Caedium Comparisons
Mix and match multiple Caedium add-ons to meet your needs and compare prices.
| Caedium | RANS Flow | Panel Flow | Builder | Transient | Exchange | Viz Export | Professional *Best Value* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Months (Per Month) |
Free | $3,999.99 ($333.33) |
$499.99 ($41.66) |
$499.99 ($41.66) |
$249.99 ($20.83) |
$249.99 ($20.83) |
$249.99 ($20.83) |
$4,999.99 ($416.66) |
| 3 Months (Per Month) |
Free | $1,199.99 ($399.99) |
$149.99 ($49.99) |
$149.99 ($49.99) |
$74.99 ($24.99) |
$74.99 ($24.99) |
$74.99 ($24.99) |
$1,499.99 ($499.99) |
| 1 Month | Free | $599.99 | $74.99 | $74.99 | $37.49 | $37.49 | $37.49 | $749.99 |
| View Caedium Files | ||||||||
| Tabbed toolbars | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| View and share sym and brep 3D models files | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Interactive selection of geometry | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| View 3D contours | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| View vectors | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| View streamlines | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| View 3D stereoscopic images | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| View and compare results from multiple simulations | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Undo/redo | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Context sensitive Drag'n'Drop tools | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Create multiple 3D views of the same simulation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Drag and drop windows to group and view them simultaneously | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Create multiple camera views | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| View multiple 2D plots | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Import/export plot data | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Texture map images onto geometry surfaces | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Automated, online add-on activation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Export images in standard formats | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Import image backgrounds | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Print results | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Selection filters | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Multilingual localization | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Record/play Python scripts | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Simulate Fluid Flow to Determine Flow Directions and Forces | ||||||||
| Caedium | RANS Flow | Panel Flow | Builder | Transient | Exchange | Viz Export | Professional | |
| Simulate external flow around complex shapes | • | • | ||||||
| Simulate external flow around streamlined shapes | • | • | • | |||||
| Simulate complex internal flow | • | • | ||||||
| Simulate simple internal flow | • | • | • | |||||
| Heat transfer | • | • | ||||||
| Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) | • | • | ||||||
| Passive Species (Scalar) Transport | • | • | ||||||
| Viscous separation and vortices | • | • | ||||||
| Volume of Fluid (VOF) multiphase | • | • | ||||||
| Moving Reference Frames (MRF) | • | • | ||||||
| Porous media | • | • | ||||||
| Multi-core parallel | • | • | • | |||||
| Laminar and turbulent flow | • | • | ||||||
| Incompressible flow | • | • | • | |||||
| Compressible subsonic flow | • | • | • | |||||
| Transonic flow | • | • | ||||||
| Supersonic flow | • | • | ||||||
| Single and double plane symmetry | • | • | • | |||||
| Add automated geometry-based wakes | • | • | ||||||
| Geometry-based physics specifications | • | • | • | |||||
| Automated meshing | • | • | • | |||||
| Polyhedral mesh conversion | • | • | ||||||
| Geometry-based accuracy control | • | • | • | |||||
| Create residual monitors | • | • | • | |||||
| Create derived variables | • | • | • | |||||
| Create 3D contours | • | • | • | |||||
| Create vectors | • | • | • | |||||
| Create streamlines | • | • | • | |||||
| Create 2D XY plots | • | • | • | |||||
| Create 2D monitors | • | • | • | |||||
| Create/Modify Geometry | ||||||||
| Caedium | RANS Flow | Panel Flow | Builder | Transient | Exchange | Viz Export | Professional | |
| Solid modeling with NURBS, primitives and Booleans | • | • | ||||||
| Stitch faces to create volumes | • | • | ||||||
| Loft and stitch 2D surfaces | • | • | ||||||
| Create edges using splines | • | • | ||||||
| Extrude, revolve, and sweep geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Create multiple instances of primitives at multiple geometry centers | • | • | ||||||
| Chamfer geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Fillet geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Fix tolerance problems | • | • | ||||||
| Offset surface geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Topology operations | • | • | ||||||
| Unite geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Subtract geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Intersect geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Rotate, scale, and translate geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Orient an object in the X, Y, or Z direction | • | • | ||||||
| Align geometry | • | • | ||||||
| Create annotations | • | • | ||||||
| Create axes | • | • | ||||||
| Create lights | • | • | ||||||
| Export brep files | • | • | ||||||
| Explore Time-Dependent Simulations | ||||||||
| Caedium | RANS Flow | Panel Flow | Builder | Transient | Exchange | Viz Export | Professional | |
| Transient flow | • | • | • | |||||
| Simple media player like controls | • | • | • | |||||
| Integrated particle animation | • | • | • | |||||
| Animate camera | • | • | • | |||||
| Record movies (.avi) | • | • | • | |||||
| Automated telemetrics | • | • | • | |||||
| Prescribe time-dependent geometry movement (requires Builder add-on) | • | • | • | |||||
| Near real-time playback/review of completed simulation visualization and plots | • | • | • | |||||
| Exchange IGES, STEP and Faceted File Formats | ||||||||
| Caedium | RANS Flow | Panel Flow | Builder | Transient | Exchange | Viz Export | Professional | |
| Import/export STEP (.stp) files | • | • | ||||||
| Import/export IGES (.igs) files | • | • | ||||||
| Import COLLADA (.dae) faceted files | • | • | ||||||
| Import Alias/Wavefront (.obj) faceted files | • | • | ||||||
| Import/export STL (.stl) faceted files | • | • | ||||||
| Export Results to Renderers and Other Visualization Packages | ||||||||
| Caedium | RANS Flow | Panel Flow | Builder | Transient | Exchange | Viz Export | Professional | |
| Export POV-Ray (.pov) files (a ray-tracer) | • | • | ||||||
| Export Renderman (.rib) files (for use with scan line renders, e.g., Aqsis) | • | • | ||||||
| Export VRML (.wrl) files | • | • | ||||||
| Export Alias/Wavefront (.obj) files | • | • | ||||||
Caedium Testimonial
"I found it [Caedium] to be extremely useful and easy to use."
— Fernando Freitas
