--- description: Review of Inspire 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: Inspire | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [3D CAD Software](/directory/4384/3d-cad/software) > [Inspire](/software/432035/solidthinking-suite) # Inspire Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/432035/solidthinking-suite > Designed for businesses in aerospace, engineering, electronics and other industries, Inspire is a 3D CAD solution that helps accelerate product development via simulation-driven designs. It allows users to create, optimize and study structurally efficient parts and assemblies through collaboration. The platform offers a centralized interface that enables geometry creation and modification of product designs. It also provides dynamic motion simulation, topology optimization, and structural analysis, empowering designers and simulation analysts to perform faster what-if studies and reduce time to market. Additionally, Inspire also provides customer support via knowledge base, FAQs and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 5 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 5 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Siemens - **Founded**: 1847 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Altair Engineering 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**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - 2D Drawing - 3D Imaging - Animation - CAD Tools - Collaboration Tools - Data Capture and Transfer - Data Import/Export - Data Visualisation - Design Analysis - Direct Manipulation - For 3D Printing - Graphical Data Presentation - Image Editing - Manufacturing Design Data - Mathematical Modeling - Modeling & Simulation - Project Management - Real-Time Updates ## Integrations (1 total) - Adobe Illustrator ## Support Options - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [3D CAD Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4384/3d-cad/software) ## Related Categories - [3D CAD Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4384/3d-cad/software) - [Simulation Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4162/simulation/software) - [Engineering CAD Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4321/engineering-cad/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It has important new features of solidThinking Inspire 2014 include geometry simplification tools, linear static analysis, concentrated dough pieces and smoothing options, as well as the ability to export solid geometry. this allows design engineers, product designers and architects to create and research structurally efficient concepts quickly and easily, reducing cost, development time, material consumption and product weight. > > **Cons**: The little diffusion to the Latin countries that makes it little known, besides the cost which is high for the conditions of these countries, should be promoted with a series of plans accessible to the end user, it is important to emphasize that due to being a high software level requires a high capacity ram memory inside the pc, you should also be considered the option of generating modules that require less memory for its operation. > > Using it within my organization has helped me to compare this software with others and thus make the most of it as well as making the classes dynamic and with demonstrations of operation when performing the simulations. ----- ### "Mit selbsterklärender GUI und vielen Funktionen einfach das Thema Simulation angehen." — 5.0/5 > **Sascha** | *11 April 2025* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Die Einfachheit der Bedienung und selbsterklärende GUI, sowie die vielen Möglichkeiten zur Simulation. > > **Cons**: Die Einfachheit schließt auch gewisse Funktionen und Details aus. Es hat eben alles sein Für und Wider. ----- ### "Design Engineer Using Inspire" — 4.0/5 > **Nathan** | *24 May 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Inspire tends to be a great option for quick checks on design. The mesh seems fast and flexible... much better than most. It handles odd conditions like edge contact well. > > **Cons**: The plug in doesn't particularily work well embedded into CAD programs. It is a little tedious to always have to export models from CAD, import into Inspire, and then try to transfer the results back into CAD. ----- ### "Definitely the future of simulation" — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *17 April 2018* | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: One can create 3 dimensional images from 2 dimensional images as references, and with a wide variety of online video tutorials and literature, this is possible even for newbies. > > **Cons**: The software is quite heavy on computers, and can slow down processes to the point of hanging, i suggest an increase in RAM. > > This software is one i implemented during my part time lectures in a local university. The students loved it ----- ### "Easy to optimize" — 5.0/5 > **Mert** | *19 April 2019* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I really like the user friendly interface, I used to optimize stamping products. Its so easy and lot of source to learn the program. While it might be harder to give constraints on another programs, it's so easy and compact. > > **Cons**: Can't have a detailed mesh in comparison with other topology optimization Programs. ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/432035/solidthinking-suite) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data