Star ccm+ was helped for many projects for tractor thermal management.

few projects are Tractor under hood thermal management, EV tractor PDU design like fan sizing, Battery thermal management for EV tractor.

Star CCM+ GUI is good and easy to use.

DoE's Implementation is easy.

Siemens Support center is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Star ccm+ to Amesim intergration is difficult.

required more user-friendly integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ has helped the Combustion department at Siemens Energy standardize our analyses across our global organizations. We have CFD analysts in Canada, USA, UK, Sweden, Germany, India, and China. With all these different time zones, languages, and individual experiences, quality control is challenging. However, when we chose to use one CFD tool, Simcenter STAR-CCM+, we found that all our experiences and expertise could be leveraged into one process establishing best practices. The pre-processing and post-processing using Java macros has been the key method to implement our best practices where any engineer can communicate their results in consistent manner to our customers. The models and capabilities of the solver also allow our differing products to be analyzed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no downside to using Simcenter STAR-CCM+. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I appreciate most is that you can bring all your ideas to life, no matter how many constraints you have, all within a single simulation setup using a consistent interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software can be somewhat challenging to learn, and it may take a while to get the hang of it. However, once you do, it's definitely worthwhile. I have also noticed that when working on more complex designs, the geometry tools can seem a little too basic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part about STAR-CCM+ is its automation and workflow integration. The ability to link simulation steps with Java macros and the pipeline-based approach significantly improves efficiency. The meshing tools are excellent, offering polyhedral and trimmed cell options, which provide a good balance between accuracy and computational cost. The user interface is also quite intuitive once you're familiar with it, and the documentation and support are reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While the tool is powerful, the initial learning curve can be steep for beginners, especially those coming from other CFD platforms. Also, it is quite resource-intensive, requiring high-performance computing hardware for larger simulations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best part about star CCM+ is the Tree based approach and the access of 3D CAD cleanup , Meshing , Solver Setup and post processing all included in one window. This makes going back into a previous step and making changes very simple. In case a new physics or a new process needs to be evaluated , customer support is always available with quick response times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What is also a strength that makes it easy to use is also a weakness. Where the Cleanup, meshing, solver setup and post-processing are all included into one window under one license, if cleanup or meshing needs to be done on another project , an additional STAR CCM+ license would be then required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Automatically cleans up the Improper CAD geometry to create fine meshes. It saves hours of manual geometry repair, especially useful for legacy or complex models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simulation files can become very large, especially with transient or multiphase models. This can strain storage systems and slow down post-processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All-in-One Simulation Environment ,User-Friendly Meshing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simcenter STAR-CCM+ can have a steep learning curve, especially for new users.

Its licensing costs are high, which may be limiting for smaller teams or academic users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not a particular thing I like in general. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything functions exactly as it should. I have no complaints at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Simulation Speed is very good good. I would like to create like in NX CAD a feature meshing template. For example of repeating geometry I would like to immediately have it meshed based on a template Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't had any so far. I wish it had a better integration into the simcenter suite Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

all functions we need are in the software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

due to the complex functions and models available within STAR-CCM+ it is not straight forward to use, but the support is very helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.