of operating the software at a novice level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software needs to have an extensive library of samples for ease of learning and usage. It is difficult for someone not knowing programming to add customized actuators, models and other important part s needed for a customized simulation. The existing library for the software is too narrow and it is difficult to find instances which are really similar and useful, without extra work. This makes the software difficult and cumbersome to use for people not knowing to program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have used OpenSim for many applications. I was successfully able to integrate the real-time motion with open sim models. That is pretty cool and it helped many people to detect some unusual behaviors. Apart from that, I have used cerebral palsy children's model, tendon transfer surgery simulation, and etc as teaching materials. I am still using it for my research purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I didn't quite capture downgrades or dislikes yet but I would like to suggest to implement more models. It will help the community to research more aspects of biomechanics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Intuitive musculoskeletal models for running simulations to evaluate the effectiveness of the wearable devices on the walking. It is useful to optimize the design parameters and control strategies of the exoskeleton by analyzing metrics related to metabolic cost and muscle activity. This is the best tool available to run simulations before running real world experiments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is difficult to integrate custom built objects for new models with already existing musculoskeletal models in the Opensim. For instance, a custom built object for muscle activation is difficult to integrate. However, currently efforts are put to improve this feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The most helpful side of OpenSim is its open-source nature. On one hand, this provides a suitable environment for users of the program who have limited experience with coding and software engineering to be able to run simulations using their experimental data, on the other hand, it provides a platform for software developers and advanced users with a variety of capabilities (i.e. physics-based modeling, optimization and customized dynamic simulations) .

The other advantage of the OpenSim is the website and the forum which provides access to all the projects developed by other users (mostly open source) and a platform enabling communication for the issues or challenges regarding to individual project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main downside is the steep learning curve between transitioning from a user to an advanced user/project developer position. It requires a considerable amount of work to develop/customize a simulation framework based on the specific project needs, however, this issue has been addressed over the new versions of the program and become more user-friendly for those with less experience in programming. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

open source, large community support, allowing developer to make changes for their applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes bugs occur with no immediate known reasons.

It also requires better configuration of a computer hardware as the visual rendering is quite computationally expensive.

The interface with Matlab is very useful but sometimes causes unknown crashes of Matlab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.