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Thursday, July 10, 2025

SimScale and Hexagon Announce General Availability of Cloud-Native Marc Nonlinear Structural Analysis Capabilities

SimScale, the world’s first AI-native cloud platform for engineering simulation, announced the General Availability of Hexagon’s industry-proven Marc nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA) solver technology on its SimScale 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.
Richard Szöke-Schuller, Product Manager at SimScale

“This partnership is about more than bringing Marc to the cloud, it is about transforming the way engineers engage with simulation tools.
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 democratization, agility and productivity.”
Hugues Jeancolas, VP of Products for Design and Engineering at Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division.

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