List_of_automotive_engineering_software

# List of automotive engineering software ## Links (Wikipedia order)  `.dwg` · `3D_Manufacturing_Format` · `ABViewer` · `ACIS` · `Abaqus` · `Aber_(software)` · `Additive_manufacturing_file_format` · `Alibre_Design` · `Altium` · `Altium_Designer` · `Archicad` · [[Architecture]] · `AutoCAD` · `AutoCAD_DXF` · `AutoTURN` · `Autodesk` · `Autodesk_3ds_Max` · `Autodesk_Alias` · `Autodesk_Inventor` · `Autodesk_Mudbox` · `Autodesk_Revit` · [[Automotive_engineering]] · `Automotive_industry` · `Autotrax` · `BRL-CAD` · `Blender_(software)` · `BrickLink_Studio` · `BricsCAD` · `C3D_Toolkit` · `CADKEY` · `CADSTAR` · `CATIA` · `COMSOL_Multiphysics` · `CR-5000` · `CR-8000` · `Cadence_Design_Systems` · `Cimatron` · `CircuitMaker` · `Clothing_industry` · `Cobalt_(CAD_program)` · `Comparison_of_computer-aided_design_software` · `Computational_fluid_dynamics` · `Computer-aided_design` · `Computer-aided_engineering` · `Computer-aided_industrial_design` · `Creo_Parametric` · `DAC-1` · `DSpace` · `Dassault_Systèmes` · `DesignSpark_Mechanical` · `DesignSpark_PCB` · `Design_Web_Format` · `Digital_Geometric_Kernel` · `DipTrace` · `EAGLE_(program)` · `EasyEDA` · `Electric_(software)` · `Electronic_control_unit` · `Electronic_design_automation` · `FINE_MEP` · `FORAN_System` · `FastCAD` · `File_format` · `FreeCAD` · `FreePCB` · `Free_and_open-source_software` · `Fritzing` · `GEDA` · `Geometric_modeling_kernel` · [[Glossary_of_engineering]] · `Grasshopper_3D` · `GstarCAD` · `History_of_CAD_software` · `ICEM_Surf` · `IGES` · `IRONCAD` · `ISO_10303` · `Inkscape` · `IntelliCAD` · `KTechLab` · `KeyCreator` · `KiCad` · `LTspice` · `LabVIEW` · `Lego_Digital_Designer` · `LeoCAD` · `LibreCAD` · `List_of_3D_modeling_software` · `List_of_3D_rendering_software` · `List_of_Python_software` · `List_of_auto_parts` · `List_of_automobile_manufacturers` · [[List_of_computational_fluid_dynamics_software]] · [[List_of_computer-aided_engineering_software]] · [[List_of_computer-aided_manufacturing_software]] · `List_of_computer_simulation_software` · [[List_of_engineering_journals_and_magazines]] · `Lyrasis` · `MATLAB` · `MEDUSA4` · `MSC_Software` · `Magic_(software)` · `Mastercam` · `MathWorks` · `Matplotlib` · `Mechanical_systems_drawing` · `Mentor_Graphics` · `Micro-Cap` · `MicroStation` · `NI_Multisim` · `NI_Ultiboard` · `National_Instruments` · `Ngspice` · `NumPy` · `Onshape` · `Open-source_software` · `OpenCV` · `OpenFOAM` · `OpenSCAD` · `OpenVSP` · `Open_Cascade_Technology` · `Open_Design_Alliance` · `Open_Packaging_Conventions` · `Optics` · `Optics_Software_for_Layout_and_Optimization` · `OrCAD` · `Oregano_(software)` · `P-CAD` · `PCB_(software)` · `PDMS_(software)` · `PLY_(file_format)` · `PTC_Creo_Elements/Direct_Drafting` · `PTC_Inc.` · `Parasolid` · `Pcb-rnd` · `Pro/DESKTOP` · `Product_lifecycle` · `Proprietary_software` · `Proteus_Design_Suite` · `Pulsonix` · `PyTorch` · `QCAD` · `Quite_Universal_Circuit_Simulator` · `RUCAPS` · `RattleCAD` · `Rhinoceros_3D` · `Romulus_(modelling_kernel)` · `Russian_Geometric_Kernel` · `SAP` · `SAP_ERP` · `SPICE` · `STL_(file_format)` · `Salome_(software)` · `SciPy` · `Scikit-learn` · `ShapeManager` · `Shapr3D` · `Siemens` · `Siemens_NX` · `SimPy` · `Simcenter_Amesim` · `Simcenter_STAR-CCM+` · `Simulink` · `SketchUp` · `Sketchpad` · `SolidWorks` · `Solid_Edge` · `Solid_Modeling_Solutions` · `SolveSpace` · `Sonata_(building_design_software)` · `SpaceClaim` · `Specctra` · `Sweet_Home_3D` · `SymPy` · `T-FLEX_CAD` · `TARGET_(CAD_software)` · `TensorFlow` · `Tinkercad` · `TopSolid` · `TopoR` · `TurboCAD` · `UNISURF` · `Unix` · `Upverter` · `Valentina_(software)` · `VariCAD` · `Vehicle_dynamics` · `Wavefront_.obj_file` · `XCircuit` > Summary stub · part of Systems Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_engineering_software) ## Summary This list enumerates software used in [[Automotive_engineering|automotive engineering]] for vehicle design, simulation, and testing, including crash and structural analysis, powertrain and thermal modeling, vehicle dynamics, and [[Control_system|control system]] development. The tools support the complex, safety-critical, and tightly integrated nature of modern vehicles. They span CAD, CAE, multibody dynamics, and model-based design environments. The list reflects how heavily the automotive industry relies on simulation. ## Key points - Enumerates automotive engineering software - Covers crash, powertrain, thermal, and dynamics modeling - Supports control system and model-based design - Spans CAD, CAE, and multibody tools - Reflects heavy reliance on simulation ## Relation to Systems Engineering A modern vehicle is a complex multi-domain [[System|system]], and this software supports the cross-discipline integration central to automotive systems engineering. ## Sources - [List of automotive engineering software — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_engineering_software) Back to Systems Engineering ---  ## Semiotic profile > *The semiotic universals this article invokes, machine-derived from the crossref — **unverified** (born so). 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