ABI Research, a leading global technology intelligence firm has ranked Altair the number one Generative Design Software Supplier. In their latest report released in August 2022. Altair has been ranked as: 

•    Overall Leader (No.1)
•    Top Innovator
•    Top Implementer 

Altair Generative Design solution consists of a set of technologies that provide computational intelligence to augment the design process, helping users engage the power of simulation, AI, and HPC to develop validated and manufacturing-ready designs.

In their competitive report, ABI Research compared nine suppliers of generative design software to deliver an unbiased assessment and ranking. ABI Research has a proven innovation/implementation criteria framework that benchmarks the vendors. Altair came out on top for both the innovation and implementation categories and is considered to have the best generative design software capability globally to support design teams and the best scale and partner network to support manufacturers. 

What is Generative Design?

Generative design is an iterative design exploration process that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and other algorithmic technology to generate various design outputs defined by certain constraints such as spatial requirements, materials, and manufacturing methods. Generative design generates the geometric shapes from an engineer’s/designer’s requirements rather than changing existing shapes, and it delivers more possibilities than humans have the time or imagination to create manually. Generative design can dramatically accelerate the time to market and effectiveness of products across many industries. 

Innovation Criteria

The innovation criteria of the ABI Report focused on how each generative design solution supports the product design process, including whether:

• The software has a wide range of design constraints that can be incorporated by the software’s algorithms to produce various design options
• The user can work with mesh and lattice structure designs
• The solution validates the design’s geometry from an engineering perspective
• The solution provides simulation capabilities
• The solution can be used readily by a non-expert
• The provider can support designers from anywhere in the world
• The solution integrates and exchanges designs and data with other software
• The solution supports a customer’s efforts to create a digital twin and digital thread
• The solution can turn the geometric designs into a VR or Augmented Reality (AR) experience
• The solution is frequently iterated

Implementation Criteria

The implementation criteria focused on the following: 

• Current Usage Levels and Revenue
• Industry Expertise
• Geographic Spread
• Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy
• Educational Initiatives and Value-Add Services

About ABI Research

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, ABI Research is a global technology intelligence firm delivering actionable research and strategic guidance to technology leaders, innovators, and decision-makers worldwide. Their research focuses on the transformative technologies that dramatically reshape industries, economies, and workforces today. ABI’s own research visionaries take stances early on those technologies, publishing groundbreaking studies often years ahead of other technology advisory firms.