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- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Custoemr review
Reviewed on 2024/06/02
The Visual Components software itself is easy to use, and the visuals are beautiful, which enhances...
The Visual Components software itself is easy to use, and the visuals are beautiful, which enhances the impression of the movement of our designed products. The sales representatives at the Visual Components headquarters are also very kind and respond to questions in detail, so we can proceed with confidence. However, I feel that the service system within Japan is a challenge while we appreciate them.
Pros
E Catalogue is very easy to understand and user-friendly. By utilizing the educational materials of Visual Components, one can understand the functions to a certain extent through self-study.
Cons
I am using it in Japan, but the Japanese guides are not comprehensive. The service system in Japan is also insufficient, so I am forced to learn how to use it in English on my own
- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Feedack sum up
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
I like working with VC by realising different analysis, simulations, rendering, digital protoypes...
I like working with VC by realising different analysis, simulations, rendering, digital protoypes with one software. :)
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10
Review of Visual Components virtual commissioning
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
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
- Industry: Machinery
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Good feedback
Reviewed on 2024/05/30
Pros
A strong reactivity to solve problems and the wish of developping new things.
Cons
When you have a training with VC, it's very simple to use but when you're alone with an another logic of programming and you want to be very precise, it's a little bit complicate.
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The powerful to develop, multimark, developpement speed, automation- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Visual Components Review
Reviewed on 2024/06/05
Fantastical (I know that's not a real word, but it describes what it's like to be able to virtually...
Fantastical (I know that's not a real word, but it describes what it's like to be able to virtually create and simulate exactly what we plan to do in the real world)
Pros
It is a comprehensive 3D simulation tool that allows for flexibility, customization, real world visualizations and powerful presentations. Honestly, every time I show a simulation it knocks the socks off of the people who see it.
Cons
The cost. This is the most expensive software ever purchased in my 45 years of employment.
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Perfect Sales and Simulation Tool
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
Pros
VC is a perfect tool for explaining potential customers complicated technologies. VC enables a technology driven approach to set up a comprehensive customer journey. It is easy to handle and easy to set up for your own needs. But you can also deep dive into more complex scenarios such as reachability checks, cycle time assessments and so on.
Cons
VC is currently limited in exchanging results with other departments, like design (CAD). This leads to slower development loops
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Great product for a learning environment
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
Pros
Using VisualComponents offers several significant advantages, especially in an educational context. One of the key benefits is the ability to graphically represent PLC programs, making it easier for students to visualize and understand the logic and flow of operations. This graphical display enhances the learning experience by simplifying debugging and optimization processes. Additionally, VisualComponents provides a robust Python API, which offers extensive possibilities for developing custom components. This flexibility allows students to create tailored solutions and automate various tasks, enhancing their understanding and adaptability within the simulation environment. Another major advantage is the easy process setup with the extensive library of pre-built components. This comprehensive library enables students to quickly and easily set up complex processes, reducing the time required for initial setup and allowing for rapid prototyping and iteration. This ensures a smoother learning workflow and faster project completion. These advantages make VisualComponents a powerful tool for education in industrial automation, simulation, and optimization, significantly improving the productivity and accuracy of learning projects.
Cons
While VisualComponents offers several significant advantages, there are some notable disadvantages. The online material available in the VisualComponents Academy is quite useful, but it does not follow a structured approach to explain the basics of VisualComponents. Including more comprehensive practice material and step-by-step tutorials would greatly enhance the learning experience. Additionally, the connectivity with TIA Portal PLCSim relies on an unprofessional tool that suffers from poor support, which can hinder effective integration and use. Addressing these issues would make VisualComponents an even more valuable educational tool.
- Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Costly Simulation App for Specific Market Needs
Reviewed on 2024/06/05
Overall, the application is very good and unique. I like it and have learned to model my case, but...
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.
Pros
Visualization, Simple simulation and layout design,
Cons
Needs knowledge of coding in specific level.
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Kolektor VC review
Reviewed on 2024/06/05
satisfied with what it offers - we have not yet discovered/mastered and used all the possibilities
satisfied with what it offers - we have not yet discovered/mastered and used all the possibilities
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
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Easy to use
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
Its a good software to easily display, visualize and share processes and layouts with colleagues
Its a good software to easily display, visualize and share processes and layouts with colleagues
Pros
The software is easy to operate. Layouts and processes are easy to create and visualize.
Cons
Dynamizing your own 3D models requires Python knowledge.
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Powerful solution for production simulation
Reviewed on 2024/06/13
My overall experience with the program is very good. The basic functionality is pretty easy to...
My overall experience with the program is very good. The basic functionality is pretty easy to learn and it still offers some powerful tools for creating simulations of the production process.
Pros
It is easy to make simple concept layouts and simple material flow simulations. At the same time the program gives you the ability to create very complex and detailed simulations. Also the python API alows you to easely add aditional funcionality to the program and to create more complex simulations.
Cons
Bad or missing documentation for some of the functionality mostly in the Python API
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
offline programming
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
Not very agile program and organisation, but the software is mainly working very well
Not very agile program and organisation, but the software is mainly working very well
Pros
simulation simulation simulation simulation simulation
Cons
Getting solutions to software problems. Getting solutions to software problems. Getting solutions to software problems
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simulations changing the industry
Reviewed on 2024/06/03
Pros
The easy use for layout designs and connectivity to other softwares like Siemens NX and Blender. Being able to visualize and analyze the material flow this fast. Doing interfering contour analyzes for different loading and gripper scenarios.
Cons
The demand of GPU and CPU power if you work on huge layouts.
- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great modeling and simulation tool for automation integration
Reviewed on 2024/06/05
Pros
Easy to use, rich library, advanced programming capabilities
Cons
License cost is quite high, especially the initial license setup cost
- Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Insphere VC Review
Reviewed on 2024/06/05
Pros
Flexability and customisability. We can build our own tools to help solve internal/customer issues. Visuals and ease of creating mockups for customers.
Cons
Cost and tiering make it very difficult to justify for smaller buisness's.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
University of Twente
Reviewed on 2024/06/13
Pros
To be used as a nice platform for educational purposes.
Cons
Licensing and management is a bit complex
- Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The Visual Components program brought us the opportunity to offer our clients a view of the...
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
Your program is top notch, very clear and intuitive. It significantly contributes to the successful...
Your program is top notch, very clear and intuitive. It significantly contributes to the successful completion of our business activities.
We rate your program as very beneficial.
Pros
We also use virtual reality for this, which we have installed in a special presentation room.
Cons
When displaying roller conveyors, the image shakes (there are multiple identical elements together). It doesn't look good in front of the customer.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Integration of VC
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
We are yet to get a positive outcome from the ongoing integration. We are still far from getting a...
We are yet to get a positive outcome from the ongoing integration. We are still far from getting a fruitful outcome to sell the integrated suite
Pros
It is possible to do almost all robotic tasks without getting an answer NO
Cons
The robot initiation and steps of automation and also calibration is the most difficult part.
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Simulate before too late
Reviewed on 2024/06/13
Excellent software with a huge potential for use. I recommend it to everyone
Excellent software with a huge potential for use. I recommend it to everyone
Pros
Excellent work with 3d models and quick verification of the design
Cons
Occasional problems when printing designs
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Spot on software for robot simulation and OLP
Reviewed on 2024/05/30
Pros
We do a lot of research and education related to welding robots and other industrial robot applications. Simulation models can be built quickly and when we need to utilize offline programming different robot brands can be handled fluently. Creating welds and similar process paths with OLP is fast!
Cons
As a research and educational organisation it sometimes feels that response time to our cases differs from manufacturing industry. Also we got a few different kind of licenses and handling those has been confusing trough years.
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Getting to grips
Reviewed on 2024/04/29
So far I'm happy with it and with more practice (and using it more often) I think it will be...
So far I'm happy with it and with more practice (and using it more often) I think it will be incredibly useful for our bidding process.
Pros
- Easy to assemble initial layout of conveyor system
- Extensive library of parts
Cons
- Definitions of elements of the processing unclear to someone who is a beginner, e.g. 'container' for a conveyor capacity
- Mouse inputs are slightly different to Solidworks so switching between them can be confusing
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Visual components user review
Reviewed on 2024/05/31
Pros
The ease of importing models, modifying, quick programming, process flow simulation. Fast way for giving client visual representation of your solution.
Cons
Some occasional workarounds are needed, and software crashes in learning phase.
- Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
I love Visual Components
Reviewed on 2024/06/13
Useful when building a new production line, making proposals to customers, and preparing in-house...
Useful when building a new production line, making proposals to customers, and preparing in-house explanatory materials.
Pros
Cheaper than competing software.
Easy to use.
The animation quality is good.
Have a free and extensive library.
Customizable in Python.
VR is available.
Cons
High annual maintenance costs.
I want you to lower the selling price.
I need to expensive computers for large models.
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Fast Layout Creation.
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
Pros
Fast Layout Creation, basics easy to learn.
Cons
No good undo function. We need a working undo function.
- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
personal visual component experience
Reviewed on 2024/05/29
i would defiantly recommend it to any integrator company as you can build your complete layout and...
i would defiantly recommend it to any integrator company as you can build your complete layout and get proper overview of the solution
Pros
ability to get a proper visualized result for the required project
Cons
how easily and smoothly the software can be used ,