--- 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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There is also a vibrant community that has made great addons. > > **Cons**: Sometimes the CAD import requires some additional work, it often help to go through CAD softwares, but that takes a bit more time. > > Very positive ----- ### "Long-time user review" — 4.0/5 > **Toni** | *15 October 2021* | Research | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The overall flexibility and customizing possibilities make the software very powerful for various domains. High-level visual representation capabilities extend the software use range also to marketing and selling functions. > > **Cons**: Visual Components doesn't provide a standalone simulation model player. Therefore, if one wants to share a simulation model with a customer, and the customer needs to play simulation dynamically and change the parameters of the model, then the customer needs to purchase a license for the software. Only recorded 3D animations can be shared and played without additional costs. > > We've been using Visual Components products for over a decade and have been very satisfied with the software. We are using the software in research and development, education and training, and business cases with companies. Due to its multipurpose nature, we are continuously facing new possibilities where we can use Visual Components and achieve more sophisticated solutions. ----- ### "Review of Visual Components virtual commissioning" — 2.0/5 > **Filip** | *29 May 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like the capabilities of working with 3D data of all kinds of formats. > > **Cons**: Overall not really prepared for virtual commissioning, missing ease of use features, taking lot of time to implement ----- ### "Costly Simulation App for Specific Market Needs" — 5.0/5 > **mohammad** | *5 June 2024* | Aviation & Aerospace | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Visualization, Simple simulation and layout design, > > **Cons**: Needs knowledge of coding in specific level. > > Overall, the application is very good and unique. I like it and have learned to model my case, but I feel it will be difficult for most engineers to learn. The money invested in this app, considering the time required for the learning curve, seems too high. Recently, VC invested in developing robot modeling, which makes sense, but I don't think it was a good long-term investment due to the rapid changes in robot programming. instead, I expect the company to introduce a simpler way to start using AI or a simpler simulation app that presents numeric modeling using the process elements. ----- ### "Kolektor VC review" — 4.0/5 > **Tomaž** | *5 June 2024* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: - easy to use - basic operations - great for process visualization -not much knowledge is required to visualize the processes -the use of python scripts opens up a multitude of approaches to visualize or analyze processes > > **Cons**: it is not possible to manage the time when the application is available to users - sharing time for use through license management > > satisfied with what it offers - we have not yet discovered/mastered and used all the possibilities ----- 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