Leading Nonlinear FEA Solver Marc Now Seamlessly Integrated in SimScale
SimScale, the world’s first AI-native cloud platform for engineering simulation, together with Hexagon’s Design and Engineering, today announced the General Availability of the industry-proven Marc nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) solver technology on the AI-native cloud platform. Building on a previously announced strategic partnership, engineers and design teams can now leverage the power, robustness, and advanced nonlinear capabilities of Marc, directly from their web browser for faster, more accessible, and scalable product development.
Unlocking Cutting-Edge Nonlinear Simulation, Democratized in the Cloud
For innovation and R&D teams designing components subject to significant deformation, complex contact, or highly nonlinear material behavior, SimScale’s cloud-native integration of Marc delivers a transformational leap. Users can now perform highly complex FEA simulations—including large deformations, arbitrary contact, self-contact, as well as plasticity and hyper-elasticity—earlier in the design process and without the need for on-premises software or infrastructure. Key capabilities include:
- Fast, Robust Nonlinear Analysis: Marc’s trusted technology delivers industry-leading speed and stability for the most challenging engineering problems, particularly where traditional solvers struggle or fail.
- True Accessibility and Collaboration: Powered by SimScale’s modern cloud platform, users can access Marc’s capabilities anywhere, manage and share simulation data effortlessly, and collaborate in real-time.
- AI-Powered & Automated Workflows: Benefit from SimScale’s integrated AI for streamlined setup, instant result prediction, and agentic workflow automation.
- Scalability & Flexibility: High Performance Computing (HPC) provisioning ensures massive scalability and rapid simulation turnaround, even for the most demanding cases.
- Broad Multi-Physics Coverage: Perform structural, thermal, electrical, and magnetic analyses—all on a single, unified platform.
“Integrating Hexagon’s Marc technology with SimScale’s cloud-native environment is a game-changer for advanced simulation. Now, every engineer has access to best-in-class nonlinear FEA on demand, accelerating innovation while removing traditional technology barriers,” said Richard Szöke-Schuller, Product Manager at the AI-native cloud platform.
“This partnership is about more than bringing Marc to the cloud, it is about transforming the way engineers engage with simulation tools,” said Hugues Jeancolas, VP of Products at Hexagon’s Design and Engineering. “With SimScale’s intuitive interface and agentic AI, users who are new to simulation can focus on solving engineering challenges rather than learning how to operate the tools. It is a leap forward in democratisation, agility and productivity.”
Available Now
Starting immediately, customers can get access to the Marc nonlinear technology in the SimScale environment, unlocking new opportunities to tackle product performance and reliability challenges with unmatched speed and confidence.
Nonlinear analysis enabled by the Marc technology is now available to all 700,000 SimScale Community users for limited free, non-commercial testing. Sign up for an account to start simulating with Marc today.
For more information on product capabilities, applications and how to get started, SimScale and Hexagon will be hosting a joint webinar on July 29th 2025. Click here to register.
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