--- description: Review of Visual Components Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Visual Components | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Simulation Software](/directory/4162/simulation/software) > [Visual Components](/software/449931/Visual-Components) # Visual Components Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/449931/Visual-Components Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/449931/Visual-Components?page=2) > Visual Components is a 3D manufacturing simulation software. It enables users to create production line and factory layouts. The software caters to a range of industries such as automotive, electronics, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, heavy machinery, industrial automation, packaging, palletizing, intralogistics, warehousing, white goods, and food and beverage. The software features an extensive library of over 3,000 pre-defined and ready-to-use components. This includes 1,600 robots from 70 different brands. This allows users to quickly design and simulate their production systems. Visual Components also enables virtual commissioning. This connects virtual systems with physical PLCs and robot controllers. This allows users to debug and streamline their manufacturing processes. The software can improve robot utilization by up to 95% through fast and intelligent offline programming. This is for tasks such as welding, material processing, or spray painting. Compared to traditional manual programming using a robot teach pendant, Visual Components can save up to 80% of time in robot programming. This increases efficiency and productivity. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 53 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 53 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Visual Components - **Founded**: 1999 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: €0.01 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Visual Components for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile) ## Features - 3D Imaging - API - Activity Dashboard - Ad hoc Analysis - Agent-Based Modeling - Change Management - Configurable Workflow - Content Library - Customisable Reports - Data Verification - Data Visualisation - Design Analysis - Direct Manipulation - Discrete Event Modeling - Drag & Drop - Dynamic Modeling - Graphical Data Presentation - Graphical Workflow Editor - Industry Specific Database - Mathematical Modeling ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum ## Category - [Simulation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4162/simulation/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Being able to visualize and analyze the material flow this fast. Doing interfering contour analyzes for different loading and gripper scenarios. > > **Cons**: The demand of GPU and CPU power if you work on huge layouts. ----- ### "i´m sorry to see \[sensitive content hidden\] leaving visual components" — 3.0/5 > **tim** | *29 May 2024* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: what i liked most so far is the good support that \[sensitive content hidden\] and his team are delivering to VC customers > > **Cons**: the recently increased pricing for visual components. i am very upset about this development ----- ### "Simulate before too late" — 5.0/5 > **Vladimir** | *13 June 2024* | Industrial Automation | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Excellent work with 3d models and quick verification of the design > > **Cons**: Occasional problems when printing designs > > Excellent software with a huge potential for use. I recommend it to everyone ----- ### "Great modeling and simulation tool for automation integration" — 5.0/5 > **Yadong** | *5 June 2024* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use, rich library, advanced programming capabilities > > **Cons**: License cost is quite high, especially the initial license setup cost ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/449931/Visual-Components?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/449931/Visual-Components) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data